PETER ONYEKACHI
Pearland,TX
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Surgical RN
Baylor St' Lukes Medical Center-Houston
07.2023 - Current
- Perform comprehensive assessments of patients' medical conditions and communicate findings to the healthcare team
- Administer medications, monitor their effects, and educate patients about their prescriptions
- Provide wound care, including dressing changes, sutures removal, and ensuring proper healing
- Insert and manage intravenous lines for fluid and medication administration
- Educate patients and their families about post-surgical care, medications, and self-management techniques
- Continuously monitor patients' vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation, and respond to any abnormalities
- Provide specialized care to patients recovering from surgical procedures, including pain management and monitoring for complications
- Monitor patients' cardiac rhythms and respond to any arrhythmias or issues
- Collaborate with the medical team to provide holistic patient care
- Advocate for the needs and concerns of patients, ensuring that they receive the best possible care and support.
- Coordinate patient care by efficiently assigning nursing staff and ensuring timely interventions for optimal patient outcomes.
- Provide leadership and clinical support to nursing team fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment .
- Acts as liaison between healthcare teams ensuring effective communication and continuity of care across disciplines.
Medical Surgical RN
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline
05.2022 - 06.2023
- Perform physical exams, focused assessments, and health education on patients
- Administer medications via IV/PO/SQ/IM to patients, adhering to all principles of medication safety
- Take up charge Nurse roles and coordinate staff and patients' care in a 36-bed ward
- Work as part of a team to ensure proper care and safety of patients
- Establish IV access for IV medication administration and taking of blood samples
- Monitor patients' vital signs, detect changes in patient condition, and promptly escalate cases for early intervention
- Maintain and manage patients' database in EMR, handling patients' information with confidentiality
- Assist in the orientation and training of new nursing staff.
Staff Nurse
Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust- Acute Medical Unit
09.2019 - 05.2022
- Manage acutely unwell patients with respiratory problems that are high risk and intermediate for Covid 19 in red areas of Acute Medical unit
- Work with the unit multi-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality care to patients in the ward
- Prioritize workload and delegate the team to ensure delivery of quality care to patients
- Administer oral, parenteral medications including nebulizers and oxygen to patients with respiratory and other severe medical conditions
- Have good skills in performing cannulation and catheterization of patients
- Mentor and guide newly qualified nurses and nursing students in the ward
- Manage patients' admission and discharge
- Efficient in basic life support skills
- Have sound knowledge of the use of Non-Invasive ventilation machines such as CPAP and BiPAP.
Medical-Surgical RN
New Point Surgery Hospital Abuja Nigeria
09.2017 - 08.2019
- Administer prescribed drugs to clients, including oral and parenteral drugs
- Admission of new patients from the Emergency department
- Health education and counseling of clients on health conditions
- Continuous monitoring and assessment of assigned patients
- Correct recording and detailed flow sheets of patients' condition
- Perform procedures of Intravenous therapy, including venipuncture for blood tests, set-up, and monitoring of chest tubes and drainage systems
- Observe patients' vital signs and wound dressing
- Part of the team that responds to all incoming traumas in ICU.
Stabilization Care Nurse
International Medical Corps (IMC)
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Stabilize severe acute malnourished (SAM) patients before referral to Stabilization Center (SC) for expert management
- Assess children less than 5 years of age for acute malnutrition using Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), weight for health/length (WFH) Z score, and/or Bilateral pitting Edema as indicators
- Conduct baseline investigations such as RBS, Rapid Diagnostic Test, HB, RVS, and ABO grouping
- Manage complicated SAM using F-75 and F-100 therapeutic milk formula in the acute phase of SAM and recovery phase respectively in SC
- Manage severe SAM patients using therapeutic fluids like 5%D of ringers lactate, 5% D of Darrow's solutions, 5% of 0.45NS, antibiotics, and oxygen administration when necessary
- Facilitate monthly training of over 80 health workers on Anthropometric tools and mass MUAC screening for accurate measurement
- Make weekly entries of patients' data and calculate Community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) performance indicators.
Registered Nurse
Cottage Hospital Sangana Bayelsa State
05.2015 - 02.2017
- Skills in vital signs check
- Routine immunization of individuals in the community
- Excellent skills in wound dressing and suturing
- Health education on reproductive health, best nutritional practices, immunization
- Administration of oral and parenteral medication
- Skills in conducting delivery of babies
- Working in community outreach programs
- Provided direct quality care to patients, including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluation of patients' medical conditions.
Health Volunteer
Family Health International (FHI360)
10.2014 - 04.2015
- Provision of quality evidenced-based care in HCT, PMTCT, and ART services
- Conducting rapid diagnostic tests for HIV/AIDS, Syphilis, pregnancy test, urinalysis, and analysis of results in the health center
- Operating PIMA Point care CD4 machine to check CD4 cell count and analyze results
- Dispensing of Antiretroviral drugs, HIV testing using determine kit, Unigold, stat-pak, and dry tube specimen (DTS)
- ART monitoring and evaluation and follow-up care in adults and children.
Education
Bachelor degree in Nursing (BSN) -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nigeria
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Skills
- Telemetry monitoring
- Discharge Planning
- Tracheostomy Care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Intravenous therapy
- Isolation precautions
- Clinical judgment
- Healthcare ethics
- Wound Care
Certification
- Registered Nurse- License # 970363
- BLS
- ACLS
Backgroundstatement
Peter is a focused, self-motivated Registered Nurse with a bachelor's degree in nursing and over 8 years of experience in Medical-Surgical Nursing. He demonstrates efficiency, thoroughness, and a passion for delivering the highest level of evidence-based nursing care.
Professionalbody
Texas Board of Nursing
References
Available upon Request
Extracurricular Activities
Playing scrabble, football
Areas Of Interest
Med-Surg
Timeline
Medical Surgical RN
Baylor St' Lukes Medical Center-Houston
07.2023 - Current
Medical Surgical RN
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline
05.2022 - 06.2023
Staff Nurse
Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust- Acute Medical Unit
09.2019 - 05.2022
Medical-Surgical RN
New Point Surgery Hospital Abuja Nigeria
09.2017 - 08.2019
Stabilization Care Nurse
International Medical Corps (IMC)
03.2017 - 08.2017
Registered Nurse
Cottage Hospital Sangana Bayelsa State
05.2015 - 02.2017
Health Volunteer
Family Health International (FHI360)
10.2014 - 04.2015
Bachelor degree in Nursing (BSN) -
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nigeria
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- Registered Nurse- License # 970363
- BLS
- ACLS
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