CARISTAR CHIKWANDA
Lusaka
Summary
Dependable and compassionate medical and surgical staff nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and three years of professional experience. Expertise includes certifications in HIV/AIDS management, occupational health and safety, and psychosocial counseling, ensuring a strong commitment to patient safety, medication administration, and care coordination. Demonstrates resilience under pressure while maintaining emotional stability to effectively manage human suffering and emergencies. Eager to leverage leadership qualities and a positive attitude in a dynamic healthcare environment that fosters professional growth and achieves organizational goals.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
University Teaching Hospital
10.2023 - Current
- Provides bedside care for patients in female medical and surgical ward.
- Performs medical and surgical procedures.
- Assess, plan, administer and evaluate patient care plan.
- Evaluate medical information and giving direct and tailored bedside nursing care to pre and postsurgery patients.
- Changing dressings, inserting catheters and beginning intravenous infusions lines Intubation.
- Performs tests, monitors vital signs and report reaction to drugs in a timely manner.
- Answering patients queries and teaching them and their families about surgical procedures and post-operative care and disease processes.
- Communication and collaboration with various members of the care team.
- Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining hygiene, move in bed, standing and walking.
- Administration of covid 19 vaccines.
- Remove secretion’s using aspiration technique in patients with endotracheal tubing.
- Administered controlled and uncontrolled medication.
- Ensure all documentation is up-to-date and correctly written.
- Assists physicians in medical procedures and treatments.
- Assists in medical and minor surgical procedures, caring for patients pre and post operatively.
- Conduct ward rounds and Counselling for patients and caregivers.
- Biggest hospital in Zambia
- Total number of beds: 250
- Nurse to patient ratio 1:8
- Beds in unit: 40
Child Health Week Nurse
Civic Centre Clinic
Lusaka, Zambia
06.2023 - 11.2023
Directly administer essential treatments,including routine vaccinations such as polio,measles and vitamin A supplementation.
Recording children's height and weight to identify and manage cases of stunted growth early.
Identifying children who have missed routine immunization and ensure they receive catch-up doses to maintain high national immunity levels.
COVID-19 Vaccinator
CIVIC CENTER CLINIC
Lusaka, Zambia
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Administered COVID-19 vaccinations to diverse populations, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and guidelines.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to schedule vaccination appointments and streamline patient flow.
- Educated patients on vaccine benefits, potential side effects, and post-vaccination care procedures.
- Monitored vaccine storage conditions, maintaining compliance with health regulations and inventory management practices.
Education
Bachelors - Nursing
Lusaka Apex Medical University
Lusaka10.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Matero Girls High School
12.2009
Skills
- Patient and medical care
- Excellent observational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Basic first aid
- Very good time keeper
- Good organizational and planning skills
- Patient and detail oriented
- Positive outlook, energetic, naturally caring and
- Kind, confidently, privacy, dignity in care
- Ability work flexible shifts
- Complex problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently
- Ability to multitask
- Organization and time management
- Computer skills
- Critical thinking
- Flexible and adaptable
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Multitasking Abilities
Certification
- Academic Standard IELTS overall score 8.0
- Nclex Pass
- Driver's lessons
- Covid Vaccination certificate
LANGUAGE
English
Timeline
University Teaching Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Child Health Week Nurse
Civic Centre Clinic
06.2023 - 11.2023
COVID-19 Vaccinator
CIVIC CENTER CLINIC
08.2021 - 12.2022
High School Diploma - undefined
Matero Girls High School
Bachelors - Nursing
Lusaka Apex Medical University
References
- Mary Chongo, Sister in charge, Marychongo10209@gmail.com
- Tiku Sakala, Clinical Nurse Supervisor, yvonnetkusakala@gmail.com
- Mutashe Phiri Matron, mutashephiri000@gmail.com
ACHIEVEMENT AND AWARDS
Certificate of Competence, 100% punctuality rating, 98% patient satisfactory rating, Excellent appraisal by supervisor
ADDITOINAL INFORMATION
- Core Skills.
- Competencies include but not limited to:
- Profound experience in medical and surgical wards
- Emergency Room Care
- Enteral Tube –insertion and Removal of
- Nasogastric tube
- Performances Physical Assessment
- Peripheral Lab Draw Using a Straight Needle
- And a Vacutainer Holder
- Insertion of Catheter (Catherization)
- Tracheostomy Care
- End of Life Care
- Strong understanding of testing
- Procedures/surgical preparation steps
- Medication Administration of Parenteral and
- Non-Parenteral Medications
- Lab Draw, Dressing Change, and Cap Change
- Enteral –Administering Medications/Feeding
- NG Tube
- Preparing a Primary IV Container and Tubing
- Domiciliary care
- Elderly/Dementia Care
- Care plan writing
INTERESTS
Career progression, Reading, Volunteering, Sports, cooking, mentorship programs
Volunteering, team sports, mentorship programs, reading, cooking, learning a new language
Volunteering in social and community services.
Attending mentorship programs to help others grow.
Team sports like tennis, netball and soccer.
cooking
Learning new language to improve communication with diverse patient population.
Reading