SHARLA JUNE DE VILLA
Kawerau,New Zealand
Summary
Dynamic NICU Staff Nurse with extensive experience at Waikato and Whakatane Hospitals, excelling in neonatal resuscitation and critical care. Proven ability to deliver holistic patient care while effectively communicating with families. Skilled in providing respiratory support via Mechanical Ventilation and CPAP. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes through education and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
NNU Staff Nurse
Whakatane Hospital
02.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Bay of Plenty DHB, New Zealand
- Bay of Plenty DHB, New Zealand
- Administer Neonatal patient care (please refer to Waikato Hospital Work Experience, as Whakatane Hospital is a secondary unit under Waikato and have done things in line with their management of neonatal patient)
- Transport and retrieval of neonates who are self ventilating or on low flow oxygen via ambulance from Tertiary hospitals
- Doing shift leader roles in the unit, delegating jobs to co-staff, NETP (Registered Nurse Entry to Practice), and Health Care Assistants as necessary
NICU Staff Nurse
Waikato Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Waikato District Health Board, New Zealand
- Conducts a comprehensive and accurate nursing assessment of neonates with simple or complex needs
- Cares for neonates transitioning to extrauterine life. Premature or term neonates with birth trauma or defects
- Communicates and obtains information while respecting the rights, privacy and confidentiality of information
- Collaborates with multi-disciplinary health care team and agencies to ensure optimum health incomes
- Effectively use specialized devices for patients such as ventilators (SIMV, TTV, HFOV), CPAP, Criti-cool, BRAINZ monitor, omnibed incubators, infusion pumps for medication and TPN
- Assist physicians/NNPs during examination, treatment and procedures, which includes ET intubation, extubation, UAC/UVC/CVL insertion, chest drain insertion and responding to cardio-pulmonary arrest
- Prepares the patient prior to surgery; making sure all necessary equipment are in good working order and paper works are ready prior to taking the patient to theatre; then collects patient post surgery
- Cares for infants with surgical problems such as NEC, gastroischisis, colostomy/ileostomy formation, hernia repair, tracheostomy
- Monitors vital signs and initiate corrective action when necessary
- Prepares, administers, and records prescribed medications and treatments like oxygen therapy and nitric oxide and reports any adverse reactions
- Collects specimen, e.g. arterial blood sampling via UAC and PAL, heel prick, urine, stool, secretions, for laboratory analysis
- Administers blood and blood products and monitor for adverse reactions
- Provides nutritional assessments an specialised feedings
- Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner
- Delivers holistic patient care in a very competent and safe way in accordance to nursing protocols and procedures
- Participates in discharge planning; communicates discharge needs and making referrals for identified complex patient’s needs
- Uses computerised tools effectively
- Provides a family-centered end-of-life care for a dying patient; making the family feel cared for and creating positive memory of the experience
- Precepts nursing and midwifery students during their clinical experience in NICU; accepting accountability of own practice standards and responsibility for activities delegated to the students
- Waikato District Health Board, New Zealand
NICU Staff Nurse
Hera General Hospital
10.2007 - 10.2008
- Company Overview: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Pediatric Ward/ PICU Nurse
03.2005 - 10.2007
- Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the infant, toddler, preschool, school age or adolescent patient’s immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols.
- Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by the infant, toddler, preschool, school-age or adolescent patient’s condition and/or the client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
- Develops plan of care that is individualized for the infant, toddler, preschool, school age or adolescent patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
- Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
- Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the infant, toddler, preschool, school age or adolescent patient and his/her family.
- Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the infant, toddler, preschool, school age or adolescent patient and his/her family.
- Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
- Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to pediatric resuscitation protocols.
- Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.
- Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the infant, toddler, preschool, school-age or adolescent patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
- Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Pedro College
Davao City, Philippines03.2004
Skills
- Mechanical Ventilation and respiratory support
- Neonatal assessment and care
- Neonatal resuscitation and emergency care
- Critical thinking
- Patient and family education
- Communication skills
- Medication administration
- Vaccine administration for neonates
Professional References
- Loretto O’Brien, Clinical Nurse Manager, Bay of Plenty District Health Board, +64272639146, Loretto.OBrien@bopdhb.govt.nz
- Rosie Anand, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Bay of Plenty District Health Board, +64211422242, Rosie.Anand@bopdhb.govt.nz
- Diane Taylor, Clinical Nurse Manager, Waikato District Health Board, 0272664462, Diane.Taylor@waikatodhb.health.nz
Licenses Registrations
- Nursing Council of New Zealand, Current
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, Current
Affiliations
- Fruit and Vegetable gardening
- Spending time with family
- Outdoor activities such as fishing, motorhome camping, swimming in seas and lakes
Certification
- CPAP
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Neonatal Life Support (Stable Program)
- Preceptorship Training
- Central Line and Arterial Line Management
- Blood Gas Analyzer Competency
- Family Violence Training
- Manual Handling
- Fire Safety Training
- Generic IV Certification
Timeline
NNU Staff Nurse
Whakatane Hospital
02.2022 - Current
NICU Staff Nurse
Waikato Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2022
NICU Staff Nurse
Hera General Hospital
10.2007 - 10.2008
Pediatric Ward/ PICU Nurse
03.2005 - 10.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
San Pedro College
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