DANIEL KWAKYE
ACCRA
Summary
Registered Mental Health Nurse with vast knowledge and experience in rendering care, comfort and protection to all patients regardless their creed, color or ethnicity. Capable of working on own initiatives and ready to receive or offer support to other healthcare professionals.. Competent, hardworking, respectful, supportive, ethical and quality practice. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Senior Staff Nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
USSHER HOSPITAL
04.2019 - Current
- Perform planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of individual patient ‘care plan
- Assess patient’s mental status and provide interventions for the management of physical and psychological symptoms
- Education and counselling of clients and relatives
- Prepares and engages patients in recreational, behavioral, family therapies and others [therapeutic milieu etc]
- Perform administration of medications following the general practitioners prescription while ensuring that medication recording system is accurately done
- Ensuring that patients follow treatment plans and take necessary medication
- Assisting patients with daily tasks such as eating, bathing, and getting dressed
- Detoxification and rehabilitation of multiple substance misuse/abuse clients
- Counselling.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Managed complex wound care, utilizing advanced techniques to promote healing and prevent infection.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
Rotational Nurse
LEGON HOSPITAL
04.2017 - 09.2017
- Tackled particular symptoms of mental illness, mitigated stressful situations and assisted patients to overcome situations
- Offered advice and organized support for patients, relatives and caregivers
- Caring for patients with acute conditions- establishing cordial relationships and seeing to their emotional and physical needs, while rendering effective and quality care
- Administered prescribed medications, collaborated with social workers, doctors and other relevant professionals
- Assisting in therapies
- Educating patients effective copping practices and mechanisms
- Fighting stigma and aiding patients and their families manage it
- Keeping and updating patient’s records
ACCRA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Organized and gave health talks on mental illness in the sorrounding communities
- Visited patients regularly in their homes to monitor their treatment progress
- Managed aggressive patients on admission
- Ensured that patients on admission takes their medications regularly
- Educates patients and their families about the patient condition
- Ensured that patients on admission maintain their personal hygiene
- Encouraged out-patients on the need for regular reviews
Clinical Nursing Student
ACCRA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
06.2016 - 07.2016
- Monitored patients closely to note any behavioural changes
- Collaborated with doctors, and other health professionals
- Encouraged patients to take part in therapeutic activities such as role play
Clinical Nursing Student
MAMOBI GENERAL HOSPITAL
01.2015 - 02.2015
- Provided and ensured interventions that heightened patient’s strengths and increased their involvement in valuable activities in the community
- Organised outreach programs
- Visited patients in their homes to monitor their progress and carry out risk assessments
- Organised health talks on mental health and illness in the community, Provided care and treatment to the injured , and recovering adults
- Prepared rooms, sterile instruments and supplies items to surgeons or other medical practitioner
- Made beds, bed bathed and fed patients.
Clinical Nursing Student
KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL
03.2014 - 08.2014
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff.
- Observed patient behaviour and reported changes to nurse in charge for resolution.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed regular rounds to check on well-being of patients.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Clinical Nursing Student
MAMOBI GENRAL HOSPITAL
10.2013 - 11.2013
- Measured patient’s vitals, weight and height
- Assisted patient in keeping personal hygiene
- Personal
- Sports - Football, Movies[Documentaries]
Education
DIPLOMA - REGISTERED MENTAL NURSING
NURSES’ TRAINING COLLEGE
Accra Ghana08.2016
STUDIES - GENERAL ARTS
BEPONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, EASTERN REGION, W.A
2012
B.E.C.E - ENGLISH,MATHS,SCIENCE,SOCIAL STUDIES,FRENCH
ABAVANA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Accra Ghana2008
Skills
- Skills Summary
- Critical thinking and problem solving approach
- Emotional resilience and non judgemental
- Excellent observational skills to assess patients and look out for signs of tension or anxiety
- Excellent communication skills for dealing with patients and their families
- Great teamwork and maintaining of confidentiality
- Mental Health conditions managed
- Schizophrenia, Bipolar Affective Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders(PTSD),Psychosis, Anxiety Disorders, Multiple Substance Misuse/Abuse, Dementia, Depression, Mental Subnormalities, Seizure Disorders
- Patient Preparation and Assistance
- Patient Admission
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Education
- Accurate Documentation
- Medication Administration
Additional Information
- 2
Timeline
Staff Nurse
USSHER HOSPITAL
04.2019 - Current
ACCRA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
10.2017 - 04.2018
Rotational Nurse
LEGON HOSPITAL
04.2017 - 09.2017
Clinical Nursing Student
ACCRA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
06.2016 - 07.2016
Clinical Nursing Student
MAMOBI GENERAL HOSPITAL
01.2015 - 02.2015
Clinical Nursing Student
KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL
03.2014 - 08.2014
Clinical Nursing Student
MAMOBI GENRAL HOSPITAL
10.2013 - 11.2013
DIPLOMA - REGISTERED MENTAL NURSING
NURSES’ TRAINING COLLEGE
STUDIES - GENERAL ARTS
BEPONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, EASTERN REGION, W.A
B.E.C.E - ENGLISH,MATHS,SCIENCE,SOCIAL STUDIES,FRENCH
ABAVANA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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