Joy Makena
Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN)
About
Dedicated and compassionate Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN) with over two years of post-qualification clinical experience in maternal, newborn, child health and general nursing care. Currently serving in the Newborn Unit at Embu Level 5 Teaching and Referral Hospital since November 2025. Experienced in neonatal monitoring, management of preterm and low-birth-weight infants, maternal and child health services, clinical documentation, patient education, data management and multidisciplinary teamwork.
Possesses strong organizational, communication and computer skills with a keen interest in clinical research and improving neonatal outcomes through evidence-based practice.
Experience
Registered Nurse – Newborn Unit - Embu Level 5 Teaching and Referral Hospital - Embu, Kenya
(2025-11)
- Provide specialized nursing care to neonates including preterm and low-birth-weight infants.
- Monitor neonatal temperature, oxygen saturation, blood glucose and vital signs.
- Assist in neonatal stabilization and resuscitation procedures.
- Administer prescribed medications and intravenous therapies.
- Support Kangaroo Mother Care and thermoregulation interventions.
- Educate mothers and caregivers on newborn care, breastfeeding and infection prevention.
- Maintain accurate patient records, monitoring charts and nursing documentation.
- Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds and clinical reviews.
- Prepare routine reports and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN) - Fortis Hospital Medical and Cancer Centre
(2024-05 - 2025-10)
- Provided maternal and child health services.
- Conducted antenatal and postnatal assessments.
- Administered childhood immunizations and maintained vaccine cold chain systems.
- Conducted deliveries and monitored mothers during labour and postnatal periods.
- Prepared patients for theatre procedures including Caesarean sections.
- Admitted and discharged patients.
- Delivered holistic nursing care according to individualized nursing care plans.
- Conducted patient education and discharge counselling.
- Participated in ward rounds and shift handovers.
- Maintained accurate clinical records and reports.
Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN) - Wamumu Hospital Limited
(2024-01 - 2024-04)
- Admitted and discharged patients.
- Provided comprehensive nursing care to inpatients and outpatients.
- Participated in ward rounds and clinical documentation.
- Assisted surgeons as a scrub nurse during theatre procedures.
- Monitored patients and reported changes in clinical condition.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed.
- Maintained accurate nursing records and reports.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Education
Diploma - Community Health Nursing - Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Embu Campus (2019-09 - 2023-10)
KCSE - St. Marks Ena Secondary School
KCPE - Sacred Heart Kyeni Primary School
