Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Timeline
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NKIRU IBEGBU

Canton,MI

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Adult Acute Pain Service (APS)
09.2014 - Current
  • Completes daily and shift rounds independently and with APS team members
  • Knowledge of Acute pain treatment modalities – PCA, epidural, peripheral nerve block, Low dose ketamine and lidocaine infusions and non-pharmacologic treatment
  • Participates in the identification and treatment of patients with complex pain problems
  • Utilizes nursing processes to assess and document patient comfort
  • Re-evaluate and document patient’s responses and progress with treatment and intervention
  • Provide nursing education and Inservice to nursing staff throughout the health system on pain management
  • Consult and work closely with anesthesiologist regarding any required changes to the pain management modalities
  • Provide support to patients and family through verbal and non-verbal communication techniques appropriate for age and physical condition
  • Utilizes Critical thinking in solving issues, while remaining calm and positive

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
03.2005 - Current
  • Care of surgical patients, included but not limited to ex-lap, loop ileostomy, pancreatectomy, and adrenalectomy, just to name a few
  • Care of abdominal fistulas, ostomies
  • Administration of medication, IV, IM and via central catheters (chest ports, PICCS line, Hickman catheter)
  • Pre operation monitoring and testing for cardiac and vascular surgery, including but not limited to heart transplant, Mitral valve replacement, Aneurysm repair, Cardiac stenting, Amputation, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) etc
  • Preceptor and mentor to new nurses
  • Leech therapy for digit replantation, and poor circulation
  • Doppler and flap checks
  • Knowledge electronic medication administration records and computerized physician order entry
  • Charge nurse duties and responsibilities and preceptor to new nurses
  • Ensuring adequate staffing
  • Morning rounds with interdisciplinary team
  • Participating in quality improvement audits and follows up on identified clinical issues
  • Parenteral nutrition (TPN and Lipids), via central line
  • Tube feed through dub Hoff tube and G-tube

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Internship

Hegira Health
02.2024 - 02.2025
  • Rotated through the Adult, Pediatric and Crisis Centers
  • Completed psychosocial assessments under the supervision of preceptor
  • Assessed and treated patients in crisis and provide immediate treatment
  • Team Wellness Comprehensive Mental Health Centers- Adults and Pediatrics
  • Assessed and evaluated children that are developmentally delayed
  • Coordinated with therapists, case managers and other care providers
  • Ordered and interpreted appropriate labs
  • New Oakland Family Centers & Partial Hospital Programs
  • Used different assessment tools and DSM 5-TR to diagnose Mental health conditions
  • Conducted a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, and diagnosed various mental health conditions
  • Medication review and management of patients with different mental health disorders
  • Evaluated and monitored patients with different eating disorder

Contractual- Float Nurse

Walter Reuther And Center for Forensic Psychiatry
04.2020 - 05.2024
  • Assessing and patient admission in an acute mental facility
  • Monitoring and assessing patients for any signs of suicide thoughts or ideation
  • Medication administration, Orally and Intramuscular
  • Restraining patients for safety, restraint monitoring and documentation
  • Administered COVID 19 vaccine, and monitored recipients for any possible side effects
  • Documentation of vaccine administration in MICR (Michigan vaccination registry)
  • Utilizes Critical thinking in solving issues, while remaining calm and positive

Float Pool

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
10.2008 - 03.2014
  • Patient and family teaching on life maintenance and living with limitations
  • Care of patients with spinal cord injury (paraplegia, and quadriplegia)
  • Initiating bowel and bladder programs, to prevent autonomic dysreflexia
  • Venipuncture for blood draws, care of central lines (PICCs, Med port, etc.)
  • Collaborating with multiple disciplines and patients’ family, to provide care and transition patient to next level
  • Care of patients with traumatic brain injury
  • The ability to work on different units, to complete tasks in a short period of time and move to the next unit
  • Knowledge of and use of Cerner for electronic health records and documentation

Community Health Nurse

United Home Health Services
Canton, MI
05.2004 - 04.2008
  • Case management of patients in their home after hospital admission
  • Patient and family education and providing skilled nursing services
  • OASIS assessment and documentation
  • Initial start of care assessment
  • Interdisciplinary meeting and coordinating care with different members of Health care team

Registered Nurse (Charge Nurse)

Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn, N.Y.
03.1998 - 12.2002
  • Electronic charting and electronic medication administration record
  • Management of infant in the neonatal step-down unit
  • Cared for patients with RSV, asthma and croup
  • Member, work load committee on issues affecting nursing and their work environment
  • Audited patient charts and updated medical documents and charts as needed
  • Quality improvement assessment
  • Knowledge of minimum safety data set documentation (MSDS)
  • Coordinated in-services for staff, scheduling, and delegation of duty to other staff

Education

Master of Science in Nursing -

Walden University
Minnesota
02.2025

Bachelor of Sciences - Nursing

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
01.2008

Associate degree nursing -

School of nursing Iyi-Enu Hospital
Nigeria
01.1997

Skills

Knowledge of DSM-IV-TR

Medication Administration

Nursing assessments

Discharge planning

Critical Thinking

Telemetry and advanced cardiac care

Current knowledge of psychopharmacology

Patient safety monitoring

Medication reconciliation

Patient education

Discharge coordination

Family, Education

Clinical documentation

Basic life support for health care providers (BLS)

Certification

Basic Life Support for Healthcare (BLS)

Awards

  • Unit based committee chair person, 2020 to present
  • ANCC Magnet ambassador, 2016 to present
  • Sigma Theta Tau Int-Phi N

Timeline

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Internship

Hegira Health
02.2024 - 02.2025

Contractual- Float Nurse

Walter Reuther And Center for Forensic Psychiatry
04.2020 - 05.2024

Adult Acute Pain Service (APS)
09.2014 - Current

Float Pool

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
10.2008 - 03.2014

University of Michigan
03.2005 - Current

Community Health Nurse

United Home Health Services
05.2004 - 04.2008

Registered Nurse (Charge Nurse)

Kings County Hospital
03.1998 - 12.2002

Basic Life Support for Healthcare (BLS)

Master of Science in Nursing -

Walden University

Bachelor of Sciences - Nursing

Eastern Michigan University

Associate degree nursing -

School of nursing Iyi-Enu Hospital

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