Phindile Nicola Mswane

Provide home-based palliative nursing including pain and symptom control, terminal phase management, MDT coordination, family support and accurate records to optimize end-of-life care.

Led nursing shifts in a sub-acute hospital, overseeing patient rehabilitation, IV and NG/urethral catheter insertions, medication and blood transfusions, and palliative care coordination.

Managed pre- and post-operative recovery including extubation, pain and symptom control, drug management and perioperative documentation to ensure safe patient transitions from theatre to ward.

Provided RN care in the emergency centre, delivering triage, acute patient management, medication administration and accurate clinical documentation during fast-paced shifts.

Served as emergency department RN and shift leader, managing triage, documentation and billing while performing IV insertions, blood transfusions, medication administration and wound care to stabilize acute patients.

Ongoing certificate course in palliative care at the University of Cape Town since February 2023 focused on palliative nursing principles and symptom management.

Completed a bridging course and Diploma in General Nursing at Netcare Education from January 2015 to November 2016.

Completed enrolled pupil nursing training and obtained a Certificate in Enrolled Nursing from May 2012 to July 2014.