DENNIS KIPYEGON MUTAI

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assisting individuals with daily hygiene tasks such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting while maintaining their dignity and respect is maintained throughout their care period.
• Helping individuals with eating and drinking, ensuring proper nutrition based on their dietary needs. This may include preparing meals, feeding those who require assistance, and monitoring food intake to maintain their well-being.
• Engaging individuals in recreational and social activities that enhance their quality of life, whether through games, outings, or hobbies. Supporting them in maintaining social connections and preventing isolation.
• Empowering individuals to make their own decisions regarding their care and daily activities. Providing support that respects their choices, values, and cultural preferences while fostering their independence.
• Accurately documenting daily activities, health observations, and any incidents to ensure continuity of care. Maintaining up-to-date records in compliance with policies and procedures to support effective communication within healthcare team.
• Maintained optimal safety standards throughout client home and care environments, prioritizing risk-reduction, health and hygiene.
• Successfully positioned, lifted and moved patients from bed into wheelchairs, applying safe handling techniques.
• Positioned, lifted and transported patients with limited mobility.
• Supported clinical staff to complete health assessments.
• Charted daily observations, mobility activity and eating percentages to aid continued client assessment.
• Demonstrated consistent respect and privacy for care users, maintaining dignity irrespective of circumstance.
• Provided personalized care and support to vulnerable individuals, helping them retain maximum independence.
• Accompanied client to medical or dental appointments.
• Administered non-prescription medication under supervision, relieved minor discomforts swiftly.
• Completed care documentation and monitored patient progress to achieve up-to-date records.

Adult Medical ward

Nurse: Patients Ratio 1:5

Roles and Responsibilities
• Educated patients and their families during admission and discharge on disease processes, medical procedures, and importance of dosage completion.
• Administered prescribed medications, started intravenous fluids, and documented patient charts, including food and fluid intake and output.
• Responded to patient calls, assessed their needs, and provided appropriate assistance and family support.
• Measured and recorded vital signs such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration during admission and routines.
• Provided basic patient care and treatments, including wound dressing, bedsore treatment, and catheterization procedures.
• Assisted patients with bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, and ambulation.
• Collaborated as an integral member of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan or modify care, and implement interventions.
• Monitored and recorded fluid input and output in patients with various medical conditions for example, renal failure, gastro-enteric, and cardiac conditions.
• Documented patient care plans using nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions.
• Participated in routinely scheduled discharge planning meetings with utilization review board.
• Assisted attending physicians during physical examinations, treatments, and procedures, including life-saving measures.
• Managed emergencies appropriately and informed physicians of vital changes in patient conditions.
• Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated patient care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
• Reviewed medical information, addressed patient and family concerns, and provided individualized bedside nursing care as a patient advocate.

Adult Medical ward

Nurse : Patients Ratio 1:8

Roles and Responsibilities

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• Admitted patients into the unit by performing preliminary examinations, taking medical and surgical history, filling admission booklets, allocating beds, and orienting patients to the unit.
• Received and handed over patients at the beginning and end of each shift to ensure continuity of care.
• Supervised and mentored nursing staff while coordinating auxiliary staff to maintain unit cleanliness, tidy beds, and patient hygiene.
• Collaborated with other nurses to conduct individualized and organized nursing assessments, prioritizing patient care.
• Maintained a safe, calm, and comfortable environment for patients, their families, and the medical team.
• Provided customized patient healthcare education based on diagnosis, planned treatments, and level of dependency.
• Counseled patients, answered their questions, and addressed their fears and concerns.
• Prepared and administered medications as prescribed, monitored for effectiveness and reactions, and ensured patient comfort throughout procedures.
• Acted as a case manager, communication liaison, advocate, and nurse leader, coordinating patient care across multiple disciplines.
• Monitored patients regularly, assessed treatment efficacy, identified early signs of deterioration, responded to life-saving situations, documented appropriately, and updated physicians.
• Upheld patient trust and confidentiality by managing information with discretion in accordance with data protection laws.
• Responded quickly to emergencies, ensuring patient safety and well-being.