Direct patient care

Collins Abowine Aing-Pah

Bolgatanga Ghana

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A dedicated and compassionate Registered General Nurse with extensive experience in providing quality, satisfactory and professional patient care in different ward settings. Proven expertise in patient assessment, critical thinking and problem solving and team work. Committed to promoting health and wellness, advocating for patients needs and possess clinical knowledge and skills, with ability to work under pressure. SKILLS

• Administration of Medication

• Infection control and Prevention

• Patient Care and Safety

• Critical thinking and problems solving

• Patient and Family Education

• Team collaboration and leadership

• Patient assessment

• Vital signs monitoring

• Patient and advocacy

• Blood draw and sample collection

• Wound management

• Care planning

• Staff training

• New born care

• Emergencies management

• Cardiac monitoring

• Chronic disease management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Full time Nurse Bolgatanga Regional Hospital - 02 May 2019 to date

Work in Emergency Ward - May 2019 to August 2023

Duties Carried out

• Triaging

• Management of hypoglycemia

• Management of hypertensive emergency

• Arresting and controlling of bleeding

• Management of seizures

• Oxygen therapy

• Emergency preparation of patient for theater

• Pain assessment and management

• Cardiac monitoring

• Monitoring of vital signs

• Medication Administration

• Management of head injuries

• Management of diabetic keto acidosis

• Shock management (hypovolemic and septic)

• Resuscitation (CPR)

• Splinting and fracture immobilization

• Catheterization and catheters care

• IV-line access

• NG-Tube Passing

• Input and Output monitoring

• Female Surgical Ward August 2023 to February 2024 Duties Carried out

• Wound dressing

• Instruments processing

• Burns management

• Pre operative and post operative care

• Colostomy care

• Infection Control and Prevention

• Training of nursing students

• Pediatric Emergency Ward February 2024 to January 2025 Duties carried out

• Management of seizure in kids

• Management of unconscious kids

• Cardiac monitoring

• Management of hypoglycemia in kids

• Management of hypertension in kids

• Management of shock in children

• Vital signs monitoring

• Drugs dose calculation Administration

• Administration of medication via a perfuser

• Pediatric and Neonatal Surgical Ward January 2025 to date Duties carried out

• Wound dressing

• Rectal irrigation

• Management of traction in neonatal fracture

• Preoperative and post operative management

• Colostomy care

• Hypoglycemia management in neonates

• Blood transfusion

• Drugs calculation and Administration

Part-time Nurse Afrikids Hospital Bolgatanga September 2016- April 2017

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored reaction

• Performed various nursing Procedures such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.

• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.

• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physician Work in kids ward, Female ward, male ward and emergency ward Part-time Nurse Asankunde Memorial Hospital Bolgatanga October 2016 to May 2017

• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.

• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.

• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior

• Wound management

• Management of hypoglycemia

• National Service Bolgatanga Regional Hospital - February 2017 to February 2018

Work in Male Medical Ward, Female Medical Ward, Male Surgical Ward, Female Surgical Ward,

Pediatric Ward, Chest Ward, Reproductive and Child Health Unit, Psychiatric Unit, Antiretroviral Unit, Ear Throat and Nose Unit, Eye Unit, Maternity Ward, Gynecological Ward, Emergency Ward, Neonatal Ward, Out Patient Department and Intensive Care Unit

Duties Carried out :

• Monitoring vital signs and reporting changes

• Administration of medicine under supervision

• Transfusion of products and monitoring for transfusion reaction under supervision

• Monitoring labour under supervision

• Management of preeclampsia and eclampsia under

supervision

• Assisting in delivery

• Management of jaundice and monitoring phototherapy

• Management of hypoglycemia in neonate under supervision

• Vision assessment under supervision

• Ear irrigation under supervision

• Ear, throat and examination under supervision

• Wound dressing under supervision

• Instruments processing under supervision

• Out patient care

• Input and output monitoring

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Ghana - 09/2023

• Diploma in Nursing Presbyterian Nursing Training College Bawku - 2016

• Bolgatanga Senior High School – WASSCE - 2013

• AFFILIATION: GRNMA

• CERTIFICATE(S):

• Licensed by Nursing and midwifery council Ghana

• Basic Life Support by Upper East Regional, Ghana Health Services

• Reference: Available upon request

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