Glory Okyerema Acheampong
Kumasi
Summary
Dedicated, enthusiastic, efficient and inherently kind Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Ministry of Health(St. Vincent de Paul Clinic)and other institutions , adept in patient assessments and critical care. Excelled in administering IV fluids, medication, and developing patient-centered care plans. Known for exceptional collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and prioritizing patient needs, ensuring high-quality care and positive outcomes. Skilled in both direct patient care and effective workload prioritization.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ministry Of Health(St. Vincent De Paul Clinic)
04.2021 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses, performed venipuncture and cannulation.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Managed patients recovering from medical and surgical procedures including wound care, drainage tube care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Assisted patients up and helped with personal care, safe guarded and changed patients soaked diapers and assisted patients to bath as well as bed bathed bedridden patients.
- Repositioned patients who are bed bound, engaged patients in recreational activities, assisted patients to eat and observed for choking
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Registered Nurse
Christ The King Hospital
05.2020 - 03.2021
- Identified and managed life-sustaining physiologic functions in unstable patients.
- Responded to health emergencies and contributed to the resuscitation of patients.
- Utilized the nursing care process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- I paid visit to homes of the aged patients who needed to be cared for in the comfort of their homes and did wound dressing, checking of vital signs, urethral and suprapubic catherisation, glucose monitoring, feeding, medication administration, care of the hands and feet, care of pressure sores and bed bathing.
- Maintained accurate and complete records of all care activities, in a timely manner, adhering to local and professional standards for documentation.
- Used critical thinking skills to come out with appropriate interventions for urgent/emergent care.
- Performed focused assessment of patients and communicated abnormalities to head clinician.
Registered Nurse(Rotation Nurse)
SDA Hospital
04.2019 - 03.2020
- Administered prescribed medications and blood products under supervision.
- Assisting the activities of daily living and personal needs of patients.
- Developing implementing and evaluating care plan based on patient’s condition.
- Home visiting discharged patients for continuity of care.
- Monitoring, recording and reporting symptoms and changes in patient’s condition.
- Performed naso-gastric and gastrotomy tube feeding whiles under supervision.
- Monitored vital signs and collected blood samples under supervision.
Education
Diploma In Nursing - Nursing
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Kumasi-Ghana01.2019
Skills
- Administration of oral, IV and IM medication including Nebulization and Subcutaneous route
- Administration of IV fluids and drug calculation
- Aseptic wound dressing simple and complex
- Delegation and Workload prioritisation
- Care of drainage tubes after surgery and pain management
- Peripheral IV venipuncture and cannulation
- Establishing patient centered care plans and collaboration with multidisciplinary team
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
Certification
- Registered General Nursing License-Ghana
- Registered General Nursing Diploma Certificate - Ghana
- One-year National Service Certificate-Ghana
- Basic Life Support Care Certificate with Florence Academy
- Infection Prevention and Control Care Certificate with Florence Academy
- Safeguarding Adults Care Certificate with Florence Academy
- Health and Safety Care Certificate with Florence Academy
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ministry Of Health(St. Vincent De Paul Clinic)
04.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Christ The King Hospital
05.2020 - 03.2021
Registered Nurse(Rotation Nurse)
SDA Hospital
04.2019 - 03.2020
Diploma In Nursing - Nursing
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
- Registered General Nursing License-Ghana
- Registered General Nursing Diploma Certificate - Ghana
- One-year National Service Certificate-Ghana
- Basic Life Support Care Certificate with Florence Academy
- Infection Prevention and Control Care Certificate with Florence Academy
- Safeguarding Adults Care Certificate with Florence Academy
- Health and Safety Care Certificate with Florence Academy
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