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Certification
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Latifah Awang Kechik

Kuantan, Pahang

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Specialist Nurse with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Experience in handling programme as Instructor in Basic Life Support (BLS), becoming part of member in Wound Team Services whose provides care services of patient's wound in ward and involved in International Patients Safety Goal (IPSG) as auditor.



Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SPECIALIST NURSE

KPJ PAHANG SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
06.2016 - Current


Experienced in handling all areas in emergency department.


A) Red Zone:

  • Assisted medical doctors in intubation process protect airway patency and evaluated respiratory distress.
  • Perform CPR to support and restore effective oxygenation, ventilation and circulation with return of intact neurologic function (ROSC).
  • Performing clinical tasks according to the hospital policies


B) Yellow Zone (Acute Medical Care):

  • Experienced in handling patients who have serious problems such as those involved in accidents, overdose, minor injury, stroke, diabetic and gastrointestinal problems.
  • Educated patients or families of patients on healthcare needs, conditions and options.
  • Performing 12 leads ECG.


C) Green Zone & Cold Case :

  • Handled patients who having cold cases such as minor injury fever, allergies, cough and others.
  • Maintained patient charts and confidential files.
  • Interact with department regarding patient care.
  • Assisted medical doctors in giving treatments and monitored patients’ conditions until discharge.


STATE REGISTERED NURSE

KPJ KUANTAN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
02.2013 - 06.2016

Experienced in handling all areas in emergency department.

A) Red Zone:

  • Assist in intubation process, evaluate respiratory distress, performing CPR.

B) Yellow Zone (Acute Medical Care):

  • Experienced in handling patients involving accidents, overdose, minor injury, stroke, diabetic and gastro intestinal problems. As well as performing 12 leads ECG.

C) Green Zone & Cold Case (Consultation):

  • Assist medical doctors giving treatment, maintained patient chart and files, attend patients with cold cases.

STATE REGISTERED NURSE

UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE
07.2010 - 02.2013

Experienced in handling all areas in emergency department:

  • 8 beds in resuscitation hall.
  • 20 beds in acute medical care.
  • Consultation hall with average 70% per shift
  • 20 beds in trauma ward.
  • Fulfilled the role of charge nurse or team leader with responsibility to supervise 25 RNs.


A. Rhesus (Red Zone)

B. Acute Medical Care (Yellow Zone)

C. Consultation (Green Zone & Cold Case)

D. Trauma Ward

  • Implement total patient care through a team nursing process covering 10-20 patients per shift.
  • Responsible for the care of 20 patients through encompassing dispensing of medications, vital signs, intravenous therapy, oxygen therapy, wound care, application of dressings, tracheostomy care, nasopharyngeal and oral suctioning and insertion of catheter.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Nursing Science With Honours

Open University Malaysia (OUM)
Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
01.2022

Advance Diploma In Emergency Care -

Institut Latihan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (Kejururawatan) Cawangan Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
2019

Diploma in Nursing -

Kolej Kejururawatan Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM)
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
2010

Skills

  • Clinical judgment
  • Compassionate Care
  • Health Promotion
  • Phlebotomy
  • CPR
  • Insertion of Catheters
  • Dressing
  • Blood transfusion
  • Nursing Care
  • Ambulance Cases
  • Oxygen Therapy

Profile

>Latifah Bt Awang Kechik

>B.O.D 22/02/1989 

>Home Address: No 10, Lorong Pinggiran Putra 4/43, Taman Pinggiran Putra 4, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.

>Phone. No: +6017-9034717

>Email: latifah.kpjpahang@gmail.com

Career Focus

Looking forward for a new challenge in inside or outside from related field with high satisfaction in challenging environment with opportunity to invent, lead, explore, achieve and gain new experience as well as to improve interpersonal skills to become excellent professional and commercial field.

Skills& Abilities

  • Successful in working with people from many cultures, self motivated, hardworking and comfortable in working alone or as part of a group.
  • Maintained calm, caring environment through shift.
  • Have good oral and written communication skills in English
  • Worked extremely well hard under challenging conditions; often worked when shifts were short staffed, providing excellent nursing care despite a lack of human resources.
  • Utilized assessment skills to identify and monitor patients’ needs.
  • Prepared and monitored all the medical inventories are in good condition and well maintained.
  • Prepared and monitored the resuscitation tools in timing given, well monitored and well prepared to be used effectively.
  • Implement nursing care plans, and supervise patients’ admissions and discharges procedures.
  • Assist staff nurses with initial assessment of patients upon admission.
  • Report changes in patients’ conditions and other matters which requiring fast attention.
  • Interacted with patients of all ages, levels of development and ethnic backgrounds.
  • Interacted with patient families to keep them abreast of the patient’s condition.

Personal Characteristics

Prefer to work in mentally and physically demanding environment, which everyone is enjoyed in delivering the best possible performance regardless of time and places. I enjoyed being challenged and keen to learn something new with some efforts and helps from professionals, capable of identify issues, make sound judgements and propose solutions. I do have a proper extensive knowledge of medical equipment, products and pharmaceuticals. I am confidence person with good attitude and always determine to excel in doing my job. I am self-starting, goal-oriented and multi tasking team players who can demonstrate leadership capabilities and understand practical business principles and goals.

References

  • Madam Ruzanna Jusoh, Unit Manager, Accident and Emergency Services, KPJ Pahang Specialist Hospital, +6017-7157514
  • Puan Syarina Binti Mohd Aris, Lecturer, Kolej Kejururawatan Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM), +6012-3170260

Certification

  • UMMC Neuro Surgical Nursing Conference (2023)
  • Basic Life Support Course (2023)
  • BFHI REFRESHER COURSE (2023)
  • CODE BLUE MANAGEMENT (2023)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (2022)
  • Basic Life Support Instructor Course (2022)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (2021)
  • Preceptor For Nursing programme (2021)
  • Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Handling Emergency Course (2020)
  • Kursus Penyusuan Susu Ibu 20 jam (BFHI)- (2019)
  • Paediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) (2018)
  • Program Misi Masuk Kampung Peringkat Dun Kuala Berang (30/3/2018)
  • Metls- Melaka Trauma Life Support (2017)

Languages

Malay, English
Native language

Timeline

SPECIALIST NURSE

KPJ PAHANG SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
06.2016 - Current

STATE REGISTERED NURSE

KPJ KUANTAN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
02.2013 - 06.2016

STATE REGISTERED NURSE

UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE
07.2010 - 02.2013

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Nursing Science With Honours

Open University Malaysia (OUM)

Advance Diploma In Emergency Care -

Institut Latihan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (Kejururawatan) Cawangan Kuala Terengganu

Diploma in Nursing -

Kolej Kejururawatan Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM)
Latifah Awang Kechik