Community Health Nurse
Resume:
IDA COLLEY
Sinchu Sorrie, The Gambia
***********@*****.***
D. O. B. 5/6/98
SUMMARY
Dedicated caring and patient-focus graduate community health nurse with an excellent record of success in assessment, panning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care. Prioritising patients needs and eager to contribute to team success through working collaboratively with multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality clinical care and positive patients experience are met.
In addition, a red cross volunteer with excellent first aid skills and love for humanitarian work.
EXPERIENCE
1-month practicals on Basic Nursing
Procedures
Damp Dusting
Dressing of minor wounds
Administration of prescribed drugs
Bed Making
Assisting in Cannulation
Assisting in the catheterization of patients
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2 weeks practicals at the psychiatry hospital
Reassuring mentally disturbed patients
Learning skills on how to tackle mentally disturbed patients
Assist in administering medications as prescribed
Learned about the different types of mental disorders, causes and thier treatments
Improvement of hygiene management of the patients through ensuring a clean an safe environment for leaving.
2 weeks practicals at various major hospitals from May to June 2019. (Medical and surgical Module)
Procedures
*Learned the different medical and surgical cases that are experienced by patients
* witnessing and observing surgical cases example Caesarian Sections, fibroid cases and also minor surgical cases
* Caring of operated patients to prevent the risk of harboring infections through daily dressing or as prescribed
3 months internship from November 2019 to January 2020 at Brikama District Hospital
Worked at different units
Our Patients Department
Procedures
*Seeing patients with different conditions investigations and treatment of their cases through the use of the standard treatment guide with the help of a supervisor
*assist in cannula insertion and removal
* Removal of catheters from patients as ordered
Maternity Unit
* Monitor conditions of both mothers and their babies before during and after birth
* Assist in midwives to conduct a safe delivery
* providing post natal care to mothers and new born babies till discharged
General ward ( pediatric and adult wards)
* care of admitted patients
* cannula insertion and removal
* Administration of drugs as ordered
* wound caring and dressings
7weeks practicals on Basic Nursing at Brikama District Hospital from 26th April to 4th June 2021
Procedures conducted
Bed making
Bed bathing
Cannulation of patients
Catheterization of patients
Mouth care
Performing last office (Care for the death)
Promoting Health education
Administration of Intramuscular and intravenous drugs
9 weeks Practicals on Maternity, Child health and Family planning from 29th November 2021 to 29th of January 2022 at Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Procedures
*Ante -natal bookings
* Knowledge on Expected Date of Delivery calculations
* Health Educations
Post natal Examinations to both mothers and new borns to know any deviations from normal
* Abdominal palpations to help know the gestational age of pregnancy, the lie of the fetus and to detect and prompt intervention in case of deviations from normals
* rendering Family planning pre and post counseling•
*Issuing of family planning to the clients in various methods
*Examination of the new borns for early detection of any deviations from normal and prompt actions
* Weighing of infants at Reproductive, Maternity, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health services ( RMNCAH services )
* Screening referral of children who are due for vaccinations
* treatment of minor ailments of .
8 weeks Community practicals on community diagnosis and school health from June 20th to August 12th 2022 at Kwinella Village Circuit
Community diagnosis
Procedures
* Population of the identified community
* Geographical location of the community
* Educations system of the community
*Endemic disease of the particular community
* community mapping
* knowledge on the Unique Characteristics of the community
* Leadership of the community
* prioritization of community needs
Recommendations
School health
*Physical Education
* Study the environmental aspects of the schools
* First aid Services
* Counseling Services for school going children
* Physical Education for School going children
* Nutritional aspect of schools
* Health promotion for teaching staff.
8 weeks of Community Practicals on supervision and management not community health workers( CHWs) of Limbambulu Yamadou Circuit from November 14th 2022 to January 06th 2023
Procedures
* Improve skills on supervision of the Community Birth Companions, Village Health Workers, Village Development Committee and Village Supportive groups
* Help in action plans drawings for the community health workers
* Participated nutritional surveillances within the circuit
* Monthly weighing and screening of children for immunization ma within the catchment area
* knowledge on monthly data collection and analysis
* knowledge on measures taken for referring a patient for further management
* Home visiting
Follow up Visits and also contracting tracing under supervision.
• Work as a pharmacy nurse dispenser at Aisha’s drug store from March 6 to November 17 th 2023 .
•Currently working at Gunjur Kuta Health Post as a Community Health Nurse
SKILLS
Excellent written and verbal skills,
Reliable adaptable and trustworthy.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
Excellent team player and ability to work under pressure.
Data collection, analysis and reporting
ffective numeracy skills and paying attention to details.
Excellent knowledge of organising workload.
Excellent time management skills.
Excellent first aid skills.
Confident, enthusiastic and willing to develop through the expansion of the role.
EDUCATION
*Serekunda Primary School 2005- 2011
*Kitty Basic 2011-2014
*Masroor Senior Secondary 2014-2017
*Foundation course for nurse assistance from November 2018 to November 2019 respectively.
*School of Community Health Nurses and Midwives (CHN) 30th November 2020 to 3rd of February 2023.
Procedures conducted
Various practicals on both health facilities and communities
Bed making
Bed bathing
Cannulation of patients
Catheterization of patients
Mouth care
Performing the last office (Care for the death)
Promoting Health Education
Administration of Intramuscular and intravenous drugs
LANGUAGES
English, Jola, Wollof: First Language
INTEREST
Voluntary.
Research.
Current Affairs.
Reading.
CERTIFICATIONS
* Certificate in basic and intensive first aid from August -September 2019.
Disaster management and response August to September 2018.
*Certificate in the dissemination of the ideals and principles of the Red Cross and red crescent movement In April 2017.
* Certificate in Trainer of Trainees(TOT) in the dissemination of the ideals and principles of the Red Cross and red crescent movement 2019
* The Secretary of kunkujang Home Red across Link from the year 2017 to 2018
* Acted as the youth and development chair lady for Kombo North District Red Cross from 2018 to 2019
District Coordinator for Kombo North District Red Cross 2020 to date
REFERENCES
Mr Lamin F.F Cham
Acting Principal lecturer
School for enrolled community health nurses and midwives
Mob: (+220-***-**** / 3647967
Email: lffcham1@gmail.
Sheriffo Mboge
Branch Officer
West Coast Region Red Cross Branch
Mob +220-*******/ 223 3601
Email: *************@*****.***
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