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Tolani Tijani

Temple,TX

Summary

I am a highly motivated and conscientious Registered Nurse who is licensed to practice in the United States of America with the Texas Board of Nursing, In the United Kingdom and in Nigeria. I currently work in the United States of America and I have through hard work and strong determination for high quality Nursing care that is individualised and in accordance with the States Nursing Regulations, The Joint Commission and Hospital Policies. I currently work in an adult inpatient hospital setting where I provide care to acutely and chronically ill patients.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Baylor Scott & Whit Health
Temple, TX
08.2024 - Current

provide high quality Nursing Care which is individualized using the framework of the Nursing Process to adult patients with both acute and chronic medical conditions in the inpatient hospital settings in accordance with the state nursing regulations, hospital policies and Joint Commission Standards.

My key responsibilities includes but not limited to:

Conducting comprehensive physical and psychosocial patient assessments and monitor for changes in their clinical status.

Develop, implement and evaluate individualized nursing care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

Administration of medications through different routes, blood products and treatments safely while monitoring for adverse and therapeutic effects.

Perform clinical procedures such as catheterization, wound dressing, tracheostomy care, enteral feeding and specimen collection.

Provision of education to patient and family regarding diagnosis, medications, procedures and discharge instructions.

Operating Room Nurse

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
10.2019 - 2024

an Operating Room Nurse, I was responsible for creating, maintaining the sterile field and providing skilled assistance to the surgical team before, during and after surgical procedures. I worked effectively with the Multidisciplinary teams, participate in the use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and ensure accurate surgical counts and Infection Prevention standards.

I prepare the Operating Room and ensure that surgical instruments, equipment and sterile supplies needed for the surgeries are made available prior to the procedures.

I ensured specimens were labelled correctly, handled and sent to the laboratory according to the hospital policy, document perioperative care accurately and participate in theatre turnaround.

I prepare the Operating Room and ensure that surgical instruments, equipment and sterile supplies needed for the surgeries are made available prior to the procedures across different specialty and surgical modalities including open, laparoscopic and robotic surgeries.

I ensured specimens were labelled correctly, handled and sent to the laboratory according to the hospital policy, document perioperative care accurately and participate in theatre turnaround.

Nursing Office –Operating Theatre/Recovery Room

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
03.2016 - 10.2019
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Care of surgical patients intra-operatively as the scrub Nurse
  • Care of immediate post-operative patients in the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit
  • Care and sterilization of surgical instruments and equipment
  • Record keeping
  • And documentation
  • Teaching and supervision of student Nurses

Nursing Officer- Operating Room/Recovery Room

Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital
Ogbomosho, Nigeria
02.2014 - 03.2016
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Care of surgical patients intra-operatively as the scrub Nurse
  • Care of immediate post-operative patients in the Post Anaesthesia Care Unit
  • Care and sterilization of surgical instruments and equipment
  • Record keeping
  • And documentation
  • Teaching and supervision of student Nurses

Nursing Officer

Olanrewaju Hospitals
Ilorin, Nigeria
11.2010 - 10.2012
  • Key Responsibilities.
  • Provision of Antenatal, intra-natal and postnatal care to pregnant women

Education

Bachelor of Nursing Science -

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Ogbomosho, Nigeria
05.2019

Diploma in Peri-Operative Nursing - undefined

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital school of Post Basic Nursing
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
01.2013

Diploma in General Nursing - undefined

Bowen University Teaching Hospital School of Nursing
Ogbomosho, Nigeria
01.2010

Skills

    ALS

    BLS

    Administration of medication through different routes

    Scrubbing/Circulating for different procedures

  • Phlebotomy & Venepuncture
  • NG Tube Insertion
  • Basic Life Support
  • Catheterisation
  • Communication Skills
  • Infection Control
  • Patient Discharge & Referral
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Laryngectomy care

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Baylor Scott & Whit Health
08.2024 - Current

Operating Room Nurse

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
10.2019 - 2024

Nursing Office –Operating Theatre/Recovery Room

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex
03.2016 - 10.2019

Nursing Officer- Operating Room/Recovery Room

Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital
02.2014 - 03.2016

Nursing Officer

Olanrewaju Hospitals
11.2010 - 10.2012

Diploma in Peri-Operative Nursing - undefined

Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital school of Post Basic Nursing

Diploma in General Nursing - undefined

Bowen University Teaching Hospital School of Nursing

Bachelor of Nursing Science -

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology