Nurse Practitioner

CURRICULUM VITAE

LINDA NANZALA KARANJA

Career Objective

To offer high quality professional health care to all persons regardless of their race, social status or religion.

Career profile

I am a newly graduated nurse practitioner who is very dedicated, hardworking, resourceful and reliable nurse who is able to work and manage a varied and demanding workload. I always strive to ensure I provide quality healthcare while maintaining utmost confidentiality during all encounters with clients. I am a team player and I would love to join an aspiring and ambitious team that can maintain and elevate the standards of health care and the well-being of all individuals.

Education and Training

Year Institutions Grade

August 2018 to December

2022

Jomo Kenyatta University of

Agriculture and Technology

Bachelor of science in

nursing

2014-2017 Moi Girls secondary school

Vokoli

A-(Minus)

2005-2013 Kimang’eti S.D.A Academy 373/500 marks

Professional Experience.

Student nurse: Thika Level 5 hospital

I was able to accomplish the following;

Admitting and discharging patients

Administering medications

Assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care

Monitoring and recording patients’ vital signs and maintaining patient charts

Providing health messages to the patients

Managing various medical conditions

Administration of oxygen and intravenous fluids

Address: P.O Box 41963- 00100, Nairobi, Kenya. E-mail:*************@*****.*** Cell: +254-*********

Personal Details

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Surgical ward:

Taking patient history

Performing physical examination on patients

Admitting and discharging patients

Managing different surgical conditions using the nursing care plan

Wound cleaning and dressing

Observing vital signs and recording

Administration of medications and performing ongoing assessments

Providing preoperative and postoperative care to patients

Providing a clean and safe environment for patients Pediatric Ward: Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital

I achieved the following;

• Taking history and performing physical examination

• Admitting and discharging patients

• Monitoring vital signs including weight and recording

• Administering oxygen and nebulization of patients

• Administering medication and providing a clean and safe environment

• Assisting in resuscitation of patients

• Incorporating family centered care in the management of patients

• Providing preoperative care to patients scheduled for surgery

• Ensuring adequate supplies and managing stock

Newborn Unit: Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital

I achieved the following;

• Admitting and discharging patients

• Administering medication

• Administering oxygen

• Daily weight monitoring of patients

• Calculating amount of feeds and nasogastric feeding of patients

• Strictly observing infection prevention and control measures

• Providing phototherapy to neonates

• Monitoring and recording of vital signs

• Managing the various neonatal conditions

• Assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care given to patients Labor and delivery unit: Thika Level 5 hospital

I was able to:

• Admit and discharge patients.

• Take patients history, perform physical and abdominal examination

• Monitor mothers during first, second, third and fourth stages of labor

• Monitor labor using the partograph

• Monitor and manage complications of labor

• Provide pre-operative care to patients scheduled for surgery

• Provide health messages to mothers

• Provide postnatal care to mothers

• Administer medications

• Observe vital signs and maintain patients’ records. MCH/Family planning clinic: Gashororo Health Center I achieved the following;

Immunization of children under 5 years

Health messages to mothers

Monitoring growth and development in children

Antenatal care to pregnant mothers including tetanus toxoid and IFAS administration.

Guiding mothers on the various family planning methods and administering the methods

Using the Integrated management

Emergency unit: Thika level 5 hospital

I was able to;

• Admit patients

• Triage and stabilization of patients

• Administer medications and intravenous fluids

• Monitor and record vital signs

• Provide preoperative care to patients scheduled for surgery

• Assist in resuscitation of patients

• Manage various medical and surgical conditions

• Continuous assessment and evaluation of patients

• Discharge or transfer patients to other wards

ICU: Thika level 5 hospital

I was able to accomplish the following;

• Taking history admitting and discharging of patients.

• Administering medication as prescribed.

• Performing systemic assessment of patients

• Monitoring the neurological status of patients

• Providing a safe and clean environment for patients

• Managing patients on mechanical ventilation

• Monitoring and recording vital observations

• Assisting with intubation of patients

• Providing total nursing care to patients

• Suctioning of patients

• Assisted in resuscitation of patients

• Strictly observing infection prevention and control

• Ensuring adequate supplies and managing stock

Psychiatry ward: Machakos Level 5 hospital

I was able to:

• Admit and discharge patients in the ward

• Take a comprehensive patient history including psychiatric history and perform physical examination

• Perform mental status assessment

• Administer medications

• Continuous assessment and evaluation of patients’ condition

• Management of various psychiatric conditions

• Ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients

• Conduct group and family therapy

Other areas:

I was able to gain a lot of clinical experience in gynecology ward, operating theatre, renal unit, ophthalmology unit, ENT clinic at Thika level 5 hospital and in the antenatal and postnatal ward at Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital

Additional Skills

• Proficient in MS Office( Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Critical thinking

• Compassion

• Patience

• Teamwork

• Problem solving

Memberships

Nursing Council of Kenya – Index no. 126968

• Reading

• Community service

• Travelling

Hobbies and Interests

Referees

Dr. Albanus Mutisya Kyalo

Dean School of nursing, JKUAT

Email: ********@*****.**.**

Rosemary Mugambi

Lecturer, school of nursing, JKUAT

Email: **********@*****.***

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

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