SENTHAMIL SELVI SREENIVASAN
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than twenty years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities. Offering expertise with Primary Health Care specialty which focus more on Chronic disease management, prevention of diseases and promotion of health.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care, East Coast Dialysis Center
05.2023 - Current
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous charting and double-checking dosages.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient assessments and treatment plans.
- Improved patient satisfaction scores by providing empathetic, compassionate care to diverse populations.
- Promoted a culture of safety by strictly adhering to infection control measures and reporting any potential hazards or concerns.
- Educated patients on self-care management, empowering them to take an active role in their overall health and wellbeing.
- Evaluated the effectiveness of care plans regularly, making adjustments as needed based on individual patient needs and progress toward goals.
- Participated in regular staff meetings to share best practices, address challenges, and foster collaboration among team members.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Staff Nurse I (Registered Nurse)
Outram Polyclinic, Singhealth Polyclinics
02.2011 - 09.2020
- Duties included - Emergency Room: Triaging patients and providing immediate care by following protocols
- Treatment Room: Giving routine monthly or 3 monthly injections via IM or SC
- Assist Doctor for Hydrocortisone & Lignocaine injection
- Serving DOT medications for Patients with Tuberculosis
- Dressing Room: Providing nursing care procedures like nasogastric tube insertion, female catheterization, acute & chronic wound care & suture removal, assisting doctors in procedures
- Assisting doctors in minor surgical procedures like ear syringing, foreign body removal, nail avulsion, toilet & suturing, male catheterization, removal of abscess, etc
- Well Women Clinic: Educating family planning methods and giving injections if applicable, screen & prepare women for pap smears and educating on the importance of BSE & mammogram and routine screening, assisting doctors in insertion of intra uterine devices & in taking pap smear specimens
- Diabetic Foot Screening Room: Carrying out diabetic foot screening by using monofilament test, sensory test, toe pressure, assessing for any vascular abnormalities, foot deformities
- Diabetic Retino Photography Room: Carrying out diabetic eye screening by using non-mydriatic retinal camera (Topcon) & teach eye care
- Health Counselling Room: Assess and use teach back method for asthma inhaler techniques, insulin injection techniques, use of glucometer and BP monitor and recording, various diet management for DM, HTN, Hyperlipidemia, Gout, Hyperkalemia etc., educate on self-management of chronic conditions & smoking cessation program, assess osteoarthritis patients and follow up, enroll patients in Team Let & Tele Care program and follow up through phone call & document
- Child Development Assessment Room: Assessing & monitoring growth & development in new born to 4years and refer to doctor if any changes noted from normal development, checking Neonatal Jaundice for new born by using Trans cutaneous bilirubin (TCB)
- Immunization Room & Adult Travel Vaccine Room: Administering disease preventing vaccines according to National Immunization Registry and travel vaccines according to the age from 1month old baby to elderly
- Ensuring all nursing care provided is documented in appropriate clinical documentation in system & follow up, make appointments for follow up care for patients
- Overseeing matters relate to infection control management, inventories checklist weekly, monthly and logistics in service areas wherever posted
- Monitoring Vaccines counts before and after duty, maintaining Refrigerator regularly by using weekly graph reading, maintaining cold chain through out the procedure, maintaining all documentations regarding maintenance of refrigerator
- Assisting Infection Control Nurse to conduct and check competencies for hand hygiene audit, mask fitting exercise & PPE for staffs as and when necessary
- Conducting workshops, road shows, health talks for patients on diabetes, asthma, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, falls prevention, weaning diet, vaccination, and its importance etc
- Giving journal club presentations for nurses and attending training sessions for self-development and personal growth programmes, talks, conferences to update my knowledge & skills
- Actively participating in clinicʼs Quality improvement project 'Treating LDL to target amongst very high-risk CVD patients'.
Team leader in EPIC Nurse-led project titled 'Love and Care your Feet'
Outram Polyclinic, Singhealth Polyclinics
02.2011 - 09.2020
- Stepped up as Team leader in EPIC Nurse-led project titled 'Love and Care your Feet' with team members of various domains worked collaboratively to successfully increase the intake of diabetic foot screening amongst patients attending Outram Polyclinic
- Won the Merit award for the poster presentation at the Singhealth Polyclinics Quality and Innovation Day.
