Sirisha Sebastian Vettickatt

DEPARTMENT: GENERAL WARD

• Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Formulated plans for nursing measures to restore, maintain and promote patients' physical and mental health.
• 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.
• Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
• Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.

• Perform patient assessments/reassessments on a regular basis in accordance with established policy in the medical ward.
• Assess, develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive plan of care through a multidisciplinary care team process in conjunction with the patient/family.
• Planning and prioritizing the patient care.
• Rendering the planned care including medications and other care (health education).
• Create and maintains accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Implement nursing care in an organized and systematic manner for up to 10 patients per section.
• Provides individualized education for the patient, family, and or caregiver throughout the continuum of care.
• Competently care for a patient requiring hemodynamic monitoring including assisting with catheter insertion as per policy/procedure and accurately interpreting monitor strips and documentation.
• Discharge all duties as assigned.
• Maintained patient charts and confidential files.
• Prepared patient for and assisted with examinations.
• Administered injections and medications, dressed wounds and incisions.
• Take responsibility of the allocated residents in each shift.