Sofia Lindqvist
ICU nurse specialised in post-surgical and ventilated care
Contact
Stockholm, Sweden[email protected]+46 73 412 58 90sofialindqvist.com
Summary
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.
Experience
Apr 2022 – present
ICU Registered Nurse, Sankta Katarina University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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.
Aug 2020 – Mar 2022
Registered Nurse, Surgical Ward, Mälarhöjden Regional Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
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.
Education
Aug 2021 – Jun 2022
Specialist Nursing Degree, Intensive Care, Norrström Institute of Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
One-year specialist program combining clinical ICU placement with coursework in advanced physiology and ventilation.
Aug 2017 – Jun 2020
B.Sc. Nursing, Mälardalen College of Health, Västerås, Sweden
Registered nurse qualification with clinical placements in surgery, medicine, and emergency care.
Skills
Invasive and non-invasive ventilation • CRRT (Prismaflex) • Vasoactive drug titration • Arterial and CVC line management • CAM-ICU and RASS assessment • Post-operative monitoring • Preceptorship and teaching • Electronic charting (ICU module) • Family communication in crisis
Languages
Swedish (native) • English (C1) • Norwegian (B2) • Finnish (A2)
Certifications
Issued Feb 2025
Advanced Life Support Provider, Scandinavian Resuscitation Academy, Stockholm, Sweden
Recertified provider status; team-leader role in simulated cardiac arrest scenarios.
Issued Nov 2023
CRRT Competency Certification, Sankta Katarina University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Unit-level certification for independent setup, management, and troubleshooting of CRRT circuits.
Issued May 2021
Trauma Nursing Foundation Course, Nordic Emergency Care Institute, Online and Stockholm
References
Available on request
Karin Ehrnrooth, Head Nurse, General ICU, Sankta Katarina University Hospital
Can speak to clinical judgement with unstable patients, preceptorship quality, and the delirium-screening project.
Available on request
Dr. Anders Wiklund, Consultant Intensivist, Sankta Katarina University Hospital
Can speak to collaboration during rounds, escalation judgement, and care of ventilated patients.