Assistant Nurse I (Enrolled Nurse)
National University Hospital (NUH)
09.2008 - 02.2010
- Duties included - Monitoring patients' condition by taking vitals, maintaining intake and output charts, providing wound care & stoma care
- Assisting patients to meet their basic ADL, collecting specimens on time and taking order for diet from patient and enter in the system on time
- Accompanying patients who undergo diagnostic procedures under sedation and giving post sedation nursing care
- Assisting staff nurses - admission and discharge procedures; administration of medicines, blood and blood products
- Assisting doctors - procedures such as IV cannulations and taking of blood specimens, catheterizations, NG & NJ tube insertion, renal biopsy, bone marrow aspiration, lumbar puncture, etc., and giving post nursing care
- Periodical checking and maintaining e-trolley & AED
- Maintaining first in first out and sufficient stocks
- Preparing patients for transfer to other departments or discharge
- Housekeeping to maintain excellent hygiene (decontaminating equipment, sanitizing surfaces, preparing beds, etc.)
- Maintaining a safe working environment
- Attending regular in-service talks, training courses to update knowledge and skills and guide and help junior staffs.
Assistant Nurse II (Enrolled Nurse)
Centre For Transfusion Medicine Department in Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
09.2003 - 07.2008
- Duties included - Screening the eligibility of blood donors; performing phlebotomy and collecting blood; monitoring medical changes in donor's condition like hematoma, weakness or light-headedness, giddiness, nausea and take nursing measures and record
- In mobile blood donation drive, had experience in collecting blood from Secondary Schools to Universities, Army Camps, companies and community centers
- Maintaining cleanliness of equipment by disinfecting regularly, practicing all infection control measures
- Managing blood spillage and sharp injuries management according to protocols
- Maintaining good rapport with blood donors and ensured their safety as priority.
Staff Nurse
Apollo Hospitals
01.2001 - 06.2003
- Duties included - Providing assistance in minor & major surgeries
- ENT surgeries, Obstetrics and Gynaecological surgeries, In-Vitro Fertilization procedures, Plastic surgeries, Cosmetic surgeries, Gastroenterology surgeries, General surgeries and diagnostic surgeries
- Ensuring patient's safety by completing pre surgical checklist, counter checking instruments & sponges counts before the closure, keeping ready all the required items before each surgery
- Ensuring first in first out in all autoclaved items and consumable materials and ordering items from store to ensure sufficient stock is available
- Disinfection of operating instruments accordingly before, during and after surgery
- Maintaining infection control measures for all case and highly risk cases, sharp injuries management, body fluid and chemical spillage management
- Role in recovery room: Making sure patients are stable by checking vital signs & blood sugar level
- Maintaining intravenous fluid infusion, giving medications as per doctor's order
- Maintaining intake & output chart etc., Documenting the nursing measures
- Reporting to doctor if any deviation noted or patient is unwell
- Following the instructions given by doctor and shifting the patients to respective wards and handing over by using SBAR.
Nursing Tutor / Clinical Instructor
Lakshmi Ammal School of Nursing
01.2000 - 12.2000
- Planning and implementing educational activities and events
- Advisor for Student Nurses Association.
Staff Nurse
Aravindan Nursing Home
12.1998 - 12.1999
- Worked in pre & post operative wards, maternity wards, operation theatre and outpatient departments
- Duties included - Assessing and monitoring patients' condition and needs to provide the best care and advice
- Observing and interpreting symptoms and communicating them to doctors
- Collaborating with doctors and nurses to devise individualised treatments for patients
- Adjusting and administering medication and providing treatment to doctor's orders
- Administering and monitoring intravenous infusions
- Performing routine procedures such as measuring blood pressure, pulse, injections, etc
- Filling in patient' charts and recording treatment details
- Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment for patients and their families
- Housekeeping to maintain excellent hygiene (decontaminating equipment, sanitising surfaces, preparing beds, etc.)
