Nathaniel Awuni
Nalerigu
Summary
An enthusiastic registered nurse eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. A clear understanding of nursing practice and nursing ethics. Motivated to learn, grow, and excel in the health care industry. An experienced registered nurse with over nineteen years of clinical nursing experience.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principle Nursing Officer
Baptist Medical Centre
Nalerigu
10.2016 - Current
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
Clinical Nurse Educator
College of Nursing and Midwifery
Nalerigu
08.2010 - 03.2021
- Teaches three courses per semester: Reproductive Health, Obstetric Nursing and Surgical Nursing, Patient and Family Care Study.
- Assess 200 students every year.
- Performs clinical skills training/monitoring every three months
- Supervised 10 student's research projects per academic year
Lecturer
Valley View Univeristy
Tamale Campus
09.2017 - 12.2020
- Graded assignments according to strict institutional policies and upheld guidelines for academic integrity while disciplining plagiarism and cheating accordingly.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
Senior Nursing Officer
Baptist Medical Centre
Nalerigu
01.2012 - 08.2014
- Managed administrative functions such as staffing, staff performance and management and policy implementation in 310 best hospital.
- Improved best practices across nursing staff by collecting literature, presenting findings during meetings and adopting new methods to reduce costs and improve delivery and quality of care.
- Informed new patients about various departments and services.
- Determined needs for psychiatric patients by administrating criteria and symptoms and coordinating with physicians and staff.
- Reduced overtime use and redistributed resources to meet patient care demands of various units, examining staffing levels to distribute staff resourcefully.
- Increased emergency workflow efficiency by providing guidance to staff members on emergency guidelines and streamlining procedures.
- Collaborated with and advised health teams on appropriate steps for emergency situations.
Nursing Officer
Baptist Medical Centre
Nalerigu
07.2010 - 12.2012
- Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery.
- Maintained proper staff levels within budget parameters to deliver high levels of care to every patient.
- Interviewed, hired, instructed and mentored employees and promoted high level of care quality to patients.
- Maximized staff and patient protections by enforcing optimal disease prevention protocols.
- Designed and implemented standards of care for nursing and patient care.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
- Supervised staff of 12 registered nurses, 8 licensed practical nurses and 16 certified nursing assistants.
Staff Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse
Baptist Medical Centre
Nalerigu
10.2003 - 05.2010
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care and discharge instructions.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Promoted patient independence by teaching self-care skills.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
- Assessed medical status of patients pre- and post-operation by checking vital parameters and supervising food intake.
- Identified learning needs of patients and families and responded with advocacy and health education.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Education of Individuals in Middle School Special Education Programs
University of Education
Winneba 08.2016
Master of Philosophy - Geriatric Nursing
University of Ghana
Accra 07.2016
Apprenticeship - Critical Care Nursing
St Mary's Hospital
Siegen, Germany08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Ghana
Accra05.2010
Diploma - Nursing Practice
Presbyterian Nurses Training College
Agogo10.2003
Skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Decision-Making
- Active Listening
- Excellent Communication
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Interpersonal Communication
- Multitasking Abilities
- Attention to Detail
- MS Office
- Self-Motivated
- First Aid/CPR
- Data Entry
Affiliations
Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association
Nursing Midwifery Council-Ghana
Certification
Basic life support and advanced and cardiac life support
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Management of Oxygen and oxygen therapy
Management of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
Helping babies breathe
Emergency management of acute cardiac arrhythmias
Management of vaso-occlusive crisis
Clinical management of covid-19
Infection prevention and control
Management of Adverse effects of Medication
Publications
University of Ghana Balme Library, UGSPACE: Lived Experiences of Elderly Women in Gambaga Witches Camp East Mamprusi District, Ghana. Mphil. Thesis July 2016
1st Annual International Research Conference: Lived Experiences of Elderly Women in Gambaga Witches Camp East Mamprusi District, Ghana. ORAL presentation (2/10/2017)
National Health Research Dissemination Symposium: Determinants of Adherence to Anemia Management Advice by Pregnant Women in East Mamprusi Municipality. Poster presentation (11-13/06/2019)
Journal of Neonatal Nursing: Factors associated with low fifth minute Apgar score in term and preterm singleton live births in a Ghanaian hospital (2021)
Manuscripts:
Journal of gerontological Nursing: ‘Do you know where death is?' Psychological experiences of older adult women in a witch camp in Ghana
Awards/Honors
· Best Nurse 2016; National Medical Excellence Awards
· Best Nurse 2011; Baptist Medical Centre
· First Class Honors; University of Ghana
· Distinction; University of Ghana
Referees
Dr Charles Adjei Ampong
School of Nursing and Midwifery
University of Ghana
charlesichd2013@gmail.com
0244712071
Mr Samson Lambon
Baptist Medical Centre
Nalerigu
samsonlambon7@gmail.com
0243208215
Timeline
Lecturer
Valley View Univeristy
09.2017 - 12.2020
Principle Nursing Officer
Baptist Medical Centre
10.2016 - Current
Senior Nursing Officer
Baptist Medical Centre
01.2012 - 08.2014
Clinical Nurse Educator
College of Nursing and Midwifery
08.2010 - 03.2021
Nursing Officer
Baptist Medical Centre
07.2010 - 12.2012
Staff Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse
Baptist Medical Centre
10.2003 - 05.2010
Post Graduate Diploma - Education of Individuals in Middle School Special Education Programs
University of Education
Master of Philosophy - Geriatric Nursing
University of Ghana
Apprenticeship - Critical Care Nursing
St Mary's Hospital
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Ghana
Diploma - Nursing Practice
Presbyterian Nurses Training College
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