Kendi Purity

A conscientious Registered Community Health Nurse with expertise in the provision of exemplary care to maintain the health and development of patients with complex health care needs; with extensive knowledge of health care services, conflicts resolution skills, practical communication skills and commitment to supporting and developing nursing staffs, experienced in the dialysis, outpatient, medical/surgical department, maternity department, whilst working in conjunction with community and local authority teams. Demonstrates strong leadership qualities with the ability to conduct patients and staff assessment and supervise the provision of safe and compassionate care.

General Nurse - Scion Hospital - Nairobi

(2024-02)

Working as general nurse providing comprehensive nursing care and support.

• Participating in conducting successful deliveries
• Maintaining high standards and patients' quality care
• Participating in providing preventive, promotive and curative health services to the patients
• Organizing and participating in field work programs
• Triaging of patients
• Participating in evaluating medical and surgical conditions
• Participating in conducting deliveries
• Participating in providing health education to pregnancy mothers, patients/clients and community on identified health needs
• Ensuring tidy and safe clinical environment
• Keeping record of drugs and supplies
• Preparing patients pre-operatively, participating in caesarian section procedures and managing the mother and baby post operatively

Head of Nursing Department - Afya Bora Group of Hospitals - Mwea

(2022-02 - 2023-06)

Led the nursing department with responsibilities in organization, compliance, staffing and quality assurance.

• Organizing teams for CMEs and community outreach
• Involved in organization strategy setting
• Ensuring compliance with the state and hospital policies and regulations
• Interviewing and training nursing staffs
• Implementating high quality nursing practices and strategies
• Managing nursing department budget and monitor levels of various hospital resources
• Helping new nursing staffs in assessing patients pre-operatively, preparing them for surgical procedures and receiving and managing post-operative patients
• Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patients outcomes
• Providing appropriate health care services
• Providing health education and Counseling to patients on identified health needs
• Maintaining records on patients health conditions and care
• Participating in conducting deliveries and managing obstetric emergencies
• Involved in giving immunization to newborn, infants and children according to the immunization schedule
• Dealing with gender based violence victims that have increased my capabilities in dealing with different people and cultures

Locum Nurse, Medical Surgical Units - PCEA Chogoria Mission Hospital - Chogoria

(2021-12 - 2022-01)

Provided nursing care in medical surgical units managing emergency cases and patient care.

• Managing emergency medical and surgical cases in the inpatient department
• Involved in drug administration ensuring it's the right drug, right patient, right time and right route
• Involved in performing minor procedures like stitching, bedside debridement, catheterization, cannulation, NG tube feeding etc
• Educating patients on their illness and lifestyles remedies
• Keeping records on patients' health conditions and care

Diploma - Registered Community Health Nursing - Clive Irvine College of Health Sciences (2017-09 - 2021-11)

High School Diploma - General Education - Nkuene Girls' High School (2013 - 2016)

Primary School Certificate - General Education - Chogoria Girls' Boarding Primary School (2009 - 2012)

Primary School Certificate - General Education - Kamatungu Boarding/Day Primary School (2004 - 2008)