FAITH MADUABUCHI OKORIE
Rock Hill,SC
Summary
Resourceful registered nurse with several years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in varying settings, but especially in acute care settings.
Skillful in uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, and improving satisfaction. Focused on continuously driving innovation and improving patient outcomes.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Rock Hill, SC
10.2023 - Current
- Provided patient care and education to patients in an acute rehab setting, helping them to achieve goals of independence and improved functioning after acute illnesses, strokes, and accidents.
- Providing patient care to patients while in acute rehab, including assessments, hourly rounding, medication administration, blood draws, and assessment of results, wound dressing.
- Use of proper body mechanics at all points of patient care.
- Instructing patients on proper self-care techniques at home, following discharge from the hospital.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Counseled patients regarding medication side effects or lifestyle changes necessary for improved health outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Educated patients and families on health care needs, conditions, and options.
RN
Bennis Pharmacy
Onitsha, Nigeria
06.2003 - 11.2023
- Interpreted doctor's prescription and dispensed medication according to recommended guidelines
- Educated clients on medications and health condition
- Coordinated between physician's office and the pharmacy
Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse
O'grady Peyton International/ Piedmont medical
Rock Hill, SC
12.2021 - 09.2023
- Maintain airways and oxygenation status for respiratory failure patients using high-flow oxygen, Optiflow, CPAP and BiPAP
- Closely monitor acute conditions, such as Afib RVR, sepsis, COPD and CHF exacerbations, hypo- and hypertensive crises, STEMIS and NSTEMIS, DKA and hypoglycemia, CVAS, ETOH withdrawal, Acute SARS-CoV-2, Suicidal ideations and other life threatening medical conditions
- Monitor and manage individuals according to protocols for postoperative cardiac patients, using techniques such as cardioversion, EGD, bronchoscopy, and cardiac catheterization with PCI, Revascularizations surgeries, amputations and other orthopedic and general surgeries
- Manage, Monitor and administer medications using all the different routes, including and not limited to PCA, PCEA, NG, PEG, G-J tubes
- Interpret critical results and make urgent referral/messaging for appropriate care to be initiated
- Educate patients, patient relations and student nurses on patient care and give clear, timely and appropriate updates to clients
- Implement medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management, including tracheostomy and other general duties of a nurse
- Collect blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
RN
Mea Mater Elizabeth High School
Agbani, Nigeria
05.2007 - 09.2023
- School nurse - coordinated care between physician office and the school for different pupils
- Administered medications to students and monitored responses
- Treat minor injuries and medical conditions
- Coordinated and worked with the Team to ensure the safety and maintenance of health of the school population
RN- Obstetrics and Gynae Unit
UNTH
Enugu, Nigeria
11.2012 - 05.2023
- Assessment, monitoring and care of pregnant and post partum mothers and babies at different stages of gestation
- Management and care of complicated pregnancies
- Emergent delivery of babies
- Proper and immediate care and resuscitation of new born in emergent situations
- Update patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action
RN-LTACH
AMN Healthcare
Columbia, SC
05.2021 - 10.2021
- Management, monitoring and care of patient on long term airway, wound and other disease condition management, including ventilated patient, tracheostomy patients on and off of ventilators, post operative patients, gunshot wounds and MV accident patients, patients in respiratory failure
- Commencing and re-application of wound vac on patients on whom wound vac were ordered for their wounds
- Care of patients nearing end of life, e.g. cancer patients, septic patients, patients in renal and cardiac failure
- Administration and titration of anticoagulants and cardioactive drugs e.g. heparin and cardizem
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings and other general duties of a professional nurse
Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
Enugu, Nigeria
03.2017 - 03.2021
- Provide high quality care to a variety of critical care patients, encapsulating all interventions within the critical care RN scope of Practice in the country
- Initiated and participated in Code situations
- Manage all types of ventilated patients and critically ill patients from 1 month to adult, maintaining and monitoring of arterial lines, central lines, Swan Ganz and EKG
- Immediate post operative care and continuous monitoring of Pulmonary or Heart surgery patients from admission to discharge, including Thyroidectomy, CABG, Mitral valve replacement and repair, atrial Septal defects, including but not limited to administration of vasoactive medications through IV, oral, sublingual and other routes
- Collaborating with physicians from all disciplines including Anesthetist, cardiothoracic, General Surgery, ENT, Maxillofacial and Neuro surgeons, cardiologists, pharmacists
- Worked as Night charge nurse in the 17 bed Intensive care Unit of Cardiothoracic Centre of Excellence of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, which was the only centre training cardiothoracic nurses in the country
- Respond to and manage codes
- Collaborate with and educate patient/family as appropriate in a critical care situation
- Train and educate Post Basic Nurse Anesthetist students and Cardio thoracic nursing students on clinical postings
- Promote team environment by effectively identifying needs of other staff and assisting them
Registered Nurse - PACU
UNTH
Enugu, Nigeria
11.2012 - 03.2017
- Pre and post operative assessment and care of a broad range of surgical patients - from Ceasarian surgery and other obstetrics and gynecological cases to general surgery cases, all types of tumour removal cases, adenoidectomies, etc.
