Beatrice Mkunde
Olathe
Summary
Patient-oriented nurse with extensive experience delivering high-quality care across diverse settings. Demonstrates strong leadership in advocating for patients’ rights and coordinating interdisciplinary care, improving patient outcomes. Committed to promoting recovery through effective communication and education.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
07.2024 - Current
- Delivered comprehensive, patient-centered care to diverse adult populations, including medication administration, wound care, and monitoring of vital signs.
- Advocated for patient rights and needs through informed consent, ethical care practices, and clear communication with healthcare team, enhancing patient understanding and satisfaction.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, treatment plans, medications, and postdischarge care to promote recovery and prevent readmissions.
- Coordinated interdisciplinary care by collaborating with physicians, therapists, case managers, and ancillary staff, facilitating seamless transitions and continuity of care.
- Performed ongoing patient assessments and utilized clinical judgment to identify condition changes, implementing timely interventions to improve patient outcomes.
- Communicated effectively with patients, families, and healthcare providers, including accurate documentation and shift-to-shift handoff reporting.
- Maintained a safe care environment by implementing fall precautions, infection control measures, and medication safety protocols
REGISTERED NURSE
UNIVERSITY HEALTH TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Administering medications and treatments, then monitoring patients for side effects and reactions
- Developed, implemented, and evaluated patient care plans in collaboration with the medical team to optimize health outcomes
- Educated patients and families on treatment and care plans, addressing questions to enhance understanding and compliance
- Assessing, observing, and speaking to patients
- Recording details and symptoms of patient medical history and current health
- Prepared patients for exams and treatments to ensure comfort and readiness
- Drawing blood, urine samples, and other body fluids for lab work
- Supervising licensed practical and vocational nurses, nursing assistants, and nursing students
REGISTERED NURSE
FLORENCE HOME
04.2022 - 09.2023
- Assessing, observing and speaking to patients.
- Recording details and symptoms of patient medical history and current health.
- Preparing patients for exams and treatments
- Administering medications and treatments. Then monitoring patients for side effects and reactions
- Entering new orders, documenting care/ treatments provided.
- Developing individual care plan interventions.
- Performing wound care such as cleaning and bandaging them.
- Drawing blood, urine samples, and other body fluids for lab work.
- Communicating and overseeing assignments to nursing assistants.
- Reporting concerns to the physician, shift supervisor, Director of Nursing, and Administrator as appropriate.
- Developed and maintained professional relationship with members of health care team, patient and patient's family
- Educating patients and family members on treatments and care plans, as well as answering their questions
REGISTERED NURSE
MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTER
12.2005 - 07.2017
- Implement physicians' orders, administer medications, IVs, perform treatments, procedures and special tests, and document treatment as required by company policy and local/state/federal rules and regulations.
- Order, interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' conditions.
- Assess and evaluate patients' needs for, and responses to, care rendered.
- Apply sound nursing judgment in patient care management decisions.
- Administer prescribed medications as ordered.
- Collaborate with the nursing team to create a Plan of Care for all patients.
- Direct and guide ancillary personnel and maintain standards of professional nursing.
Education
Liberal art and science - Liberal studies
Metropolitan Community College
Kansas City, MO05-2019
Training - Critical Care Training
BLK (Super Specialty Hospital)
New Delhi, India04-2017
Master of Science - Critical Care and Trauma
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science
Tanzania11-2015
Training - Pediatric Critical Care
Hunan Children's Hospital
Changsha, China05-2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aga Khan University
Tanzania02-2011
Associate of Science - Nursing
Muhimbili School of Nursing
Tanzania08-1999
Skills
- Patient monitoring
- Medical screening
- Blood transfusion
- Wound care
- Checking oxygen levels
- Patient Management
- Medication administration
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Monitoring vital signs
- IV drug therapy management
- Catheters care
- Maintaining feeding pumps
- Patient Care
- Breathing treatment
- Patient care planning
- CPR
- Infectious control
- Electronic Health Records Management
Educational Training
- Certifications, CPR certified through American Heart Association., Advanced Cardiovascular life support., 12/2005 - 05/2017
- Liberal art and science: Liberal studies, Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO, 07/2017 - 05/2019
- Training: Critical Care Training, BLK (Super Specialty Hospital), India-New Delhi, 04/2017
- Master of Science: Critical Care and Trauma, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, Tanzania, 11/2015
- Training: Pediatric Critical Care, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China, 05/2013
- Bachelor of Science: Nursing, Aga Khan University, Tanzania, 02/2011
- Associate of Science: Nursing, Muhimbili School of Nursing, Tanzania, 08/1999
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
07.2024 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE
UNIVERSITY HEALTH TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER
09.2023 - 07.2024
REGISTERED NURSE
FLORENCE HOME
04.2022 - 09.2023
REGISTERED NURSE
MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTER
12.2005 - 07.2017
Liberal art and science - Liberal studies
Metropolitan Community College
Training - Critical Care Training
BLK (Super Specialty Hospital)
Master of Science - Critical Care and Trauma
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science
Training - Pediatric Critical Care
Hunan Children's Hospital
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Aga Khan University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Muhimbili School of Nursing