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Veena Krishnan

Reading

Summary

Driven nursing professional with 7 year of experience(Hospital) and 3 year experience in Nursing care home environments. Talented at conducting patient assessments, developing individualized care plans and implementing prescribed orders. Successful at delivering high-quality patient care to advance recovery goals and improve overall health.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior care assistant

Bupa Care home,(Parkside care Home, Bupa)
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
01.2023 - Current

-Administer medication safely and accurately in line with MAR charts and care plans
-Ensure the 5 Rights of Medication Administration (right person, right medicine, right dose, right time, right route)
-Check medication labels, expiry dates, and storage requirements
-Record all medication administered promptly and accurately on MAR sheets
-Report and document any medication errors, refusals, or adverse reactions
-Monitor service users for side effects and effectiveness of medication
-Liaise with nurses, GPs, pharmacists, and managers regarding medication concerns
-Ensure controlled drugs are handled, recorded, and stored according to policy
-Follow infection control procedures, including hand hygiene and PPE use
-Maintain accurate care records and daily notes
-Contribute to care plans and reviews
-Report incidents, accidents, and safeguarding concerns
-Communicate effectively with service users, families, and healthcare professionals
-Attend handovers, meetings, and reviews
-Act as a key worker for allocated service users
-Assist service users with personal hygiene (washing, bathing, dressing, toileting)
-Support mobility, including use of hoists and walking aids
-Help with eating and drinking, including special dietary needs
-Promote independence and dignity at all times
-Follow safeguarding policies and report concerns
-Ensure infection control procedures are followed
-Maintain a safe and clean environment
-Support emergency procedures when required

-Delivered compassionate end-of-life care, respecting dignity of the individual at all times.

-Maintained accurate records of resident's progress and medical history.

-Provided consistent and high-quality elder care, ensuring comfort and safety.

-Maintained secure patient environments, enforcing safe systems and practices in line with safeguarding requirements.

Staff Nurse-Medical ICU

Mitra Multi speciality Hospital
Udupi,Karnataka, India
08.2015 - 01.2019

-Assures open and timely communication with patients and significant others and team members to
-Ensure effective therapeutic communication.
- Monitors the working condition of all equipment’s using for the patients.
- Ensures prevention of infection and maintains records and reports.
-Provides high standard nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation of
individual patients.
-Ensured that my patients remain stable and they are receiving the pain medication, diagnostic testing and treatment as required.
-Managed emergencies and handled patients on continuous cardiac monitoring, mechanical
-ventilation, central lines and all invasive and non-invasive monitoring techniques.
- Provides effective CPR.

Staff Nurse-Medical ICU

Gurukrupa Hospital
Shahapur,, Karnataka, India
07.2013 - 08.2015

- Provides high standard nursing care by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation of individual patients.

- Ensured that my patients remain stable and they are receiving the pain medication, diagnostic testing and treatment as required.

- Managed emergencies and handled patients on continuous cardiac monitoring, mechanical ventilation, central lines and all invasive and non-invasive monitoring techniques.

- Provides effective CPR

- Assists doctors in central line insertion, arterial line insertion, intubation, tracheostomy, insertion of hemodialysis catheter, lumbar puncture, pleural tapping, venous section etc.

- Assures open and timely communication with patients and significant others and team members to ensure effective therapeutic communication.

- Monitors the working condition of all equipment’s using for the patients.

• Ensures prevention of infection and maintains records and reports.

Staff Nurse-Neruo ICU

Medanta Medicity
Newdelhi, India
02.2012 - 06.2013

-Care for patients with conditions such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, brain tumors, spinal cord injuries, and post-neurosurgery
-Recognize and respond rapidly to neurological deterioration Monitor intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), and brain oxygenation where applicable
-Manage external ventricular drains (EVDs) and lumbar drains
-Conduct frequent neuro observations and document findings accurately
-Manage ventilated patients and advanced airway support
-Manage invasive lines (arterial lines, CVP, PICC, central lines)
-Administer high-risk medications safely
-Monitor for side effects and therapeutic responses
-Ensure strict adherence to medication protocols and double-checking policies
-Respond to neurological and medical emergencies such as seizures, raised ICP, cardiac arrest, or acute deterioration
-Assist in emergency procedures and rapid sequence intubation
-Participate in code blue and rapid response teams
-Provide care following craniotomy, spinal surgery, or aneurysm repair
-Monitor surgical sites, drains, and wound healing

Staff Nurse-Medical ICU

Radix Hospital
Newdelhi, India
05.2011 - 02.2012

-Ensured that patients remain stable and they are receiving the pain medication, diagnostic
testing and treatment as required.
-Managed emergencies and handled patients on continuous cardiac monitoring, mechanical
ventilation, central lines and all invasive and non-invasive monitoring techniques.
- Provides effective CPR
- Assists doctors in central line insertion, arterial line insertion, intubation, tracheostomy, insertion of hemodialysis catheter, lumbar puncture, pleural tapping, venous section etc.
-Assures open and timely communication with patients and significant others and team members to ensure effective therapeutic communication.
- Monitors the working condition of all equipment’s using for the patients.
-Ensures prevention of infection and maintains records and reports.

Education

PBsc Nursing - Nursing

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Science
Karnataka,India
10.2019 - 05.2022

Diploma In General Nursing and Midwifery - Nursing

Osmania University, Mythri School of Nursing
India
08.2007 - 04.2011

+2 - Science Group

Govt Higher Secondary, Thalavady
India
06.2005 - 04.2007

Secondary -

MTSH Girls, Anaprambal
India
06.2004 - 05.2005

Skills

  • Calm under pressure
  • Problem-solving
  • Confidentiality upholding
  • Medical terminology familiarity
  • Building trust with patients

Certification

Active NMC Pin Holder

Registration Number-26A0028O

Expiry date-31/01/2029

Timeline

Senior care assistant

Bupa Care home,(Parkside care Home, Bupa)
01.2023 - Current

PBsc Nursing - Nursing

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Science
10.2019 - 05.2022

Staff Nurse-Medical ICU

Mitra Multi speciality Hospital
08.2015 - 01.2019

Staff Nurse-Medical ICU

Gurukrupa Hospital
07.2013 - 08.2015

Staff Nurse-Neruo ICU

Medanta Medicity
02.2012 - 06.2013

Staff Nurse-Medical ICU

Radix Hospital
05.2011 - 02.2012

Diploma In General Nursing and Midwifery - Nursing

Osmania University, Mythri School of Nursing
08.2007 - 04.2011

+2 - Science Group

Govt Higher Secondary, Thalavady
06.2005 - 04.2007

Secondary -

MTSH Girls, Anaprambal
06.2004 - 05.2005
Veena Krishnan