Profile
Registered nurse with experience working at Begoro Government District Hospital under Ghana Health Service. Developed strong nursing-evaluation and treatment-planning skills through my internships at Koforidua Regional Hospital and Pantang Psychiatric Hospital.
Am professionally committed to safeguarding the medical needs, comfort, and emotional well being of patients under my care. A good communicational skill that enable me to develop a good rapport with my patient’s, their families, friends and visitors. Able to work under pressure in challenging situations.Ability to work individually and in a team with immense contribution. Maintains a positive and focused work ethic at all times; enthusiastic to learn new things.
Qualifications & Education
2010-2013 – Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College (General Nursing Option)
2014-2015 – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Diploma in Nursing)
2006-2009 – Abetifi Presby Secondary School WASSCE-General Science
2003-2006 – Abetifi Presby JSS.Abetifi
Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Internet and Email.
Career Summary
General Nurse, Begoro District Hospita
February 2014 – Present
Duties include
Supervising and evaluating the delivery of nursing care.
Planning a patients discharges from hospital and if required liaising with community nurses and social workers.
Taking responsibility for the ward in the absence of senior staff.
Utilizing specialist medical and healthcare equipment.
Responding quickly and effectively to episodes of verbal and/or physical aggression.
Taking a patients pulse, blood pressure and temperature, also observing and recording the condition of patients.
Ensuring that care plans are implemented and evaluated on a regular basis for every patient.
Managing family planning and health clinics in partnership with other healthcare teams.
Carrying out routine investigations and care procedures, such as administering medication, injections and wound dressing.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and report symptoms and changes in clients’ disease condition.
Internships:
Koforidua Regional Hospita
l December 2010 – February 2011, April 2011 –July 2011, April 2012 – July 2012, December 2012 – January 2013,
Through this internship I learnt how to provide information, provide emotional support and reassurance to patients and relatives, administer medications and injections to patients, fed clients, assisting them in maintaining personal hygiene, prepare sterile trolleys and medical equipment for clinical procedures and perform physical examination on client and take health histories.
Pantang Psychiatric Hospital
March 2012 – April 2012
Through this internship I learnt how to how to look after patients with severe and enduring mental illness, perform clinical coordination of individual and group therapies, maintain a safe and secure environment for clients and administer drugs to clients.
Volunteer Placements:
Nurse, Original Volunteers Ghana in association with Anidaso Health
22nd September 2013 – 7th October 2013
Medical Outreach experience working for Original Volunteers Ghana in association with Anidaso Health organising health care in deprived communities in rural Ghana, West Africa.
Duties included taking a patients pulse, blood pressure and temperature, also administering drugs and education on client’s disease condition.
Abetifi Calvary Methodist Church volunteer- Assisting in the building of the Church and organizing Church community health events.