- Maintenance and monitoring of patients airway and vital signs under mild to moderate sedation and ability to recognize any subtle or emergent changes and to initiate proper interventions
- Proper and continuous monitoring of surgical sites with ability to recognize the first signs of internal or external bleeding or any unwanted changes and to initiate or activate emergency management, including calling of and initiating Codes and emergent resuscitation
- Ensuring high quality nursing care is delivered to patients in a very dynamic and fast paced environment
- Educating and training of Nursing students and post basic Nurse Anesthetist students on clinical postings
- Effective and efficient communication with patient, relations and other team which consists of peri-operative nurses, pharmacists, anesthetists, technicians and surgeons
- Re-dressing and re-enforcements of wound dressings when necessary with appropriate aseptic technique
- Assessing and preparation for discharge home, to the appropriate nursing floor or to the ICU
Post Basic Nurse Anaesthetist
UNTH
Enugu, Nigeria
04.2012 - 11.2013
- Working in various community centered hospitals in the OR of National Orthopedic/Burns centre hospital, Enugu, Ebonyi state, Borrowmeo Catholic Hospital in Anambra state, Ebonyi state hospital in collaboration with the Nurse/Physician Anesthetist to assess patient pre-operatively, intra and post operatively
- Administer pre-operative medications, induced and maintained anesthesia and or analgesia and muscle relaxation throughout the surgery and reversal of muscle relaxation
- Maintenance of patients airway using various methods, manually and mechanically ventilated patients
- Resuscitation of patients when their cardiac activity stopped
- Communication/health education of patients and their relations on procedure to be carried out and what to expect and answering their questions while offering them multiple choices of anesthesia if available in patient's condition
- Passing of endotracheal tubes and NG tubes, oral and nasogastric airway, laryngeal mask airway
- Maintaining safety of patients at all times
RN- ER
UNTH
Enugu, Nigeria
11.2007 - 04.2012
- Triaging of patient and administration of care in order to minimize waste of time, resources and to reduce morbidity and mortality in emergent critical situations like, gunshot injuries, motor vehicular accidents with multiple casualties, isolated violence cases, airway obstruction, burns and chemical injuries
- Care of patient from ages 17 upwards requiring multiple emergent blood product transfusions, surgeries including caesarian sections and exploratory laparotomies, snake bites, fall from height, head injuries all medical and surgical emergencies including septic, anaphylactic shock, DKA and hypoglycemic patients, CVA, ingestion of poison and harmful chemicals/corrosives, etc.
- Initiation and co-ordination of codes, orchestrating skilled efficient medical intervention
- Assessment and quick referral and co-ordination communication between various teams and other health facilities
- Administered medications via oral, IV, SC, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Educated patients/relatives and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma
RN
Mbanefo Hospital
Enugu, Nigeria
04.2006 - 05.2007
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Care of women of child bearing age pre, during and post natal
- Health Education and teaching of ante natal and post natal classes
- Delivery of babies through spontaneous vaginal delivery and assistance in the OR during caesarian section
- Resuscitation of new born babies, coordination of care between various team members and the neonatologists and others
RN
Daberechi Hospital
Enugu, Nigeria
04.2004 - 04.2006
- Care of patients with general ailments including DM, moderate Hypertensive crises, assistance in minor surgeries and conducting of SVD
- Charge nurse, Training of Nurse techs and other ancillary staff
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Medication administration
- Wound care
- Patient education
- Critical thinking
- Electronic medical records
- Collaboration with teams
- Emergency response
- Pain management
- Time management
- Effective communication
- G-tube care
- Patient monitoring
- Compassionate and caring
- Team collaboration
- Physical assessment
- Patient assessments
- SBAR communication
- Patient discharge
- IV management
- Respiratory care
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse
O'grady Peyton International/ Piedmont medical
12.2021 - 09.2023
RN-LTACH
AMN Healthcare
05.2021 - 10.2021
Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
03.2017 - 03.2021
RN- Obstetrics and Gynae Unit
UNTH
11.2012 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse - PACU
UNTH
11.2012 - 03.2017
Post Basic Nurse Anaesthetist
UNTH
04.2012 - 11.2013
RN- ER
UNTH
11.2007 - 04.2012
RN
Mea Mater Elizabeth High School
05.2007 - 09.2023
RN
Mbanefo Hospital
04.2006 - 05.2007
RN
Daberechi Hospital
04.2004 - 04.2006
RN
Bennis Pharmacy
06.2003 - 11.2023
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