Community Visiting RN - CareFor Health & Community Services - Ottawa, Ontario
(2026-02)
- Conduct comprehensive in-home patient assessment and develop individualised care plans.
- Provide wound care, medication administration and post hospital follow up.
- Manage IV and central lines.
- Collaborate with physicians, care coordinators, social workers and allied health professionals to provide individualized care to clients in the community.
- Maintain accurate documentation using EMR systems.
- Educate patients and families on disease management medications and lifestyle changes.
Registered Nurse - Sensenbrenner Hospital (Emergency Dept) - Kapuskasing, Ontario
(2024-05 - 2026-01)
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Skillfully managed challenging situations using deescalating techniques, crises intervention strategies and therapeutic communication skills.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Triaged patients using the eCTAS.
- Monitored and continuously assessed patients on BiPaP and CPAP.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients.
- Inserted and managed intravenous lines, managed central lines including PICC lines.
Registered Nurse - West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Cardiac Unit) - Suffolk, UK
(2022-09 - 2024-03)
- Assessed and observed patients using systematic and individualized care plan to identify patients' medical needs.
- Monitored the progression of patients' response to care and escalated as per protocol.
- Prepared and administered oral, and parenteral medications based on patients' treatment plans.
- Followed laid down procedures and guidelines to ensure that patients received the highest possible level of care.
Registered Nurse - Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Medicals - Lagos, Nigeria
(2021-08 - 2022-08)
- Assessed and recorded vital signs, measuring patient temperatures, weight, respirations, pulse, blood pressure and oxygen saturation in a 40 bedded hospital.
- Monitored patient conditions closely, reporting and recording signs of deterioration for immediate action.
- Administered oral, topical and intravenous medications based on patients' treatment plans.
- Administered and audited routine vaccines for children and adults.
- Conducted Echocardiography (ECG) for cardiac patients.
Community Health Nurse - Obalende Health Centre - Lagos, Nigeria
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
- Provided therapeutic nursing interventions for individualized care plans.
- Collaborated with other health-focused organizations and agencies to promote community health.
- Developed a plan of care for patients reflecting collaboration with members of the healthcare team.
- Conducted assessments of social determinants of health impacting patient wellbeing and factored these into holistic care approaches designed around each individual's unique circumstances.
- Coordinated patient referrals to specialized services, ensuring timely access to needed care.
Registered Nurse - St Nicholas Hospital (Step Down Unit) - Lagos, Nigeria
(2020-11 - 2021-07)
- Collaborated with other health professionals to nurse over 15 post renal transplant while providing high dependency care.
- Performed hourly vital signs check, recording patients' data clearly and accurately.
- Changed urinary catheter drainage bags regularly, while maintaining patient dignity and comfort.
- Helped patients with personal hygiene, bathing and toileting with empathetic care.
- Used Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software to record patients' information, and to enable continuity of care among medical practitioners.
Intern Nurse - University College Hospital - Ibadan, Nigeria
(2019-08 - 2020-08)
- Provided care to over 10 COVID-19 positive patients during the pandemic.
- Tended to patients admitted for procedures and surgeries, including exploratory laparoscopy, appendectomy, etc.
- Conducted physical, mental and behavioural assessments on patients in a hospital with a bed capacity of 1000 during initial triage while rotating at the emergency department.
- Provided emergency CPR for patients with cardiac arrest, including manual compressions and defibrillator use.
- Performed wound dressing for post operative patients using aseptic techniques.
