CURRICULUM VITAE

NEWTON MUTHOMI NYAGA

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PERSONAL DETAILS

ADDRESS : P.O BOX 27-60401

NATIONALITY : Kenyan

LANGUAGES : English, Swahili

CAREER OBJECTIVES

I pursued a career in community Health Nursing to utilize scientific and theoretical knowledge as the basis for providing nursing care to clients in the community.

To be prepared as a competent practitioner who will function effectively in being able to access, plan, implement and evaluate.

To acquire skills, knowledge and attitudes to broaden management abilities and to be effective health educator.

Demonstrating a critical appraisal and selected use of research findings in providing nursing care.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2017-2021 : Clive Irvine College of Health and Science Chogoria

Diploma –Kenya registered community health nurse

2010-2015 : Ngeru Boys Secondary school

2001-2009 : Elite academy Primary School

WORK EXPERIENCE

PENDA HEALTH CARE (OCTOBER 2021- TO DATE)

Title: Nurse

Responsibilities:

•Quality patient education and excellent patient experience to all clients.

• Ensure the Medical Centre is always ready and well stocked with supplies and equipment,

including well-packed clean and sterile items to attend to general and emergency cases.

•Be an Infection Prevention and Control Champion

•Accurately and comprehensively record patient data in Penda’s electronic medical record in real-time.

•Complete the necessary MoH reporting requirements and ensure timely and accurate submission.

•Initial assessment of patients, triaging, MCH/FP and nursing procedures as well as administering IV or IM medications using nursing best practice.

KING DAVID HOSPITAL NGONG (July 2021 – September 2021)

Title: Nurse (worked both in in-patient and out-patient)

Responsibilities:

•Taking care of patients ongoing covid care in intensive care unit

•Taking detailed health care histories

•Listen to patients and analyse their physical and emotional needs

•Provided counselling and health care education to patients

•Coordinate care with other health care providers and specialists

•Staying current with advances in health care options, medications, and treatment plans

•Draw blood, and perform other health-related testing

•Check a patient’s vital signs

•Administer medications and take note of patient's progress.

PCEA CHOGORIA MISSION TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL MERU (April 2020 – January 2021)

Title: Nurse (worked both in in-patient and out-patient – Locum basis)

Responsibilities:

•Assessing, observing, and speaking to patients

•Recording details and symptoms of patient medical history and current health

•Preparing patients for exams and treatment

•Administering medications and treatments, then monitoring patients for side effects and reactions

•Creating, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans with the medical team

•Performing wound care, such as cleaning and bandaging them

•Assisting in medical procedures as needed

•Operating and monitoring medical equipment

•Drawing blood, urine samples, and other body fluids for lab work

•Educating patients and family members on treatment and care plans, as well as answering their questions

RURAL EXPERIENCE AT MUTHAMBI HEALTH CENTRE IN THARAKA NITHI COUNTY (JUNE-JULY 2019)

Title: Student Nurse (worked both in in-patient and out-patient)

Responsibilities:

•Participated in conducting deliveries

•Participated in conducting various medical oriented out reaches

•Participated in conducting community diagnosis

•Participated in mass immunisation against polio and measles

•Participated in case studies and management of various medical conditions

MERU TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL (FEBRUARY – MARCH 2019)

Title: Student Nurse (worked in Psychiatry Unit)

Responsibilities:

•Managing patients requiring critical care

•Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions, evaluating and

documenting patient’s outcomes

•Providing appropriate healthcare services using Evidence-Based Practice

•Providing health education and counselling patients/clients and community on identified health needs

•Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans

•Maintaining records on patients /client’s health condition and care

•Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment

•Collecting and compiling data.

•Provided preventive promotive and curative services to patient in the unit

•Provided initial and ongoing assessment to psychiatric patients.

CHUKA TEACHING AND REFERRAL COUNTY HOSPITAL (JANUARY- FEBRUARY 2019)

Title: Student Nurse

Responsibilities:

•Participated in distribution of vaccines from the county depot

•Participated in community diagnoses and school health programmes

•Participated in immunization of children

•Provision of health education to pregnant women

•Participated in inspection of hotel and meat inspection

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

•Medical ward

•Paediatric ward

•Maternity and Post-Natal ward

•Outpatients' department: specialized clinics, MCH/FP

•Theatre

•Renal unit

•Dialysis unit

•Comprehensive Care Unit (CCC)

•Surgical ward

MISSION

Produce quality, holistic, patient oriented and safe services under minimal supervision.

SKILLS

•Team Leader

•Good Communication skills

•Proactive

•Good at data analysis

•Good at Information management

•Organised

HOBBIES

•Participating in community work

•Reading inspirational books

•Listening to gospel music

•Playing football

REFERENCES

Joan Rima

Nursing service manager

Chogoria Teaching and Referral Mission Hospital

Address: P.O BOX 35

Chogoria

Tel: +254-***-***-*** adu51e@r.postjobfree.com

Madam Lenah Keeru

Deputy Principal Clive Irvine College of Health and Sciences

Address: P.O BOX 384-60401

Chogoria

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

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John Diano

Branch Manager

Penda Health Care

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

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