KARENZA HALL
Helston,United Kingdom
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with expertise in patient assessment and advanced life support, specializing in catheterization for female patients. Skilled in compassionate patient interaction, medication verification, and geriatric treatment. Proficient in intravenous therapy, blood draw techniques, and infection control, effectively managing stressful situations. Certified in basic life support, focused on high-quality patient care and ongoing clinical skill development.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Staff Bank Practice Nurse
Kernow Health
Truro, Cornwall
2026.01 - Current
- Supervised sessions, gaining experience working in a practice environment. Becoming familiar with care and treatment in a clinic setting.
- Able to carry out patient care within current remit. This includes practicing phlebotomy, wound care, suture removal, hypertension assessment, BP's, ECG's and ACR collection and injections.
- Learning to operate current computer systems and electronic database (system one).
RN staff nurse
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Penzance, Cornwall
2019.09 - Current
- Provide high-quality patient care on general medical ward, focusing on empathy, wellbeing and best practice for patients and their families.
- Medication administration, including IV's and injectables.
- Able to carry out my aspects of patient care including female catheterisation, BP's and ECG's, wound care, phlebotomy, blood transfusions, suture removal, hypertension assessment and vena puncture.
- Overseeing of the hospital over night, holding all emergency bleeps.
- Practice supervisor and assessor for student nurses and nursing associates.
Dispenser
Boots
Helston, Cornwall
1988.07 - 2014.07
- Worked for this company for over 20 years. Began at an entry level shop worker and sales assistant. Over the years was promoted to dispenser.
- Many roles besides dispensing medications through the filling of electronic and paper prescriptions, including claiming for all charges, offering over-the-counter pharmacy advice, liaising with GP surgeries and stock taking.
- Daily interactions with members of the public, offering assistance and friendly service in the local community.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Adult Nursing
University of Plymouth
Plymouth, England 2016.09 - 2019.08
Skills
- Triage process understanding
- Palliative care principles
- Telephone triage capabilities
- Patient assessment acumen
- Advanced life support
- Catheterisation expertise Female
- Compassionate patient interaction
- Medication administration verification
- Geriatric treatment competency
- Managing stressful situations
- Intravenous therapy proficiency
- Blood draw technique
- Basic Wound dressing proficiency
- Infection control measures
- Conducting Basic health checks; Hypertension weight height sample collection
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Blood pressure
Certification
NMC registered
Timeline
Staff Bank Practice Nurse
Kernow Health
2026.01 - Current
RN staff nurse
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
2019.09 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Adult Nursing
University of Plymouth
2016.09 - 2019.08
Dispenser
Boots
1988.07 - 2014.07