Nelson Zottor

Qualified Community/Public Health Nurse with solid background in community healthcare, delivering essential medical services with compassion and precision. Provided comprehensive and patient-centered care, contributing to improved health outcomes through tailored treatment plans. Demonstrated excellent communication and critical thinking skills in high-pressure environments.

• Voluntarily collaborated with team of five (5) senior clinical preceptors at Nurses Training College, Ho, to mentor final year Community/Public Health Nursing students in acquisition of clinical skills, resulting in 100% pass in their licensing practical exam.
• Virtually mentored final year Public Health Nursing students at Keta Nursing and Midwifery Training College, resulting in 100% pass in their licensing exam.

• International Executive Diploma in Disaster Management — December, 2023, IELTS Academic (UKVI) — Overall Band 6.5, July, 2024, Multiple CPDs (Maternal, Child & Adolescent Nutrition, Gender & Nutrition, TB Basics)-2025.
• Certificate for Participation: Graduate Research Support Programme-Africa Center for Implementation Research and Training (ACIRT), December, 2025.

Keta Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Virtual Mentor, Ho, Ghana, 2025-04 - Current: 

• Guided and supported final-year nursing students in preparation for their licensing examinations through virtual mentorship sessions., Provided academic coaching, exam preparation strategies, and motivation to enhance student success.

Nurses’ Training College, Voluntary Clinical Preceptor, Ho, Ghana, 2022-03 - Current:

• Mentored nursing students in clinical practice, community health and preparation towards licensing exams., Collaborated with department and other preceptors in delivering clinical training., Conducted in-house practical exams for final years nursing students.

Voluntary Home Visiting, 2020-09-Current:

• Conducted home visits to provide health education, basic assessments, and follow-up care among underserved families., Partnered with Zena Foundation, a charitable organization and the Social Welfare Department at hospital, district, and regional levels to mobilize resources and secure support for vulnerable clients and families.

Leadership Roles 2021-01, 2024-12:

• National Public Relations Officer- Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association, Leadership Roles, Ghana; Collaborated with the National Leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ghana and Ministry of Health (MOH), Ghana, to secure employment for unemployed graduate nurses and midwives in Ghana.

• Zottor, N., Gomasi, M.M., & Kwara, M.I. (2025). Factors Influencing Child Welfare Clinic Attendance among Adolescent Mothers in the Adaklu District, Volta Region, Ghana. Undergraduate dissertation, University of Health and Allied Sciences. (Manuscript in preparation).
• Zottor, N. (2025). Uptake of Voluntary HIV Testing and Counselling among the Youth in the Volta Region, Ghana. Research proposal (awaiting funding). (Planned manuscript)
• Assisted in undergraduate research projects (manuscripts in progress).

My researches will focus on:

• 1. Health inequalities.
• 2. Tropical diseases (malaria) among children and pregnant women.
• 3. Infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS) among the youth.
• 4. Non-Communicable Diseases (diabetes and hypertension) among the youth.
• 5. Sexual and reproductive health.

• Ellen Eyi, Klutsey, Lecturer/Sandwich Coordinator, eeklutsey@uhas.edu.gh, +233 243267148, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho, Volta Region, Ghana
• Evelyn Akofa, Quarshie, Deputy Chief Health Tutor, quarshiesika@gmail.com, +233 244454797, Nurses Training College, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana

Research Assistant (Qualitative and Quantitative Studies): Amevor, P.A. (2025). Development and Validation of a Self-Management Tool for Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes in Ghana. Qualitative study. Doctoral research, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa; Klutsey, E.E., Amoah, R.K., & Pagano-Therrein, J. (2025). Assessment of Nurses and Midwives’ Knowledge, Motivation, and Skills for Providing Safer Conception Education to Women Living with HIV in Southern Ghana. Mixed-method study.

Role: Contributed as a research assistant for quantitative data collection and dataset management.

Personal Projects Experience: Undergraduate Thesis: Factors Influencing Child Welfare Clinic Attendance among Adolescent Mothers in the Adaklu District, Volta Region, Ghana., Drafted Research Proposal: Uptake of Voluntary HIV Testing and Counseling among the Youth in the Volta Region, Ghana (awaiting funding)., Assisted in seven (7) undergraduate project works in the areas of HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hypertension (all among the youth), pain among nurses among others., Client/Family-Centered Care Study Supervision (2021–Current): Mentored nursing students in data collection, care planning, and academic writing.