Nomthandazo Princess Madolo
Professional Nurse
Cape Town,WC
Summary
Experienced Trauma Nurse Specialist with 14 years of service at a busy Community Health Centre in Gugulethu Township. Self-motivated and energetic, excels in making quick decisions to save lives and adapting easily to change. A persuasive communicator and role model, prioritizing professional growth and quality care improvement for the team. Possessing a keen understanding of diverse cultures and socio-economic conditions, personable, articulate, and committed to the business of saving and preserving lives. A reliable healthcare provider skilled in delivering high-quality patient care, contributing to team efforts, and adapting to evolving healthcare environments. Proficient in patient education and emergency response, known for reliability and flexibility.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1991
1991
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Trauma Trained Nurse Specialist
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
01.2011 - Current
- Currently working as a Trauma Trained Nurse Specialist.
- Working as a shift leader in the trauma unit.
- Oversee to patient care and quality service delivery.
- Delegating and supervising the subordinates.
- Close monitoring of Vital signs to critical trauma patients, medically and surgically.
- Performing ECG to Cardiac Patients and assisting Doctors with strapping them for emergency reasons.
- Inserting IV lines, for fluids, Drugs and medication administration.
- Administer oral and rectal medication to patients.
- Administering oxygen via nasal prongs, face mask CPAP, nebulisers and via the ventilator.
- Assisting the doctors by preparing trays and trolleys during certain procedures such as, insertion of chest drains, interosseous infusions etc.
- Suturing small lacerations to stabbed patients on hectic days to prevent severe bleeding and more complications.
- Assisting with CPR, INTUBATION during RESUSITATION of the patient.
- Managing stock control, Safe keeping of Drugs, Maintaining of cold chain.
- Ordering of Drugs and Consumables.
- Checking the equipment if it's still in working order.
- Filling the log one for the broken equipment to be fixed and to be serviced.
- Sterilising the instruments such as suturing trays and gynae Scapulars.
- Giving health education to patients regarding Emergencies at Home such as how they should manage Burns and Pyrexia at home.
- Advocating for sick patients to be referred to Tertiary level of care.
- Welcoming and orientating newly employed staff such as Doctors, Nurses, Paramedic Students and Nursing Students in the unit.
Trauma Trained Nurse Specialist
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
01.2011 - Current
- Currently working as a Trauma Trained Nurse Specialist.
- Working as a shift leader in the trauma unit.
- Oversee to patient care and quality service delivery.
- Delegating and supervising the subordinates.
- Close monitoring of Vital signs to critical trauma patients, medically and surgically.
- Performing ECG to Cardiac Patients and assisting Doctors with strapping them for emergency reasons.
- Inserting IV lines, for fluids, Drugs and medication administration.
- Administer oral and rectal medication to patients.
- Administering oxygen via nasal prongs, face mask CPAP, nebulisers and via the ventilator.
- Assisting the doctors by preparing trays and trolleys during certain procedures such as, insertion of chest drains, interosseous infusions etc.
- Suturing small lacerations to stabbed patients on hectic days to prevent severe bleeding and more complications.
- Assisting with CPR, INTUBATION during RESUSITATION of the patient.
- Managing stock control, Safe keeping of Drugs, Maintaining of cold chain.
- Ordering of Drugs and Consumables.
- Checking the equipment if it's still in working order.
- Filling the log one for the broken equipment to be fixed and to be serviced.
- Sterilising the instruments such as suturing trays and gynae Scapulars.
- Giving health education to patients regarding Emergencies at Home such as how they should manage Burns and Pyrexia at home.
- Advocating for sick patients to be referred to Tertiary level of care.
- Welcoming and orientating newly employed staff such as Doctors, Nurses, Paramedic Students and Nursing Students in the unit.
Professional Nurse
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
08.2007 - Current
- Started in Gugulethu community health centre in August 2007 as a Professional nurse.
- Worked and rotated in Outpatient department from 2007 till 2009.
- Dealing with TB patients, HIV, and Mentally ill patients.
- Taking sputum specimen for the Lab.
- Testing for TB.
- Gave health education regarding TB prevention at home.
- Taking bloods for CD4 count.
- Taking bloods for Pl clinic and warfarin toxicity.
- Taking bloods from mentally ill patients who are on anti-psychotropic drugs.
- Giving injectable anti psychotropic drugs.
- Giving some prescribed injectable antibiotics.
- Taking bloods for full blood count as prescribed.
- Gave oral and injectable family planning to both adult and youth as well as health education about use of condoms and contraception.
Professional Nurse
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
08.2007 - Current
- Started in Gugulethu community health centre in August 2007 as a Professional nurse.
- Worked and rotated in Outpatient department from 2007 till 2009.
- Dealing with TB patients, HIV, and Mentally ill patients.
- Taking sputum specimen for the Lab.
- Testing for TB.
- Gave health education regarding TB prevention at home.
- Taking bloods for CD4 count.
- Taking bloods for Pl clinic and warfarin toxicity.
- Taking bloods from mentally ill patients who are on anti-psychotropic drugs.
- Giving injectable anti psychotropic drugs.
