SZE WEI SAW
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience in critical care at both Tan Tock Seng and Woodlands Health Hospital, excelling in hemodynamics monitoring and advanced life support. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through individualized care plans and effective collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. Recognized for strong clinical judgment and commitment to quality improvement in high-pressure environments.
Healthcare professional with focus on intensive care nursing and proven track record in critical care settings. Known for collaborative teamwork and adaptability in dynamic environments. Expertise in patient monitoring, acute care management, and fostering positive patient experience.
Knowledgeable and proactive ICU Registered Nurse with proven skills in coordinating and implementing treatment plans. Handles needs of patients with common presentations and complex cases, including responding expertly to diverse emergencies. Calm and insightful during stressful situations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Woodlands Health
01.2021 - Current
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes and central lines.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for critically ill patients.
- Managed ventilator settings according to physician orders, significantly reducing instances of respiratory distress among critically ill patients.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to establish optimal care plans, resulting in improved patient satisfaction.
- Mentored new nursing staff, facilitating smooth integration into the ICU unit and promoting a supportive workplace culture.
- Worked with physicians and nursing staff to develop treatment protocols addressing patients' current symptom presentation as well as underlying conditions.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
06.2019 - 01.2021
- Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
- Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Triage patient according to types of acuity
- Provide resuscitation care to group of patient which are actively deteriorating
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Penang General Hospital
05.2013 - 01.2015
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop comprehensive care plans for patients presenting with diverse medical conditions in the Emergency Department.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Optimized patient flow within the Emergency Department by collaborating with charge nurses in coordinating bed assignments and discharges according to capacity constraints.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate, culturally sensitive care tailored to individual needs and preferences.
Education
Advanced Diploma - Critical Care Nursing
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Singapore11-2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UCSI University
Malaysia 12-2019
Skills
- Hemodynamics monitoring
- ECG
- Intravenous therapy
- Neurological monitoring
- Telemetry monitoring
- Advanced life support
- Respiratory maintenance
- Renal function management (CRRT and Conventional Dialysis)
- Clinical judgment
- Quality improvement
- Cardiac monitors
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) - AHA
- Basic Cardiovascular Life Support (BCLS) - AHA
- Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) - TTSH
- Advanced Trauma Courses For Nurses (ATCN) - TTSH
- Patient assessment
- Emergency interventions
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Timeline
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Woodlands Health
01.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
06.2019 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Penang General Hospital
05.2013 - 01.2015
Advanced Diploma - Critical Care Nursing
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
UCSI University
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