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Constance Mmabatho Moruwe

Constance Mmabatho Moruwe

Johannesburg

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Charge nurse

Alsalam Hospital
Al Khobar
12.2024 - Current

Staff nurse I and Charge nurse

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Madinah
06.2021 - 12.2024

Registered nurse/ Shift leader

Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital
02.2018 - 02.2020
  • Responsible for shift leading in the unit; which entails delegating duties; supervising staff under my leadership; liaising with doctors regarding patient care.
  • Provide age appropriate care to children admitted in pediatric ICU.
  • Obtain patients’ histories and ensure that they are filed properly.
  • Consult with doctors and members of healthcare teams to comprehend patients’ medical issues and evaluate and implement care plans.
  • Monitor patients’ vitals such as blood pressure, heart rate and breathing and initiate corrective action on an immediate basis.
  • Follow cardiac and respiratory monitor readings such as EKG and O2 stats and communicate observations to doctors on duty.
  • Track urine output and insert catheters and start IVs.
  • Administer infusions and monitor special equipment such as ventilators to assess patients’ conditions.
  • Use nasal aspirators on premature babies and ensure that their incubators are well-equipped.
  • Change diapers and ensure that babies are kept in optimally cleaned conditions.
  • Tend to injuries by cleaning and dressing wounds as often as directed by primary care doctor.
  • Administer medication through IV or by mouth in accordance to healthcare plan devised by primary care doctor.
  • Observe changes in patients’ conditions and report any alarming changes to doctor on duty or pediatrician.
  • Provide emotional support and education to families of patients admitted to pediatric ICUs.
  • Record all care information concisely and accurately through forms.
  • Meet the developmental and emotional needs of children admitted in pediatric ICU.

Registered nurse/ Shift leader

Netcare Waterfall Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2018

Registered nurse/ Shift leader

Netcare Garden City Hospital
Johannesburg
08.2007 - 12.2014
  • Advocate for patients and families needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
  • Management of patient on different kinds of ventilators.
  • Nursing management of patients on ECMO.
  • Prioritise nursing care for critically ill patients based on assessment and identified needs.
  • Set up and monitor medical equipment devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators, oxygen delivery devices, transducers and pressure line.
  • Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon patient clinical status.
  • Compile and analyse data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic person.
  • Identify patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.
  • Identify patients age-specific needs and alter care plans to meet those needs.
  • Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed and referral if needed.
  • Advocate for patients and families needs or provide emotional support for parents.
  • Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopes’, endotracheal intubation, insertion of central lines and arterial lines, chest drains.
  • Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.
  • Monitor patients ‘fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
  • Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems.
  • Assess patients’ pain levels and sedation requirements and advocate as necessary.
  • Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
  • Administer medication intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes or by other methods.
  • Collection of specimen from patients for laboratory tests.
  • Evaluate patients’ vital signs and laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
  • Document patients’ medical history and assessment findings.
  • Document patients’ treatment plans, interventions, outcomes or plan revisions.
  • Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data.
  • Plan, provide or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, interdisciplinary healthcare team members and community members.

Nurse

Netcare Moot Hospital
Pretoria
11.2005 - 07.2007

Nurse

Victoria Private Hospital
Mafikeng
10.2003 - 11.2005

Nurse

Mafikeng Provincial Hospital
Mafikeng
06.2000 - 02.2002

Nurse

Thabazimbi Hospital
Thabazimbi
05.1998 - 06.2000

Nurse

Mokopane Hospital
Potgietersrus
04.1998 - 09.1998

Timeline

Charge nurse

Alsalam Hospital
12.2024 - Current

Staff nurse I and Charge nurse

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
06.2021 - 12.2024

Registered nurse/ Shift leader

Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital
02.2018 - 02.2020

Registered nurse/ Shift leader

Netcare Waterfall Hospital
11.2016 - 01.2018

Registered nurse/ Shift leader

Netcare Garden City Hospital
08.2007 - 12.2014

Nurse

Netcare Moot Hospital
11.2005 - 07.2007

Nurse

Victoria Private Hospital
10.2003 - 11.2005

Nurse

Mafikeng Provincial Hospital
06.2000 - 02.2002

Nurse

Thabazimbi Hospital
05.1998 - 06.2000

Nurse

Mokopane Hospital
04.1998 - 09.1998

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