School Nurse Customer Service
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EVELYN O. KPALUKWU
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Avenue, Apt.* Lanham, MD 20706 ************@*****.*** 240-***-**** PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A healthcare professional with degrees in Nursing and Midwifery. Capable of multi-tasking and working with children and adults alike in a hospital/healthcare environment. A devoted employee who was voted as the most punctual and most diligent staff as a school nurse. AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Nursing Practitioner Midwifery/Prenatal Care Clinical Care
Administrative/Management Organizational Skills Time Management
Excellent Communication (S&W) Empathy & Understanding Computer/Internet Savvy
Emergency Response Leadership& Staff Training Customer Service
Children & Elderly Care Good Listener/Caregiver Compassionate Care PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Certified Medication Technician WOODMORE HOUSE UPPER MARLBORO, MD 2017 – Present
Assisted Living for the elderly and disabled; making life comfortable.
Responsibilities include:
o Administering medication using the 3 way checks. o Assisting residents with activities of daily living. o Assisting at meal time.
o Following up on refill of medicine from the pharmacy. o Reporting changes in any resident's condition to the registered nurse in charge. Home Service ASSURED HEALTH LANHAM, MD
2017 – Present
Worked with individual clients by taking care of their specific medical needs.
Responsibilities included:
o Assisted client with activities of daily needs.
o Administered prescribed medications.
o Reported changes in client’s health to appropriate authorities. o Helped with nutritional needs and meal preparation. Volunteer Nurse GLOBAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, INC. LANHAM, MD 2015 – 2017
Responsible for promoting health and inspecting food items and medicines delivered to children and families.
Responsibilities include:
o Purchased food and hygiene products for needy families in the Lanham, MD area from the Capital Area Food Bank.
o Conducted nutrition information sessions with clients. o Promoted healthy choices and nutritional messages, as well as show clients how to eat healthy on budget.
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o Conducted cooking demonstrations for diverse client: children, adults, elderly, and multicultural.
o Be a healthy role model and set goals for healthy living. o Acted as ADA volunteer ambassador for Global Health and Environmental Services, Inc. o Provided nutrition education for all our clients; provide healthy cooking and eating. Created a culture of food safety by removing expired or inedible foods from the shelf. o Restocked the agencies shelf for good and nutritious food items. o Provided nursery and nutritional information to families registered with Global Health and Environmental Services, Inc.
School Nurse THE RIVERBANK SCHOOL LEKKI, LAGOS
2009 – 2015
Provided medical care for all the children in the school; gave health and educational talks to children, staff, and parents.
Responsibilities included:
o Administration of prescribed medication to children as indicated in the parents’ signed consent form; supervised Junior Staff (Nannies); trained non-medical staff. o Interpreted school health services to school personnel. o Planned, implemented, and supervised school health screening programs in accordance with state and district requirements and recommendations. o Provided follow-up services when indicated.
o Interpreted appraisal findings, and helped students and parents accept responsibility for diagnosis and treatment.
o Served as a health liaison between school, home, and the community; made home visits as needed.
o Encouraged parents to maintain current immunization protection as recommended by the Department of Human Services.
o Participated in the health aspects of kindergarten pre-registration. o Helped school personnel recognize departures from appropriate behavior and growth patterns; helped students and staff adjust student programs when necessary to accommodate health needs of students.
o Served as a resource person to school personnel; participated selectively in classroom instruction under the supervision of the teacher.
Staff Nurse/Midwife CHIRONNA MEDICAL CENTRE SURULERE, LAGOS 2009 – 2009
Admitted patients, including emergency care, ante natal, intra natal, and post natal care. Administered neonatal care. Administered prescribed medications. Took care of medical equipments
Responsibilities included:
o Conducted health education and kept records of all my clients. o Counseled and educated patients, conducted examinations and took detailed medical histories.
o Performed diagnostic tests and procedures; ordered these tests to be done by technologists.
o Performed administrative duties, such as keeping detailed records of clients. o Worked with male patients with reproductive health issues or sexually transmitted diseases.
o Diagnosed, monitored and examined women during pregnancy. o Developed, assessed, and evaluated individual programs of care. E v e l y n O . K p a l u k w u 3
o Provided full antenatal care, including screening tests in the hospital, community and the home.
o Identified high risk pregnancies and making referrals to doctors and other medical specialists.
o Arranged and provided parenting and health education; provided counseling and advice before and after screening and tests.
o Offered support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death.
o Supervised and assisting mothers in labor, monitoring the condition of the fetus and using knowledge of drugs and pain management.
o Gave support and advice on the daily care of the baby, including breastfeeding, bathing and making up feeds.
o Engaged in professional development to meet PREP (post-registration education and practice) requirements; participated in the training and supervision of junior colleagues. Staff Nurse (Nurses’ Sick Bay) Internship LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IDI-ARABA LAGOS 2005 – 2009
Administered medical care for sick student nurses; evaluated assigned patients and planned, implemented, and documented nursing care.
Responsibilities included:
o Assisted physicians during examinations and procedures. o Performed various patient tests and administered medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
o Promoted patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. o Relied on experience, judgment, and supervisors’ direction to plan and accomplish goals. o Performed a variety of tasks; a wide degree of creativity and latitude was expected. o Typically reported to a manager or head of a unit at the hospital and at school. EDUCATION
Registered Midwife (RM) 2007 – 2009
School of Midwifery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos Registered Nurse (RN) 2002 – 2005
School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos West African School Certificate (WAEC) 1991 – 1998 Mokoya High School, Apapa, Lagos
CERFIFICATIONS
Certified Medication Technician 2017
CPR and First-Aid 2017
First Aid at Work by Red Cross Society 2013
Mandatory Continuing Professional Development 2012
Reproductive/Sexual Health and Family Health Provider Certified 2008 Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria, Lagos
VOLUNTEER WORK
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Staff nurse at Athens (Children’s Youth Camp)—A church program for children 2013
Global Health and Environmental Services, Inc. 2015
African Institute of Arts, Science & Technology, Inc. 2015 AWARDS RECEIVED
Most Punctual Staff, The Riverbank School 2012
Most Diligent Staff, The Riverbank School 2011
Best behaved student Midwife, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria 2009
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