Okpaa Cephas Kwasi
Tamale
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Nursing Officer
Bamboi Health Centre.
04.2022 - Current
- Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery.
- Designed and implemented standards of care for nursing and patient care.
- Maximized staff and patient protections by enforcing optimal disease prevention protocols.
- Coordinated patient care services and managed clinical cost control.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
- Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
Registered General Nurse-Staff Nurse.
Tinga Health Centre.
06.2013 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitored input and out to ensure optimum fluid balance.
- Cleaned and dressed patients wounds aseptically observing laid down protocols.
- Cared for both acute and chronically ill patients with empathy and compassion.
- Rapidly responded to emergency situations by implementing and maintaining life-saving protocols.
- Updated 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.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
Staff Nurse
Tamale West Hospital.
04.2012 - Current
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Education
Bsc. Physician Assistantship. - Physician Assistant
Presbyterian University College, Asante Akyem Agogo
Ghana 06.2017
Diploma - Registered General Nursing.
Tamale Nurses And Midwifery Training College.
Tamale, Northern- Ghana.2011
Skills
- BAC Screening
- Emergency Procedures
- Evaluation
- Invasive Procedures
- Monitoring and recording vital signs accurately
- Monitored input and outputs to ensure optimum fluid balance
- Help in feeding patients to maintain balanced nutritional status
- Cared for unconscious patients by following existing protocol
- Educating patients and their relatives on their conditions and medications during admission and discharge
Websites
LINCENSE AND REGISTRATION-GHANA.
NMC PIN-GHANA:12CO09624611
REGISTRATION NUMBER: 12315
IELTS: Band 7.0
Date:11-3-2023
CBT. NUMERACY :Passed
REGISTRATION ID:
451860712
VALIDATION CODE:
1071544542
CBT ADULT NURSE: Passed
REGISTRATION ID:451860712
VALIDATION CODE:714650921
NMC PRN-UK :1022932745
REFEREE:
DARY IGNATUS.
( HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER)
BOLE DISTRICT HEALTH AUTHORITY.
TEL: +233 558896028.
amignation@gmail.com
Timeline
Nursing Officer
Bamboi Health Centre.
04.2022 - Current
Registered General Nurse-Staff Nurse.
Tinga Health Centre.
06.2013 - Current
Staff Nurse
Tamale West Hospital.
04.2012 - Current
Bsc. Physician Assistantship. - Physician Assistant
Presbyterian University College, Asante Akyem Agogo
Diploma - Registered General Nursing.
Tamale Nurses And Midwifery Training College.
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