Health Registered Nurse

B abajide Ajao

Plot ****, Mbuluzi Road

Fai rview North. P.O Box 307, M atsapha M200.

Swazil and. Southern Afr ica.

CELL: +(268-****-****

******@*****.***

CAREER GOAL

To empower the public to achieve optimal state of well being through health education as

an inst rument of change.

SCHOOLS ATTENDED YEAR OF

COMPLET ION

University of Venda, South Africa 2013

Nazarene College of Nursing, Swaziland 2007

University of Ibadan, Nigeria 2001

School of Hygiene, Ibadan-Nigeria 1996

QUAL I F ICAT IONS

Master in Public Health (MPH)

Bachelor of education in Health Education

Diploma in General Nursing Science

Diploma in Public Health

P ROJECTS & RESEARCHES UNDERTAKEN

Knowledge attitude and practices of University of Venda students regarding substance

abuse (MPH dissertation)

Quiting smoking: Will incentive do? (on-going)

Reasons for migration of Swazi nurses to the third world count ries. 2007

April 2010:Entertainment education Project- (Production of “Silent night Movie”) A

DVD / drama that addresses behaviour change as a major step in controlling H IV / A IDS

epidemic in Swaziland. The project was carried by the students of Good Shepherd College

of Nursing with support from philantropic individuals and organizations.(I directed the

p roject)

M AY 1999: Health education and awareness programme on prevention of food borne

d iseases among public food vendors in egbeda local government of Oyo State, Nigeria

November 1999: Development and design of audio-visual aids for the National polio

i mmunization programe in Egbeda local government, Oyo State, Nigeria.

January 2002: Development of Information Communication and Technology (ICT)

f ramework for Primary Health Care department of Egbeda Local Government of Oyo State,

N igeria.

November 2002: Participation in H IV / A IDS national strategic plan on health education

and public enlightingment on the prevention and control of H IV among the youths.

Knowledge attitude and practices of University of Ibadan students towards improper

waste disposal as an agent of environmental problem. Submitted in partial fulfilment of

t he award of Bachelor of education (Hons) in Health education (2001)

WORK EXPER IENCE

LECTURER: Good Shepherd College of Nursing (Department of Public Health Nursing)-

JULY 2009-DATE

M y areas of teaching are:

• Community Health Nursing

• Growth and Development

• Anatomy and Physiology

• Ethics in Nursing Practice

COLLEGE/NAT IONAL PROJECT S DONE

MEMBER- Good Shepherd College of Nursing Cur r iculum review commit tee.

M EMBER- Swaziland National Preceptorship Handbook and Cur riculum Development

Technical working group.

MEMBER- Swaziland National Mentorship Cur riculum Technical working group

Good Shepherd Hospital Siteki-Swaziland (2007-Nov 2009)

(Registered Nurse-RN)

H I V AND AIDS TREATMENT AND CARE DUT I ES

Swaziland being a country with highest prevalence H IV and AIDS in the world, it

becomes imperative for all health care provider to be highly knowledgeable in providing

h igh quality care in the aspect of H IV and AIDS care and t reatment. In view of these, I

was t rained and I attained high level of competence in providing this care at acute care

and community level. I currently engage in capacity building of student nurses as a

n urse educator, preparing them at pre-service level in order to make them fi t and eligible

to carry out the task of mit igating the impact of H IV and AIDS in Swaziland and

Southern Africa at large. I am vast in the underlisted areas as far as H IV and AIDS care

and t reatment is concerned

Psychosocial Issues H istory Taking and Physical

Assessment

Women, Pregnancy and PMTCT & H TC Management of

d iscordants

Ini tiating patients on HAART Leadership and Advocacy Skills

B uilding

M anagement of Opportunistic Infections Values Clarification

Creating Community Linkages Sexually Transmit ted Infections

Role of Stigma: Patient and Health Care Providers A Personal Perspective from a

PLWHA

Clinical Nursing and Home-based Care Palliative Care and H IV

Care of the H IV-Exposed Infant D iagnosis and Treatment of

Pediat ric H IV

Pediatric Adherence Pediatric Disclosure

Hospital setting – (Acute Care)

