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JULIANA APPIAH

Kumasi

Summary

A qualified registered nurse, perioperative nurse, and advanced nurse practitioner with over 10 years of experience in nursing.

Work extremely hard, always provide the best effort, and see all things through to completion. Take pride in going above and beyond for patients and colleagues. Confident and decisive, self-motivated and disciplined when working alone, but equally thrive in a team atmosphere by providing constant support and inspiration to teammates and recognizing and respecting the abilities and capabilities of others.

Committed to comprehensive patient care and working quickly under pressure.

Responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills, and sound clinical judgment.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Nursing Officer

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
04.2009 - Current
  • Provide leadership for nursing team in unit/ department.
  • Contribute to promotion of practice that is sensitive to needs of patients from multi-cultural backgrounds.
  • Supervise preparation and setting up of operating room for surgery.
  • Supervise effective admission of patients to operating room.
  • Ensure availability and effective functioning of all surgical equipment. mechanical appliances as well as availability of other consumables.
  • Take active role in ensuring that planning, delivery, and evaluation of care programs in department address complex and changing needs of patients.
  • Administer iv fluids and other prescribed medications, observe adverse effects, and intervene.
  • Teach, coordinate, and manage junior colleagues on theatre techniques and asepsis.
  • Monitor patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
  • Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
  • Conduct patient assessments record vitals and analyze records and charts to define care requirements.
  • Trained and precepted over 100 new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
  • Administer care for patients after angiograms, cardiac catheterization, and open heart surgery.
  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.

Lecturer Part Time

Christian Service University College
01.2022 - Current
  • Plans teaching program including orientation program in consultation with Principal.
  • Plans students’ practical experience, ward assignments, and vacations in consultation with principal.
  • Plans ward teaching program with cooperation and collaboration of Principal.
  • Prepares classes and demonstrations, and displays educational material on notice boards
  • Teaches all nursing subjects with assistance from other members of staff.
  • Guided about 200 students in methods of study and use of reference books and library, Individual attention to students when necessary, including individual assignments.
  • Conducts periodical and terminal tests
  • Organizes seminars, panel discussions, debates.
  • Ensures that students who go in for examination fulfill all requirements
  • Visits hospital wards and departments and other practice fields.

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

Dunkwa Municipal Hospital
03.2006 - 04.2009
  • Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
  • Undertake assessment, planning, and implementation of interventions for addressing patient care problems.
  • · Evaluated patients' responses to interventions and modify plans as needed
  • · Undertake and demonstrate nursing tasks in best interest of patient care and professional standards such as monitoring of vital signs, wound dressing, drug administration feeding, etc.
  • Start intravenous fluids, administer medications, and document patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
  • · Read reports and take note of at least 8 critical cases, do chart rounds, and ensure treatment has been given.
  • · Maintain safe and therapeutic patient care environment, and participate in ward rounds.
  • · Assist with manual handling and transferring of patients in compliance with hospital policy.
  • · Advice on promotion of health and prevention of illness, teaching patients and their relatives where appropriate.
  • · Assist ward/unit in charge in promoting right of patient and maintaining privacy and dignity of patients and staff.
  • Manage pre-op and post-operative patient care by stocking medical supplies and preparing operating rooms.
  • Use LIHIMS to document patient plan of care by taking into account nursing interventions, diagnoses, and expected patient outcomes.

Education

Fellowship - Pulmology/ICU

Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital
South Korea
06.2022

Master of Science - Advanced Nursing Practice

University of Cape-Coast
Cape-Coast, Ghana
09.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Christian Service University College
Kumasi, Ghana
12.2015

Advanced Diploma - Perioperative Nursing

Perioperative And Critical Nursing School
Accra.Ghana
10.2012

Diploma - Nursing

Cape Coast Nursing Training College
Cape-Coast,Ghana
11.2005

Skills

  • Organizational skills
  • Planning skills
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Observational skills
  • Resuscitation skills
  • Infection control
  • Online Lecturing
  • Cardiovascular Disorders management
  • Adult Health Management
  • Public Lecturing
  • Mentor Graduate Students
  • Surgical Assistance
  • Disaster Site Triaging
  • Update Electronic Charts

Timeline

Lecturer Part Time

Christian Service University College
01.2022 - Current

Principal Nursing Officer

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
04.2009 - Current

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

Dunkwa Municipal Hospital
03.2006 - 04.2009

Fellowship - Pulmology/ICU

Inje University, Ilsan Paik Hospital

Master of Science - Advanced Nursing Practice

University of Cape-Coast

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Christian Service University College

Advanced Diploma - Perioperative Nursing

Perioperative And Critical Nursing School

Diploma - Nursing

Cape Coast Nursing Training College

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