Jeena Mookkilikatt Jacob
Gonville,New Zealand
Summary
To associate myself with an organization that can fully utilize my talents, by putting me into a challenging and dynamic job while providing enough space to grow. Acute mental health unit are the areas that I am particularly interested in.
Compassionate and enthusiastic registered nurse with 5 year and 4 months in medical surgical, neurology and neurosurgery ward, 10 months in acute mental health unit and 4 years in teaching mental health nursing for undergraduate students as senior lecturer. Aphra and registered nurse with nursing council of New Zealand proficient in patient assessment, emergency management, crisis intervention with a strong skill in team collaboration, mental status examination and patient centred care in diverse health care settings.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
District Health Board Health New Zealand
03.2024 - Current
- Accurately complete nursing assessments
- Providing patient centred care working with them to achieve their recovery goals
- Administering and monitoring medications and other treatments
- Health education to patients and their families about self-care, mental health and how to manage their condition after discharge
- Assessing and document mental state of assigned patient and document each shift
- Participate in weekly meetings (MDT) with patient, family, and other team members
- Encourage and assist patients to perform activities of daily living
- Provide emergency psychiatric care as required
- Demonstrate effective use of de-escalation techniques or alternatives to restraint use when challenging incidents occur
- Providing feedback to the patient based on observation of their behaviour
- Actively listen the patient and understand their concerns
- Monitor vital signs
- Provide patient safety
- Perform admission, transfer and discharge procedures
- Practice and respect patients’ culture, values, preferences, and needs
- Document risk assessment and care plan after each MDT meeting weekly
- Perform falls assessment and referral procedure
- Maintain therapeutic interpersonal relationship with patients and their families
- Act promptly in emergency(first aid and Cardio pulmonary resuscitation)
- Complete paperwork for absent without leave (AWOL) and inform police
- Attend Mental health court with clients as second health professional
Registered Nurse in Medical and Surgical Unit
Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital
11.2017 - 05.2022
- Provided pre- and postoperative patient centered care
- Administer and record medications as prescribed by the physician
- Keep track of the client's vitals and promptly reported any negative drug responses
- Health education to clients and their families about surgical procedures and aftercare
- Maintained intake and output chart
- Prepare client for surgery
- Establish IV access to take blood samples
- Maintain aseptic technique
- Provide wound care
- Assist clients with bathing, grooming, and maintaining personal hygiene
- Insert urinary catheter
- Insert and maintain nasogastric tube
- Collection of specimens with sterile technique (Ex Blood, Urine, Sputum)
Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing
Welcare College of Nursing
08.2011 - 12.2013
- Plans and schedules teaching and clinical/Lab activities for curriculum courses
- Prepare lectures for undergraduate students and present them
- Taught nursing subjects as assigned
- Meet each student nurse's specific learning requirements by utilizing a range of instructional techniques
- Regular supervision to the hospital wards for mental health nursing and nursing foundation
- Identify how students apply theory to the clinical setting
- Evaluate and grade students’ performance
- Assist students in planning different leisure activities at the mental health facility
- Guide students to manage patients with various mental disorders
- Supervise and guide students to perform various procedures
- Conduct of internal exams
- Provided guidance and counselling services for the students for meeting their educational, academic, and clinical needs
- Guide and assist students in giving health education to patients
Senior Lecturer Mental Health Nursing
Nirmala College of Nursing
04.2010 - 07.2011
- Prepare lectures for undergraduate students and present them.
- Taught nursing subjects as assigned.
- Meet each student nurse's specific learning requirements by utilizing a range of instructional techniques.
- Regular supervision to the hospital wards for mental health nursing and nursing foundation
- Identify how students apply theory to the clinical setting.
- Evaluate and grade students’ performance.
- Assist students in planning different leisure activities at the mental health facility.
- Guide students to manage patients with various mental disorders.
- Supervise and guide students to perform various procedures
Registered Nurse in Neurology and Neurosurgery Unit
Moulana Hospital
05.2005 - 01.2006
- Monitor vital signs and oxygen saturation
- Provide support to client and family members throughout the hospital stay
- Administer medications as prescribed by the physician
- Assist patients in brain scans and other diagnostic procedures
- Assist clients to do activities of daily living
- Assess the Physical & Neurological condition of the patient (Ex: Glasgow Coma Scale)
- Provide pre and post operative care to the clients including monitoring pain levels, medicine administration and physical therapy session
- Monitor intake and output of fluids, drainage, and secretions
- Perform dressing and assisted surgeon to remove stitches
- Perform regular orientation checks to the clients
- Wound care management
Education
Competency Assessment Program -
Lonsdale education Centre
12.2023
Master’s Degree - Mental Health Nursing
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
01.2009
Bachelor’s Degree -
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
01.2004
Skills
- Clinical assessments
- Medication administration
- Patient advocacy
- Mental status examination
- Health promotion
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
Registration
Aphra registration NMW0002823196,
Nursing council of Newzealand 330498,
Kerala nursing council and midwifery council RN40072, RM40941
Gapsinemployment
- June 2021-November 2023 Cared for my second child who was impacted by COVID-19.
- January 2014 October 2017 Cared for my first child due to dietary sensitivities.
- June 2009-March 2010 Applied for a job after receiving post-graduate results.
- February 2006-April 2007 Cared for my mother after an accident while studying for a post-graduate admission test.
Training
- Online mandatory modules for registered nurses
- Medication calculation test
- Mindfulness and wellbeing
- Violence intervention programme (VIP)
- Families living in the presence of parental mental illness and substance use
- Safe practice effective communication (SPEC)
- Rapid assessment detection and response
Timeline
Registered Nurse
District Health Board Health New Zealand
03.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse in Medical and Surgical Unit
Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital
11.2017 - 05.2022
Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing
Welcare College of Nursing
08.2011 - 12.2013
Senior Lecturer Mental Health Nursing
Nirmala College of Nursing
04.2010 - 07.2011
Registered Nurse in Neurology and Neurosurgery Unit
Moulana Hospital
05.2005 - 01.2006
Competency Assessment Program -
Lonsdale education Centre
Master’s Degree - Mental Health Nursing
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree -
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
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