Emmanuel Asiedu Mensah
Damango
Summary
A registered general nurse with extensive experience in delivering high-quality patient care. Caring and reliable with a proven ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and patients. Self-motivated, organized, and meticulous, with a knack for working under pressure. I excel in interpersonal communication, promoting professionalism and excellence among associates while ensuring patient satisfaction. Proficient in various clinical settings, including Medical/Surgical, ER, and ICU scenarios.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Staff Nurse
West Gonja Hospital
Damango
09.2020 - Current
- Company Overview: West Gonja Hospital is a secondary government health facility with approximately 470 bed capacity. The hospital provides a wide range of services, including reproductive and child health, in-patient services, ear, nose, and throat services, theater services, ambulance services, mental health services, laboratory services, and 24-hour OPD services. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:3, and the work volume is moderate.
- Admission and discharge of patients
- Administration of medications
- Drawing care plans for patients
- Aseptic wound dressing
- Passing nasogastric tubes and urethral catheters
- Checking and recording vital signs
- Educating patients on their disease condition, medications, and diet
- NG tube feeding of patients
- Participating in handing over and taking up of the ward
- West Gonja Hospital is a secondary government health facility with approximately 470 bed capacity. The hospital provides a wide range of services, including reproductive and child health, in-patient services, ear, nose, and throat services, theater services, ambulance services, mental health services, laboratory services, and 24-hour OPD services. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:3, and the work volume is moderate.
- Current Unit: Medical and Surgical Unit
- Date Started in Current Unit: September 2020
- Number of Beds in the Unit: 45
- Hours of work per week: 48 hours per week day duty, 66 hours per week night duty
Staff Nurse
Nkawie Government Hospital
Kumasi
04.2018 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: Nkawie Government Hospital is a secondary health facility with about a 430-bed capacity. The hospital provides the following services: 24 hours OPD services, Obstetrics and Gynecological services, Medical and surgical services, Theater services, Physiotherapy services, Mental Health services, reproductive and child health, eye-ear, nose, and throat services, inpatient services, ambulance services, mortuary services, and laboratory services.
- Admission and discharge of patients
- Administration of medications
- Dressing of wounds
- Drawing care plans for patients
- Passing NG tubes and intravenous lines
- Educating patients on their disease condition and medications
- Serving bedpan to bedridden patients
- Drawing blood and taking other samples for laboratory investigations
- Checking and recording vital signs
- Nkawie Government Hospital is a secondary health facility with about a 430-bed capacity. The hospital provides the following services: 24 hours OPD services, Obstetrics and Gynecological services, Medical and surgical services, Theater services, Physiotherapy services, Mental Health services, reproductive and child health, eye-ear, nose, and throat services, inpatient services, ambulance services, mortuary services, and laboratory services.
- Name of Unit worked in: Accident and Emergency unit
- Date started: 1st April 2020
- Number of beds in the unit: 35
- Previous Units worked at this facility: Theatre, Medical/Surgical units, Pediatric units, Mental Health unit
- Hours of work per week: All hours per week day duty, 66 hours per week night duty
Education
Diploma - Nursing
Holy Family Nurses Training College
Nkawkaw-Kwahu, Eastern Region, Ghana08.2017
West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination -
Kumasi Academy Senior High school
10.2013
Skills
- Suctioning of patients
- Administration of medications
- Admission and discharge of patients
- Drawing care plan for patients
- NG tube feeding of patients
- Documentation
- Bed bath of patients
- Checking and recording of vital signs
- Monitoring patients condition and informing the Physician of change
- Passing NG tube and urethral catheters
- Dressing of wounds aseptically
- Monitoring vital signs
- Wound dressing
- Patient triage
- Setting IV lines
- Patient education
- Monitoring patient condition
- Admission and discharge procedures
- Checking patients' fasting and random blood sugar
- Suturing of deep wounds
- Passing intravenous lines
- Aseptic wound dressing
- Triaging patients
- Feeding patients through NG tube
References
- Philip Adom, Doctor, West Gonja Hospital, +233542984212
- Olivia Pomaah, Principal, Holy Family Nurses Training College, +2330201497901
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/18/94
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Marital Status: Single
Licensure And Certificates
- RN License Ghana, 02/06/19, every year, RGN31378
- IELTS, 06/11/21
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Senior Staff Nurse
West Gonja Hospital
09.2020 - Current
Staff Nurse
Nkawie Government Hospital
04.2018 - 08.2020
Diploma - Nursing
Holy Family Nurses Training College
West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination -
Kumasi Academy Senior High school