Education
Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Gerontology) -
NANYANG POLYTECHNIC ( NYP)
12.2017
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
CHERRAAN'S COLLEGE OF NURSING
11.1998
Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Emergency Care- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED (First Aid CPR AED), Performing ECG, Vitals monitoring, Blood glucose levels, Hemoglobin level, administering nebulizer, Oxygen saturation standards
- Clinical judgment
- Phlebotomy - Intravenous cannulation for blood donors and dialysis patients (AVF & AVG)
- Naso Gastric Tube insertion
- Female catheterization
- Infection control measures-Perform Mask Fitting Test & PPE competency, Hand Hygiene Australia
- Community health
- Patient Safety
- Wound Care- Acute & chronic wounds, STO and other minor procedures
- Chronic Disease Management-Patient Counseling, Patient and family advocacy
- Diabetes management
- Care Planning and Care Coordination
- Patient Education - Effective Communication
- Family planning services education
- Disease Prevention
- Specimen Collection
- Drug administration - Oral medications including DOT medications for TB patients
- Medication Administration and IV administration
- Vaccine administration- Child immunization according National Immunization Registry and Adult travel vaccinations
- Health Promotion
- Diabetic Foot Screening
- Diabetic Retino Photography (Topcon camera)
- Newborn care - Neonatal Jaundice assessment and management, eye care, umbilical cord care, Child Growth and Development Assessment
- Geriatric Nursing- Needs Assessment - Barthel Index for ADL Assessment, Falls Risk Assessment Tool, Nutritional Assessment, Braden Scale for Skin Integrity Assessment, Foot Screening Assessment Tool, Mini- Mental State Examination
- Perform Swab Test
- Ethical Practice
- Quality Improvement
- New Junior Nurses and Nursing Student Precepting
- Patient Examination
- Surgical Nursing- Minor and major surgeries, diagnostic procedures- Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopic surgeries, Recovery Room patient care
- Adaptability
- Problem-Solving
- Accurate Documentation - MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Medical Software
Accomplishments
- Merit Poster Award for "Love and Care your Feet" for Quality Improvement category in Singhealth Polyclinics Quality and Innovation Poster Competition 2020
- Gold Award for the period of October 2014 to September 2015 by Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards 2014
- Gold Award for the period April 2014 to March 2015 by Singapore Health Quality Service Award
- Silver Award for the period of April 2012 to March 2013 by Eastern Health Alliance Caring Awards 2014
- Silver Award for the period April 2012 to March 2013 by Singapore Health Quality Service Award
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Intermediate (B1)
Mandarin
Intermediate (B1)
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: India
- Date of Birth: 04/29/76
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
References
- NM Seow Liling
- SSN Kisna Kumari
- SNM Chia Puay Kim, +6597570268, chia.puay.kim@singhealth.com.sg, Singhealth Polyclinics
Hobbies and Interests
Volunteering in medical fairs, drawing & painting in all mediums, sewing, other art works by using clay, recycle things, both indoor and outdoor games, cycling, travelling, music - both vocal & instrument.
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Fresenius Medical Care, East Coast Dialysis Center
05.2023 - Current
Staff Nurse I (Registered Nurse)
Outram Polyclinic, Singhealth Polyclinics
02.2011 - 09.2020
Team leader in EPIC Nurse-led project titled 'Love and Care your Feet'
Outram Polyclinic, Singhealth Polyclinics
02.2011 - 09.2020
Assistant Nurse I (Enrolled Nurse)
National University Hospital (NUH)
09.2008 - 02.2010
Assistant Nurse II (Enrolled Nurse)
Centre For Transfusion Medicine Department in Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
09.2003 - 07.2008
Staff Nurse
Apollo Hospitals
01.2001 - 06.2003
Nursing Tutor / Clinical Instructor
Lakshmi Ammal School of Nursing
01.2000 - 12.2000
Staff Nurse
Aravindan Nursing Home
12.1998 - 12.1999
Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Gerontology) -
NANYANG POLYTECHNIC ( NYP)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
CHERRAAN'S COLLEGE OF NURSING
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