Harteshni Shivani Lata

Deliver psychiatric care to patients with acute mental illness, including dual diagnoses and dementia.

Conduct thorough mental state examinations and risk assessments for individualized care planning.

Act as Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) liaison for the ward, promoting compliance with PPE and hygiene audits.

Support therapeutic interventions, family education, and discharge planning in collaboration with psychiatrists and allied health teams.

Administer medications via oral, IV, and IMI routes, ensuring safe pharmacological practices and documentation.

Provide guidance and mentorship to new nurses and interns during rotations.

Participate in outbreak management drills and infection control audits.Providing direct clinical nursing cares.

Provide support for outbreak management planning and
during all infectious outbreaks. Working in a safe manner to protect yourself, your colleagues and
patients; closely following all policies and procedures

A team-player/ team leader with excellent communication skills who is able to liaise with care staff, family members, doctors and the management team. Excellent reporting skills are required to complete necessary
compulsory reporting, progress notes and incident reporting, while maintaining all policies and procedures that are in place.

Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

Educated patients, families and caregivers (Case Conference) on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

Managed care from admission to discharge.

Providing Person centered care assessment and planning which includes Consumers Palliative & End of life Care needs, This includes involving allied health professionals, families and carers.

Completed a 7-week clinical placement focusing on elderly rehabilitation, stroke recovery, and orthopedic care.

Supported ADLs, rehabilitation exercises, and patient mobility plans.

Participated in falls risk assessments, medication rounds, and wound care procedures.

Contributed to palliative care case discussions and developed culturally safe care strategies.

Providing Person centered care assessment and planning which includes Consumers Palliative & End of life Care needs, This includes involving allied health professionals, families and carers.

Assisting resident and family in signing Advanced Care Directive. Completing Palliative Care End of Life Assessment and Care Plan/ Doing Palliative Care Case Conference and providing end of life care as per policy including the use of Syringe Drivers for pain relief

Rotation, all wards including medical, surgical, maternity, paediatrics, accident and emergency, intensive care unit, burns unit in 2019.

Mental Health Nursing at Stress Management Ward (Psychiatric Unit) from 2020 october till date which includes:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- CLINICAL CARE
Systematically assesses the physical and mental state of the patient, analyses information and identifies the patient's nursing needs.

Provide direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.

Undertakes a thorough risk assessment of the patient within the acute mental health setting to identify the patient risks.

Managed care from admission to discharge.

Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

Applying knowledge and skills, develops and documents a comprehensive plan of care that reflects the identified needs of the patient and reduces risks associated with risk assessment within the least restrictive environment.

Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance
coverage limitations.

Recognizes changes in the patient's risk and mental status, takes necessary action and documents variation in the plan of care.

Involves the patient, family, and other service elements in the development and implementation of the plan of care. ·

Ensures that patient safety and dignity is reflected through plan of care including the management of gender safety.

Implements the plan of care by providing direct high quality nursing care to patients which meets the individual needs of patients in a manner consistent with the philosophy, policies and objectives of the St. Giles
Hospital.

Evaluates and validates the effectiveness of nursing strategies towards meeting expected patient outcomes

Accepts accountability for own actions and seeks guidance when a situation exceeds experience and/or knowledge.

Ensures documentation is accurate, clear, succinct and reflective of current mental, physical and risk state, care planning and actions for both patient and family, risk management/reduction, use of and effect of medication and discharge planning.

Develops and implements teaching plans for patients and family that meet their learning needs and facilitates informed decision making about the mental health and treatment.

Co-ordinates an effective discharge from hospital that reflects the needs of the patient and carers ensuring adequate transfer of information with other service elements as required.

Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.