MILLICENT

DELALE QUARSHIE

Address: C/O Techimantia Government Hospital, Ghana, West Africa Tel: +233(0)246783552 Email: ad4elr@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVES

A compassionate and commited Registered Nurse with more than 6 years experience in delivering quality care to my patents and clients. I am a professional and have much experience in caring for the aged in the comfort of their homes, helping women in their fertle age plan their families and giving appropriate vaccinatons to children and adults. I have adequate training in promotng the health of the people in my catchment area, leadership and prompt case management. As a patenttfocused nurse, I ofer a combinaton of diverse clinical experience, academic excellence, compassion, dediaton to my work, and have diverse skills. I have strong leadership skills with the ability to both provide safe and compassionate care and also supervise others to do the same while ensuring efectveness of my care.I always make it a point to act according to the policies and guidelines of the Nurse and Midwifery Council to help promote operatonal efciency and excellence. My utmost goal is to help create a healthcare system that priorities the accessibility of quality healthcare and contributes to the wellbeing of the people in my catchment area. EDUCATION

Therapeutic communication,GHS. 28th

October, 2023

Executive Diploma in International Healthcare Administration,online,LaPlageMetaVerse 28th November, 2023

Refresher Training on HIV testing and counseling,GHS 6th-9th November, 2023

Diploma in Community Health Nursing,CHNTS,Oda Aug 2012-Aug 2015 WORK EXPERIENCES

Senior Registered Community Health Nurse(FULLTIME), Techimantia Government Hospital,Techimantia,Ghana

July 2021–Present

● Giving education and rendering family planning services to women in their fertile age to help them space their children.

● Counseling patients and relatives on issues afecting their health.

● Taking and charting of vital signs of clients during their visits.

● Caring for the pressure sores of clients during homevisits.

● Ensuring efective infection prevention and control practices at all times.

● Visiting clients in their homes to give them the appropriate and timely health interventions once a week.

● Giving talks and education on diabetes and other nutrition related diseases.

● Giving of vaccinations to eligible children between the ages of 0-5years against the childhood killer diseases.

● Showing competence and clinical understanding of vaccines and diluents used in the care of children 0-5years.

● Appropriately chart and document all procedures in my line of duty.

● Appropriately care for the elderly in my catchment area.

● Encourage and implement direct care of children 0-5years and their families. Senior Registered Community Health Nurse (FULLTIME),St. Annes’ Catholic Hospital, Damongo Aug 2017–June 2021

● Administered intravenous, intradermal, intramuscular, and oral medications.

● Adhered to policy guidelines and core values of the nursing profession.

● A good team player who ensured collaboration with colleagues.

● Prevented transmission of HIV from pregnant women to their unborn children by testing the pregnant women at registration and at 34 weeks of pregnancy.

● Gave counseling to pregnant women during registration and at 36weeks to prevent anemia in pregnancy.

● Served as a liaison between doctors and clients to ensure that clients fully understand doctors orders during consultations

● Translated health talks given to the deaf in the community who come for antenatal and child welfare clinics using the American sign language and body gestures.

● Did nutritional assessment of children 0-5 years and gave mothers and caregivers appropriate counseling to help the children grow strong and well.

● Monitored the growth of children 0-5 years weekly.

● Gave intramuscular tetanus diphtheria vaccines to pregnant women.

● Gave health education on health related issues to mothers and caregivers.

● Acted as a rolemodel for both the old and new staf at my unit.

● Ensured safety of myself and my clients when carrying out my duties by using appropriate personal protective equipments.

● Checked and Chart the vaccine fridge.

● Registered pregnant women in the antenatal register during their first visit.

● Reviewed the laboratory results of pregnant women during their registration,and at 34and 36weeks of pregnancy.

● Went on outreaches to hard to reach areas to help reach children who are not able to attend child welfare clinic.

Registered Community Health Nurse (Rotation Nurse, FULL TIME)St. Dominic’s Hospital, Akwatia April2016–March 2017

● Administered tetanus diphtheria vaccines to pregnant women during their ANC visits.

● Appropriately chart and documented all procedures in my line of duty.

● Registered pregnant women in the antenatal register during their ANC first visit.

● Counseled pregnant women on health related issues and how to keep themselves and their unborn babies safe and healthy.

● Gave health education during ANC clinics to pregnant women on health related issues like Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV.

● Assisted midwives to help expectant mothers deliver their newborn babies.

● Gave appropriate education to women after delivery and before discharge.

● Assisted in preparing patients before and after caesarian sections.

● Monitored vital signs of patients coming back from the theatre after a caesarian section.

● Assisted in assessing the visual acuity of clients and patients using the Snellen's eye and E charts.

● Assisted in preparing tray for cataract removal.

● Assisted in preparing clients and patients before and after surgical procedures.

● Acted as a scrub nurse during surgical operations.

● Acted as a circulation nurse during surgical operations.

● Assisted in the decontamination of surgical instruments after surgical operations.

● Prepared patients after surgery and took them to the recovery room for further observation and management.

● Ensured infection prevention methods are strictly adhered to and practiced at all times.

● Ensured that the right solutions are used to decontaminate instruments after every surgical procedure.

● Used the right personal protective equipments during and after surgical procedures.

● Appropriately documented daily procedures.

● Checked vital signs of patients before, during and after admission. STUDENT NURSE, INTERN

LA General Hospital (Accident and Emergency Unit) August 2012- November 2012

Checked and recorded the vital signs of patients rushed into the unit due to Road Trafic Accidents and other acute illnesses.

Helped Medical Oficers during unit rounds to know the conditoion of patients at the time of ward rounds.

Helped unit nurses in setting up intravenous lines and infusions to patients to help reduce acute pain.

Planned the care of patients in our care with the help of the nurse incharge.

Worked closely with the doctors and other medical team members to give appropriate and timely aid to patients in our care.

LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Unit In charge, Reproductive and Child Health Services, Techimantia Government Hospital September 2022–

January2023

● Represented the RCH unit during incharges meetings and relaying their grievances to the Nurse Manager of the hospital.

● Made decisions that benefited the entire unit and successfully bridged the communication gap between leaders and the unit.

● Making shift rosters for the unit.

● Delegation of powers to qualified and trustworthy individuals in the unit.

● Implemented the start of the monthly unit meetings and set a day aside for such meetings. Assistant Unit Incharge, Techimantia Government Hospital August 2021–August 2022

● Made shift rosters for the unit

● Assisted the unit incharge in making decisions that will be of help to the unit.

● Went to meetings in place of the unit incharge and represented the unit and sent forth their grievances to the management board of the hospital. SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS

● Made a presentation on the 2022 midyear performance of the unit in July.

● Assisted the incharge to prepare the annual performance review for the year 2021. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

● Able to adapt easily to technological advancements and softwares.

● Ability to work independently

● Pay rapt attention to details to avoid mistakes and ensure quality of work.

● Efective Communication and problem-solving skills,a team player and very adaptable in every situation

● Excellent leadership skills with creativity and accuracy, time management and interpersonal skills.

● Able to easily adapt to people and places, self-motivated and able to relate with people easily

● Able to multi task.

● Efective written and oral communication

AFFILIATIONS

Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana, Candidate Registration number is RCN 353 and Pin Number:15MQ17486111

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