NELLY WANJIRU NJUGUNA
York,NE
Summary
Am a professionally trained Kenya registered community nurse with 15years experience in ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for wide variety of patients with diverse needs. Am a responsible nurse with excellent communication, professional and interpersonal skills demonstrated in my years of experience.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse -clinic
Westways Agencies
York, NE
07.2024 - Current
- Equip patients with knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Implement care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Monitor patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Evaluate patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Manage patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Document treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Registered Nurse -medsurg,peads,maternity
Ministry of Health
Tigoni,kenya
07.2012 - 05.2024
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of neonatal , pediatric and adult patients
- Counseled and educated patients about reproductive health issues and wellness including STDs, HIV and family planning in post abortal and post rape patients in casualty and medical surgical units.
- Chronic patient care in med/surg unit (2012-2015) adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for an average 50 patients per shift gaining experience hypertension, diabetes, cancer, asthma, pneumonia,covid.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and disease
- Manage care for post-operative patients through discharge
- Instruct patients and family members on proper discharge care
- Liaise between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans
- Authorize drug refills and provide detailed prescription information to pharmacies
- Manage patients with wounds and burns
- Counselling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans
- Strong leader and team worker for nursing personnel .
- Manage transfer of critical care patients/emergency care patients to referral facilities.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
Registered Nurse- Home Care
Zahara Home Based Care
Nairobi
04.2017 - 08.2018
- Assist patients with daily functions e.g
- Bathing, dressing, feeding and assisting with lifting and transferring patients
- Follow infection control procedures
- Monitor input/output levels
- Extensive experience offering home-based care for discharged patients who need professional nursing care e.g
- Patients with tracheostomy, head injury patients
- Authorize drug refills and provide detailed information to pharmacies to be delivered at home.
Registered Nurse -maternity
Ministry of Health
Lodwar,kenya
07.2010 - 07.2012
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of neonatal and obs/gynae patients (2010-2012)
- Counseled and educated patients about reproductive health issues e.g
- Maintenance of pregnancy and puerperium and family planning
- Managed care for post-operative patients through discharge
- Managed admissions and discharge of patients instructing patients and family on proper discharge
- Closely monitored acute conditions e.g Eclampsia, anaemia, and diabetes in pregnancy, neonatal asphyxia
- Made appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal heart monitors
- Developed nursing care plans and implemented
- Developed basic physical assessments of newborns
- Trained new staff and students on quality control procedures
- Followed infection control procedures
- Assisted patients with functions of daily living and transferring
- Strong manager for the department.
Registered Nurse -med/surg
Kijabe Mission Hospital
Nairobi,kenya
10.2008 - 06.2010
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management
- Participated in unit-based quality assurance program
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of various communicable and non communicable diseases.
- Scheduled patients admissions and discharges
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living
- Manage pre and post-operative patients through discharge
- Strong and able team leader for nursing personnel assigned in the shift
- Experience in various surgical conditions e.g fractures and injuries post RTA.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management
- Developed care plans and implemented
- Perform normal and abnormal deliveries from admission to delivery
- Provide resuscitation for neonates after delivery
- Manage effectively in collaboration with other teams obstetric emergencies e.g postpartum hemorrhage.
Education
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Health
Global Essentials
Texas 06.2024
Basic Life Support - Health
Global Essentials
Texas06.2024
Emergency triage, assessment and treatment in pediatrics/neonates -
09.2020
LARC and Postpartum fp -
03.2019
Emergency obstetric and neonatal care -
04.2018
Updates on management of pediatric TB/HIV 2016 -
03.2017
Bachelor of Degree in Nursing -
Kenya Methodist University
01.2016
Training on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV -
11.2011
Updates on Nurses Knowledge and Skills on Chemotherapy -
Aga Khan University
11.2009
Diploma Registered Community Health Nursing -
Kijabe School of nursing
01.2008
Skills
- Computer skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Emergency obstetric and neonatal life support (EMONC)
- Emergency triage, assessment and treatment (ETAT)
- Interrelationship skills
- Supportive team player and team leader
References
Emily macharia
Mathew bundotich
Ann mukweyi
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Cooking
- Listening to music
- Travelling
Timeline
Registered Nurse -clinic
Westways Agencies
07.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse- Home Care
Zahara Home Based Care
04.2017 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse -medsurg,peads,maternity
Ministry of Health
07.2012 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse -maternity
Ministry of Health
07.2010 - 07.2012
Registered Nurse -med/surg
Kijabe Mission Hospital
10.2008 - 06.2010
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Health
Global Essentials
Basic Life Support - Health
Global Essentials
Emergency triage, assessment and treatment in pediatrics/neonates -
LARC and Postpartum fp -
Emergency obstetric and neonatal care -
Updates on management of pediatric TB/HIV 2016 -
Bachelor of Degree in Nursing -
Kenya Methodist University
Training on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV -
Updates on Nurses Knowledge and Skills on Chemotherapy -
Aga Khan University
Diploma Registered Community Health Nursing -
Kijabe School of nursing