AKUA ANTWI
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
A BSN RN, with high standards of professionalism academic excellence, compassion, leadership, and strong interpersonal skills. Providing cost-effective, evidence-based care, excellent bedside manners, providing empathy and advocate to help patients achieve optimal outcomes.
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Northside Gwinnett Hospital
01.2023 - Current
- Perform head to toe assessment on patients
- Documents nursing process accurately and in the appropriate format
- Plans and implements patient care independently
- Utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning of care
- Evaluates patient's response to planned care and adjusts plan of care as appropriate
- Identifies patient and family learning needs and makes recommendations to resources regarding those needs
- Manages time effectively
- Orients new staff and students
- Demonstrates effective listening skills
- Reduces barriers to facilitate communication
- Recognizes needs and advocates for patients based on knowledge of condition
- Recognizes that cultural differences need to be considered in developing patient and family relationships
- Identifies and implements a course of action in non-routine situations
- Respects and maintains confidential information
- Revises and evaluates effectiveness of patient care documentation
- Consistently communicates effectively and respectfully with the patient, the patient's family, and other members of the healthcare team
Nurse Tech
Emory University Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Obtain Vital signs and document all data
- Do a routine blood sugar check
- Assist with activities of daily living
- Record Inputs and Outputs of patients and notify the nurse of any abnormal findings
- Assist the nurse to ensure patients' needs are met
- Transport patient's specimen to the lab
- Ensured patient's telemetry are working properly by communicating with the telemetry technician
- Provide a daily report before and after shift ends
- Ensuring my total care patients are turn every two hours to avoid hospital acquired pressure Injury
- Transfer patients with assistive device to and from bed
- Observe any change in my resident's condition or behavior and report to the nurse
- Answers unit telephones and greets visitors according to departmental procedure
- Page staff members and relay information
- Responds to patient request
- Arranges for medical supply for the unit
Student/Clinical Rotation
Grady Hospital
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Supervised clinical rotation on the Clinical decision unit (CDU)
Patient Care Technician
Northside Gwinnett Hospital
05.2017 - 09.2021
- Taking off IVs after patient discharge
- Taking of catheters
- Obtain Vital signs and document all data
- Do a routine blood sugar check
- Assist with activities of daily living
- Record Inputs and Outputs of patients and notify the nurse of any abnormal findings
- Assist the nurse to ensure patients' needs are met
- Transport patient's specimen to the lab
- Ensured patient's telemetry are working properly by communicating with the telemetry technician
- Obtaining bladder scan when needed
- Provide a daily report before and after shift ends
- Ensuring my total care patients are turn every two hours to avoid hospital acquired pressure Injury
- Transfer patients with assistive device to and from bed
- Observe any change in my resident's condition or behavior and report to the nurse
- Answers unit telephones and greets visitors according to departmental procedure
- Page staff members and relay information
- Responds to patient request
- Arranges for medical supply for the unit
Student/Clinical Rotation
Eastside Hospital
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Completed 135 hours supervised clinical in med-surg unit (Joint and Spine)
Student/Clinical Rotation
Grady Hospital
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Completed 135 hours supervised clinical with RN on the mother and baby unit, labor and delivery unit and NICU
Student clinical rotation
ANCHOR HOSPITAL
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Completed 135 hours supervised clinical behavioral health
Certified Nurse Assistance
Cumming Nursing Center
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Assisting with activities of daily living
- Assist in feeding residents
- Maintaining a safe environment for residents
- Attending care plans in service meeting
- Answering call lights to help with resident's needs
- Make a daily report about my residents before the change of shift
- Observe any change in my resident's condition or behavior and report to the nurse
- Obtain Vital signs and document all data
- Do a routine blood sugar check
Education
BSN - RN
Herzing University
Atlanta, GAMaster of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN12-2026
Certified Nurse Assistant -
New Horizons Medical Institute
Atlanta, Winder06.2013
Kumasi Girls High School
07.2003
Skills
- Super User
- Unit Practice Council chair
- Relief Charge nurse
- Admission, Discharge and Transfer nurse
- Daisy Award
- Good Catch Award
- Precepting
- Excellent communication skills
- Quick learner
- Team leadership
- Teamwork
- Independence
- Patience Care Excellence Award
- Being Ordinary Award
- Patient assessments
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Compassion and empathy
- Intravenous therapy
Certification
- Professional Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
- CPR / BSL
Additionalskillsawards
- Super User for my unit
- Unit Practice Council chair
- Relief Charge nurse
- Admission, Discharge and Transfer nurse
- Daisy Award
- Good Catch Award (3 times)
- Precept new nurses and student nurses
- Excellent communication skills
- Quick learner
- Ability to work as a team leader, team member or independently
- Patience Care Excellence Award (Clinical Excellence)
- Being Ordinary Award
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Northside Gwinnett Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Student/Clinical Rotation
Grady Hospital
09.2021 - 12.2021
Student/Clinical Rotation
Eastside Hospital
01.2021 - 04.2021
Student/Clinical Rotation
Grady Hospital
08.2020 - 12.2020
Nurse Tech
Emory University Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2022
Student clinical rotation
ANCHOR HOSPITAL
01.2020 - 04.2020
Patient Care Technician
Northside Gwinnett Hospital
05.2017 - 09.2021
Certified Nurse Assistance
Cumming Nursing Center
08.2014 - 08.2016
Certified Nurse Assistant -
New Horizons Medical Institute
Kumasi Girls High School
BSN - RN
Herzing University
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
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