Noelle Fava
Naxxar,Malta
Summary
Dedicated and hard working senior nurse with 18 years in a general critical care setting and 2 years in a general surgical ward. Highly motivated, delivering high quality nursing care using latest evidence- based guidelines and policies with commitment to ongoing professional development. Responsible, reliable with good communication skills and effective in working in a multi-disciplinary team. Maintain personal integrity and proven record of delivering care in a compassionate and professional manner.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
- 01.2004
- In an acute general surgery ward taking care of patients pre-operatively and post-operatively
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management
- Acting nurse in charge in the absence of the charge nurse
- Day to day ward running and organization
- Actively participated in ward rounds with consultants and discharge planning for patients
- Mentoring students and newly qualified nurses and making sure they can practice independently and provide optimum and safe practice to the consumers.
Senior Staff Nurse
01.2004 - Current
- In the general Intensive Therapy Unit within a highly technically and monitoring environment
- Practices in an ethically and culturally safe way by acting as the patient advocate, respecting the rights, values and beliefs of the patient
- Taking care of critically ill pediatric patients and adult patients suffering from neurological and neurosurgical, general surgical and medical, respiratory, cardiac, cardio thoracic surgical and vascular surgical patients, obstetric and gynecologic, orthopedic, trauma, plastic and burns, post maxillofacial patients and post renal transplant patients
- Experienced in taking care of non-invasively ventilated patients to endotracheal and tracheostomy ventilated patients
- Experience in running and nursing patients requiring continuous hemodialysis therapy, ICP monitoring, cardiac monitoring, managing IABP and other critical care invasive and non- invasive monitoring
- Assisting in procedures and in emergency situations
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions, and bronchoscopies
- Having good communication skills and maintain a good therapeutic and professional relationship with the patients, relatives and other healthcare workers
- Consult with health care team about care planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of care provided
- Recording of patient vital signs, ordering and taking lab samples, and also evaluate and interpret results and diagnostic test to identify and assess the condition of the patient
- Concisely and accurately reporting and recording of all care information in a timely and appropriate way
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians
- Keeping up to date with recent studies and use evidence based practice to provide optimum care
- Involved and attended in house training and updates and conferences
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate updated in November 2022
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices
- Acting as a reference when new protocols and guidelines are implemented in the unit
- Taking part in audits and giving feedback about protocols and guidelines
- Taking charge of the unit in the absence of the charge nurse, assign nurses to patients according to their skills and experience, to contribute towards higher standard or patient care and staff retention
- Daily running of the unit, liaise with consultant and senior registrar about admissions and discharges of patients within the unit
- Co- ordinating transfers to wards with the bed management team within the hospital.
Education
Postgraduate diploma - Nursing
December 2022
Bachelor honours degree - Health Science
November 2012
Diploma - Nursing
November 2002
Skills
- Nursing
- Hospital Experience
- Management
- Care Planning
- Mentoring and supervising
- Communication
- Certifications and Licenses
Timeline
Senior Staff Nurse -
01.2004 - Current
Registered Nurse -
- 01.2004
University of Malta - Msida - Postgraduate diploma, Nursing
University of Malta - Bachelor honours degree, Health Science
University of Malta - Diploma, Nursing
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