Norijah Mohamed

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About Norijah Mohamed

5 years as care manager in primary care. Provide patient education to create awareness on disease process. Motivates individuals to adjust to lifestyle changes to prevent complications from disease and to lead a healthy life. Appropriate channels to MSW, hospital referrals, diabetic foot screening and eye check ups for those with diabetes. Conduct support group sessions to get individuals together and share concerns of disease and ways to overcome them. Asthma resource nurse paediatrics in kkh for 5 years. Provide patient education to parents and patients on the benefits and use of inhalers to allow children to manage and control asthma exacerbations. Follow up on progress and compliance during outpatient visits Reassess compliance and reinforcements done during admissions. Network with other healthcare personnels in the hospitals for regerrals such as the psychologist and adolescent nurse to assess child's awareness and understanding of the condition and how can the child adjust to the disease and improve their lifestyles. Conducted training on the use of inhalers and asthma updates to ward nurses, medical students and new graduated doctors. Participated in community outreach programs to create public awareness on asthma disease and conduct trainings to clinic assistants on the disease and care during exacerbations. 3 years as nurse clinician multitask as lactation nurse and ward manager running a 30 staff ward in the maternity ward. Ensures smooth operation of ward and ensure staff clinicals are update and current via audits, trainings, clinical competencies and appraisals. Does audits on infection controls and keep updated on any pandemic and to act accordingly. I am now in next phase of my career pathway as parentcraft counsellor. My job scope focus on supporting new mother in breastfeeding and all the wonderful benefits of breastmilk. I support mothers in breastfeeding both as inpatients and sessions at outpatients. My future plan is to go for Lactation Consultant (LC) course to be a certified LC. Once certified I am able to do home visits to continue support on care of newborns and assisting in breastfeeding especially for first time parents.