DAVID AMPONSAH

NATIONALITY: GHANAIAN

DATE OF BIRTH: 27TH NOVEMBER, 1983

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A knowledgeable and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse with ten (10) years practical experience in working with children, adults and older people with differing mental health conditions in urban and rural Ghana. Though, a mental health nurse, my training and work responsibilities covers all aspects of nursing including but not limited to mental health, medical, surgical, geriatric, paediatric, critical care, obstetric and gynaecological nursing. I am a polyvalent nurse and hardworking team player who is also capable of working independently in line with local and international protocols and standards. Friendly with good interpersonal relationship, and has the zeal to work in any given capacity both locally and internationally.

Skills and qualities:

Strong oral and written communication skills.

Excellent sense of integrity and honest with sensitive subjects and patients information.

Knowledge and understanding of mental, medical and surgical disorders.

Strong and effective team work skills

A Computer literate and uses electronic patient data management system.

Ability to Multitask and highly organised.

Ability to relate to a culturally diverse clientele.

Willing to work extra duty and night shifts.

Dedicated patient advocate and equipped with basic counselling skills

October 2006 – June 2009 Diploma in Registered Mental Health Nursing from Nurses’ Training College, Pantang, Accra - Ghana

September 1996 – May 1999 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (S.S.C.E.) from Aduman Senior High School, Kumasi by The West African Examination Council.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

June 2012

Using the nursing process as an evidenced based practice to improve standards of nursing in the Sub-region.

May 2015

Neuroleptics case management of psychiatric patients.

October 2015

The mental health Act 846, what the mental health worker should know.

January 2016

Basic Life Support Training (The American Heart Association module)

November 2019

Management of Cardiovascular diseases

June 2011 (Staff nurse) - Present (Nursing Officer)

Tafo Government Hospital, Ghana Health Services, Kumasi, Ghana

1:20 Nurse Patient ratio

Responsibilities:

•Observing and recording patient’s behaviour.

•Creating a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment in which patients can be treated.

•Administration of medication, monitoring therapeutic, adverse and side effects.

•Admission of a psychiatric patient

•Making of referrals to major psychiatric hospitals.

•Counselling and provision of emotional support for patients, relatives and others.

•Liaising with doctors, social workers and other professionals who care for the patients.

•Reviewing care plans and monitoring progress.

•Assessing whether a patient represent a risk to themselves and others.

•Rendering of Basic counselling to patients when necessary.

•Mentoring supervising of newly qualified staff and student nurses.

•Organise and conduct home visits.

•Rehabilitation of clients discharged from psychiatric hospital to the community.

•Blood sugar monitoring.

•Foley catheterization and care of catheter in male and female patients/

•Fall prevention.

•Pain assessment and management.

•NG tube insertion and feeding

•Intravenous therapy.

Typical Patient Profile

Mania

Schizophrenia

Bi-polar

Depression

Autism

Dementia

Parkinson’s

Alzheimer’s

Substance Abuse

Low Security Patients

Pyelonephritis,

Hypertension,

Diabetes Mellitus(Type 1 and Type 2),

Gastro-Intestinal disorders

December 2009 - November 2010

National Service/Internship: University Hospital – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Psychiatric ward/Med-Surgical ward.

Responsibilities:

•Establishment of rapport

•Checking of Vital signs.

•Assisting patients to perform self-care tasks.

•Interviewing a psychiatric patient

•Administration of medication and observing effects and adverse reactions of medications.

•Collaborating with other health care professionals to render care to the patients.

•Assessment and admission of a psychiatric patient

•Discharge planning

•Observations and writing of reports.

•Feeding of a psychiatric patient

•Assisting a psychiatric client in grooming and maintain their personal hygiene

•Giving health education to psychiatric patients and their relatives

•Reviewing care plans and monitoring progress.

•Writing and updating patient records.

June, 2011 – Present

Periodic health education on mental health in churches, schools and the media.

March, 2015 – Present

Health talks at True Vine Hospital for pregnant women and nursing mothers who receive treatment for their babies.

September, 2013 – present

Periodic outreach to the Blood of Jesus Prayer centre to provide holistic nursing care for Psychiatric patients who receives spiritual interventions from the centre.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD

September, 2008 – 2009

Academic Prefect, Pantang Nurses’ Training College, Accra.

January, 2012 – February, 2014

In-Service Training and Clinical Students’ co-ordinator, Tafo Government Hospital - Kumasi

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

June, 2015

Factors contributing to relapse among patients with psychotic illnesses in Tafo Government Hospital in Manhyia North Sub-Metropolis in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (unpublished)

INTERESTS

•Reading

•Touring

Dr. Afuah Amankwaah

Tafo Government Hospital Kumasi, Ashanti Region

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Miss Esther Mantey

Principal Nursing Officer

Tafo Government Hospital

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Miss Sarah Boatemaah Yeboah

Nursing Officer

Tafo Government Hospital

Kumasi, Ashanti Region

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