Joanne Mae Nuguid

• Provides pre-operative and post-operative care to patients with acute and elective general surgical cases such as head and neck, vascular, gastrointestinal, and colorectal surgeries.
• Implements wound care dressings, pain management, use of assistive mobility devices, care of drains, stoma care, parenteral and enteral feedings, tracheostomy and nasogastric tube cares, neurovascular observations, and other pre- and post- operative assessments.
• Collaborates with physicians, nurse specialists, therapists, and health care assistants to deliver holistic care and appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Day Surgery

Receives patients for day surgery cases; initiates an intravenous line; endorses to the operating theater team; initially assesses patients preoperatively and monitors them postoperatively; administers postoperative medicines as ordered; and provides advice on home care once patients are ready for discharge.

• Treatment Room

Administers medications as ordered; performs electrocardiogram and wound care; reports any significant changes in the patient's condition to the physician immediately; takes part in the collection of COVID PCR swabbing; and participates in an emergency code when deemed necessary.

• Outpatient clinics (Internal Medicine & Dermatology)

Receives guests and ensures that initial patient assessment is carried out; assists the physician during patient examination and medical procedures; acts as a physician's transcriptionist; and after consultation, guides the patient to the phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy or treatment room if required.

• Treatment Room

Administers medications as ordered; performs electrocardiogram and wound care; reports any significant changes in the patient's condition to the physician immediately; takes part in the collection of COVID PCR swabbing and COVID vaccination program; endorses patients to other facilities through an ambulance if required; and participates in an emergency code when deemed necessary.

• Outpatient clinics (Obstetrics-Gynecology and Vascular Surgery)

Receives guests and ensures that initial patient assessment is carried out; assists the physician during patient examination and medical procedures such as cardiotocography, random blood glucose monitoring, urine dipstick screening, and sclerotherapy; acts as a physician's transcriptionist; and after consultation, guides the patient to the laboratory, radiology, pharmacy or treatment room if required.

• Phlebotomy

Withdraws venous blood samples and receives other bodily fluids and specimens as ordered; practices infection control standards during specimen collection and handling; and transports all specimen samples to the laboratory in the main branch of the hospital.

• Assumes any role either as charge, medication, or bedside nurse of the nursing team.
• As charge nurse, oversees nursing care of patients under area of responsibility and carries out doctor's orders promptly and properly.
• As bedside nurse, performs bedside care, monitors patients' vital signs, performs venipuncture, wound dressing and other nursing procedures.
• As medication nurse, administers medicines as ordered; and performs nursing procedures in the absence of a bedside nurse.