Kasun Thamara Jayawardana Withanage

Intensive care unit nursing officer

University hospital KDU, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka. | March,2023- up to now

· Evaluate and monitor patient’s progress.

· Identify sudden or subtle changes in a patient’s medical conditions.

· Deliver regular updates to Doctors, patient and their family members.

· Begin treatment and monitor treatments.

· If necessary, respond to medical emergency and alert the appropriate doctors.

· Care for patient needs throughout their recovery in the ICU,

· Maintain patient’s records.

Psychiatric ward nursing officer

University hospital KDU, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka. | May,2020- March,2023

· Dementia patient care.

· Aggressive patient management.

· Perform activities with psychiatric patients.

· Maintain the safe environment free from harm at all the time.

· Special practice of dealing with Covid -19 infected patients.

· Proper practice of PPE wearing and handling and infection control.

· Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team.

· Attending day and night shifts.

• Effective communication skills.
• Critical thinking, decision making skills and situation management skills
• Food and Fluid preparation skill

· Respect human rights and individual privacy & confidentiality

Medical ward nursing officer

University hospital KDU, Boralesgamuwa, Sri Lanka. |April 2017- May 2020

· Patients registration procedure and maintain proper patient register and statistics. Oral and IV medication administration.

· Practice inward basic nursing care – Provide proper bed bath, NG feeding, oral care for bedbound patients.

· Keep and maintain patient’s records, following proper nursing care plan and effective documentation.

· Strictly follow sterilization procedure.

· Perform sample collection/blood drawing, cannulation, catheterization procedure and perform wound dressing.

· Perform proper waste disposal procedures.

· Awareness of first aids and handling emergency situations.

Experiences by doing social works

· I have participated to national filarial prevention camp in 2016 as a nursing student.

· I have worked voluntary as a social worker in Salina Elder’s Home in Swarapola, Piliyandala.

· Conduct a dengue prevention campaign in Piliyandala area with university hospital KDU staff members in 2018.