KWAKYE RICHARD STAFF NURSE

Location: Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana

Mobile: +233-*********; +233-*********

Email: ad35zu@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Hardworking and team-oriented nursing professional with 1 year internship and 2 years of selfless and compassionate nursing care experience in a medical-surgical unit of a 118-bed capacity district hospital. Skilled in establishing rapport with patients, team members and providing suitable and dynamic care for patients with varied complex medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, mental and gynecological needs.

CORE SKILLS

Infection prevention and control

Computer literacy (Electronic Health Records

Ward management

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Wound dressing

Venipuncture (cannulation)

Assisting with surgical cases

Patient and family education

Care of central lines

Ensuring patient safety

Urgent and emergency care

Good communicator

Medication administration

Checking of vital sings

Invasive BP monitoring

CAREER SUMMARY

December 2019 – Present Kumasi South Regional Hospital Staff nurse/Adult Medical-Surgical Ward Outline

I work in a 25-bed general medical and surgical unit in a 118-bed capacity district hospital as a full-time nurse. Providing patient-centered care for a range of patients including surgical, medical, pediatric, orthopedic, urology, obstetric, and gynecological conditions. Key Responsibilities

Assess the care needs of patients, develop, implement plans of nursing care accordingly and evaluate patient progress.

Provide leadership for the nursing team in the unit.

Organize and manage nursing care on the ward, ensuring that nursing care is geared towards safety of the patient, respect for care users and preserving the dignity of people at all times.

Supervise nurses and other staff on the ward and assess their training needs and make recommendations for their training.

Investigate incident reports on patient care safety, counsel staff and report appropriately.

Ensure that the right skill mix is available at each shift for the delivery of nursing care.

Monitoring patient’s vital signs including in BP monitoring, HR, RR, SpO2, blood glucose, temperature, etc. and providing appropriate intervention

Ensure that planned nursing care is delivered safely and effectively taking into account the views of the patient and their relatives.

Providing emotional support for patients and significant others and carrying out family conferences with the patient-doctor.

Bathing patients, feeding patients, cannulation, suctioning and passing nasogastric tube for feeding.

Assist in examining students during practical exams.

Taking blood, urine, and stool samples and transporting them to the laboratory for laboratory investigation.

Setting up of blood for hemo-transfusion.

Monitoring of patients during blood transfusion.

Monitoring of patients after blood transfusion.

Advocating for clients, teaching patients the use of assistive walking devices.

Prepare patients pre-operatively for surgery.

Care for patients post-operatively.

Formulate, initiate, and revise patient care as condition warrants.

Assisting in the theatre as a scrub nurse.

Caring for patients in the post-anesthesia care unit.

Caring for pediatric patients.

Calculate dosages correctly and administration of medications and monitoring for adverse drug reactions.

Kumasi South Regional Hospital

Staff Nurse/Adult Medical-Surgical Ward

Key Responsibilities

Undertake and demonstrate nursing tasks in the best interest of patient care and professional standards.

Assessment, planning and implementation of interventions for addressing patient care problems

Evaluate patient responses to interventions and modify plans as needed.

Advise on the promotion of health and prevention of illness, teaching patients and their relatives where appropriate.

Assist with manual handling and transferring of patients.

Read reports and take note of critical cases and ensure treatment has been given.

Taking blood, urine, and stool samples and transporting them to the laboratory for laboratory investigation.

Participate in the ward rounds

Assist the Medical-Surgical In-Charge in promoting the right of patients/clients and maintaining the privacy and dignity of patients and staff.

Perform other official duties assigned by the Ward In-Charge

Maintain effective communication with colleagues, clients/patients and visitors in the ward.

Discuss treatment/management of condition with patient and relatives where applicable and encourage them to ask questions.

Participate in the supervision of students and other junior staff in the ward and teach such staff.

Take charge of the ward, as delegated by the ward in-charge or by initiative in the absence of the ward in-charge or shift in-charge.

Kumasi South Regional Hospital

Staff Nurse/Adult Medical-Surgical /Pediatric Ward Key Responsibilities

Undertake assessment, planning and implementation of interventions for addressing patient care problems.

Maintain a safe and therapeutic patient care environment

Participate in the ward rounds

Maintain effective communication with colleagues, clients/patients and visitors in the ward.

Assist patients to undertake their personal hygiene activities, e.g., washing, bathing and oral care

Undertake bed making for the comfort of patients.

Assist patients during elimination including catheterization, bowel and stoma care.

Feeding of patients e.g., oral, nasogastric or parenteral feeding and ensuring adequate nutritional intake for patients in consultation with the dietician.

Obtaining specimens e.g., bodily fluids, wound swabs, blood.

Administration of drugs e.g., oral, intravenous, subcutaneous, rectal and topical and monitoring of effects.

Simple and complex dressings.

Monitoring of vital signs (pulse, temperature, blood pressure, respiration)

Perform any other tasks as assigned to me by the ward or shift in-charge. Kumasi South Regional Hospital

Intern Nurse

Key Responsibilities

Worked directly under the supervision of a nurse manager or immediate supervisor in accordance with the NMC logbook schedule for Registered General Nurse interns.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION

Diploma in Nursing (October 2015 to September 2018) Sampa Nurse’s Training College Ghana

Professional registration (March 2019) Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana

WASSCE (September 2007 to June 2011) Techimantia Secondary School PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Management and treatment of minor psychiatric cases Training on triaging of patients in an emergency

Training on infection prevention and control

Training on how to use the nursing process

Training on the management of patients with CVA

Training on people living with HIV/ Tuberculosis

Training on wound care

Training on surgical asepsis/post operative management REFERENCES

Armstrong Gyekye

Physician Assistant

Kumasi South Government Hospital

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Mr. Kofi Agyeman

Medical Officer

Kumasi South Government Hospital

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PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth 19

th

January 1990

Nationality Ghanaian

Home Town Techimantia

Sex Male

Marital status Single

Religion Christianity

Languages English

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