GLORIAH Siakamah
BRUNSWICK.,GEORGIA
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with seven years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Southeast Georgia Health System
Brunswick, GA
03.2023 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Registered nurse-medical-surgical ward
The Aga Khan hospital
Kisumu city, Kenya
03.2016 - 12.2022
- The Aga Khan hospital Kisumu was established in 1952 and it is an 86 bed tertiary private hospital located in Kisumu city, western part of Kenya
- It offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient general medicine and surgical services and its part of the Aga Khan health and services which has its branches in Mumbai-India,Dar-esssalaam-Tanzania, Kampala-Uganda and Kenya, It also has outreach centers in Busia,kakamega,bomet,kericho,kitale,bungoma,kisii,Narok,,westend,kibuye all in western part of Kenya
- The facility provides high tech-diagnostic services, with expatriates from India and other locally experienced consultants, the services include; 1.5 tesla MRI, CT-scan, x-ray, advanced laboratory services and also has a well-equipped 24hour pharmacy with experienced range of pharmacists
- The hospital is a standard ISO9001; 2008 certified and its currently pursuing further international standards of accreditation including ISO 15189-2007 accreditation of the laboratory, the hospital has introduced hemodialysis,dental,ophthalmology,endoscopy,histology and other advanced radiological services provided by a team of experienced personnel
- The hospital is the only hospital in western Kenya with an ISO certified laboratory.
Registered Nurse-medical ward
The Aga Khan Hospital
Kisumu city, Kenya
03.2016 - 07.2018
- The Aga Khan hospital is a fully integrated private and tertiary healthcare facility
- An 86 bed capacity hospital accredited to adhere to world class healthcare quality and patient safety standards
- The facility is patient centered and caters a wide variety of cases making it one of the biggest, fully integrated and comprehensive healthcare facility in the whole of western Kenya
- The Aga Khan Hospital medical ward has 22 beds, divided into areas for internal medicine, isolation rooms and oncology rooms, patients census is about ten per day, The nurses are rotated to different units each day to allow Maximum exposure to different cases
- The nurses work 12 hours a shift and are assigned a maximum of six patients, 1:6 patient to nurse ratio.
Registered nurse-surgical ward on locum basis
Aga khan hospital Kisumu
Kisumu city, Kenya
07.2016 - 08.2016
- The aga khan hospital Kisumu surgical ward is a 23 bed capacity ward, cares for surgical cases
- The ward has one nurse station and admits a maximum of six patients per day or depending on the number of discharges
- Each nurse is allocated a maximum of five patients per shift making it a 1:5 ratio
- Each nurse works 12 hours a shift either day or night shift.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ11.2024
Diploma in Kenya registered community health nursing -
KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE- WEBUYE CAMPUS
Western kenya, Bungoma County12.2015
Skills
- Performs head to toe examination on all patients, on admission, during hospital stay and upon discharge
- Performs neurological assessment and area specific assessment depending on the case of the patient
- Administers medication via oral, nasal, ophthalmic, intravenous, rectal, intramuscular and subcutaneous route
- Oxygen administration via nasal cannula, face mask, non-rebreather mask, tracheal mask and bag valve mask ventilation
- Administration of nebulized medication
- Intravenous line insertion and sample collection such as blood glucose taking, urine and stool specimen collection
- Prepares the patient prior to x-ray, ultrasound, CT-scan, MRI and other diagnostic procedures
- Wound care assessment and management specific to wounds: burns, abscess, pressure sores and ensuring wound cultures are taken
- Monitors the hemodynamics status of the patient and correctly interprets the results
- NGT insertion and NGT feeding as well as adequately assess for pain and utilizes appropriate pain management techniques
- Patient Assessments
- Documentation and Charting
- Patient Assessment
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Patient Care
- Patient Monitoring
- Compassion and Empathy
- IV setup
- Intravenous therapy
- Care Planning
- Physical assessments
- Care Plan Development
- Patient care planning
- Family Education
- Taking vitals
- Collecting vitals
- Intake and discharge
- Procedure preparations
- ADL Assistance
- Personal care needs
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- HIPAA Education
- Data Collection
- Mobility Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- At-risk patient care
Clinicalcases
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pleural effusion
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Liver cirrhosis
- Acute gastroenteritis
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Congestive cardiac failure
Equipmentused
- Vital signs monitoring device
- Pulse oximeter
- Glucometer
- Nebulizer
- Suction apparatus
- Infusion pump
- Defibrillator
- Cardiac monitors
- ABG analysis machine
- ECG machines
Licensescertificates
- Registered nurse license, 01/31/16, 01/31/19
- Registered nurse license, 02/22/19, 02/29/20
Certification
- .License-RN-Georgia Board of nursing.( 2023)23).
- ACLS-American heart association.( 2023).
- License-RN-Georgia Board of nursing.( 2023).
- Georgia-compact license-(2024).
travelling,reading books
I love travelling to explore and learn about peoples culture.
I also have a passion in reading books that motivate and encourage me to be a better person in life.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Southeast Georgia Health System
03.2023 - Current
Registered nurse-surgical ward on locum basis
Aga khan hospital Kisumu
07.2016 - 08.2016
Registered nurse-medical-surgical ward
The Aga Khan hospital
03.2016 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse-medical ward
The Aga Khan Hospital
03.2016 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Diploma in Kenya registered community health nursing -
KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE- WEBUYE CAMPUS