Matilda Boakye
ACCRA
Summary
With a robust background at 37 Military Hospital, I excel in patient safety and prioritization, underpinned by strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Spearheaded nursing operations reconstruction, enhancing team efficiency by 30%. My expertise in IV therapy and conflict resolution drives superior patient care and staff development.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Nursing Officer
37 Military Hospital
07.2021 - Current
- Provide nursing services within defined scope of practice to patient assessment and care plan
- Conduct specimen collection and perform other invasive procedures requiring competent skills
- Monitor patient’s progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult appropriate members of the healthcare team
- Ensuring ward standard and disciplines as well as conflicts resolution among staff
- Liaising between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment to enhance recovery
- Ensure medical equipment are functioning and in good state as well as availability of supplies
- Whiles maintaining stock register
- Staying up to date on current nursing and health care practices and training other colleagues
- Guides and supervises nursing officers, student nurses and other staff
- Protect patient confidentiality and disclose information with patient consent
- Report any incidents such as fires, thefts, or absconding patients to appropriate authorities
Nursing Officer
37 Military Hospital
01.2019 - 06.2021
- Performing comprehensive patient assessment, physical examination and symptoms monitoring
- (Identifying signs of distress and alerting medical professionals immediately)
- Developing and implementing individual care plan based on patient needs
- Providing bedside nursing care including changing of diapers, soiled linen, feeding of babies and enhancing good hygiene
- Administering medications as prescribed by physicians such as injections and infusions whilst monitoring for any adverse reactions
- Checking of vital signs, such as temperature, pulse, respiratory, blood sugar and weight
- Delegating task to nurse assistants and other healthcare staff
- Offering emotional support to parents and families of premature or sick infants, educating them on medical conditions and how to care for their babies
- Operating and adjusting complex medical equipment like ventilators, incubators and monitoring devices
- Initiating appropriate resuscitation measures in case of emergencies
- Maintain detailed patient records, documenting all interventions, medications administered and observation
Senior Staff Nurse
37 Military Hospital
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Admitting new patients into the ward, discharge of recovered patients home or trans out to other wards for continuity care
- Monitoring and recording of vital signs, intake and output and other special charts
- Education of patient’s family, caregivers, and close relations about disease condition, reassuring them to allay all fears and anxiety whilst allowing them to ask questions and answering in clear simple terms to their understanding
- Triaging of patients at the emergency to prioritize care based on the critical nature and severity of the condition
- Accurately calculating and administering medications based on a child’s age and weight, following proper protocols
- Performing procedures on patients such as wound care, passing of Nasogastric tube and catheterization
- Participating and assisting physicians and other health care professionals during ward rounds and implementing new orders
Staff Nurse
37 Military Hospital
09.2013 - 12.2016
- Making appropriate beds to suit patient’s conditions free from creases to make them comfortable e.g
- Cardiac bed for dyspneic patients
- Assisting patient with activities of daily living such as oral care, care of the hands and feet, bed bathing
- Feeding of helpless patients/Nasogastric tube feeding and recording
- Blood transfusion and monitoring all allergies
- Observe all patients condition and take suitable action or report to the ward in charge of doctor
- Suctioning of patients to remove secretions from the respiratory tract to maintain airway patency
- Oxygen administration using the right devices and prescribed dosage
- Maintain a clean, sanitize and organized work environment to ensure infection prevention
- Decontamination and sterilization of instruments
- Collecting and taking specimen to the laboratory for diagnostic procedures
- Prepares and take patients to the theatre ensuring all necessary diagnostics are done, all documents and medications are readily available with patient
Enrolled Nurse
37 Military Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Administration of medications to patients
- General cleaning of the ward
- Dressing of wounds and monitoring of vital signs of the patients
- Helping patients with personal hygiene
- Making of beds and changing of soiled linens
- Assisting the nurses and other staffs as needed
Ward Assistant
St John Of God Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Assisting patients in their hygiene needs
- Discussing patients concerns with senior nurses
- Assisting in general cleaning and tidying up of the ward
- Orienting of new patients to the ward
Education
Msc - Clinical Leadership and Management
University of Ghana, Business school
05.2023
Bsc - Registered General Nursing
University of Ghana, Legon, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Accra, Ghana07.2019
Diploma - Registered General Nursing
37 Military Hospital Nursing and Midwifery Training College
08.2012
Skills
- Effective team player
- Good organizational skills
- Excellent management skills
- Conflict resolution
- Critical thinking
- Professionalism
- Patient safety and prioritization
- Good time management
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Patient assessment
- IV therapy
- Medication administration
- Charting accuracy
- Wound care
- Team leadership
- Training and mentoring
- Infection control
- Nursing operations reconstruction
- Medical documentation
- Nursing staff supervision
Certification
- Certificate of Participation, Infection Prevention and Control, Occupational Health and Safety, Donning and Doffing of PPEs, Ghana Armed Forces Medical Service
- Certificate of Achievement, Ghana Endoscopy Project, Unknown
- Certificate of Achievement, United Nations Peace Keeping Operations in Cote d'Ivoire, Unknown
- Nursing and Midwifery Council Ghana, RGN 13485
- Colorado Board of Nursing
Timeline
Senior Nursing Officer
37 Military Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Nursing Officer
37 Military Hospital
01.2019 - 06.2021
Senior Staff Nurse
37 Military Hospital
01.2017 - 12.2018
Staff Nurse
37 Military Hospital
09.2013 - 12.2016
Enrolled Nurse
37 Military Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2010
Ward Assistant
St John Of God Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2006
Msc - Clinical Leadership and Management
University of Ghana, Business school
Bsc - Registered General Nursing
University of Ghana, Legon, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Diploma - Registered General Nursing
37 Military Hospital Nursing and Midwifery Training College