Blog: Skills required in resume for nursing jobs in Singapore

Plenty of opportunities are there in Singapore for nursing aspirants across the globe. The country accustomed to an aging population is calling out for the acute requirement of best-in-class medical facilities and medical practitioners. This creates a golden opportunity for foreigners, especially from South-East Asian countries like Malaysia, the Philippines, and Myanmar.

As Singapore is eager to provide multiple jobs in healthcare like nursing, clinical assistant, registered nurse, enrolled nurse, medical staff, ward staff, and many more, there is also the requirement of a better skillset to grab a better paying job in Singapore.

Nursing skills are majorly bifurcated into two categories i.e. Hard skills and Soft skills:

Hard skills involve generally dealing with practical terms of medical assistance such as understanding injections, monitoring vital signs and behavior, patient preparation, handling and reading medical devices, and taking readings from electrocardiogram(EKG), medicine dosage, and many more.

Hard skills for nursing resume are-

Monitor blood pressure, urine output, heartbeat or pulse rate,  and other crucial skills. These skills ensure the doctor to determine suitable treatment for the patient.

In an emergency medical situation, a nurse must follow the medical care protocols and administrate the patient. Handle the technical medical devices, take the reading from the medical measuring devices, and coordinate with senior officials.

The patient needs to be provided with a protected environment, therefore it is the responsibility of the nurses to facilitate the patient with the best possible hygienic environment.

Soft skills are dealing with the interaction of nurses with the patients, and simply handling general workflow in hospitals.

Soft skills for nursing resume are-

Nursing plays a vital role in communication between patients, their families, and doctors. Nurses are crucial for an effective mode of communication for doctors with patients and their families, specifying the reason or plan of action in medical treatments.

Here the strength is directed towards mental and physical strength. Nurses need to possess a positive mindset in every situation while dealing with emergency medical situations and communicate with the patient's families in critical situations.  Therefore it is very important for nurses to possess planned time management skills and keep their minds fresh.

The biggest and most important responsibility of a nurse is to provide the utmost care service to their patient for better recovery, therefore for this, it is directed to the nurses to strongly follow the standard medical treatment code.

Healthcare is a profession that requires teamwork and a collective approach to provide best-in-class medical service to a patient with which he/she can recover at a better pace.

The resume must be updated regularly and an applicant must highlight a short description of the newly acquired or learned nursing skills.

An aspirant must provide or highlight their past experience and also the honor and certificates earned that add to their selection possibilities.

With the modernization of the medical sector, it is important for the healthcare staffer like nursing aides, hospital staff, and operation managers to gain digital skills like basic computer handling,  reading an electrocardiogram, using primary healthcare tools like oxygen machines, basic handling of operation theatre electronic devices.