
Aliyu Jafar
Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | Emergency Nursing
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About
Registered Nurse (RN) licensed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) with over seven years of progressive healthcare experience, including more than five years of direct clinical nursing practice across tertiary hospitals and international humanitarian healthcare organizations. Experienced in Intensive Care, Medical Emergency, acute patient stabilization, and evidence-based nursing care for adult and paediatric patients in high-acuity settings. Demonstrated competence in emergency assessment, critical patient monitoring, medication administration, intravenous therapy, oxygen therapy, blood transfusion monitoring, infection prevention and control (IPC), electronic health record documentation, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Recognized for sound clinical judgement, professionalism, adaptability, and commitment to delivering safe, compassionate, and patient-centred nursing care.
Experience
LOCUM NURSE - Federal Medical Centre, Abuja - Abuja
(2023-01)
- Deliver comprehensive nursing care for critically ill adult patients requiring continuous assessment, advanced monitoring, and evidence-based interventions.
- Perform rapid clinical assessment, triage, and early recognition of patient deterioration to facilitate timely intervention and improve patient outcomes.
- Administer prescribed medications, intravenous therapy, oxygen therapy, blood transfusions (where indicated), and other emergency treatments while maintaining medication safety standards.
- Monitor neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, and haemodynamic status, documenting patient progress accurately using Electronic Health Records (EHR).
- Assist physicians during emergency procedures, advanced life support interventions, airway management, and resuscitation.
- Implement Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards and evidence-based nursing practices to promote patient safety and reduce healthcare-associated infections.
- Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, physiotherapists, and other multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to deliver coordinated patient-centred care.
- Educate patients and families on disease conditions, medication adherence, treatment plans, and discharge instructions.
NURSE - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF – OCP) - Katsina State
(2021-09 - 2022-12)
- Delivered nursing care to critically ill paediatric patients requiring intensive monitoring and emergency stabilization.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments and continuous monitoring to identify early signs of clinical deterioration.
- Administered intravenous medications, oxygen therapy, therapeutic feeds, intravenous fluids, and prescribed emergency treatments.
- Assisted physicians during emergency procedures and resuscitation while ensuring strict adherence to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards.
- Maintained accurate nursing documentation, medication records, and patient progress notes.
- Participated in multidisciplinary ward rounds, mortality reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
LQAS / ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION SUPERVISOR - World Health Organization (WHO)
(2019-04 - 2021-08)
- Supervised Routine Immunization and LQAS activities in accordance with WHO standards.
- Conducted supportive supervision and quality assurance activities to strengthen programme performance.
- Collected, validated, analyzed, and reported health data using ODK and other digital reporting tools.
- Collaborated with government health officials and community stakeholders to improve immunization coverage.
Education
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing - College of Nursing and Midwifery, Katsina State (2018)
