Marilou Bernardo
St. Peter Port,Guernsey
Summary
Compassionate, honest, hard-working, and reliable member of the nursing team in De Sausmarez/ De Havilland Ward. Able to coordinate the ward and support colleagues to achieve their assignments effectively. The challenge to lead and support the team with the aim of providing patient centred care in a holistic approach has been defining my work goal. Now seeking to further develop and to advance to a senior role. My vision is to be able to motivate colleagues and support them accordingly in my new role.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Staff nurse band 5
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
St Martins, Guernsey
09.2018 - Current
- Maintains privacy, dignity and safety of patients.
- Monitors patient wellbeing, recognising deterioration as early as possible and initiating immediate emergency care.
- Deals with emergencies with calm and composure.
- Assists with routine medical tests and evaluations, documenting findings to help with effective care planning.
- Works with new staff members and students, fostering a supportive work environment.
- Orders, dispenses and administers prescribed medications and medical products.
- Utilises clinical skills.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring effective care coordination.
- Delivers quality patient care through effective communication and teamwork.
- Shows flexibility whilst dealing with varying shift patterns to ensure constant coverage of vital services.
Staff nurse band 5
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK
02.2017 - 09.2018
- Delivered quality patient care through effective communication and teamwork.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care.
- Updated patient records meticulously to ensure accurate documentation.
- Administered medication with meticulous attention to detail.
- Monitored patient wellbeing, recognising deterioration as early as possible and initiating immediate emergency care.
- Assisted with routine medical tests and evaluations, documenting findings to help with effective care planning.
- Worked with new staff members and students, fostering a supportive work environment.
- Ordered, dispensed and administered prescribed medications and medical products.
- Showed flexibility whilst dealing with varying shift patterns to ensure constant coverage of vital services.
Community staff nurse
Department of Health
Ilocos Sur, Philippines
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Conducted home visits, and provided wound care, medication management and health promotion to patients receiving at-home care.
- Administered vaccinations and ensured it was done timely to prevent disease outbreak within the community.
- Facilitated group sessions, delivered seminars targeted at specific patient groups and participated in health education programmes to promote community well-being.
- Coordinated with multidisciplinary team for seamless service provision.
- Maintained confidentiality in all aspects of nursing practice.
- Demonstrated sensitivity towards cultural diversity in the community served.
Staff nurse
Benguet General Hospital
Benguet, Philippines
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members for holistic care.
- Identified early warning signs of deteriorating health through vigilant monitoring.
- Managed emergency situations effectively, maintaining calm under pressure. Delivered life support with updated first aid and CPR training.
- Demonstrated excellent time management skills whilst handling multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
- Assisted doctors during surgeries with precision and efficiency.
- Supported physicians and consultants with tests and procedures.
- Participated in health education programmes and nurse education activities in clinical settings.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of The Cordilleras
Baguio City, Philippines 06.2006 - 03.2010
Skills
- Compassionate bedside manner
- Clinical Skills
- Communication and Documentation
- Immediate Life Support
- Patient confidentiality adherence
- Communication with multidisciplinary teams
- Care coordination
- Multitasking under pressure
- Clinical judgment
- Knowledge on Diabetes management
- Effective time management
- Team player
Languages
English
Advanced
What my colleagues say of me:
- Interacts well with service users, visitors and colleagues and treats everyone she meets with dignity and respect.
- Takes responsibility for all her actions and for those who she is responsible for, demonstrates high professional standards by working within her scope of practice with the best practice and evidence-based approach.
- Sets the environment in a way that (I am) happy and comfortable to work with her, and listens actively to what the service users and her colleagues are saying and acts upon it accordingly.
- Marilou’s work is always to a very good standard and yet documentation is very accurate as well as when she gives medication.
Timeline
Staff nurse band 5
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
09.2018 - Current
Staff nurse band 5
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
02.2017 - 09.2018
Community staff nurse
Department of Health
01.2014 - 01.2017
Staff nurse
Benguet General Hospital
01.2013 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of The Cordilleras
06.2006 - 03.2010
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