Nursing Officer Community Health

MARY NJERI NG’ANG’A

P. O. BOX **, Kikuyu

Tel: +254-***-***-***/ +254-***-***-***

Email: adt3v8@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE SUMMARY

As a registered Community Health Nursing officer, I am passionate about nursing people back to health through diagnosis and ensuring that professional medical healthcare is given to all the patients under my care. With extensive years of professional experience, I have excelled in; administering medications to patients assigned to me as prescribed, assessing, formulating, implementing and evaluating the nursing process for the critically ill patients, supervising and conducting safe deliveries to all mothers in labor, coordinating the patients screening, setting up the treatment protocol, offering counseling and emotional support to patients, following treatment protocols in use at the cholera treatment center, carrying out Health education on hand washing practices, hygiene maintenance and drug compliance upon discharge. My passion is to further advance in my career as a nurse as I get to participate in providing medical care to patients and offering psychological help to patients.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing- Kenya Medical Training College; 2014 to 2016.

Certificate in Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nursing (BASIC)- Kenya Medical Training College; 2010 to 2012.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education- St. Anuarite Girls Secondary School; 2005 to 2008. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES ACQUIRED

Nursing skills: An expert in assisting patients by administering medical procedures as directed by the doctor so as to contribute to improving their health and steady recovery.

Counseling skills: Knowledge and passionate about offering guidance and counseling to patients and their families on health-seeking behaviors, self-care skills, and treatment options.

Monitoring: Experienced in monitoring, interpretation and recording of vital signs and also successfully monitoring patient progress and communicating appropriately any complication or change in their condition to the doctor.

Mental and Physical endurance: Ability to quickly adapt to and effectively work under stressful and challenging environments especially in emergency cases.

Administration of Medical Procedures: Adept with administering oxygen and prescribed drugs through infusions such as inotropes, antibiotics, sedatives such as morphine, and also administering any other prescribed medication.

Team working skills: Experienced in working with a team of nurses and doctors collaboratively in order to ensure the promotion of proper and professional healthcare services to patients.

First aid skills: Knowledge of first aid basics and can hence tend to any accidents or illnesses in case any such incident happens.

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WORK HISTORY

Midwife

Médecins sans frontières - Dagahaley Refugee Camp; July 2020 to Date; Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring the implementation and continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care

(BEmONC 1 and CEmONC 2), neonatal and comprehensive abortion care, management of victims of sexual violence, reproductive tract infections and Fistula care in accordance with MSF Reproductive Core Package of Activities and reinforce the implementation of standardised protocols.

• Where PMTCT is implemented, ensuring implementation of the PMTCT protocol in the ANC/delivery and PNC consultations (pre-counselling, test and post counselling

• Collaborating with the medical doctor and /or nurse in the management of Sexual Violence cases

• Assessing the feasibility for referral of pregnant women form the TBAs to the OPD/MCH for medical evaluation and/or complicated deliveries.

• Ensuring hygiene and sterilization criteria (including universal precautions) are met according to MSF specifications.

• Performing cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.

• Guaranteeing a regular and ongoing supply of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities (including monitoring/consumption control/ordering of orders.

• Properly following up all newborn babies from delivery until discharge, informing mothers and relatives about importance of breast feeding, vaccination and possible complications resulting from harmful traditional practices.

• Ensuring patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality is respected

• Supervising that administrative procedures of admissions and hospitalizations comply with MSF protocols, as well as verify patients are properly informed and receive the documents required (birth certificate, vaccination card, etc

• Participating in the organisation of the ward in collaboration with other midwifes and the maternity ward supervisor. Ensure transfer of relevant information to the next shift team (specially identifying risk cases)

• conduct normal deliveries independently Manage obstetric emergencies; identify cases needing referral and send them in time, clean up the newborn, executing and registering first neo-natal medical acts (cutting and cleaning the umbilical cord, vaccination, etc.), detecting possible anomalies/infections of the newborn and reporting them to the doctor, in order to ensure successful interventions Supervises the use of drugs, facilities and obstetric material, in order to ensure, in accordance with number of patients and prescriptions, a rational use as well as pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated, kept under appropriate conditions and above minimum safety point.

• BEmONC = basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care = Administration of antibiotics, oxytocics, anticonvulsants, manual removal of the placenta, removal of retained products following abortion, assisted vaginal delivery, preferably with vacuum extractor and newborn care including neonatal resuscitation.

• CEmONC = comprehensive obstetric and neonatal care = the full package of BEmONC Plus; surgery (caesarean section, hysterectomy, laparatomy), safe blood transfusion and care to sick and low birth weight newborns Nursing Officer

International Rescue Committee- Hagadera Refugee Camp; July 2018 to July 9th 2020 Duties and Responsibilities

Assessing, formulating, implementing and evaluating the nursing process of critically ill patients.

