Karlien Gonsalves (Kloppers)

My name is Karlien Gonsalves (Kloppers). I am a 37-year-old female. I am a Registered Nurse who qualified with Netcare Education. I did my Enrolled Nurse course and Bridging course with Netcare Education which I enjoyed very much. During studies as a student, I was placed in general wards by the clinical facilitators, and speciality wards. After the Bridging course the Matron of Kingsway Hospital placed me in Paediatric ward which I enjoyed tremendously. I loved working with the children making them laugh, building a bond with the kids as well as the parents. I would love to continue working with children and try and build a foundation just for children.

I endured a lot of difficulties in the beginning as I needed to adapt to an unfamiliar environment. Prior to Paediatrics I worked in Medical 2. I worked one year day shift thereafter I went over to night shift, leading the shift. My BLS is up to date as well as my SANC fees. 

I will render quality services to your ward or company and treat the patients’ adults and children alike with respect and dignity. I intend to meet the client/ patient and companies’ goals and follow and know policies and procedures according to your company. This opportunity will also give me the opportunity to gain experience and further my studies to become more knowledgeable which will also benefit your company. 

My career includes patient safety and assessment, monitoring patient progress, consulting with the multi-function team of doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists etc., preparing the patient for theatre, doing health checks, vital data, maintaining detailed records, doing emergency checks, giving medication and intravenous therapy, insertion of intravenous lines, and these are just a few of my duties.

I truly love and adore children and want to make them feel safe, better, comforted and feel that they can talk to me. I would do anything to protect children. When there were no patients in the ward I was sent to trauma, medical 2, surgical ICU, orthopaedic ward or surgical wards.

Previously I also worked at a frail care facility where I worked with patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy, Diabetes, Hypertension and cardiac problems and many more conditions. Mostly I worked with end- stage life stage 4 cancer as well making patients feel comfortable, cared for, fed and have someone at their side before passing on.

I know that I can make a great contribution to your company and look forward to discussing this opportunity further in detail.

Thank you for your time in reading this and for your consideration.

Yours Sincerely

Karlien Gonsalves (Kloppers)

EXPERIENCE:

CLEARWATER SPUR:                    2003-2006

                                                         Waitress

LORDS & LEGENDS                       2006-2010

SPORTS CAFÉ:                              Waitress/ Bar lady

MOOIHAWENS OLD AGED           2010-2012

HOME:                                             Caregiver at outbound patient homes dealing with   

                                                        stage 4 cancer- end stage life.

NETCARE KINGSWAY                   March 2015

HOSPITAL:                                     Enrolled Nurse in Medical 2 ward

NETCARE KINGSWAY                   September 2019- 2022

HOSPITAL:                                     Registered Nurse in Paediatric ward 

                                                         January 2020

                                                         Nightshift leader in Paediatric Ward

IV BAR LINKSFIELD:                       June 2022- January 2023

                                                          Registered Nurse

DUTIES AS A REGISTERED NURSE:

• Checking of the Emergency trolley
• Counting, receiving, and checking of scheduled drugs
• Receiving handover and following up on orders from doctors
• Phoning or messaging doctors with patients results and completing those orders
• Receiving new patients and parents
• Discharging of patients and parents
• Taking patients to Xray department or ordering a BSU Xray as per doctor
• Assessing the patient and informing the doctor of the child’s condition
• Oxygen therapy
• Nasal cannula therapy
• Tube feeding including pegs
• wound care
• Intravenous therapy
• Intravenous insertion
• Giving medication: Intramuscular, intravenous, orally, suppositories and more as prescribed and checking for side effects
• Checking Enrolled nurse work
• Writing bed stats
• Working with different isolation cases and special needs children
• General housekeeping
• Bed making
• Safety checks
• Educating staff on safety of children including policies and procedures
• Educating parents on the current condition of the child and giving medication education
• Giving parents discharge information
• Documentation
• Taking child to theatre and receiving from theatre
• Preparing the child for pre- and post- operative theatre
• Allocating staff according to their abilities to nurse and assess
• Working together with the disciplinary team
• Being an advocate for the children
• Taking blood samples
• Following Covid-19 protocols as per the Hospital or companies’ policies
• Charging of stock on Mobill and MyAppointment
• Preparing Doctors trolleys
• Stock take
• Pain Management
• Giving IV Vitamin therapy and looking for side effects
• Administration of blood products and monitoring as per protocols
• Insertion of female urinary catheter, the urologists do male catheters.
• Conducting physical examination to assess the patients’ needs and problems and work out a nursing care plan 
• Implementing doctor’s orders, perform treatment, start intravenous therapies,
•  inserting intravenous lines, administration of medication and monitoring for side effects, 
• interpreting diagnostic test
•  Administer direct care to the injured, disabled, I'll or convalescent patient
•  Review and maintain medical records Implement and develop nursing care plans and re-evaluating as the patient needs changes
•  Counsel patients and family members on disease prevention and health maintenance 
• Ordering and evaluating diagnostic tests as per doctor’s orders
•  Supervising Enrolled nurses, Enrolled nursing assistants and care workers 
• Educate patients on their condition and treatment plan- health education
•  Maintain a safe, hygienic working environment as well as hygiene, physical comfort and re-assurance of a patient
•  Assisting doctors with procedures and preparing equipment for the procedure as per doctors’ preference
•  Providing emotional and psychological support to patients and staff
•  Practicing within the scope of practice
•  Maintains vital data and medical records
•  Maintains oxygenation of a patient
•  Facilitating with rehabilitation and physio to prevent bodily deformities
•  Maintaining and supervising fluid and electrolyte balance of a patient Feeding of a patient 
• Supervising and maintaining the elimination of a patient
•  Communicating with the patient and parents on their nursing care and treatment 
• Promoting mental and physical well- being of a patient
•  Preparation for theatre 
• Advocating for the patient to ensure the patient gets the healthcare as required 
• Planning, organizing, decision- making and problem- solving skills to ensure the patient receives the best care possible 
• Accountable, Responsible and liable for nursing actions Humble Disciplined
•  Maintains confidentiality
•  Collaborates with the healthcare team Serves as a role model, change agent, consultant, teacher and mentor in leadership of the profession
•  Engaging in teamwork as a team player and team builder and modelling professionalism 
• Implementing standards, practice guidelines, policies and protocols
•  Evaluates a child for signs and symptoms of abuse
•  Time management
•  Critical thinking 
• Computer literate in MS Word, Excel and slides, Xray department program and SAP
•  Patient safety
•  Email writing
•  Report writing
•  Leadership
•  Determination
•  Creativity 
• Empathy
•  Work ethics 
• Management
•  Attention to detail
•  Adaptability 
• Friendliness
•  ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS Student Recognition Floating Trophy- awarded for excelling in practical as well as theory in 2017

