DIPLOMA IN GENERAL NURSING, MIDWIFERY ,PSYCHIATRY AND COMMUNITY
Ntombizakithi Zuma
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
Pietermaritzburg,KZN
Summary
Highly qualified Clinical nurse practitioner driven to build strong relationships with patients and families. Acts as patient advocate to achieve best possible outcomes. Compassionate Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with 11 years of comprehensive experience providing acute care, wellness exams and chronic disease management for diverse and challenging populations. Skilled at analyzing patient histories and preliminary test results to build diagnosis. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner adept at assessing chronically mentally ill adult patients, as well as providing medication management and care coordination.
Overview
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DIPLOMA CLINICAL NURSING SCIENCE ASSESSMENT TREATMENT AND CARE
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MASTERS DEGREE IN NURSING MANAGEMENT
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years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
Department Of Health Caluza Clinic
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
12.2023 - Current
- Provision of primary health care to patients by treating ailments eg as cough or cold, sexual transmitted infections to prevent worsening of condition
- Screening of women for pap smears and performing breast cancer examination to exclude cancer.
- Establishment of all family planning methods according to patients preference eg insertion of implant, intra uterine device, injectables and oral pills
- Screening for HIV / TB and initiating of treatment to reactive patients
- Performing follow up care to patients on chronic medication and collecting necessary bloods and referral to doctors those who are not responding well on treatment
- Attending emergency critically ill patients eg seizures, asthmatic attack, Hypoglycaemia, hyperglycemia and others by stabilizing and referral to another level of care the district hospital
- Provision of health education to the community in the catchment population and participating in health awareness events to decrease disease burden affecting the community
- Performing immunizations to under 5 year olds and also treating of health conditions eg pneumonia, impetigo
- Attending normal vaginal deliveries and provision of postnatal care to mother and child straight after delivery
- In service training to fellow employees if the need arises
- Act as operational manager of the clinic in the absence of the operational manager in the times of annual leave or when attending meetings outside the clinic
- Ensure submission of data of all data elements and work done and participate in monthly data verification meetings
Clinical nurse practitioner
Richmond clinic
Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal
10.2019 - 11.2023
- Performed Antenatal care to pregnant mothers and health education
- Identifying high risk pregnancies and discuss with gynecologist for referral to district hospital
- Assist pregnant women with normal vaginal deliveries
- Establish provision of postnatal care to mother and baby straight after delivery by close observation and health education and giving necessary immunization before discharge
- Performing pap smears to women to exclude cancer and implementation of all family planning methods according to the individual preference eg IUD and implant insertion
- Establishment follow up care of mother and child by treating minor ailments, follow up immunization collecting blood tests especially to those HIV exposed
- Assisting in other departments in the clinic eg Chronic department by identifying new patients with communicable and non communicable diseases and initiating treatment and also monitoring during follow up care response to treatment
- Establish collection of clinic data and taking part in verification of data before submission to the management
Education
M.D. - Masters Degree in Nursing
Technological University of Spain
Spain03.2023
No Degree - Clinical Nursing Science
University of Kwazulu Natal
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa06.2012
Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery And Phsychiat - Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery, Phsychiatry
Kwazulu Natal College of Nursing
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa12.2010
High School Diploma -
Russel High School
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa11.2003
Skills
Immunization Administration
undefinedCertification
Dispensing course
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Clinical Nurse Practitioner
Department Of Health Caluza Clinic
12.2023 - Current
Clinical nurse practitioner
Richmond clinic
10.2019 - 11.2023
M.D. - Masters Degree in Nursing
Technological University of Spain
No Degree - Clinical Nursing Science
University of Kwazulu Natal
Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery And Phsychiat - Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery, Phsychiatry
Kwazulu Natal College of Nursing
High School Diploma -
Russel High School
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