Work experience

• Staff psychiatric nurse

  Home Caregiver

  2022.10-2022.11

  (2 months)

  I rendered care to my employer's 70-year-old relative who had been living with dementia for about 3 years. Duties · Orientation of patient to environment and reality · Assisted feeding · Assisting patient to maintain personal hygiene and grooming · Bed making · Providing safe patient environment · Engaging patient in activities during the day · Serving of prescribed medications · Checking of vital signs List of clinical conditions · Dementia · Malaria · Typhoid Fever
• National Service Personnel

  Koforidua Regional Hospital

  2021.02-2022.02

  (a year)

  Duties · Establishment and maintenance of therapeutic relationship with clients and relatives · Facilitating of recreational therapy · Counseling of patients and relatives · Planning and evaluation of patients care · Assessment of patients · Handing over and taking up of patients care · Case finding · Assisted patient reviews and referrals · Serving of prescribed medications · History taking · Wound Dressing · Maintenance of personal hygiene and grooming · Feeding of patients · Bed making and checking of vital signs List of clinical conditions · Delirium · Brief Psychotic Disorder · Schizophrenia · Major Depressive Disorder · Bipolar disorder List of wards worked on · Psychiatric Unit · Outpatient Department · Male And Female Wards
• Student Nurse Intern

  Pantang Psychiatric Hospital

  2018.11-2019.02

  (4 months)

  · Conducted comprehensive care planning in a multidisciplinary team of hospital clinicians, careers and GPs. · Managed challenging situations effectively, involving self-harm, aggressive behavior and violent mood swings. · Attended call-outs to patients home and instructed careers on day-to- day care routines to maintain health and wellness of patients. · Instructed patients through CBT to manage mood, personality and eating disorders. · Utilized various intervention strategies to redirect client's attention during stressful situations, including de-escalation techniques and neutral tone and body language.
• Student Nurse Intern

  Suhum Government Hospital

  2017.11-2018.02

  (4 months)

  · Supported medical staff to monitor and record patient status. · Acquired new skills by shadowing senior staff. · Collaborated with health care team members in delivery of holistic care to patients. · Documented vital signs and patient stats. · Monitored patients' vital signs and administered medication under supervision. · Helped to administer oral, intramuscular and IV medications. · Maintained a safe and comfortable environment for patients through regular cleaning and sanitizing. References Mrs. Sabina Eshun Senior Health Tutor Psychiatric Nurses' Training College, Ankaful +233 24 679 4625 Mrs. Doreen Asante Senior Health Tutor Psychiatric Nurses' Training College, Ankaful. +233 24 327 9900

Educational experience

• Cape Coast, Ghana.

  Diploma In Registered Community Mental Nursing.

  2017.08-2020.08

  (3 years)

  Currently working as a psychiatric nurse at Ankaful psychiatric hospital, Ghana . P. O box 412 cape coast
• Action Progressive Institute, Madina Estate

  African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE)

  2017.08-2020.08

  (3 years)

  Currently working as a psychiatric nurse at Ankaful psychiatric hospital, Ghana . P. O box 412 cape coast

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