Senior Staff Nurse
Resume:
Richmond Opoku
Nurse
Kumasi, Ghana W***
*********@*****.***
Skills
Direct Patient Care
Patient admissions
Incident documentation
Discharge Planning
Care plan implementation
Medication Management
Total patient care
Documentation
Medication and IV administration
Patient education
Medication Administration
Patient counseling
Resource Allocation
Case management
Wound Care
Critical care
Hospice and palliative care
Infection control measures
Chronic disease management
Emergency Procedures
Professional Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than eight (8) years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Work History
October 2014 - Current
Ghana Health Service - Kumasi, Ghana
Senior Staff Nurse
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
Formulated plans for nursing measures to restore, maintain and promote patients' physical and mental health.
Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
Education
October 2003 - June 2006
Aduman Senior High School Aduman - Ashanti
West African Senior School Certificate Examination General Science
October 2008 - August 2011
SDA Nursing Training College Kwadaso
Registered General Nurse General Nurse
January 2021 - Current
College of Health And Wellbeing Kintampo
Bsc. Physical Assistantship Physical Assistantship - Medical
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