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LYDIA NDORO

Harare

Summary

A competent and committed critical care nurse, passionate about providing compassionate care to patients. Energetic and highly self-motivated with good communication and leadership skills. I have 25 years working experience in critical care, medical, chemotherapy as well as accidents and emergency departments. An innovative nurse who is flexible and able to embrace new nursing methods. Hard working team player, honest with good leadership skills. Proficient in the use of patient monitoring equipment. I possess strong knowledge of infection control procedures.

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to obtain an entry-level Nursing position to help launch career while achieving company goals.

Overview

26
years of professional experience

Work History

ICN ST ANNE’S HOSPITAL

08.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Liaising with healthcare service provider departments, (Doctors, Pharmacy, Radiology, Laboratories, and ambulance services ensuring holistic approach to patients care
  • Daily ward patient checks, condition, attending to concerns and counselling.
  • Planning stuffing, leave and vocational time for staff.
  • Staff performance appraisals, attending grievances and managing the overall welfare of the staff ensuring they are of sound minds to be able to care for the patients.
  • Managing correct patients billing and documentation between various departments.
  • Ensuring all hospital equipment is in proper working order.

HOSPITAL ST ANNE’S PRIVATE HOSPITAL

INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
08.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • WARD INFO 17 High dependency unit beds
  • Patient to nurse ratio 1:4 7 Intensive care unit beds
  • Patient to nurse ratio 1:1 4 Coronary care unit beds
  • Patient to nurse ratio 1:4
  • CONDITIONS NURSED
  • Medical, surgical, orthopedic and all life threatening conditions requiring critical care, constant monitoring and life support
  • Critical care offering comprehensive patient centered care to medical and surgical patients with strong knowledge of infection prevention and control measures
  • Offering acute care to critically ill patients in severe acute and chronic illnesses requiring mechanical ventilation
  • RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Responsible for admission and assessment of critically ill patients, planning care and monitoring vital signs
  • Collaborating care with other health professionals ensuring patient centered care is delivered with dignity and respect
  • Managing emergency situations and recording all care correctly
  • Being the patients advocate and assisting with activities of daily living as well as ensuring compassionate care is rendered
  • DUTIES
  • Providing individualized nursing care to critically ill patients on cardiopulmonary support
  • Performing health assessment on all patients and formulating nursing care plan
  • Continuous monitoring of vital signs using multiparameter monitors and observing any changes in patients’ condition
  • Attending to all kinds of emergencies such as cardiac arrest and hypoglycemia
  • Re- evaluation of patients care plan according to patients’ condition
  • Assisting patients with enteral feeds as well as parenteral feeding
  • Assisting with activities of daily living ensuring patients are well groomed
  • Ensuring patients are well hydrated by monitoring intake and output
  • Obtaining blood samples, interpreting results and reporting to the doctor
  • Suctioning patients with advanced airway.

HOSPITAL AVENUES CLINIC, WARD INFO

INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
08.2015 - 12.2020

Job overview

  • High dependency unit beds
  • Patient to nurse ratio 1 :4 7 Intensive care beds
  • Patient to nurse ratio1:1 4 Coronary care beds
  • Patient to nurse ratio 1:4
  • CONDITIONS NURSED
  • Medical and surgical conditions which are life threatening requiring, critical care, constant monitoring and life support
  • Critical care offering comprehensive patient centered care to medical and surgical patients with strong knowledge of infection prevention and control measures
  • Offering acute care to critically ill patients in severe acute and chronic illnesses requiring mechanical ventilation
  • OF RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Responsible for admission and assessment of critically ill patients, planning care and monitoring vital signs
  • Collaborating care with other health professionals ensuring patient centered care is delivered with dignity and respect
  • Managing emergency situations and recording all care correctly
  • Being the patients advocate and assisting with activities of daily living as well as ensuring compassionate care is rendered
  • DUTIES
  • Providing individualized nursing care to critically ill patients on cardiopulmonary support
  • Performing health assessment on all patients and formulating nursing care plan
  • Continuous monitoring of patients vital signs using multiparameter monitors and observing any changes in patients’ condition
  • Attending all kinds of emergencies such as cardiac arrest and hypoglycemia
  • Re-evaluation of patient care plan according to patient’s condition
  • Assisting patients with enteral feeds as well as parenteral feeding
  • Assisting with activities of daily living ensuring patients are well groomed
  • Ensuring patients are well hydrated by monitoring intake and output recording
  • Obtaining blood samples, interpreting results and reporting to the doctor
  • Suctioning patients with advanced airway.

HOSPITAL AVENUES CLINIC, WARD INFO

INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
09.2017 - 08.2020

Job overview

  • Medical ward beds
  • Patient to nurse ratio 1:5
  • CONDITIONS NURSED
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Cerebral vascular accident
  • Congestive cardiac failure
  • Acute and chronic renal failure
  • Anemia
  • Asthma
  • Organophosphate poisoning
  • Meningitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Arthritis
  • Deep vein thrombosis
  • HIV related conditions
  • Other medical conditions, Responsible for admission and assessment of medical patients
  • Formulating nursing care plan
  • Continuous monitoring of patients and reporting any changes in condition to the doctor immediately
  • Assisting with activities of daily living ensuring total patient care is provided
  • Counselling patients and relatives helping them to cope with terminal illness
  • DUTIES
  • Receiving and giving handover report to team members on every change of shift
  • Admitting patients and formulating care plan according to individual patient needs
  • Ensuring a safe environment for the patients while in the ward and constantly orienting them to ward routine
  • Physical assessment of patients and monitoring vital signs
  • Counselling patients and being an advocate of patients to doctors
  • Participating in ward rounds and coordinating patient care
  • Maintaining accurate patients reports and records
  • Observing infection prevention and control protocols at all times
  • Administering medication to patients using the correct route at the correct time
  • Administering fluids and blood products as prescribed by the doctor
  • Supervision of junior staff and delegation of duties
  • Assisting the doctor in procedures such as lumber puncture, chest drain insertion etc
  • Collecting blood, urine, stool and sputum samples and sending them to the laboratories.

