Ti Karlsson

Experience

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  Guys and St Thomas' NHS Hospital

  Sept 2006 - Sept 2009

  Registered Nurse (Band 5 Staff Nurse), Acute Medicine Ward

  In my nursing role on a 26-beds acute medicine ward, I became accustomed to both looking after 6-8 patients with various medical conditions and taking charge of the ward on a regular basis and ensuring patients' care was delivered up to hospital standards.Fundamental nursing skills I gained during this time included experience in patient education and prevention, medication preparation, infection control, performance monitoring and effective use of staffing resources in a resource-limited environment.Overview of Nursing Responsibilities1. Cared for up to 8 patients with various medical conditions. 2. Charge nurse on regular basis, leading and managing a team consisting of 2 RNs and 3 HCAs.3. Supported junior staff members and mentored students. Show less

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  Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

  Sept 2009 - Sept 2011

  Registered Nurse (Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse), Cardiac Care Unit

  Guy’s and St Thomas’ is a 1,000-bed leading Academic Medical Center in the United Kingdom with more than 12,000 staff that cares for more than 1.5 million patients a year. While working at one of the busiest CCU referral centers, I gained invaluable experience in treating and caring for a range of complex critical cardiac patients including patients with myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, congestive heart failure, pulmonary oedema and congenital heart disease as well as patients that had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI/PTCA) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). As a result, I am very familiar with caring for patients requiring invasive cardiac monitoring, intra-aortic balloon pumps, temporary pacing, inotropes and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).Overview of Nursing Responsibiliteis1. Charge Nurse on a regular basis covering both day and night shifts.2. Link Nurse for the Infection Prevention and Control Program, conducting monthly infection control audits (‘Saving Lives Audits’) and raising awareness among staff on how to reduce healthcare-associated infections. 3. Oversaw the infection control education of CCU nursing staff by updating and developing educational material and hosting education classes for RNs, health care assistants and nursing students. 4. Completed various courses while in employment. Show less

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  Presence Health

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2015

  Critical Care Nurse, Surgical Heart Unit
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  Northwest Community Healthcare

  Sept 2017 - now

  Clinical Nurse