Hildah Chepchumba Kassachoon
Registered Nurse
Blackburn,Lancashire
Summary
Dynamic registered nurse bringing 3+ years experience of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced acute medical surgical wards and emergency medicine settings.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Emergency Department Bank Staff Registered Nurse
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Blackburn
10.2021 - Current
- Supported patients and family members with confident, soothing approach as they handled medical crises.
- Prepared, administered and documented medications and intravenous infusions on physician orders.
- Used ABCDE method to prioritize care for up to 15 patients in triage capacity.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, stab wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments and monitored responses.
- Cared for as many as 15 patients each day, quickly identifying concerns, controlling symptoms and providing expert emergency care.
- Explained discharge instructions and arranged or confirmed transportation for patients not admitted to hospital.
- Assessed vital signs, collected detailed patient history and noted other signs of patient health to make rapid, informed decisions regarding next steps in patient care.
- Monitored and continually recorded progress for up to 15 patients per shift.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Performed diagnostic tests and assisted with medical procedures.
Medical Surgical Staff Registered Nurse
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Blackburn
07.2021 - Current
- Carry out a full range of registered nurse duties, including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient's condition and care with support from the nurse in charge
- Maintain the privacy and dignity of all patients whilst adhering to Trust and department policies, reporting any difficulties with these duties following chain of command.
- Performed emergency medical procedures such as BLS and other condition stabilizing interventions.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Document incidents on Datix in real-time and escalated these to the nurse in charge
- Prioritize nursing care, recognize deterioration in a patient's condition and alert senior staff immediately
- Uses effective communication, written and verbal with all levels of staff including the multidisciplinary team, patients and relatives.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, urinary catheterization, venepuncture, cannulation, naso gastric tubes insertion and airway management.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Developed and implemented individualized patient care plans for optimal outcomes.
- Coordinated patient discharge planning to provide post-discharge patient care, promoting healing and recovery and referral to the relevant community teams for support post discharge.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Provided care for patients on end of life pathway and their family, promoting comfort, dignity and support and referral to bereavement services.
Nurse Intern
Kitale County Teaching And Referral Hospital
Kitale
10.2019 - 12.2021
- Rotations in different departments including; medical-surgical wards, theatres, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, outpatient clinic, community nursing, teaching practice in a nursing school, nursing management rotation and the emergency department in fulfillment of the requirements of Bachelors in Nursing degree program from Moi University Kenya.
- Led an initiative with the hospital to improve patient, family, and medical staff communication by conducting community workshops to facilitate suggestions
- Performing deliveries and caring for mother and baby in the post partum period including identifying and managing an, antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum complications.
- Administering immunizations and monitoring growth during wellness visits.
- Assisting in the theatres as a scrub nurse, runner and circulating nurse.
- Providing family planning services including insertion of IUDs, 5 and 3 year hormonal implants and advise on use of oral contraceptives.
- Providing nursing care to surgical patients, completing pre-operative and post-operative procedures; performing physical assessments, medication administration/IV fluids, wound care and monitoring recovery progress
- Developing a lesson plan and teaching a class of student nurses and setting, supervision and marking of examinations.
- HIV and AIDs counseling and testing, initiating, monitoring and ensuring adherence to HAART therapy.
- Ensure the best and most cohesive patient care possible by partnering with other medical staff and communicating effectively with patients' family members.
- Reacted effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision making that helped save patients' lives.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Moi University
Kenya 11.2014 - 12.2019
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kipsigis Girls High School
01.2010 - 11.2013
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
BCFC Academy
01.2001 - 11.2009
Skills
Strong clinical judgment
Certification
United Kingdom, Nursing and Midwifery Council, REGISTERED NURSE
Personal Information
Nationality: Kenyan
References
Reference provided on request
Affiliations
Member of The Royal College of Nursing
Timeline
Emergency Department Bank Staff Registered Nurse
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
10.2021 - Current
Medical Surgical Staff Registered Nurse
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
07.2021 - Current
Nurse Intern
Kitale County Teaching And Referral Hospital
10.2019 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Moi University
11.2014 - 12.2019
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Kipsigis Girls High School
01.2010 - 11.2013
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
BCFC Academy
01.2001 - 11.2009
United Kingdom, Nursing and Midwifery Council, REGISTERED NURSE
Kenya, Nursing Council of Kenya, REGISTERED NURSE
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