Admission and patient assessment Bed making PM care

Vein puncture and cannulation NG tube insertion

Wound care

Immunization Catheterization

Mouth care

Peri-operative care Ear i r r igation HTC /VCT

Health education Bed bath Medication

ECG monitoring & interpretation First aid & emergency care Palliative

care

Traction application Patient education & counseling

Report writing

COLLABORAT ION AND ACTIV I T I ES WIT H DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

ICAP : In 2010, The In ternational Centre for AIDS Care Treatment and Support

P rogramme (ICAP) provided support to Good Shepherd College of Nursing, Swaziland as

part of health system strengthening initiative of the Government of Swaziland with focus

on HTC, PMTCT, HAART init iation and pediat ric AIDS management. I currently

f unctions as College representative that provides ongoing support to ICAP expert in the

a reas of Clinical skills database building pilot programme in the Kingdom of Swaziland.

I a lso provided technical support to the ICAP/PEPFAR funded Swaziland national

n ursing preceptorship program from curriculum development level to implementation

stage.

J P HE IGO : Acted as linkage and support personnel between JPHEIGO and Good

Shepherd College of nursing in providing skilled manpower for the mass clinical male

circumcision campaign in the K ingdom of Swaziland in 2009 in a bid to reduce the

i ncidence of H IV and AIDS in the count ry.

CDC/MO H COAG : The Centre for Disease Control Provided technical assistance to the

College in 2011 in the area of computer laboratory for enhanced nursing education by

l iaising with the Centre for Disease Control Cooperative Agreement (CDC Co Ag) with

M inistry of health Swaziland and providing appropriate feedback.

WHO : The World Health Organization’s technical support for the health system

strengthening in the kingdom of Swaziland assisted Good Shepherd College of nursing

w ith funding to capacitate the faculty members with curriculum development skills. I

took part in the initiative to develop the general nursing curriculum with focused mostly

of the country’s greatest public health challenge- H IV and AIDS

WORLD BANK : Wrote proposal for and recieved funding from World bank for the

p rovision of four vehicles for community health practicum with emphasis of H IV &A IDS

and TB control in Lubombo region of the Kingdom of Swaziland.

SILENT N IG H T PROJECT : In 2010, I directed the “silent night project” an H IV and

A IDS behaviour change education movie in The Kingdom of Swaziland. I sought for

f unding for the project and the DVD is distributed free in schools and public places.

Egbeda Local Government –P.H.C Dept (1997-2004) ( Public/Environmental

H ealth Officer)

OHS /Workplace Management Hospital disinfection Env

Monitoring

Disease surveillance & notification Water sanitation

Immunization

Waste management Environmental sanitation Pest control

H IV / A IDS counseling Health education

Fumigation

Environmental monitoring Consumer health education Port health

E leyele H igh School (Physical & Health Education, Biology, I n tegrated

science Teacher) - Student teaching experience (1999)

Activities

Managed a stimulating classroom with 23 students with responsibili ty for teaching,

testing, grading, assessment, conduct, parent communications, and coordination of

extracur ricular and athletic activities.

Taught individual students, small groups, or classes of over thi r ty students.

Participated in district-wide curriculums development geared to specific age

g roups and abili ty levels.

I dentified children's gross motor skills and special needs.

Screened students th roughout school system for program participation.

School of Hygiene, Ibadan. (Pa r t T ime T utor) 2001- 2004

I was assigned to teach a class of 35 students who are pursuing a study in

E nvironmental health. I taught anatomy and physiology and was responsible for both

t heory and practical aspect of the subject as well as giving assignments tests and

examinations.

P rofessional Development I nstitute, Manzini. Pa r t T ime

( Course leader: Health studies) 2008-cur rent

I was employed in 2008 on part time basis to lead the health studies unit of the Institute.

D irectly responsible to the Director of the institute, I am responsible for the smooth

r unning of the unit with emphasis of curriculum development and update, drawing of

schedules and assigning appropriate tutor, formulation of policy and attending to

student’s requests and complaints, liaising with organizations on student’s placements,

collaborating with agencies on educational developments and standards.

AWARD/PROJECT UNDERTAKEN

Cletta’s academic gown award: Being the best student (both in practical and theory) in

t he general nursing program in the final exam in 2007.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Working knowledge of: Microsoft office, spss, corel draw and Internet.

REG ISTRAT ION/AFF I L IAT ION

Swaziland Nurses Association (S.N.A)

Member

Swaziland Nursing Council RN

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