HOSPITAL AVENUES CLINIC

INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
08.2015 - 09.2017

Job overview

  • WARD INFO 12 Bedded Chemotherapy Ward
  • Patient to nurse ratio 1:3
  • CONDITIONS NURSED
  • Different types of cancer including cervical, breast, colorectal, bladder, liver, kidney
  • Leukemia, Responsible for admission of chemotherapy patients
  • Assessment of patients to determine if they are fit to undergo chemotherapy
  • Formulating nursing care plans and close monitoring to check for any signs of reaction and reporting to the doctor immediately
  • DUTIES
  • Admission of chemotherapy patients and formulating nursing care plan
  • Collecting blood samples, sending to the laboratory and checking results to determine if the patient is fit to undergo chemotherapy
  • Administering chemotherapy and monitoring patients very closely for any signs of reaction
  • Discontinuing chemotherapy immediately in the event of reaction and notifying the doctor
  • Giving information to patients on side effects of chemotherapy and how to manage them
  • Attending to emergencies which may occur during chemotherapy like anaphylaxis
  • Emphasizing the importance of drug compliance and encouraging the patients to complete all sessions as prescribed by the doctor
  • Involving other health professionals like nutritionists in patients’ care
  • Counselling of patients and their families to help them cope with terminal illness.

HOSPITAL PARIRENYATWA GROUP OF HOSPITALS

07.2003 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Continuous monitoring of patients and reporting any changes in patients’ condition to the doctor.
  • Physical assessment of patients.
  • Suctioning patients with advanced airway.
  • Collection of arterial blood gas samples.
  • Measuring of central venous pressure.
  • Administration of total parenteral nutrition and enteral feed.
  • Wound dressing
  • Hemodynamic monitoring
  • Oral care
  • Bed baths, 2 hourly turns oral and catheter care.
  • Liaising with all medical team members to ensure a holistic approach to patient management.

RGN PARIRENYATWA GROUP OF HOSPITALS

09.1997 - 06.2002

Job overview

  • Responsible for triaging patients and sending the emergency cases to the resuscitation room.
  • Participating in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Preparing patients for admission into the hospital.
  • Monitoring and recording vital signs and assessing any change in patients’ condition.
  • Triaging patients
  • Participating in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Monitoring vital signs
  • Collection of blood samples and sending to the laboratories
  • Cannulation
  • .Administering medication
  • Carrying out procedures like wound dressing, gastric lavage etc.

Education

Zimbabwe Open University

Bachelor of Science Honors Degree from Counselling
01.2014

University Overview

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals School of Nursing

Diploma from Intensive and Coronary Care Nursing
06.2003

University Overview

NURSING COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE
HARARE

REGISTERED NURSE from HEALTHCARE
01.1997

University Overview

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals School of Nursing

Diploma from General Nursing
05.1994

University Overview

Skills

  • SKILLS SET
  • Intensive and coronary care nursing, basic and advanced life support, accident and emergency, medical
  • And chemotherapy care
  • CLINICAL SKILLS
  • Cannulation, catheterization and intravenous administration
  • Communication
  • Wound dressing
  • Counselling of patients and relatives
  • Patient education
  • Nebulization
  • Suctioning
  • Nasogastric tube insertion
  • ABG blood sample collection and analysis
  • Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Blood glucose checks
  • ECG checking
  • Measuring of central venous pressure
  • Monitoring patients on multiparameter monitor
  • Assisting during endotracheal intubation
  • Customer Service
  • Problem Resolution
  • Reliable & Trustworthy
  • Planning & Organizing
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Team Building
  • Good Work Ethic
  • Microsoft Office
  • Team Management
  • People Skills
  • Supervision & Leadership
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Training & Development
  • Organizational Skills
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Flexible Schedule

References

References
REFRENCES Can be provided on request.

Interests

Interests

REGISTRATION WITH PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Registered with the Zimbabwe Nurses Council Reg Number 345411 .

Registered with the Zimbabwe Open University Reg Number P1036194D

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Timeline

ICN ST ANNE’S HOSPITAL
08.2020 - Current
INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
HOSPITAL ST ANNE’S PRIVATE HOSPITAL
08.2020 - Current
INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
HOSPITAL AVENUES CLINIC, WARD INFO
09.2017 - 08.2020
INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
HOSPITAL AVENUES CLINIC, WARD INFO
08.2015 - 12.2020
INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
HOSPITAL AVENUES CLINIC
08.2015 - 09.2017
HOSPITAL PARIRENYATWA GROUP OF HOSPITALS
07.2003 - 01.2010
RGN PARIRENYATWA GROUP OF HOSPITALS
09.1997 - 06.2002
Zimbabwe Open University
Bachelor of Science Honors Degree from Counselling
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals School of Nursing
Diploma from Intensive and Coronary Care Nursing
NURSING COUNCIL OF ZIMBABWE
REGISTERED NURSE from HEALTHCARE
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals School of Nursing
Diploma from General Nursing
LYDIA NDORO