Adekeye Akinlade

• Complete an initial assessment of patients and family to determine home care needs. Prepare regular charts on patient's health history, medication restrictions, and allergies.
• Explain treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets, and physician instructions to patients.
• Regularly re-evaluate patient nursing needs. Initiate the plan of care and make necessary revisions as patient status and needs changes.
• Develop care plan which establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventative, and rehabilitative nursing actions utilizing the nursing process.
• Coordinate health care services provided by auxiliary personnel such as home health aides and sitters.
• Independently provide focused one-on-one care within the patient's home.
• Identify discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.

Charge Nurse- Responsible for staff assignments, Provide staff guidance, supports challenging situations and implements urgent policies and procedures.

• Cared for pregnant women expecting imminent birth and for babies immediately after birth in hospitals and health clinics.
• Monitored fetal heartbeat and length and strength of contractions to guide labor.
• Consulted with physicians and other members of care team to identify and assist with complications.
• Reviewed and tracked progress of mothers in labor, interpreted fetal heart monitor and informed delivering physician of status.
• Assisted physicians in delivery of [Number] babies and supported and encouraged mothers during childbirth.
• Assessed and documented physical condition of mothers and babies and assisted doctors in identifying and treating preeclampsia.

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Assess patients in triage for preterm labor, rupture of waters, pregnancy complications, or co-existing issues.
• Assist in maintaining pregnancy in antepartum mothers.
• Fetal assessment and monitoring.
• Maternal physical assessment(s).
• Manage patients in labor, including induction assistance, education, epidural assistance, pain management and delivery support.
• Assist and circulate in operating room for cesarean sections, tubal and emergency obstetric and gynecological procedures
• Patient education related to medications, labor, pushing, delivering and postpartum care of mother and baby.
• Newborn care and assessment for healthy infant.
• Breastfeeding and postpartum support/ management.
• Charting via electronic medical records.
• Assist with fetal demise.
• Collaborate with care management team, including anesthesiologist, physician or midwife, lactation nurse, and charge nurse.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety.
• Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Educate patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and treatment.

• Independently delivered safe, dependable care to patient before/during/after labor independently utilizing nursing process.
• Maximized patient satisfaction by cultivating strong communication initiatives regarding care, medication and treatments.
• Maximized operational efficiency of hospital on busy days by taking extra duties and working overtime if needed.
• Mentored staff or students as assigned preceptor or charged nurse when assigned.
• Utilized resources in a responsible manner with a focus on cost containment.
• Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow.
• Facilitated patient and family education initiatives by participating in education in-services as well as explaining safety precautions and infection control policies.
  
• Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation and quality control encompassing admissions, assessment, treatment, and referrals for a broad range of patients.
• Accepted personal accountability for professional development and growth.

• Admitted, oriented and screened incoming maternity patients within the labor process.
• Independently provided safe, effective and dependable care to patient before/during/after labor.
• Consulted with delivery physicians, anesthesiologist, new born care nurses and other healthcare teams.