Pelonomi Thapelo

• Worked various shifts (Day and Nights)

• Providing care to residents in various care homes settings, ie autism and learning disability units, care homes

• Falls management; distinguishing falls as witnessed and unwitnessed. Providing necessary nursing interventions including observation, GCS, NEWS or referral to GP as required

• Nutition and Hydration management. Analysing and assessment of food and fluids chats. Documentation of resident progress in terms of eating and drinking and providing advice as needed and required.

• Monitoring of residents and recognising deterioration in patients then taking necessary nursing action, carrying out observations and escalating of care to emergency services or NHS 24 depending on residents condition.

• Safe management of medications including administration via different routes eg PEG, oral, injection etc

• Provided quality nursing care to patients during the night shift
• Administered medications as per MAR sheets
• Monitored patients overnight
• Maintained accurate and up-to-date documentation
• Wound and pressure sore management

• Providing quality nursing care to patients at Excel Care (Peartree Carehome)

• Medication management, ordering, receiving and preparing medication administration records

• Formulating person centred care plans and risk assessments, including reviewing and amending as required

• Providing education to residents families during end of life care, as well as emotional support, and verification of death during expected death

• Performed various nursing procedures, including wound care, PEG feeding, male and female catheterisation, injections, obtaining vital signs • Supervision of carers during shift, and ensuring staffing needs and allocation are met

• Registered General Nurse