Eunice Nako Ocansey,(RGN)

Worked at the Medical, Surgical and Recovery wards.

• Manage care from admission to discharge by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating individual person-centered care programs within an agreed framework.
• Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Manage allocated resources effectively and efficiently.
• Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Implement medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, wound dressing and airway management.
• Collect blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Update patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Provided support and companionship to patients in need of assistance.
• Assisted primary care provider with procedures by preparing appropriate instruments and sterile field.
• Triaged patients based on vital signs and rapid assessment.
• Reported patient requests, concerns and other observations to staff.
• Transported patients and helped with discharge procedures.

• Embarked on community outreach programs and scheduled home visits.
• Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
• Documented nursing care in all assigned patient records.
• Maintained patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
• Assisted in minor surgical procedures.
• Assisted disabled clients to perform activities of daily living and range of motion exercises.
• Carried out requisite treatment such as administering of prescribed medications and haemo-transfusion therapy.
• Documented interventions in the nurses' notes and wrote 24- hourly patient reports.