Limzolele Siyakuphumla Mgidlana

• Registered Professional Nurse Midwife with a proven track record at the Department of Health Martenity Unit, showcasing exceptional skills in evidence-based pain management and patient care
• Leveraging strong problem-solving abilities and effective communication, significantly improved maternal health outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Expert in ethical care delivery and passionate about continuous learning and professional development.Ensuring vital signs monitoring, checked for comfort levels and monitored emotional states of mothers before, during, and after labor.
• Reduce complications during childbirth with vigilant monitoring of maternal and fetal wellbeing throughout labor.
• Managed fetal distress and delivery complications calmly to provide safety to mothers and babies.
• Empowered mothers to make informed decisions about their care through comprehensive education on pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care.
• Kept accurate medical records by documenting patient prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
• Directed parents and newborns to physicians without causing parent alarm based on problematic test results and health conditions of babies and mothers.
• Participated in over 30+ successful births.
• Promote benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on proper positioning, latching and breast care.
• Enhance continuity of care
• Supporte families during the grieving process following pregnancy loss or infant death with empathetic emotional support and resource referrals for ongoing counseling services.
• Advocated for mothers' rights and choices to make informed decisions about care by respecting human autonomy.
• Provided prenatal care by monitoring mother and baby health, identifying potential health concerns and providing advice to support mothers.
• Perform neonatal assessments by checking baby's vital signs and performing physical exams to determine overall health at birth.
• Developed individualized birth plans in collaboration with expectant mothers to ensure personalized care aligned with their preferences.
• Streamlined clinical processes through efficient scheduling, documentation, and coordination of care among team members.
• Followed professional standards and guidelines by adhering to ethical and legal guidelines and maintaining continued education certifications.
• Used massage to increase patient comfort and streamline birthing processes.
• Conducted prenatal examinations and provided guidance and support to mothers-to-be.
• Conducted well-baby checkups and immunizations for optimum infant health.
• Monitored the health of mothers and babies post-delivery, providing guidance and support.
• Administered medications such as Pitocin and epidurals during labor and delivery.
• Assessed fetal distress during labor and delivery and provided appropriate interventions.
• Performed routine postpartum care, such as suturing and wound care.
• Advised patients on lifestyle modifications and preventative measures for the health of mother and baby.
• Facilitated patient referrals to specialists for advanced pre- or post-natal care
• Counsel patients and families on reproductive health and contraception.
• Used special labor and delivery procedures, including episiotomy and forceps deliveries.

•Providing Nursing care holisticaly

• Administered medications safely in accordance with physician orders
• Scheduled drug management and control
• Emergency trolley checking
• Administred blood through tranfusion,management of adverse effects
• Handled emergency situations calmly while implementing appropriate interventions, stabilizing patients and preventing further complications.
• Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality nursing care and timely interventions.
• Assisted physicians during examinations and procedures, ensuring smooth workflows and positive patient experiences.
• Promoted infection control practices by maintaining strict adherence to sanitation standards and protocols throughout the unit.
• Served as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers for clear communication of treatment plans
• Educated patients about self-care techniques enabling them to manage their conditions effectively after discharge
• Provided compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, offering emotional support for families during difficult times.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.

• Streamlined documentation processes to ensure accurate records, improving overall efficiency in patient management.
• Educated patients and families on disease prevention, health promotion, and available resources within the community.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to provide holistic care for patients in the community setting.
• Facilitated support groups for patients with chronic diseases, empowering them to take control of their health management.
• Enhanced patient care by developing and implementing individualized care plans for community members.
• Provided therapeutic nursing interventions for individualized plan of care to patient.
• Facilitated medication management and monitored for side effects in collaboration with provider under supervision
• Conducted individualized patient assessment to report patient's immediate condition or needs to care under supervision
• Developed plan of care for patient reflecting collaboration with members of healthcare team.
• Initiated emergency resuscitative measures according to resuscitation and advanced life support protocols and directives under supervision
• Record Keeping
• Drug administration and control under supervision of senior
• Performed procedure according to scope of practice eg.wound dressing,changing of catheter+insertion,staple removals etc..
• Thorough history taking proper patient care from Admission to discharge
• Rotation to different departments within the facility i.e Neonatal unit,Paeds,Ortho,Pyschiatry etc..