JENNIFER DUFIE-YAMOAH

St. Michael’s Nursing Home is within the healthcare network of St. Michael’s Care Ltd– a 400 bed accredited Nursing Home.

Position: Registered General Nurse, 37.5hours / week, 30- residents

Area: Gerontological nurse

Roles, Responsibilities, Skills: NMC standards

•Adheres to Data Privacy

•Proper Communication & Documentation

• Head to Toe assessment

•Assists Doctor’s Rounds

•Assessing and Proper Carrying out of Doctor’s orders.

•Medication administration

• Foley Cath insertion

•Blood Sugar monitoring

•Suctioning

•Pain assessment & management

•Coordination with Team members

•Efficient Time Management and Task Delegation

•Heath Teaching

•Wound Care

•Code Blue Management

•Infection Control

•Pressure Ulcer Prevention

•Fall Prevention

• Patient transfer and transport

•Hospital Information System Management

Equipment: Infusion Pump, Suctioning Machine, ThermoScan, sphygmomanometer, Pulse

oximeter, Stethoscope, Glucometer, Desktop computer, E-Cart, standing scale, Oxygen equipment

• University Of Ghana hospital is a one of the biggest hospitals in Ghana with 150 bed capacity.
• Position: Registered Nurse, 48 hours a week, 5-10 patients
• Area: Medical/Surgical, Obstetric, Paediatrics, Psychiatry.

Roles, Responsibilities, Skills:

• Practices comprehensive nursing care in accordance with professional values andmoral principles and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.
• Prioritizes client’s needs and delegates aspects of nursing care to other nursingpersonnel within his/her scope of professional responsibility.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the nursing care of each client in accordance with client’s individuality, abilities, culture and choices.
• Assesses the quality and appropriateness of client care and resolves identified problems.
• Performs nursing care in response to clients’ needs supported by nursing knowledge, research and reflective practice.
• Documents the nursing care of each client from admission to discharge in accordance with the general principles and legal requirements for documentation.
• Promotes an environment which maximises client safety by utilising infection control practices and implementing the standards of clients’ safety programs.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team and acts as a client advocate to ensurehigh quality client care.
• Utilises and ensures maintenance of equipment and instruments as appropriate.
• Participates in teaching and assessing of junior colleagues.

• Managed over 30-40 patients per day under supervision of charge nurse
• Collaborated with nurse preceptors and other medical staff to achieve
• Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood
• Performed vital signs checks and administered vaccinations to infants following birth
• Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth
• Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated
• Delivered exceptional care to patients by helping with mobility and daily living requirements.

• Managed more than 40 patients with fellow student nurses under supervision of charge nurse
• Cared for each patient according to care plan and physicians' instructions
• Built rapport with patients and members of patients' support systems
• Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures
• Coordinated meal and snack deliveries, assisted with feeding and charted intake for review
• Administered oxygen and medication to achieve optimum health outcomes
• Monitored and maintained catheters, IVs and bandages
• Collaborated with staff members to facilitate quality care, increasing patient satisfaction
• Monitored patient conditions, continuously assessing vitals to ensure ongoing quality care.

• Rotating between surgical and medical ward, looked after up to 50 patients daily with fellow student nurses and supervision of charge nurse
• Maintained sterile surgical environment and secured confidential data to protect patients' health and privacy
• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures
• Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions
• Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan
• Bathed, changed and fed patients with ailments and disabilities
• Performed physical assessment by measuring blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen level
• Cleaned and treated patient wounds with guidance from head nurse
• Monitored patient conditions, continuously assessing vitals to ensure ongoing quality care
• Cooperated with multidisciplinary teams to deliver health care plans.