Professional Curriculum Vitae of Nursing | Report

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Name of the Student
Name of the university
Author’s note

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Introduction
This assignment the aims to provide the evidences regarding my professional Curriculum
vitae, that has been provided as an appendix below. This paper will provide a detailed account of
my achievements and skills, and how they have enhanced with the time and experience and the
way they will be helpful to my future professional development in the nursing career. I will
provide the information about some real time experiences that I believe has helped me to
enhance my communication, interpersonal skills, my decision making skills and my ability as a
leader to manage a team.
Discussion
I will use Gibb’s model of reflection to reflect on my experience and achievements, analysing
them in the lens of supportive nursing journals. I will also give some real life experiences of my
work experience as a care coordinator, a support care worker and an account assistant.
Description
I have experience of working as an account assistant, a support worker in a care home for the
elderly. I have also worked as a care coordinator in an independent living.
My main role was to work as a team leader and to be in-charge of managing the day to
day activities in the independent living facility for the elderly. I was assigned to manage the
patient’s care, to coordinate the treatment plan of the patients and educate them about the
condition and connect them with the health care providers and evaluation of their process.

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During my tenure as a care coordinator, there had been an audit, where there was a
comprehensive restoration of the entire independent living starting from the restructuring of the
infrastructure to the recruitment of competent staffs. It was a hectic task and there was a shortage
of staffs. However, I was able to manage the situation successfully and I have received positive
feedback from the other staffs and the patients.
I have also stated, my communication skill to be one of my important strength of my
career. Preservation of the confidentiality and privacy is one of main aspect of patient- therapist
communication. Maintenance of privacy and confidentiality has been an ethical obligation for
the nurses. With the introduction of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) Privacy Rule in 2003, the health workers are liable to maintain the privacy of the
patient information. I have always tried to adhere to ethical rules of privacy.
While working as an account assistant, I had to manage with multiples tasks that included
maintenance of the ledgers and assisting the customers, or preparing and distributing the checks,
along with the handling of cash and invoices making phone calls. I have also achieved
appreciation while working as an account assistant.
Furthermore, I also had to attend the triage where at times we are assigned with multiple
tasks at a time, especially during the overcrowding of the emergency department. Working in an
aged care home can be challenging as the elderly persons often suffer from multiple illness of
which some are terminally ill patients. I had often provided informal care to elderly patients who
have been discharged from an aged care home. . It is the emotional intelligence that we use while

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dealing with the dementia patients. I am always ready to provide any kind of help to my peers
within my expertise. I can think of one such incident, where one of my peer nurse was in- charge
of a dementia patient. The patient was the aggressive and had stopped receiving any kind of food
or drink. Another healthcare worker was left with no choice and had to apply restraint on that
person. Later on, the patient was convinced and calmed by me to consume his food in a normal
manner. I ensure to keep a proper documentation of all the patient records such that they can be
produced timely to the doctors as and when needed. I have also indulged in informal care as a
care coordinator and as a support care worker, as I have also made personal home visits for the
patient to have a follow up, just out my responsibility to provide a complete care to the patient.
Feelings
I have clearly witnessed restrictions and conflicts between the stakeholders in
implementing the changes. I felt really perturbed while making decisions about the recruitment
of staffs, as it was my accountability to make sure that standard of the independent living facility
is uplifted after change. While working in the aged care as a support care worker, I came to know
that one of our elderly patient has been diagnosed with HIV. I really felt anxious to disclose
this to his family members. However, I have always been appreciated by my peers for my
communication skills and the polite words that I use in case of disclosing any bad news in front
of the patient. Things have been challenging and difficult while dealing with patients suffering
from any sorts of neurodegenerative disorder or cognitive impairment. One will always remain in
doubt whether their needs are getting addressed.