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Profile
Registered professional nurse (SANC) with six years in adult medical and surgical wards at a 400-bed regional hospital, including two years as shift leader. Calm under pressure, careful with medication safety and known for clear handovers. Looking for a senior post in a high-care unit.
Experience bullets
- Led a team of 8 nurses on a 32-bed medical ward on night shift, covering admissions from casualty.
- Introduced a bedside handover checklist; reported medication errors on the ward fell from 14 to 5 in a year.
- Cut pressure injuries acquired on the ward by 40% by running two-hourly turning audits and training 12 staff.
- Precepted 9 student nurses through their clinical placements; all passed their practical assessments.
Skills and certificates
BLS and ACLSIV therapyWound careInfection controlMedication administrationPatient education
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