Shelmith Maina
Cincinnati
Summary
Dedicated, multi-lingual registered nurse with over 7 years of healthcare experience. Brings a patient-centered approach to practice. Expertise in providing exceptional care to diverse patient population. Passionate about medical surgical and health issues. Acute understanding of standardized treatment protocols in primary care units, enabling delivery of highest level of care to those in need.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse (RN)
Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2023 - Current
- Assessing, planning, implementing and Evaluating nursing care
- Administer prescribed medications, treatment and monitoring patients for side effects and reactions
- Creating, implementing and evaluating patient care plans with the medical team
- Proper documentation and record keeping
- Monitoring of intravenous infusions to include medications
- Operating and monitoring medical equipment
- Performing wound care such as cleaning and bandaging them
- Educating patients and family members on treatment and care plans, as well as answering questions
- Pain assessment, management of pain and evaluation of interventions
- Recording details and symptoms of patient's medical history and current health
- Infection prevention and control
- Patient handover report
- Tube feeding and vital signs observation
- Drawing blood, Urine samples and other body fluids for lab work
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Implemented evidence-based fall prevention strategies, resulting in a significant decrease in patient falls within the unit.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
RN in training
AMG specialty
05.2023 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse
Nairobi County Government Upendo hospital
03.2021 - 02.2023
- Company Overview: Kenya
- Monitor patient condition and assess their to needs to provide the best possible care and advice
- Rendering direct nursing care to patients
- Observing and interpreting patient's symptoms and communicating them to physicians
- Fostering a supportive environment to care for patients and their families
- Medication administration
- Documentation and report writing
- Kenya
Registered Nurse
Kitui County Government Kitui county referral hospital
01.2016 - 02.2021
- Responsible for care of patients experiencing general medical conditions, requiring general assessment related to specific conditions
- Providing direct skilled nursing care to surgical patients
- Monitoring and providing nursing care to all patients
- Vital signs observation
- Protects patients by adhering to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substances regulations
- Preparing treatment and carrying out interventions to ensure continuity of care for comprehensive service delivery
- Medication administration
- Documentation and report writing
Education
Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing
Grandy Canyon University
Arizona 10.2024
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Kenya Medical Training College, Thika Campus
Kenya 12.2015
Certificate of Secondary Education - Secondary Education
Sagana Secondary School
12.2009
Skills
- Able to work independently
- Result-based management
- Work plans/budgets development
- Good communication skills
- Teamwork
- Supervision
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Patient condition monitoring
- Medication administration
- Pre- and post-operative care
- Sample collection
- Vital sign taking
- Documentation and record keeping
- Emergency response
- Immunization services
- Health education
- Tube Feeding
- Infection Control Training
- EMR Systems
- Care plans
- Nursing
- Medical-surgical
- Patient monitoring
- Primary Care Experience
Certification
- RN License
- ACLS Certification
- BLS Certification
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Registered Nurse (RN)
Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital
12.2023 - Current
RN in training
AMG specialty
05.2023 - 08.2023
Registered Nurse
Nairobi County Government Upendo hospital
03.2021 - 02.2023
Registered Nurse
Kitui County Government Kitui county referral hospital
01.2016 - 02.2021
Certificate of Secondary Education - Secondary Education
Sagana Secondary School
- RN License
- ACLS Certification
- BLS Certification
Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing
Grandy Canyon University
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
Kenya Medical Training College, Thika Campus
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