Muriithi Boniface

An accomplished Nursing Officer who adds value to an organization following high expertise in nursing care and experience in theatre nursing. Always exhibiting high levels of commitment to duty and passionate about providing satisfactory care services to patients.

THEATRE NURSE - AGHAKAN HOSPITAL NAIROBI - NAIROBI

(2023-04)

• Ensures complete pre operative assessment including surgical checklist, nursing documentation and physician assessment.
• Receives patient prior to surgery, get report from accompanying nurse and perform pre-operative assessment.
• Circulates as needed and assist in surgical operations.
• Ensures effective recovery of patients post any form of anaesthesia.
• Assists in intubation and extubation of patients in post anaesthetic care unit and in the operating rooms.
• Communicates with primary team and anaesthetic team regarding patients issues and shifting plans.
• Ensures nursing documentation is timely, comprehensive and complete in the Electronic Health Record.
• Ensures all specimens are properly labeled and delivered to the laboratory in a timely manner.
• Provides safe environment for patients through adherence to infection prevention control measures and other safety policies.
• Identify patients and family learning needs and initiate appropriate teaching.
• Disposes clinical and non clinical waste safely in accordance with Hospital protocols.
• Recognises patient in pre arrest or arrest state and initiate Basic Life support.
• Administers medication safely, monitor patients response to medication and promptly report adverse reactions.
• Cares for equipment through cleaning, storage, per shift check of inventory and timely reporting of non functional equipment to the appropriate designee.
• Participates in unit based nursing education, quality improvement projects, spot checks, audits and skill checks.

THEATRE NURSE - CONSOLATA MATHARI HOSPITAL - NYERI

(2021-05 - 2023-08)

• Discharged nursing duties and responsibilities as stipulated by the nursing scope of practice.
• Provided departmental leadership and management by ensuring human resource management and ensuring standards of patients care and safety are maintained.
• Provided interdepartmental linkages by ensuring units goals are aligned with the hospitals strategic goals.
• Conducted circulating nurse duties including providing additional supplies and sterile instruments required during an operation.
• Conducted complete pre-op assessment ranging from surgical checklist, nursing documentation and physician's assessment.
• Ensured effective patient recovery post anaesthesia and prompt pain assessment and initiate analgesia therapy as required.
• Conducted biopsies and specimen handling and ensured timely delivery to the histopathological laboratories for requested tests and examination.
• Provided safe environment for patients and staffs through adherence to infection prevention control practices and other safety policies.
• Ensured documentation of nursing data and prompt reporting of clinical and non-clinical findings.
• Participated in intubation and extubation of patients in Operating room and Post Anaesthesia Care unit.
• Participated in unit based nursing education, quality improvement projects, audits, spot check and skills check.
• Provided care of equipment through cleaning, storage, maintaining of equipment inventory records and timely reporting and following up of malfunctional equipments to the maintenance designee.

REGISTERED NURSE - KIRIANI MISSION HOSPITAL - MURANGA

(2021-01 - 2021-03)

• Provided nursing care in medical surgical wards.
• Improved patient safety and care through ensuring high adherence of infection prevention protocols in my department.
• Engaged in management of equipment and supplies.
• Provided HDU and ICU care and appropriate care plans through health education to patients and family.
• Conducted preoperative and postoperative care.

Diploma in Community Health Nursing - Community Health Nursing - Outspan Medical College (2021)

Basic Life Support - Basic Life Support - National Resuscitation Council of Kenya (2021-10)

KCSE - Kanjuri Boys High School (2012)

KCPE - Consolata Primary School (2008)