Dedicated nursing professional with extensive experience in patient care and medical-surgical procedures gained through internships at prestigious institutions like University College Teaching Hospital. Proficient in nursing procedural skills and effective communication, excelling in delivering compassionate healthcare and achieving positive patient outcomes. Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient recovery and satisfaction.
Medical Surgical Nursing
- Assisted in conducting health assessments, administration of medications and monitoring of vital signs.
- Assisted in the implementation of treatment plans, wound care and catheter insertions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to deliver quality patient care.
- Educate patients and families on disease management, discharge planning, and health promotion.
-Observed and assisted in procedures, including IV insertions.
- Assisted in delivering patient care in maternal-child, mental health and surgical units.
- Participated in pre and post operative patient care and surgical assistance.
Maternal and child health
- Assisted in the care of pregnant women, providing prenatal, labor, and postpartum support, including monitoring fetal heart rates and maternal vital signs.
- Supported labor and delivery, including assisting with natural births and C-sections under the supervision of healthcare professionals.
- Assisted in providing newborn assessments, including Apgar scoring, weight measurements and neonatal reflex checks.
- Assisted in breastfeeding education and postpartum care for mothers, including wound care and emotional support.
- Educated parents on infant care, immunizations and postpartum recovery.
- Assisted in the care of pediatric patients, managing routine checkups, administering vaccinations and monitoring growth and development.
- Assisted in Providing support for high-risk pregnancies and neonatal intensive care (NICU), collaborating with obstetricians, pediatricians and neonatologists.
- Assisted in labor and delivery, postpartum care and newborn assessments.
Mental health
- Experience in mental health nursing, supporting patients with psychiatric disorders.
- Contributed in Providing direct care to patients with mental health and neurological conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, depression and dementia.
- Assisted in the assessment of psychiatric symptoms, patient monitoring, and the development of care plans in collaboration with psychiatrists and mental health professionals.
- Assisted in Administering medications including psychiatric medications and monitored patients for side effects.
- Participated in individual and group therapy sessions, providing emotional support and patient education.
- Educated patients and their families on medication adherence, coping strategies and mental health management.
Special posting
- Assisted in providing patient care in various departments, including medical-surgical, emergency, radiology oncology, radiology, ENT, endoscopy, and intensive care units.