Ophilia Akwa
BOWIE,MD
Summary
Ambitious Board Certified Registered Nurse with exceptional background of performance with more than four (4) years of experience. Caring Registered Nurse with dedicated service in various types of long-term skilled, rehabilitation care settings, and a strong focus on school nursing. Provides individualized care plans and helps patients meet goals by delivering direct and effective patient care. Committed to increasing patient satisfaction and streamlining procedures.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Collington Episcopal Life Care
BOWIE, MD
09.2019 - Current
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, and verifying interventions met treatment goals.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as oxygen management, pain management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, post op treatment admissions and patient discharges
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
Elementary School Nurse RN
Maxim Healthcare
Montgomery, Maryland
11.2021 - 06.2022
- Developed care plans and made referrals as necessary for students with health concerns or injuries.
- Protected students and team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Performed health screening for students and faculty by conducting hearing and vision evaluations.
- Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and inhalers
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Provided emergency care for all students and staff as needed.
- Trained staff regarding students health concerns and needs.
- Maintained compliance of immunizations and health assessments, monitored for communicable diseases and provided preventive measures.
- Provide health services to students with chronic and acute illnesses/injuries.
- Identified planned implemented and evaluated careplans for students with medical concerns.
- Assigning tasks to the health room tech by implementing my role as a school delegating nurse.
- Implementing the role as a school case manager by reviewing and updating students files and immunization records as needed.
Charge Nurse, RN
Fort Washington Health And Rehabilitation Center
Fort Washington, Maryland
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Implemented quality patient care techniques to align with safety, health and organizational regulations.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Cared for patients' wounds and changed dressings.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Documented medications administered, treatments and patient procedures performed in appropriate records according to privacy requirements.
- Collaborated with various healthcare professionals to determine specific and individualized care plan based on goals and long-term health.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Managed JP drains and chest, nasogastric, G and peg tubes.
- Worked with patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes or sepsis to assess needs and determine best options for care.
- Educated patients and caregivers on wound management, disease management and medication administration.
- Supervised patient admissions and discharges from rehabilitative facility to home care, other assisting facility or self-care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as oxygen management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Documented information in patients' electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Managed various medications and treatments such as oral, subcutaneous, IV infusion and and intramuscular injections.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Education
BSN, RN - Nursing
Washington Adventist University
Takoma Park, MD05.2018
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Prince Georges Community College
Largo MD05.2014
Skills
- Patient Care Assessment
- Compassionate and Caring
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- PICC Lines assessment and dressing change
- Nursing Assignments
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- First Aid
- Delegation and Motivation
- Airway Management
- Admissions and Discharge Processes
- Wound Management
- Intramuscular Injections
- Infection Control Procedures
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Accurate Documentation
- School nurse case management
Certification
- Licensed BSN Nursing- 11/2018-11/22
- CPR and AED Training - 5/10/21-05/2023
Timeline
Elementary School Nurse RN
Maxim Healthcare
11.2021 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse
Collington Episcopal Life Care
09.2019 - Current
Charge Nurse, RN
Fort Washington Health And Rehabilitation Center
05.2018 - 08.2019
BSN, RN - Nursing
Washington Adventist University
Associate Degree - Liberal Arts And General Studies
Prince Georges Community College
- Licensed BSN Nursing- 11/2018-11/22
- CPR and AED Training - 5/10/21-05/2023
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