Provision of holistic care to patients in the medical/surgical ward (HDU), regardless of their social, economic or religious background.

Planning, implementing, directing and evaluating nursing care given to patients assigned to me.

Ensuring proper documentation of all patient’s records.

Communicating effectively with other caregivers about each patient care needs.

Administering medications to patients assigned to me as prescribed.

Maintaining accurate records of Dangerous Drugs of Addiction.

Facilitating the proper documentation of all the procedures and all the management given to patients.

Ensuring detailed and proper handling of patients, drugs, equipment’s and records at the end of every shift. 3

Response Nurse

International Rescue Committee; May to June 2018

Duties and Responsibilities

Coordinated the patients screening at the cholera treatment center and set up a treatment protocol and dispatched the patients.

Offered counseling and emotional support to the patients.

Followed treatment protocols in use at the cholera treatment center.

Provided good quality health care at the cholera treatment center in close coordination with the rest of the health team.

Ensured universal precautions were adhered to while providing health care.

Provided chemoprophylaxis to all contacts of the patient.

Taught and demonstrated cheap and effective methods of purifying water at home.

Carried out Health Education on handwashing practices, hygiene maintenance and drug compliance upon discharge.

Followed up with community health workers on home decontaminations, health talks and patients progress. Nursing Officer

Kenya Red Cross Society; January to March 2018

Duties and Responsibilities

Took proper history and conducted an initial assessment of patient and unborn babies to determine labor progress.

Eliminated risks involved in pregnancy on all pregnant women by carefully planning.

Collected blood from urine samples for ruling out any risks like pre-eclampsia in case it was not captured during follow up.

Interpreted vital signs and fetal heart rate, monitored to gauge labor progression and overall stability of the patient and unborn babies.

Provided a calm reassuring presence during labor and delivery and instructed mothers on helpful breathing techniques.

Prepared mothers and the delivery room for birth including setting up of the tray and equipment and gowning in sterile covering.

Ensured close observation of both baby and mother postnatally.

Facilitated the proper documentation and recording of the patient's and unborn baby's conditions and re-laid essential information.

Provided direct patient care, evaluated outcome, consulted with other specialists and adjusted nursing care processes to ensure optimal patient care.

Provided and administered medications as prescribed by a physician.

Observed emotional stability of patients, monitored progress and followed up after discharge. OTHER PAST EXPERIENCES

Registered Nursing Officer; Islamic Relief of Kenya-Daadab Refugee Camp, 2013 to December 2018- supervised and conducted safe deliveries to all mothers in labor, promoted and provided family planning services including the insertion of Jadelle and also provided health education one on one and group on matters affecting women health.

Enrolled Nursing Officer; Kenya Red Cross Society- Daadab Refugee Camp, January to February 2013- performed PMTCT counseling, testing, dispensing ARVs, and followed up on the patients, wrote and submitted daily and weekly reports on patient’s conditions and also screened and treated STIs.

Enrolled Nursing Officer; GIZ Daadab Camp, December 2012- provided a one on one health education and in groups in matters affecting Women health and also provided linkage of high-risk women to high-risk clinic and follow up.

Enrolled Nursing Officer; Medikline Medical Services, August to November 2012- provision of efficient and competent nursing services to all patients in both inpatients and outpatient departments, facilitated continuous 4

assessment and management of a patient on ARV/ART and also participated in community approach in the prevention of HIV/AIDs.

TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

EPI/IDSR/MCH; International Rescue Committee, 29th October 2018 to 2nd November 2018.

Family Planning Updates; International Rescue Committee, September 2018.

Maternal and Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings; Islamic Relief Kenya, 25th October 2016 to 28th October 2016.

Mother-Infant and Young Child Nutrition; Islamic Relief Kenya, 18th April 2016 to 22nd April 2016.

HTC New Alogarithm; Islamic Relief Kenya, 23rd September 2014 to 26th September 2014.

Emergency Obstetric Newborn Care Training; Islamic Relief Kenya, 26th August 2014 to 30th August 2014.

Participation in Polio Eradication and Outbreak Response Activities; Islamic Relief Kenya; 2013 to 2014. REFEREES

Miss Consolata Mwaniki

Maternity In-charge

Info Hospital

Tel: +254-***-***-***

Mrs. Habiba Mohammed

Lecturer

KMTC Garissa

Tel: +254-***-***-***

Mr. Jonathan Mutuku

Nurse Matron

International Rescue Committee

Tel: +254-***-***-***/ +254-***-***-***

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