Benedicta Badu Coffie
Summary
Compassionate and experienced Senior Staff Nurse with a strong passion for delivering exceptional patient care and mentoring junior staff. Skilled in clinical leadership, Infection prevention and control, and team collaboration to achieve outstanding healthcare outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Nurse
Worawora Government Hospital
09.2022 - Current
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented rotation nurses, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Participated in hospital sub committees to recommend quality improvement initiatives.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery.
Staff Nurse
Worawora Government Hospital
09.2020 - 08.2022
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Provide general care for bedridden residents, such as positioning, assisting with elimination, skin care, delivering food, and feeding.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
Nurse
Opoku Agyemang Hospital
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Provided general care for bedridden residents, such as positioning, assisting with elimination, skin care, delivering food, and feeding.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Implemented care plans for patient treatment after assessing physician medical regimens.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Rotation Nurse (National Service)
Holy Family Hospital
01.2018 - 08.2019
- Developed delivery plans in coordination with other staff.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported any changes to nursing staff.
- Observed and reported any changes in patient condition to proactively address potential risks.
- Practiced patient care by taking vital signs and providing wound care for patients.
- Assisted with activities of daily living by helping patients with bathing, changing clothes, eating, and daily hygiene tasks.
Education
Diploma - General Nursing
College of Nursing, Ntotroso
Ntotroso, Ahafo Region01.2017
WASSCE -
Our Lady of Apostles SHS
Kenyasi, Ahafo01.2013
Skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Team Player
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Incident documentation
- Care Planning
- Compassion and Empathy
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Care plan implementation
- Shift planning
Affiliations
- Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana
Timeline
Senior Staff Nurse
Worawora Government Hospital
09.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse
Worawora Government Hospital
09.2020 - 08.2022
Nurse
Opoku Agyemang Hospital
01.2019 - 01.2020
Rotation Nurse (National Service)
Holy Family Hospital
01.2018 - 08.2019
Diploma - General Nursing
College of Nursing, Ntotroso
WASSCE -
Our Lady of Apostles SHS
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