Esmeralda Alma Booysen
Cape Town,WC
Summary
At Tygerberg Hospital, I excelled as a Staff Nurse, mastering patient care and team collaboration. My proactive approach significantly enhanced patient recovery rates through advanced wound care and effective patient counseling. I also spearheaded the development of new clinical documentation, demonstrating a strong blend of problem-solving skills and patient management expertise.
Skilled nursing professional with more than 10 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Staff Nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Tygerberg Hospital
03.2012 - Current
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, fostering trust and open communication during challenging times.
- Educated patients on self-care management, empowering them to take an active role in their overall health and wellbeing.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Acted as a patient advocate, ensuring their needs were met and their rights protected throughout their healthcare journey.
- Provided exceptional pre-and post-operative care, reducing recovery times and complications for surgical patients.
- Mentored new nursing staff, supporting their professional growth and development.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed complex wound care, utilizing advanced techniques to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Worked with healthcare team to develop new dialysis treatment flow sheet and other log forms, improving clinical documentation and accountability.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Education
No Degree - Enrolled Nurse
08-2011
Skills
- Patient Care
- Patient Management
- Specimen Collection
- Medication and IV administration
- Intake and discharge
- Surgical Nursing
- Patient Counseling
- Hospice and palliative care
- Direct Patient Care
- Wound Care
- Family Education
- Nursing process
- Problem-Solving
- Team Collaboration
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 8 staff members.
- Achieved stable patient through effectively helping with CPR.
- Collaborated with team of 8 in the development of team building.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Documented and resolved conflict which led to positivity.
Certification
- Clinical Excellence in Nursing Emergency, Tygerberg Hospital - 2017
- Trauma and Emergency, Tygerberg Hospital - 2022
- Long Service Certificate - 10Years
- For Clinical Excellence in Nursing, Tygerberg Hospital - 2022
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Afrikaans
Advanced (C1)
Xhosa
Advanced (C1)
Additional Information
References
- Mr R Mc Gear
- Tygerberg Hospital
- Operational Manager
- 021 938 4578 / 083 288 6291
- Mrs B Fuller
- Tygerberg Hospital
- Bed Manager
- 021 938 6584 / 078 583 0334
Timeline
Staff Nurse - Tygerberg Hospital
03.2012 - Current
Healthnicon - No Degree, Enrolled Nurse
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