Personal support worker
Resume:
RITA NYARKO
adz0t3@r.postjobfree.com +233-**-******* Ghana / Greater Accra 00233 Nationality: Ghanaian Summary
Empathetic and result driven General Nurse with 9 years experience as a Health Care Assistant and 1 year experience in Registered General Nursing. With both expertise, I have the capability to foster and coordinate teamwork: and establish harmonious working relationship in a multicultural environment to provide exceptional patient care and safety.
Experience
Princes Marie Louise Children's Hospital
Nurse
01/2023 – Current
Undertake and demonstrate nursing tasks in the best interest of patient care and professional standards, by washing and bathing patient, bed making, feeding, assess and record vital signs, measuring patient temperatures, weight, respirations, pulse, oxygen saturation and blood pressure.
Read reports and take note on critical cases, Monitor patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs of deterioration for swift action. Evaluating patient symptoms and condition to plan effective recovery program for timely discharge and assist with manual handling and transferring of patients in compliance with the hospital policy Assisting ward manager in promoting the right of patient and maintaining the policy and dignity of patients and staff. Maintaining a safe and therapeutic patient care environment and ensuring confidentiality.
Demonstrate compassionate communication skills, empathetically delivering difficult news to patients and families.
Addressing and answering questions for families regarding patient treatment, health and progress.
Monitoring patient pain and discomfort to assess needs for therapies or painkilling drugs.
Supervise, train and mentor new nurses on nursing requirements and procedures.
Coordinating patient care in consultation with multidisciplinary team of health professionals.
Perform other official duties assigned by ward manager Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital
Nursing Assistant
04/2014 – 12/2021
Busunya Health Centre
Nursing Assistant
04/2011 – 04/2014
Provided patient care under directions of a senior nurse. Assisted in the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of patient care.
Monitored vital signs ( temperature, pulse, respiration, BP, oxygen saturation) and report to nurse manager.
Changed bed linen and washed patient clothes regularly, maintaining proper hygiene standards.
Monitored ward patients and reported concerns to senior nurses. Aided in bathing, dressing, feeding and general mobility, Assisted in walking, talking and movement activities for rehabilitation purposes. Administered prescribed medication and monitored the effects Performed peri-operate care.
Admission and discharge of patients.
Decontamination of used instruments and equipment. Ensured patients safety on the ward and its environs. Performed other duties assigned by nurse manager.
Taifa Polyclinic Accra, Ghana
Rotation nurse
12/2021 – 12/2022
Dusting and taking general care of the ward.
Bed making.
Changing patient's positions in bed.
Serving and removal of bedpans.
Catheter care.
Educating patients and relatives.
Maintaining personal hygiene and grooming of patient. Serving and feeding patients orally or via nasogastric tube. Taking and observation of specimen.
Wound dressing and removal of stitches.
Decontamination of used instruments.
Preparing patients for Laboratory investigations.
Skills
Patient Assessment
Preparing patient centered care plan
Care procedure knowledge and preparations
Health checks
Accurate record-keeping
Clinical care
Charting and reporting
Patient comfort
Pediatric care
Catheter and wound care
Medication administration
Strong interpersonal relationship
Patient education
Compassionate care
Excellent time management
Vital-signs monitoring
Education
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Diploma in General Nursing
2020
Health Assistant Training school. Sunyani
Certificate in Health Assistant Clinical
2010
Presbyterian Senior Secondary School Begoro
SSSCE in General Arts
2005
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