Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer Work
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Varsha Sharma

Registered Nurse, Punjab Nurses Registration Council
Dera Bassi

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated staff nurse with 4+ years of experience providing high-quality patient care along with other healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients. Well-rounded individual skillful in providing emotional support to patients and families, executing diagnostic tests, administering medication and providing pre-operative and post-operative care.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Nurse

Punjab National Hospital
Dera Bassi
10.2019 - Current
  • Identify, assess, and continuously monitor patients’ health conditions
  • Observe and record vital parameters, and report to related healthcare professionals in case of complications in patients’ condition
  • Assisting doctors in patients’ examination and treatment
  • Administer medications and provide treatment according to physicians’ order and ensure accurate documentation in patients’ health records
  • Administer intravenous injections, infusion, and transfusion
  • Attending to patients’ physical needs such as hygiene, nutrition and hydration and offer/assist with urine and stool elimination
  • Take care of pressures points as needed
  • Adjusting the patients’ posture and environment to ensure their comfort
  • Implementing and maintaining ward policies and routines
  • Escorting serious patients to and from the department/wards for investigations
  • Carrying out procedures, such as dressing and irrigation, enema, catheterization, and hot/cold applications
  • Assisting healthcare professionals in collecting blood samples and specimens of urine, feces, etcetera accurately and safely, ensuring proper labeling and prompt transfer to laboratory
  • Providing pre-operative and post-operative care to patients which involves preparing them for surgery by conducting assessments, executing diagnostic tests, managing medications, performing pain management and wound care, engaging patients in light activities to prevent blood clots and muscle stiffness and offering emotional support.

Live-in Child Caregiver

Live-in Child Caregiver of a 5 years and 4 months old toddler named Aarna Gauhar Ahuja
02.2015 - 09.2017
  • Supervise, look after, educate, and entertain the child
  • Drop the child off at school and pick her up when school ends, as well as for other appointments
  • Organized age-appropriate activities such as arts and crafts, games and educational lessons conducive to learning, and suitable for her physical, social, and emotional growth
  • Prepare meals and supervise meal times to ensure proper nutrition and hydration
  • Pay attention to and maintain the emotional wellbeing of the child
  • Monitor and record periodic health information of the child, and keep the parents informed
  • Manage and record daily activities of the child
  • Attend to the personal hygiene of the child, including changing diapers/soiled clothing and washing hands
  • Train the child in discipline as per the instructions received from the parents
  • Formulate plans for language development and literacy skills
  • Assist in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials suitable for the early childhood program
  • Maintain a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment based on security standards
  • Clean and organize the child’s room, ensuring to put away any hazardous equipment
  • Engaged in conversations with child to help her develop verbal communication skills
  • Work together with the child in a manner that conveys respect and fosters development

Education

Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing (Anil Baghi College of Nursing) -

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09.2019

Live-in-caregiver Program (Cali Health Care Resources) -

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01.2015

Diploma in General Nursing And Midwifery (Punjab National Nursing School) -

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07.2014

Senior Secondary School Graduation (Sarvodaya Vidyalaya) -

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05.2010

Higher Secondary School Graduation (Sarvodaya Vidyalaya) -

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05.2008

Skills

  • Attention to details
  • Emergency care
  • Medication and IV administration
  • Nursing procedures
  • Patient and family Counseling
  • Time management
  • Teamwork
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills
  • Proficient in English language
  • Compassion and cultural competence
  • Decision making under pressure

Volunteer Work

  • Volunteered in working at Niswarth Social TRUST Nilokheri to support the team for execution of a blood donation camp
  • Provided health awareness in rural areas surrounding Dera Bassi and Ferozepur while pursuing my diploma and degree

Accomplishments

  • International Nurses Day Certificate for Elocution during my graduation
  • Workshop on Disaster Management Certificate during my graduation

Timeline

Staff Nurse

Punjab National Hospital
10.2019 - Current

Live-in Child Caregiver

Live-in Child Caregiver of a 5 years and 4 months old toddler named Aarna Gauhar Ahuja
02.2015 - 09.2017

Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing (Anil Baghi College of Nursing) -

.

Live-in-caregiver Program (Cali Health Care Resources) -

.

Diploma in General Nursing And Midwifery (Punjab National Nursing School) -

.

Senior Secondary School Graduation (Sarvodaya Vidyalaya) -

.

Higher Secondary School Graduation (Sarvodaya Vidyalaya) -

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Varsha SharmaRegistered Nurse, Punjab Nurses Registration Council