DOYELA COTA
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Orthopedics Registered Nurse
North Hampshire And Basingstoke Hospital
2023.08 - Current
- Using first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacting prescribed treatment strategies.
- Providing emotional support to patients facing challenging diagnoses or difficult recoveries from orthopedic surgeries or injuries.
- Reducing complications with timely assessment and management of pain, wound healing, and mobility issues.
- Communicating with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Participating in activities that promote safety, quality and regulatory compliance to enhance professional development and life long learning.
- Improving patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and comprehensive nursing care to post-operative orthopedic patients.
- Facilitating communication between patients, family members, and healthcare professionals to address concerns or questions regarding treatment plans.
- Monitoring patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Educating patients and families on managing post-treatment home care needs and medication administration.
Staff Nurse
Nagarsenkar's Classic Hospital
2021.11 - 2022.10
- Provided medical, social, and emotional care for patients under the age of fifteen.
- Diagnosed, planned and implemented treatment for patients with acute illnesses and injuries.
- Administered vaccinations, intramuscular, intravenous and flu shots, while communicating with parents to ensure all treatment plans are fully understood before each procedure.
- Observe changes in a patient's reported symptoms, document each observation, and maintain updated records of each patient's overall health status
- Managing medical emergencies like bronchial asthma, convulsions and fractures.
- Assisting procedures like application of cast, suturing, dressing and plaster removal
- Collected samples such as throat swab, nasal swab, blood samples and urine samples for lab investigations
- Educated families about the benefits of healthy eating habits for infants and toddlers.
- Provided special treatment for mobility issues of all types which come with age or due to accidental or medical conditions.
- Prepared patients for traction and ensured the patients were kept comfortable.
- Provided patients with pre-operative care such as preoperative assessment, providing psychological support, preparing operating site.
- Provided postoperative care by closely monitoring the patients vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate).
- Managed patients pain effectively by implementing position change and cold therapy, timely administered analgesics as prescribed.
- Provided wound care to avoid any further complications and Infections.
- Coordinated with physiotherapist and helped patients exercise.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
Education
Bachelor's In Science In Nursing -
KLE Institute Of Nursing Sciences
Belagavi, Karnataka01.2021
HSE -
Loyola Higher Secondary School
Margao, Goa01.2017
SSC -
Fatima Convent High School
Margao, Goa01.2015
Skills
- Compassionate and Caring
- Orthopedic Traction
- Preoperative preparation
- Collaboration and Stress Management
- Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Time Management
References
1. Liston Barretto, Administrator / CEO,
Nagarsenkar's Classic Hospital, Malbhat Margao, Goa
E-mail: hospitalclassic@gmail.com
2. Sylvia Dsouza, Deputy Sister, D4 ward,
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire
E-mail: Sylvia.Dsouza@hhft.nhs.uk
Hobbies and Interests
- Playing badminton
- Dancing
- Gardening
- Cooking
Certificates
- 1st international RFCCN SAARC conference, 2019.
- Workshop on "Primary Health Care".
- International nursing conference on "Is our nursing practice evidence based? A review of essential skills in nursing education"-organized by KLE Institute Of Nursing Sciences Belagavi.
- CNE (Continuing Nursing Education) on Forensic Psychiatry.
- Webinar on "Early Child Development and Breastfeeding".
- Add-on course on " Lactation Counselor Programme".
- Value added course on "National Guidelines on Respectful Maternity Care".
Timeline
Orthopedics Registered Nurse
North Hampshire And Basingstoke Hospital
2023.08 - Current
Staff Nurse
Nagarsenkar's Classic Hospital
2021.11 - 2022.10
Bachelor's In Science In Nursing -
KLE Institute Of Nursing Sciences
HSE -
Loyola Higher Secondary School
SSC -
Fatima Convent High School
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