PRIYANKA VALSALA THANKAN

• Carry responsibility for maintaining highest standards of care for patients in ward.
• Provide professional, clinical and managerial leadership to nursing staff within ward.
• Contribute to managing nursing and material resources of ward in flexible and cost effective way.
• Support Ward Manager.
• Work with patients and family/carers to provide specialist nursing knowledge and care, including patient empathy and reassurance.
• Support patients in their decision-making regarding any procedures or investigations.
• Work in conjunction with all other staff within department – Clinical, nursing and other members of multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of patient care.
• Forge positive working relationships with other staff within Trust.
• Cared for acutely unwell patients and complex cases by employing range of clinical skills including CPR, Cannulation, Catheterisation and Venepuncture.
• Oversaw smooth running of female ward includes surgical, gynaecology, urology, gastro and breast for 5+ years.

I offer specialised nursing care to surgical inpatients as member of multidisciplinary team. This necessitates intimate acquaintance with equipment and in-depth expertise in techniques used in surgical ward settings by maintaining ward and trust's policies and practices as well as NMC code of conduct at all times. Additionally, maintain healthy workplace by adhering to Environmental Health Act, health and safety regulations, and compulsory training sessions. Also store all of medications in safe place and have dexterity and coordination to handle IV medications. Periodically work by myself while following rules and procedures of ward.

Duties

• Retain accurate, legible, and current records by completing all documents.
• Providing high-quality care to patients, and responsible of taking necessary action to rectify any weaknesses when assessments are done.
• Maintaining safety of equipment and reporting any failures, as well as remaining up to date on clinical breakthroughs and standards.
• Working with many staff members within Trust to ensure that patients receive high-quality treatment.
• Actively participate in teaching and mentoring to fulfil professional standards while also assisting in introduction of training and creation of thorough training programme for new staff members.
• Prioritise and organise own workload while upholding standards and most recent knowledge of clinical nursing breakthroughs that are recognised both locally and by governing bodies.
• Maintaining dignity and privacy of patients at all times, as well as ensuring that patients are kept informed at all times.
• Managed high-volume caseloads of up to 8-10 patients per shift.

• Support and facilitate staff in clinical areas to identify opportunities for maintaining and improving standards of patient care.
• Promote quality service using research and evidence based practice including setting, monitoring and auditing of clinical standards.
• Support with planning, delivery and evaluation of trust preceptorship programme and Clinical Induction for skills.
• Provide advice and support to Preceptors and other ward staff including guidance and support around completion of all required documentation and support with guidance on setting expectations such as action plans or support plans.
• Be seen as expert practitioner who takes responsibility for their own CPD and ensure competence of own skills and knowledge.
• Support Learning and Professional Development Team to ensure delivery of education and support across Organisation, including cross covering and working with other learners across trust if required.
• Mentored groups of 20+ students annually, providing academic and pastoral support as appropriate.

• Dedicated Nurse with great energy, initiative, and focus. Willing to learn new techniques, drugs, and healthcare processes. Goal-directed, patient-focused multitasking nurse. Develop rapport quickly with patients, families, workers, and other health-care providers.
• Duties
• Keeping complete and accurate health care records and reports.
• Administering medications to patients while monitoring their reactions and side effects.
• Prescription of medical gadgets and treatments to help people.
• Obtaining patients' vital signs and medical information.
• Clinical and diagnostic testing are ordered.
• Changes in patient conditions are monitored, reported, and documented.
• Administration of medications, both intravenous and non-intravenous.
• Working with members of healthcare team to assess, execute, plan, and evaluate patient nursing care plans.
• Adapting patient health treatment plans in response to changing patient circumstances and reactions.
• Psychological help is provided through effective communication.
• Critical thinking and decision making are necessary during emergency.
• Used outstanding planning and prioritisation abilities to safely care for 4 ICU patients.

• To specialise in Emergency Nursing and achieve excellent patient care and clinical expertise in order to work for well-known health care centre. Engage patient in supportive, professional interactions to give them with information and support.

Duties

• Engage help of qualified specialists in order to promote healthy environment.
• Conversing with others in medical environment.
• Comprehension of competence and area of practise.
• Established care plans for various patients
• Gained lot of experience throughout 4 years of nursing along with internship.