Gurprit Poonia

I role involves visiting housebound patients in their own home or residential setting. My clinical skills varied from basic to complex wound care management. I also provide giving patients insulin to type 1 and 2 diabetes, B12 injections and clexane injections. Also medicines management for patient. Support and Advice this given on many levels to families and patient. Working closely with GPs, social services, hospital and healthcare staff which will meet the individual health and social needs. Documation and

setting up care plans for patient and communicating with the multi disciplinary team.

My job involved supporting and being a second scrub nurse with the doctors throughout procedures which include adults and children having angiogram, angioplasty, pacemaker implantation, and ablations. Working in a sterile environment. i would also be a runner, making sure the patient was comfortable and pain free throughout the procedure. Communication with the team was important as the patient could be compromised with their heart. Giving life saving medication when need, I would be involved being part a team of physiologist, radiologist, doctors. and some time resuscitation team. I was

also part of a 24 hour on call team for heart attacks.

Working on male and female surgical ward, that had injuries and spinal trauma, Managing my case load, from basic hygiene needs, to monitoring patient neuro conditions, Medication and IV therapy. Discharge and admission of patient, Working in a multidisciplinary team, such as pain team, physiotherapist, discharge team and doctors.

Working part of a team of nurses and doctor to assist the endoscopist during procedures with diagnose and treatment procedure such as colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, and gastroscopy. Helping preparing rooms and patient to be ready for the procedures. Educating patient before and after the procedure. Working on a on call service for gastro bleeds.

My experience in the acute medical unit this a 48 hour stop over for patient referred from the GPs, ambulance service or transferred from accident and emergency department. My main duties involved provide urgent and emergency care for patient that need rapid assessment and planning for treatment and medication.Important to communicate with family and patina and be a advocate. Planning treatment such as chest x-ray, to dischage planning to admitting onto the hospital. IV and medication admmission and ongoing care this part of the services.