CURRICULUM VITAE

BASSEY EGBULA ENI

(REGISTERED NURSE, REGISTERED MIDWIFE AND OPHTHALMIC NURSE)

Telephone No: +234**********

ADDRESS: Block 7, Road 10, Federal Housing Estate, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.

EMAIL: adxxye@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL PROFILE:

Dedicated Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife (RN/RM) and an Ophthalmic Nurse (ON) with over 16 years working experience.

Adept at providing quality evidenced-based holistic nursing care including general nursing, obstetrics and gynaecological nursing as well as ophthalmic nursing care.

Highly motivated individual with excellent leadership, decision making and problem-solving skills.

Adaptable and flexible with excellent communication skills and unrivalled good Nurse- Patient relationship.

An assertive, ambitious and excellent team player with unsurpassed ability to work under pressure.

CAREER OBJECTIVES:

To join a reputable health institution that will enhance my skills and potentials and improve the knowledge that the health care industry and the medical has to offer, thus equipping me with appropriate skills to compete effectively globally.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

REGISTERED NURSE, REGISTERED MIDWIFE AND OPHTHALMIC NURSE

Cross River State Eye Care Programme/Tulci Chanrai Foundation. General Hospital Calabar, 2012 till date

Bed Status – 150

Clinical Duties Posts

-Outpatient department

-Outreach/Community Health Care Nurse

-Operating room

Medical and Surgical Eye Conditions Attended to

Cataract

Refractive errors

Conjunctivitis

Glaucoma

Uveitis

Blepharitis

Chalazion

Ocular surface tumours

Dry eye disease

Ocular trauma

Pterygium

Corneal ulcers

Job Description

Assessment of Patient: comprehensive history taking

Physical Examination: checking vital signs of patients, visual acuity assessment and measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP)

Carryout side laboratory investigations such as fasting/random blood sugar assessment

Planning and executing patients’ care

Administration of prescribed ophthalmic medications, including topical, periocular and systemic

Administration of peribulbar anaesthesia to surgical eye patients in the operating room

Pre and post operative care of patients

Read and interpret patients’ information, making decisions when appropriate

Holistic ophthalmic nursing care of patients

Lid toileting and application of periocular warm/cold compress

Assisting ophthalmic surgeons during surgical procedures

Stabilization of patients after eye surgeries

Report writing and accurate record keeping

Research ways to improve healthcare processes and improve patients’ outcomes.

REGISTERED NURSE/OPHTHALMIC NURSE

General Hospital Ogoja, Cross River State, Nigeria May 2008 – Dec 2010

Bed Status – 200

Clinical Duties Posts

Outpatient department

Operating room

Mobile medical and surgical eye camps

Medical and Surgical Eye Conditions Attended to

Refractive errors

Conjunctivitis

Cataract

Glaucoma

Uveitis (anterior and posterior)

Blepharitis

Chalazion

Ocular surface tumours

Dry eye disease

Ocular trauma

Pterygium

Corneal ulcers

Panophthalmitis

Job Description

Assessment of Patient: comprehensive history taking

Physical Examination: checking vital signs of patients, visual acuity assessment and measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP)

Planning and executing patients’ care

Administration of prescribed ophthalmic medications, including topical, periocular and systemic

Pre and post operative care of patients

Read and interpret patients’ information, making decision when appropriate

Holistic ophthalmic nursing care of patients

Lid toileting and application of periocular warm/cold compress

Assisting ophthalmic surgeons during surgical procedures

Stabilization of patients after eye surgeries

Organizing and participating fully in medical and surgical eye camps in hard-to-reach communities.

REGISTERED NURSE

LolGeneral Hospital, Obubra, Cross River State, Nigeria Feb 2006 – April 2008

Bed Status – 150

Medical and Surgical Conditions Nursed

Malaria

Upper respiratory tract infections

Pneumonia (lobar and bronchopneumonia)

Febrile convulsion

Typhoid fever

Hypertension

Diabetes mellitus

Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia

Sickle cell anaemia

Protein energy malnutrition

Congestive cardiac failure

HIV/AIDS

Gastroenteritis

Congestive Cardiac Failure

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Trauma

Measles

Meningitis

Surgical cases; (Caeserian section, circumcision, herniorrohaphy, appendectomy, excision biopsies, myomectomy, hysterectomy).

Job Description

Assessment of patient: comprehensive history taking

Physical examination: checking vital signs of patients

Planning and executing patients care

Administration of prescribed medication both enterally and parentally

Monitoring labour and taking deliveries

Pre and post operative care of patients

Read and interpret patients’ information, making decision when appropriate

Holistic nursing care of patients

Bed bathing, oral toileting and treatment of bedsores of bed ridden patients.

