Stephenie Ojiambo
Brighton,sussex
Summary
Highly skilled nursing professional with extensive expertise in advanced life support, prioritising patient needs, and emergency room competence. Demonstrates proficiency in wound dressing, trauma handling, and haemodynamic monitoring. Adept at managing septic shock, upholding professional conduct, and mentoring novice nurses. Committed to excellence in nursing documentation and medical consultation liaison. Career goal: to continually enhance emergency medicine principles and blood transfusion protocols knowledge while contributing to high-quality patient care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4044
4044
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered NURSE CRITICAL CARE
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
02.2023 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Bedside safety checks
- Equipment safety checks
- Documentation of patient care
- Assisting in invasive procedures (inserting central lines, arterial lines, vascath)
- Assist in intubation
- Assist in extubating
- Ventilator care
- Administration of medication intravenously and monitoring
- Insertion nasogastric tube
- Venipuncture
- Cannulation
- Hemofiltration to patients with acute kidney injury
- Administration of medication through enteral, parenteral and cvad
- Liaising with other members of the team in patient care
- Catheterization
- Patient personal care maintenance
- Assisting in emergencies as per the ACLS Protocol
- Airway management
- Care of an intubated / tracheostomy tubed patients
- Monitoring of mechanically ventilated patients
- Performing arterial blood gases analysis and intervening where necessary
- Preparation and administering of inotropes
- Health education to relatives concerning patients care and outcome
- Admitting and discharging patients to and from ICU
- Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Cases Handled include: Hypoxic brain injury (out of hospital cardiac arrest), Covid pneumonitis (Severe), Type 1 and Type 2 Respiratory Failure / Post respiratory arrest care and, monitoring, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Sever Sepsis, Post Operation management, Hypertension Crisis, Severe Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Diabetes ketoacidosis, Acute kidney failure, Severe burns, Multiple Fractures
- Specialized Equipment Used: PICCO (Pulse Contour Cardiac Output), Cardiac Monitor, Suction machine, Syringe pumps, Feeding pumps, Infusion pumps, Suction machines, Nebulizer machine, ECG Machine, Pulse oximetry, Pacemakers, Dialysis machine, Defibrillator, Prismaflex hemofiltration machine
- CPR Trolley, Chest drains, Cardiac Monitors, CPAP, BIPAP, Basic Ventilator, Nitric Oxide
- Responded quickly to emergencies, safeguarded patient well-being.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, carrying out and reporting regular observations.
Registered NURSE med-surg in frailty
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Company Overview: Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Documented patient assessment findings and responses to nursing intervention to progress toward problem resolution
- Performed ongoing patient assessments, notifying supervising clinicians of abnormal findings
- Liaised with multidisciplinary teams to organize and coordinate health and care services to meet patients' complex care needs
- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals
- Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications
- Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs
- Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements
- Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner
- Answering questions and educating patients and their families on surgical procedures and post-surgery care
- Maintaining and updating patient files, medical charts, and health records
- Adhering to best nursing practices, standards, and protocols
- Royal Sussex County Hospital
Registered NURSE
Nambale Sub County Hospital
11.2017 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: Busia County
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living
- Responsible for total patient care, including medication, wounds cleaning orders and treatments according to policies and set standards
- Documented assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multidisciplinary team, and family/patient interactions in an accurate comprehensive and timely manner
- Documented the patient's plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions
- Monitored patients' vitals and reported adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner
- Administered prescribed medications, started IVs fluids, initiated and monitored blood transfusion, oxygen therapy, wound, pressure ulcers, stoma and tracheostomy care among others
- Collaborated daily with physicians and health care team to achieve optimum patient care
- Participated in admission and discharge processes as per the facility policies
- Evaluated medical information, provided direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre-and post- surgery patients and assisting them in meeting their activities of daily living while promoting independence
- Promoted a clean, safe and comfortable working environment
- Participated in continuous medical education, case presentations and mortality reviews to improve skills, knowledge and competency
- Busia County
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - NURSING
Masinde Muliro University
Kakamega ,KenyaKenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Lugulu Girls High School
Webuye, Kenya 02.2005 - 11.2008
MASTER OF SCIENCE - HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY
University Of Nairobi
Nairobi, KenyaSkills
- Advanced life support
- Prioritising patient needs
- Emergency room competence
- Wound dressing proficiency
- Professional conduct upholding
- Trauma handling
- Emergency medicine principles
- Blood transfusion protocols knowledge
- Haemodynamic monitoring
- Nursing documentation proficiency
- Septic shock management
- Medical consultation liaison
- Mentoring novice nurses
- Geriatric care knowledge
- Palliative care knowledge
- Palliative approach to care
Certification
- Certificate- Adult Basic Life Support
- Certificate- Infection Prevention Control
- Certificate- Information governance
- Certificate- Moving and Handling
- Certificate- Administration of Blood and Blood products
- Certificate- Pain Management
- Certificate- Equality Diversity and Human Right Awareness
Custom
References available upon request
Timeline
Registered NURSE CRITICAL CARE
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
02.2023 - 03.2025
Registered NURSE med-surg in frailty
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
03.2022 - 01.2023
Registered NURSE
Nambale Sub County Hospital
11.2017 - 03.2022
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Lugulu Girls High School
02.2005 - 11.2008
- Certificate- Adult Basic Life Support
- Certificate- Infection Prevention Control
- Certificate- Information governance
- Certificate- Moving and Handling
- Certificate- Administration of Blood and Blood products
- Certificate- Pain Management
- Certificate- Equality Diversity and Human Right Awareness
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - NURSING
Masinde Muliro University
MASTER OF SCIENCE - HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY
University Of Nairobi
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