Adarsh Akish Chand

Pre-operative Care

• Update patient records accurately, ensuring legal compliance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive perioperative care.
• Maintain sterile environment in operating theatre, minimising infection risks.
• Improve efficiency in operating theatre by organising equipment and supplies.
• Provide support to junior staff, fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Reduce risk of post-operative complications through careful monitoring of patients' vitals during surgery.
• Assist in complex surgical procedures to ensure best patient outcomes.
• Secure optimal surgical conditions for surgeons by maintaining appropriate patient sedation levels.
• Administer general anaesthesia for major surgical procedures.
• Facilitate smooth recovery for patients by providing postoperative care and pain management.
• Interview and examined patients to understand nature of medical situations.
• Monitor patient progress at periodic intervals throughout treatment plans.
• Assess child’s health status: Review medical history, allergies, and current medications.
• Psychological preparation: Explain procedures in age-appropriate language, reduce anxiety, and support parents.
• Equipment preparation: Ensure paediatric-specific airway devices, monitoring equipment, and emergency supplies are ready.

Intra-operative Care

• Assist the anaesthetist: Prepare and administer anaesthesia under supervision, ensuring correct dosages for children.
• Monitor vital signs: Track heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and temperature continuously.
• Maintain airway and circulation: Be vigilant for complications such as laryngospasm or bradycardia, which are more common in children.
• Document: Record anaesthesia details, interventions, and patient responses accurately.
• Emotional needs: Children often experience higher anxiety; anaesthetic nurses use distraction techniques, play therapy, or parental presence to ease stress.
• Safety protocols: Strict adherence to pediatric anesthesia guidelines, including equipment sizing and resuscitation readiness, is essential.

Preventive Care & Screening

• Conduct growth monitoring, developmental assessments, and vaccination drives.
• Identify early signs of illness or developmental delays and refer children for specialized care.
• Organize outreach clinics in rural or underserved areas to ensure equitable access.

Advocacy & Support

• Advocate for child health policies and improved access to paediatric services.
• Provide emotional support to families coping with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
• Empower communities to take ownership of child health initiatives.

Data Collection & Program Evaluation

• Gather data on child health indicators (e.g., immunization coverage, malnutrition rates).
• Use evidence to evaluate outreach programs and improve service delivery.
• Contribute to research that informs national child health strategies.

Preventive Care & Screening

• Conduct growth monitoring, developmental assessments, and vaccination drives.
• Identify early signs of illness or developmental delays and refer children for specialized care.
• Organize outreach clinics in rural or underserved areas to ensure equitable access.
• Secured optimal surgical conditions for surgeons by maintaining appropriate patient sedation levels.

Contributed to the successful implementation of new anaesthesia protocols, improving patient outcomes.

• Promoted excellent standards in anaesthetic practice through ongoing professional development.
• Enhanced patient understanding of anaesthetic process through clear communication and reassurance.
• Assisted in complex surgical procedures to ensure best patient outcomes.
• Managed emergency situations effectively, ensuring patient safety at all times.
• Maintained high cleanliness and hygiene standards within clinical environment.
• Followed clinical guidelines to minimise risk and maintain high standards.

• Maintaining accurate, complete health care records and reports.
• Administering medications to patients and monitoring them for side effects and reactions.
• Prescribing assistive medical devices and related treatments.
• Recording patient vital signs and medical information.
• Ordering medical diagnostic and clinical tests.
• Monitoring, reporting, and recording symptoms or changes in patient conditions.
• Administering oral and intravenous medications.
• Assessing, implementing, planning, or evaluating patient nursing care plans by working with healthcare team members.
• Modifying patient health treatment plans as indicated by patient conditions and responses.
• Perform routine procedures (blood pressure measurements, administering injections etc.) and fill in patients’ charts
• Inspect the facilities and act to maintain excellent hygiene and safety (decontaminating equipment, sanitizing surfaces, preparing beds etc.)
• Provide instant medical care in emergencies
• Supervise and train intern nurses.
• Foster a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families.
• Deliver infants and provide prenatal and postpartum care and treatment under-obstetrician’s supervision.
• Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.