CARE DUTIES FOR THE OLD AGE:

• Bedmaking
• Pressure part Care
• Feeding
• Communicating
• Blood Pressure
• Insertion of urinary catheter for females, males were done by the urologists.
• Bathing
• To have empathy
• Be professional.
• Be timeous with medication and emergencies.
• To Observe the patient’s condition
• To be trustworthy
• To be respectful towards the elderly
• To be understanding
• To be flexible in adjusting schedules according to the elderly
• Physical strength and stamina to cater for the elderly i.e., wheelchair, lifting patients.
• To be passionate about care for the elderly
• Booking appointments
• Assisting to and from appointments
• Pain management
• The safety of the elderly
• Memory and mobility
• Grooming
• Toilet habits
• To be a companion to avoid depression.
• Help with housekeeping.
• Creating a care plan specific to individual needs
• Continuous assements.
• To ensure that there is no physical, emotional or mental abuse done towards the elderly.
• To protect the elderly and make sure that they can practice their rights
• Maintaining and promoting the well-being, safety and security of the elderly
• To respect the dignity of the elderly
• Treating the elderly fairly
• Ensuring no discrimen on race, health status or disability
• Ensuring an environment that is safe and conducive to their health.
• Educating and training the elderly in their conditions as well as medication
• Continuous collaborated care 
• Communication with collaborated parties about the health changes of the patient
• Ensure that the elderly does not get exploited in any way.
• Ensure accessibility to facilities and services as far as possible.
• Ensure recreational activities to boost brain function memory as well as to have fun and make the elderly laugh.
• Rehabilitating as far as possible with assistive devices
• To be an advocate for the elderly in all aspects of life where possible
• Counselling to the family and patient where possible
• To ensure privacy for the elderly
• Notifying the elderly of any transfer or discharge
• With all my patients I assisted them to and from doctors, to and from dialysis and chemo treatments, made them comfortable, ensured their hygiene needs were met as well as their personal wants and belongings. I communicated with them on a personal level as some of their families worked far and some did not have family so I tried my best to fill that void, mixed and gave medication, cooked for them, changed beds and linen, did blood pressure, catheter care, stoma care, peg feeding and care of it. Various and multiple tasks were performed.

KUSWAG HOER SKOOL:               1991- 2003

                                                         Afrikaans, English, Mathematics, Science

                                                         History and Biology

                                                         Matriculated: 2003

                                                         Certificate

SOUTH COAST SCHOOL FOR       2010-2012

CAREGIVING:                                 Caregiver for Mooihawens Old Aged Home

                                                          Certificate

NETCARE EDUCATION                  2013-2015

UMHLANGA:                                   Enrolled Nursing student R2175 course

                                                         Certificate

NETCARE EDUCATION                  2017-2019

UMHLANGA:                                   Bridging Course leading enrolment as a General

                                                         Registered Nurse R683

                                                         Diploma

DENOSA:                                         April 2021- March 2022

                                                          Nightshift DENOSA Representative

                                                          No training given due to Covid-19

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT:                   February 2022-2024 BLS certified