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Registered Nurse Nursing Officer

Location:
Wiaga, Upper East, Ghana
Posted:
January 25, 2023

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SHIRLEY ADOLEY PAPPOE

St. Lucas Hospital, Box **, Wiaga.

+233*********

***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I am a highly competent and motivated Registered Nurse who is experienced in providing excellent nursing care. Possesses excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work both independently and as a part of a team. Demonstrates great compassion and understanding towards patients, while also being able to work under pressure. Possesses great organizational, detail-oriented and problem-solving skills. I am committed to providing the highest quality of care and achieving the best health outcomes. OBJECTIVES

To provide quality and compassionate care to patients while promoting their health and wellbeing.

CORE SKILLS

• Communication skills,

• Assessment

• Ability to listen

• Proper documentation

• Geriatric care

• Sympathetic and Empathetic

• Ability to follow instructions and procedures

• Empathize with patients

• Basic life support skills

• Ability to work under pressure

• Maintaining friendly environment and teamwork

• Accept criticism and improve personal performance EDUCATION

Valley View University, Oyibi-Accra (Sept, 2013-July, 2017) Bachelor of Science in Nursing,

Ideal College, Madina. (March. 2012-Sept, 2012)

General Arts (WASSCE) Certificate

Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School, Saltpond (Oct, 2006-May-2009) General Arts (WASSCE) Certificate

WORK EXPERIENCE

St. LUCAS HOSPITAL WIAGA (Aug, 2020 – till date)

SENIOR NURSING OFFICER

Duties and Responsibilities

Providing direct patient care, including administering medications and treatments, wound care and monitoring vital signs

Developing and implementation of nursing policies and procedure

Unit in charge at the emergency unit

Assessing patients’ needs and developing individualized care plan

Participating in administrative meetings and committees related to patients care

Providing support and guidance to junior nursing staff as needed

Maintaining and improving patient safety and quality of care

Time management: Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure deadlines are met

Dedication and maintaining the ethical and legal standard of nursing

Critical thinking ability to analyze data, identify problems and make decisions quickly and accurately

Provides reliability, professionalism and friendliness

Evaluate patients responses to interventions and modify plans as needed KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Successfully educated patients and families about health and wellness, resulting in increased patient engagement and self-management of care

Improved in patients satisfaction through high-quality nursing care and compassionate patients interaction.

Demonstrated strong leadership skills by mentoring and training junior nursing staff SHAI OSUDOKU DISTRICT HOSPITAL, DODOWA

NURSING OFFICER- NATIONAL SERVICE (23

rd

April, 2018 – 21

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April, 2019)

Duties and Responsibilities

Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions

Provides health advice through educating patients, care takers and families

Record patients’ medical information and vital signs

Administration of prescribed medication

Monitor and supervise all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity

Prepare patients for, and assist with examination and treatment

Administer treatments and medications

Provides reliability, professionalism and friendliness

Evaluate patients responses to interventions and modify plans as needed

Setting of IV cannula, starting of IV fluids & IV Medications

Insertion of urethral catheters and monitoring of urine output (Intake and Output monitoring)

Administration of all types of medications as prescribed

Nursing of both Conscious and Unconscious patients

Dressing of wounds aseptically

Monitoring and observation of patients and reports any changes in condition to the doctor

Insertion of naso-gastric Tubes for feeding or for draining of stomach content

Providing of emotional support to patients and education on condition to patients and families

CPD ACCREDITED COURSES

Basic life support (BLS) Theory- (Dec, 2022)

Pharmacovigilance (July, 2022)

Introduction to disease surveillance and Pharmacovigilance (Jan, 2022)

Understanding attitudes and their effects on nursing practice (May, 2021)

How to perform chest compression (April, 2021)

Health system management and organization (Dec, 2020)

Professionalism and accountability in nursing and midwifery (July, 2019) DIGITAL SKILLS

Expert at information processing, good command of office suite (Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint, Access and Software presentation).

REFERENCES

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