Sofia Lindqvist

ICU nurse specialised in post-surgical and ventilated care

Registered nurse with six years in intensive care, including four on a 12-bed general ICU covering ventilated, post-surgical, and continuous renal replacement therapy patients. Preceptor for new ICU nurses and lead author of the unit’s updated delirium-screening routine, which raised documented CAM-ICU assessments from 54% to 93% of eligible shifts.

ICU Registered Nurse

Apr 2022 - present

Provide 1:1 and 1:2 care on a 12-bed general ICU with a high share of ventilated and post-cardiac-surgery patients.

  • Manage ventilated patients, vasoactive infusions, and CRRT independently across day and night rotations.
  • Led the rollout of a revised delirium-screening routine, raising documented CAM-ICU assessments from 54% to 93%.
  • Precept two to three new ICU nurses per year through their 12-week introduction program.
  • Serve on the unit’s pressure-injury prevention group; unit incidence fell 38% over two years.
VentilationCRRTDelirium screeningPreceptorship

Registered Nurse, Surgical Ward

Aug 2020 - Mar 2022

Post-operative care on a 24-bed surgical ward covering abdominal and orthopaedic surgery.

  • Cared for six to eight post-operative patients per shift, including epidural and PCA pain management.
  • Piloted a structured discharge-teaching checklist that cut 30-day readmission calls to the ward by roughly a quarter.
  • Selected as ward representative in the hospital’s sepsis early-recognition project.
Post-operative carePain managementSepsis recognition

Specialist Nursing Degree, Intensive Care

Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

One-year specialist program combining clinical ICU placement with coursework in advanced physiology and ventilation.

Intensive careAdvanced physiology

B.Sc. Nursing

Aug 2017 - Jun 2020

Registered nurse qualification with clinical placements in surgery, medicine, and emergency care.

NursingClinical placements

Clinical competencies maintained through unit certification checks and annual simulation training.

Invasive and non-invasive ventilationCRRT (Prismaflex)Vasoactive drug titrationArterial and CVC line managementCAM-ICU and RASS assessmentPost-operative monitoringPreceptorship and teachingElectronic charting (ICU module)Family communication in crisis

Comfortable caring for international patients and relatives in English.

Swedish (native)English (C1)Norwegian (B2)Finnish (A2)

Advanced Life Support Provider

Issued Feb 2025

Recertified provider status; team-leader role in simulated cardiac arrest scenarios.

ALSResuscitation

CRRT Competency Certification

Issued Nov 2023

Unit-level certification for independent setup, management, and troubleshooting of CRRT circuits.

CRRTRenal support

Trauma Nursing Foundation Course

Issued May 2021
TraumaEmergency care

Karin Ehrnrooth

Available on request

Can speak to clinical judgement with unstable patients, preceptorship quality, and the delirium-screening project.

Head nurseDirect manager

Dr. Anders Wiklund

Available on request

Can speak to collaboration during rounds, escalation judgement, and care of ventilated patients.

PhysicianICU