IRENE ADDAI BSN RN

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.

Full time position (12hr shift)

• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Provided health education to patients and families regarding discharge instructions and plans of care.
• Managed patient pain relief and sedation by providing non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Utilized MEDITECH to document data related to patient care such as medications, interventions and patient responses.
• Monitored patient vital signs to perform thorough condition assessments.

• Saint Joseph hospital-433 bed hospital (common spirit health ); Lexington, kentucky Country; United States.
• DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Using the nursing process to tackle day to day clinical challenges
• Completed documentation of care, hospital actions and patient activities.
• 12 lead ECG patient data collection
• Patient vital signs collection reporting and documentation
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Bladder scanning
• Laboratory specimen collection and delivery
• Delivered excellent patient experiences and direct care.
• Worked closely with patients to deliver excellent and direct individualized patient care.
• Assisted with patient daily activities and personal hygiene
• Assisted RNs in procedures during direct patient care
• Arranged and organized the unit for easy flow of work
• Patient transportation
• BLS in-hospital training
• Cardiac Rhythm competency course

Ridge Regional Hospital (48 hours/week). Accra,Ghana.

Ridge Regional hospital is one of the major government hospitals in the city of Accra. Ridge hospital has a bed capacity of 191. Specializes in cases such as; Medical/Surgical, Oncology, Surgical services, Neonatal services (NICU), Mother and baby, Labor unit, Operating Room services, Emergency Services, Infectious Disease unit and EENT unit among others.

• DUTIES AND RESPOSIBILITIES
• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers, under supervision.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
• Updated patient charts such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Administered medications to patients under supervision and monitored response to medications
• Followed proper procedure for installation and removal of catheters, IVs and PIC lines under supervision.
• Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns under supervision
• Helped patients eat and drink when necessary for safe consumption of food consistent with recovery guidelines.
• Prepared and sanitized rooms before surgical procedures and assisted surgeons during operations with medical equipment.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Operating Room/Surgical experience (150 clinical hours completed
• Scrubbed in as the scrub nurse for a number of surgical procedures, under supervision in the OR.
• Experience in prepping the OR before surgery, cleaning and disinfecting the OR after surgery.
• Neonatal intensive care unit/NICU Experience (22-30 bed unit ) 150 clinical hours completed
• Neonatal medication administration
• Phototherapy
• Formula preparation and feeding
• Student Clinical rotations - various healthcare systems - 2013-2017