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LORATO RAPELANG

LORATO RAPELANG

REGISTERED NURSE
Gaborone,GA

Summary

PERSONAL SUMMARY A determined, motivated and proactive adult nurse with over 15 years experiences delivering quality care to mentally ill patients, psychiatric patients with co-morbidities and general patients. This instilled a holistic approach in prioritizing patients’ needs and care . Total patient care, patient assessment, patient and family counselling and health education, pairing with treatment administration are my key role. Moreover, good communication and interpersonal skills and hardworking makes my work easy to work as a team. CAREER OBJECTIVES To increase my global experience with an institution or career opportunity that demands high standards and encourages growth and motivation To acquire relevant working experience by working in an institution or career environment that strives for solutions and quality productions output. Patient-oriented Nurse with 17 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with mental health specialty. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level principal registered nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level principal registered nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Patient-oriented Nurse with 17 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with mental health specialty.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse

Mahalapye district hospital
07.2010 - Current
  • Coordinating mental health services in the district
  • Total patient care, family and patient counseling and family education regarding the matters that concerns the patient or their well being
  • Clinically supporting the treatment, care and support of mental health consumers through consultations and liaison role with primary care providers within service
  • Participate and contribute to mechanisms and initiatives supporting the application of quality standards and improvements within the services ensuring dynamic health input
  • Interprets broad objectives and policy pertinent to delivery of nursing care services
  • Contributes to the budgetary process at hospital level
  • Ensuring comprehensive and reliable health data management system
  • Conduct group therapy, psychotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy
  • Organizing and coordinating commemoration events relevant to work role
  • Planning, running and facilitating seminars, workshops and in-service lectures
  • Assists medical personnel and other health care personnel to resolve they may have with patient care.

Registered Nurse

Athlone hospital
07.2005 - 05.2010
  • Developing nursing care plans according to individual needs
  • Providing Total patient care to in-patients and out-patients on shift rotations
  • Dressing and giving medications to patients
  • Carrying out health care services
  • Assisting doctors in general procedures- operations; minor and major
  • Providing pre and post-operation care
  • Compiling monthly hospital/unit statistics and drawing up duty rosters
  • Monitoring as well as occupying patients
  • Ensuring maximum cleanness’ of equipment in the areas of responsibilities
  • Providing other nursing and/or any duties as delegated
  • Also do counseling to my colleagues from time to time, with the knowledge gained at the workshop I attended
  • Total patient care
  • Assessing and planning nursing care requirements.

Education

ICAP 1 –Addiction professional Ministry of health in partnership with ICCE - undefined

Advanced diploma - Psychiatric mental health Nursing

Institute of Health Sciences
01.2008 - 05.2010

Diploma - General Nursing

Institute of Health Sciences
08.2002 - 05.2005

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined

01.2000 - 05.2001

BGCSE - undefined

Letlhakane Senior Secondary School

Computer studies Word processing- Pass - undefined

City and Guilds

Attended Adult and Pediatric KITSO (HIV/AIDS management) in - undefined

Did council for - undefined

Attended a workshop on TB Case Management Training In Mahalapye in - undefined

a certificate of attendance was offered - undefined

I attended a training course on Clinical Management of STD’s & STI’s - undefined

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - undefined

Skills

Trauma recovery

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Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 12 people in the development of community garden for mentally ill patients
  • Achieved good through effectively helping with clients.
  • Collaborated with team of 15 in the development of caring for elderly people.

Interests

To study degree in mental health nursing

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote

Everything in life is just for a while.
Philip K. Dick

Timeline

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse

Mahalapye district hospital
07.2010 - Current

Advanced diploma - Psychiatric mental health Nursing

Institute of Health Sciences
01.2008 - 05.2010

Registered Nurse

Athlone hospital
07.2005 - 05.2010

Diploma - General Nursing

Institute of Health Sciences
08.2002 - 05.2005

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined

01.2000 - 05.2001

ICAP 1 –Addiction professional Ministry of health in partnership with ICCE - undefined

BGCSE - undefined

Letlhakane Senior Secondary School

Computer studies Word processing- Pass - undefined

City and Guilds

Attended Adult and Pediatric KITSO (HIV/AIDS management) in - undefined

Did council for - undefined

Attended a workshop on TB Case Management Training In Mahalapye in - undefined

a certificate of attendance was offered - undefined

I attended a training course on Clinical Management of STD’s & STI’s - undefined

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - undefined

LORATO RAPELANGREGISTERED NURSE