Sijo Mon Joseph

• Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
• Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
• Reduced risk of infections by adhering to strict hygiene protocols during all aspects of care delivery.
• Observed patient skin conditions and reported findings to registered nurse.
• Delivered high standard of holistic care to patients to promote equality and dignity.
• Increased patient safety by promptly addressing concerns and reporting incidents or potential hazards to supervisory staff.
• Enhanced patient comfort by providing personal care services such as bathing, grooming, and toileting assistance.
• Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care to individuals with various health conditions.

In this period of time, I have worked with the patient who have the history of Dementia, and had Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) due to a Hemorrhagic stroke.

As a caregiver, I helped the patient with:

• Supported nursing staff with care of incontinent patient and promotion of continence care.
• Lifted patient using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
• Maintained clean environment with due consideration to health and safety issues and infection control policy.
• Observed patient skin conditions and reported findings to registered nurse.
• Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
• Arranged bedding and cushions to enhance patient comfort in bed and chairs.
• Helped patient with assisted feeding through Jejunostomy feeding tube.
• Helped patient complete range of motion exercises to prevent loss of function during care.
• Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
• Prevented cross-contamination by cleaning and sterilizing equipment.
• Transported patient between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
• Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.

In this period of time,I have worked with the patient who have the history of Bipolar Disorder (Maniac Depression), and diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis (ALS), I find that even though one person has the condition, it affects their whole circle of friends and family,too.

As a health care assistant,I helped the patient with:

• Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
• Delivered high standard of holistic care to patient to promote equality and dignity.
• Arranged bedding and cushions to enhance patient comfort in bed and chairs.
• Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Educated patients and families on diagnosis, neurological conditions and processes, treatments and expected outcomes.
• Evaluated charting procedures for adherence to best practices.
• Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies..
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
• Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

• Assessed and implemented wound care care,and dressing changes,monitoring for signs and symptoms of infection.
• Administered oral/intravenous medications per dosage and safety protocol.
• Documented the daily patient plan of care,physician's orders,protocol,procedure and education.
• Diagnosed acute and chronic condition that could result in rapid physiologic deterioration of life threatening instability.
• Managed patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non- pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
• Performed emergency medical procedures,like Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Assessed the urgent emergent health conditions using both physiologically and technologically derived data.
• Assessed the impact of illness or injuries on patient health,function,growth,development,nutrition,sleep,rest,quality of life or family,social and educational relationship.
• Set up,operate,and monitor invasive devices like colostomy,tracheostomy equipment, mechanical ventilator,catheters,gastrointestinal tubes,and central line.

• Performed, approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedure based upon patients clinical status.
• Administered blood as well as blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions.
• Administered medications intravenously, by injections, orally,through gastric tube or by other methods.
• Advocated for patients as well as families or provided emotional support.
• Set up and monitored medical equipments devices like cardiac monitors,mechanical ventilators alarms,oxygen delivery devices,transducers, or pressure lines.
• Monitored patients' fluid intake as well as output to detect emerging problem like fluid electrolyte imbalances.
• Assessed patients' pain level and sedation requirements.
• Assessed patients' psychological status needs, including areas like sleep patterns,anxiety, grief, anger, and provided support wherever needs.
• Ensured that equipments or devices are properly stored after use.
• Assessed family adaptation levels coping skills to define whether intervention is needed.
• Participated in professional organizations as well as continuing education to improve practice knowledge level.