- Giving some prescribed injectable antibiotics.
- Taking bloods for full blood count as prescribed.
- Gave oral and injectable family planning to both adult and youth as well as health education about use of condoms and contraception.
Professional Nurse
Victoria Hospital
01.2007 - Current
- Worked as a plain professional nurse.
- Was a shift leader in the surgical and medical wards.
- Shift leader in the trauma and emergency overnight ward.
- Admitting and discharging patients.
- Compiling different care plans according to patient's different diagnoses.
- Managing mentally ill patients as they were mixed in the overnight ward.
- Administering oral and IV medication for chronic patients.
- Administering blood product such as fresh frozen plasma and red blood cells.
- Doing preoperative and post operative care to patients going and coming back from theatre.
- Doing vital signs such as Temperature, pulse respiration, blood pressure, blood glucose levels, haemoglobin levels and oxygen saturation checks.
- Monitoring the GCS and abnormalities for patients coming from theatre.
- Report and record any abnormalities.
- Performing ECGs.
- Managing scheduled drugs and keeping them under safety locked cupboard.
- Counting of drugs in the beginning and at the end of the shift and recording of them.
- Ordering of stock such as consumables and medication.
- Stock control also.
- Initiating resus in the ward while waiting for the emergency team to arrive.
Professional Nurse
Victoria Hospital
01.2007 - Current
- Worked as a plain professional nurse.
- Was a shift leader in the surgical and medical wards.
- Shift leader in the trauma and emergency overnight ward.
- Admitting and discharging patients.
- Compiling different care plans according to patient's different diagnoses.
- Managing mentally ill patients as they were mixed in the overnight ward.
- Administering oral and IV medication for chronic patients.
- Administering blood product such as fresh frozen plasma and red blood cells.
- Doing preoperative and post operative care to patients going and coming back from theatre.
- Doing vital signs such as Temperature, pulse respiration, blood pressure, blood glucose levels, haemoglobin levels and oxygen saturation checks.
- Monitoring the GCS and abnormalities for patients coming from theatre.
- Report and record any abnormalities.
- Performing ECGs.
- Managing scheduled drugs and keeping them under safety locked cupboard.
- Counting of drugs in the beginning and at the end of the shift and recording of them.
- Ordering of stock such as consumables and medication.
- Stock control also.
- Initiating resus in the ward while waiting for the emergency team to arrive.
Education
MATRIC -
FEZEKA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
DIPLOMA - GENERAL NURSING SCIENCE, COMMUNITY NURSING SCIENCE, MIDWIFERY NURSING SCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY
WESTERN CAPE NURSING COLLEGE
DIPLOMA - MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NURSING SCIENCE IN TRAUMA AND EMERGENCIES
WESTERN CAPE COLLEGE OF NURSING
DIPLOMA - NURSING MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH
Skills
Health promotion
Occupational health
Trauma nursing
Quality improvement
Emergency care
Clinical judgment
Leadership Experience
- 2nd in charge as an Operational Manager on rotation
- Acting OPM when she is on leave
- Attending HOD meetings and giving feedback
- Chairing and facilitating meetings for quality improvement
- Evaluation of staff performance
- Crisis management and conflict resolution
- Assisting with recruitment and compiling SOPs
- Labour representative and member of the hospital skill development selection committee
Additional Qualifications
- Basic Life Support
- South African Triage Course
- Forensic Nursing Course
- Management of Psychiatric Emergencies
- Medico Legal Hazards in a Workplace
- Progressive Discipline for Supervisors and Managers
- Accident and Incident Investigation
- Neonatal and Paediatric Resuscitation
- ECG Interpretation
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- ID Type: South African ID
- ID Number: 7212090398086
- Date of Birth: 09 December 1972
References
- Mrs N. Gqamane, 0796548546, ngqamana@gmail.com
- Mr S. Bomvana, 0829669649, Sikeybomvanasb@gmail.com
- Mr S. Moeti, 0824953616, Simon.moeti@westerncape.gov.za
References
- Mrs N. Gqamane, 0796548546, ngqamana@gmail.com
- Mr S. Bomvana, 0829669649, Sikeybomvanasb@gmail.com
- Mr S. Moeti, 0824953616, Simon.moeti@westerncape.gov.za
Certification
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Timeline
Trauma Trained Nurse Specialist
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
01.2011 - Current
Trauma Trained Nurse Specialist
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
01.2011 - Current
Professional Nurse
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
08.2007 - Current
Professional Nurse
Gugulethu Community Health Centre
08.2007 - Current
Professional Nurse
Victoria Hospital
01.2007 - Current
Professional Nurse
Victoria Hospital
01.2007 - Current
DIPLOMA - GENERAL NURSING SCIENCE, COMMUNITY NURSING SCIENCE, MIDWIFERY NURSING SCIENCE AND PSYCHIATRY
WESTERN CAPE NURSING COLLEGE
DIPLOMA - MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NURSING SCIENCE IN TRAUMA AND EMERGENCIES
WESTERN CAPE COLLEGE OF NURSING
DIPLOMA - NURSING MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH
MATRIC -
FEZEKA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL