Benedicta Addo
Kumasi ,ASHANTI
Summary
Zestful and conscientious Public Health Nurse with Midwifery background and an accomplished record in Ghana Health Service with over a decade working experience in enhancing community wellness through social behavior change communication and immunization campaigns. Expert in public speaking and breastfeeding support, significantly increased vaccination rates, empowered families with vital health knowledge. Also confronted and managed normal and complicated antenatal, labour, postnatal and early childhood life to five years and also passionate about transforming public health landscapes through direct patient care and infection prevention measures.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Health Nurse
Ghana Health Service
01.2024 - Current
- Prevent illness by conducting averagely 5 educational sessions weekly to the public on healthy practices to prevent diseases.
- Reduce disease transmission through administering immunizations and providing education on infection prevention.
- Coordinated, monitored and led other nurses to improve service delivery from 60% to 83% in the quarter.
- Prevent diseases through Social Behavioral Change Communication to the general public and share policies through community presentations and durbar.
- Provided home base care to 13 defaulters, assessed clients home situation and use their available resources to provide direct nursing care.
- Ensure good nursing techniques in administering vaccines, providing education to clients on vaccines, dosage, indications, precautions, contraindications and potential side effects and how to manage them.
- Develop and deliver culturally sensitive health educational programs that respond to individual and community health educational needs.
- Promote maternal, child and geriatric health by offering prenatal care, family planning counseling, well-child visits and support for aged to families in need.
- Undertake disease surveillance to detect communicable and non communicable disease early for proper management
Registered Midwife
Ghana Health Service
12.2014 - 12.2023
- Prepare eligible women before conception through screening and health education (preconception care).
- Conduct focus antenatal care for approximately 150 pregnant mothers on monthly basis and ensured all packages were provided from booking to labor.
- Conducted averagely 20 skilled delivery with no supervision monthly and versed in management of complications during labor in both mother and baby.
- Assisted mothers during puerperal stage by educating them on importance of breastfeeding, proper positioning and attachment to breast, proper care of baby and puerperal hygiene.
- Trained in providing essential care for babies after birth to prevent complications to ensure optimum health.
- Provide all immediate vaccine like Bacillus Camette Gurien and oral polio to approximately 23 babies monthly.
- Conducted at least 20 home-visits monthly to clients after discharge to follow-up and assess them.
- Counsel clients on family planning to make informed decision.
Community Health Nurse
Ghana Health Service
06.2008 - 09.2012
- Conducted disease surveillance for early detection and management.
- Conducted routine and special home visit for continuity of care to about 12 households weekly.
- Assessed community health educational needs and base on that provide health education.
- Conducted at least 4 child welfare clinics bi-weekly and provide all essential basic care to children under five years.
- Monitored trends in communicable diseases for early identification of potential outbreaks or emerging issues affecting population's health status and giving swift responses.
- Analyzed growth of children under five years to know their growth rates and if there is any deviation from normal intervenes quickly to improve their health.
- Conducted outreach programs in hard to reach zones in my communities to increase access to healthcare services .
- Collaborated with Ghana Education Service to provide school health services to about 10 schools to trace defaulters,screen and educate wards to improve optimal health of school children.
- Conducted about 10 family planning outreaches monthly with Non Governmental Agencies like Marie Stopes to provide long and permanent methods of family planning.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Public Health Nursing
Public Health Nurse’s Training, Korle-Bu
Accra03.2024
Diploma In Midwifery - Midwifery
Midwifery And Health Assistant Training School
Mampong-Ashanti,Ghana12.2014
Certificate in Community Health Nursing - Community Health Nursing
Community Health Nursing Training School
Fomena-Ashanti,Ghana03.2008
High School Diploma - General Arts
T.I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School
Kumasi-Ghana09.1999
Skills
- Geriatric Care
- Social Work
- Breastfeeding support
- Public speaking
- Report writing and record keeping
- Nutrition Counseling
- Immunization Administration
- Home base service
- Hygiene and Personal care
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication Management
- Disable Support
Additional Information
Trainings Attended
Management of cardiovascular diseases
Helping baby breath
Essential care for the new born
Nutrition in pregnancy, children and aged
First Aid
Referees
Vida Yamoah
Principal Public Health Nurse
Kwadaso Municipal Health Directorate.
Email. vidash2010@yahoo.com
Tel: 0242685228
Emelia Asenso
Maternity In-charge
Nwamase Health Centre
Email : emeliaasenso1@gmail.com
Tel :0243824325
Joana Impraim
Public Health Nurse
Fomena health center.
Email : joanaacheampong4@gmail.com
Tel :0249816217
Timeline
Public Health Nurse
Ghana Health Service
01.2024 - Current
Registered Midwife
Ghana Health Service
12.2014 - 12.2023
Community Health Nurse
Ghana Health Service
06.2008 - 09.2012
Bachelor Of Science - Public Health Nursing
Public Health Nurse’s Training, Korle-Bu
Diploma In Midwifery - Midwifery
Midwifery And Health Assistant Training School
Certificate in Community Health Nursing - Community Health Nursing
Community Health Nursing Training School
High School Diploma - General Arts
T.I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School
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