Monitoring patients on blood transfusion and fluid infusion

Assisting surgeons during surgical procedures

Stabilization of patients after surgeries

Monitoring patients progress during their stay till discharge

Report writing and accurate record keeping.

PERSONAL SKILLS

•Ability to efficiently provide care for large number of patients simultaneously

•Dependable, compassionate, considerate, empathic, non-judgmental and a good comforter.

•Ability to work under challenging and difficult situations

•Generation of creative ideas

•Physically stable to assist patients who require support (such as lifting)

•Dedicated to keep improving professional skills

•Team leader and a good motivator

•Ability to analyze, review and judge different situations faced and take the right actions accordingly.

EDUCATION DATE

National Open University of Nigeria.

Calabar Campus, Nigeria 2018 to date

School of Midwifery, Maternity Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria 2011 - 2013

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria 2008 - 2009

School of Nursing, Yola, Nigeria 1999 - 2002

Government Secondary School, Yola, Nigeria 1993 - 1998

Government Primary School, Itigidi, Cross River State Nigeria 1987 - 1992

CERTIFICATION DATE

Bachelor of Nursing Services (BNSc) in lieu

Registered Midwife (RM) 2013

Ophthalmic Nursing certificate (ON) 2009

Registered Nurse (RN) 2002

Senior School Certificate 1998

First School Leaving Certificate 1992

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

Independent Study: Prevalence of hyperemesis gravidarum in Esuk Otu Community, Calabar, Nigeria December 2020

Developed survey on prevalence of hyperemesis gravidarum in Esuk Otu, Calabar, Nigeria

Collected the relevant data, analyzed and interpreted the data and discussed the results

Presented the completed work to the National Open University of Nigeria.

SCHOOL OF MIDWIFERY, CALABAR, NIGERIA

Independent Study: Factors affecting utilisation of modern family planning methods in Calabar Municipality, Nigeria March 2013

Conceived and developed a survey on factors affecting utilisation of modern family planning methods in Calabar Municipality, Nigeria

Collected the relevant data, analyzed and interpreted the data and discussed the results

Presented the completed work to School of Midwifery, Calabar.

CO-RESEARCHER

Research Topic: What glaucoma surgical rate could serve as a benchmark for West Africa? A systematic review

Served as one of two independent reviewers who undertook the titles/abstracts as well as the full-text screening activity of studies that were retrieved for above systematic review.

PUBLICATION

Eni EN, Nolan W, Eval B, Buchan JC. What glaucoma surgical rate could serve as a target for West Africa? A systematic review. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2021;15(1):19-27

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Secretary, National Ophthalmic Nurses Association, Cross River State Chapter: 2016 - 2018

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

The under listed are some of the voluntary activities I have been involved in:

Red Cross, Nigeria in different parts of Cross River State

oI provide primary and secondary health care services to disadvantaged groups in internally displaced people (IDP) camps and conflicts areas – ongoing since January 2022.

Hofi free bimonthly medical outreach in Akampka, Akpabuyo, Calabar and Odukpani Local Government Areas of Cross River State, Nigeria – ongoing since September 2021

oI screen participants for eye diseases, perform reading glass tests and issue presbyopic glasses to those that require them.

Wilmer free yearly medical outreach in Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Biase and Odukpani Local Government Areas of Cross River State, Nigeria – ongoing since December 2020

oI screened participants for eye diseases, performed reading glass tests and issue presbyopic glasses to those that require them.

Free medical and surgical eye camps sponsored by Sight Savers in over 20 communities in Bekwarra, Boki, Obanliku, Obudu, Ogoja and Yala Local Government Areas of Cross River State, Nigeria 2008 – 2010

oI screened participants for eye diseases and assisted with the eye surgeries.

Hope for the Blind, Wusasa, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria 2009

oAssisted in rehabilitation of the irreversibly blind.

HOBBIES

Reading and meeting people

AFFILIATIONS

Nigerian Nurses and Midwives Association

Nigeria Ophthalmic Nurses Association

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Nationality Nigerian

State of Origin Cross River State

Sex Female

Date of Birth 11th February 1979

Marital Status Married

Maiden Name Bassey E. Eval

REFERENCES

Dr Bassey Ekpe-Iko

Former Director, Cross River State Eye Care Programme,

Calabar, Nigeria

Email: adxxye@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: +(234)803-***-****

Mrs Helen Okwesa (CNS)

Head of Nursing Services

Cross River State Eye Care Programme,

Calabar.Nigeria.

Email:adxxye@r.postjobfree.com

Tel:+234**********.

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