Josna Johny
Leicester,United Kingdom
Summary
Experienced critical care nurse with expertise in patient assessment, life support technologies, and intensive care procedures. Proficient in intravenous therapy, wound dressing, medication administration, and palliative care provision. Skilled in electrocardiogram analysis, cardiac arrest response, and medical equipment operation, with a strong understanding of intubation procedures. Dedicated to delivering empathetic and high-quality care to patients while ensuring optimal outcomes in critical healthcare settings.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Staff Nurse, Band 5
Glenfield Hospital
Leicester, UK
12.2021 - 02.2025
- Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Glen-field Hospital in Leicester has 34 beds
- Admission & transfer of critically ill patients admitted in ICU
- Initiate and implement quality nursing care informed by best practice utilizing hospital policies and departmental guidelines
- Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms and hemo-dynamic parameters using ECG, arterial lines and central venous catheter
- Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized patient care plan tailored to patient's specific needs
- Provide intensive care for patients undergoing surgeries such as CABG, valve replacement, aneurysm repair, liver resections, bile duct surgeries, TPIAT, Whipple's procedures, lobectomies and renal surgeries
- Administer and titrate vasoactive medications, anti-arrhythmic, anticoagulants and sedatives to stabilize patient conditions
- Competent in extubating patients removing chest drains, arterial lines, CVP lines as per hospital policy and protocol
- Recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration and notify medical team and Perform CPR and use defibrillator in case of life-threatening emergencies
- Trained to initiate and manage Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) using baxters machine and PCA and epidural pumps
- Provide nursing care for patients with respiratory and cardiac emergencies and working together with ECMO specialist to care for patient with ECMO
- Managing ventilator and changing settings in accordance with patients, management plan and conditional changes
- Also provides care for patients who need non-invasive ventilators such as BIPAP, High flow oxygen
- Competent to administer enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Identifying early signs of complication such as arrythmias, hypotension or myocardial ischemia and taking prompt action
- Operate specialized cardiac devices such as intraortic balloon pumps and temporary pacemaker
- Updating care and safety study days and other mandatory education
- Providing emotional support to patients/significant others using appropriate resources
- Demonstrating and utilizing effective communication skills when interacting with patients, families, and other health professionals
Staff Nurse
Holy Family Hospital
Thodupuzha, India
01.2020 - 09.2021
- Provides direct nursing care for patients requiring continuous central monitoring using nursing process where assists physicians on ICU rounds and carries out all physician orders in timely manner
- Monitor and manage patient's with mechanical ventilator, tracheostomy, with SIMV, APRV, CPAP, BIPAP modes and other oxygen delivery systems such as CPAP, High flow O2,and make changes in setting as per patient status and arterial blood gas
- Caring of patients who are on continuous EEG monitoring and watch for seizure activities as well as check GCS along with pupils bilaterally
- Ensure timely administration of antiepileptic medication as ordered
- Assist doctors in intercostal chest tube insertion, Bronchoscopy, Arterial and central line insertion, PICC and midline insertion, lumbar puncture, Tracheostomy, Intubation, ultrasound guided procedures
- Manage drains that go directly to brain including EVD and measure intracerebral pressure and escalate to concerned doctors in timely manner if any abnormal changes are noticed
- Has good understanding of specific care and treatment required when caring for patient with head trauma, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, spinal injuries and other neurological issues such as stroke, headache, migraine, vertigo, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, motor neuron disease and Alzheimer's Disease
- Evaluate patient's condition and administer treatment as ordered as well as providing constant support throughout recovery time
- Performs ECG taking and reading, IV cannulation, Catheterization, Dressing and management of decubitus Ulcers, care of intubated and tracheostomy patients
- Implement plans for tasks such as preparing patients for diagnostic and imaging procedures, surgery, invasive and non-invasive procedures as well as assistance to doctors
- Competent to obtain arterial blood and perform blood gas analysis
- Assist doctors in intercostal chest tube insertion, Bronchoscopy, Arterial and central line insertion, lumbar puncture, ultrasound guided procedures, and medication administration delegated to patients within scope of practice
- Supervising licensed practical and vocational nursing assistance and nursing students
- Plan, co-ordinate, and problem solving in clinical management of patient care
- Nursing care of patients on non-invasive ventilators, inotropes, and vasopressor support
- Educate patients/ families on health care needs, conditions, options
- Whilst also maintaining good interpersonal relationships with colleagues, patients, and their families
- Delivering high standard of nursing care and possessing high level of clinical and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrates and utilizes effective communication skills when interacting with patients, significant others, and other health care professionals
- Administered medication for pain management and symptom control.
Staff Nurse
Medanta The Medicity
Gurgaon, India
09.2016 - 04.2018
Staff Nurse
NIMHANS
Bangalore, India
10.2014 - 10.2015
Education
Basic Life Support - Basic Life Support
Medanta The Medicity
Guragon HaryanaImmediate Life Support - ILS
University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust
LeicesterContinuous Renal Replacement Therapy -
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
LeicesterBachelor of Science - Nursing
NIMHANS College Of Nursing
Bangalore, Karnataka 01.2011 - 01.2014
Skills
- Critical care nursing
- Patient assessment
- Life support technologies
- Intravenous therapy
- Wound dressing
- Medication administration
- Palliative care provision
- Electrocardiogram analysis
- Cardiac arrest response
- Medical equipment operation
- Intubation procedure knowledge
- Intensive care procedures
- Empathy for patients
Custom
- Caroline Pattni, Deputy Sister, Groby Road, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE3 9PQ, caroline.pattni@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
- Sr Mary Alappattu, Nursing Superintendent, Muthalakkodam, Thodupuzha, Kerala, 685605, nshfhospital@gmail.com
Timeline
Staff Nurse, Band 5
Glenfield Hospital
12.2021 - 02.2025
Staff Nurse
Holy Family Hospital
01.2020 - 09.2021
Staff Nurse
Medanta The Medicity
09.2016 - 04.2018
Staff Nurse
NIMHANS
10.2014 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
NIMHANS College Of Nursing
01.2011 - 01.2014
Basic Life Support - Basic Life Support
Medanta The Medicity
Immediate Life Support - ILS
University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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