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Cooking, Reading, spending time with my family
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Grace Oduro

Rock Hill,SC

Summary

Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in acute care setting. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Piedmont Medical Centre
11.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.

Registered Nurse

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
01.2013 - 08.2022
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
  • Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerks.
  • Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff.
  • Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
  • Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
  • Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
06.2024

Associate of Science - Nursing

Korle Bu Nursing And Midwifery Training School
Accra, Ghana
08.2010

Skills

  • Patient Admission and Discharging
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Patient Assessments and Monitoring
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Gastrostomy Tube Care
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Patient and Family Advocacy
  • Starting IV and Intravenous Therapy
  • EMR Systems
  • Medication Administration
  • Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
  • Pain Management
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Wound Care

Cooking, Reading, spending time with my family

As a mother and nurse, I see nutritious meals as my first primary preventive measure against illness so I mostly cook my own meals so I can have control over the ingredients and nutrition of myself and my family. As being said, knowledge is power and power is a useful tool for transformation so I love reading and learning in order to upgrade my knowledge. Family means everything to me, they are the reason I work hard and their presence in my life is so precious and priceless.

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Piedmont Medical Centre
11.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
01.2013 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Grand Canyon University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Korle Bu Nursing And Midwifery Training School
Grace Oduro