Ann-Paula Onyeka

Experienced, qualified, and dynamic Registered General Nurse and Midwife with over ten years clinical experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Psychiatrics, Community Nursing, Antenatal Care, Nursing Home and general nursing procedures with particular interest in evidence-based nursing practice. Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, family members, physicians and other medical professionals.

Registered Nurse/Midwife - Meridian Hospitals Ltd. - Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

(2015-01)

Areas of Exposure: Accident and Emergency, Antenatal, Post-natal, Surgical and Medical Wards. Bed Capacity: 88

• Prompt in patient condition assessment on patient arrival at the ER during initial phases of acute illness or trauma.
• Provide nursing care, monitor ER patients including alerting physicians or charge nurses in patient status, communicating with patients and their family members in a variety of traumatic situations.
• Perform medical procedures such as venepuncture, fasting and random blood sugar, taking vital signs, urinalysis and administering medications.
• Proper documentation and collaboration with ER professionals to ensure effective patient care.
• Performing wound dressing, educating patients on steps to take to manage pain, avoid post-surgical infection and provide substantial support and encouragement.
• Help patients improve mobility and functionality by assisting in redesigning their personal spaces and recommending gadgets and furniture that support the bone structure and healing.
• Gauging patient's psychiatric states.
• Collaborating on psychiatric intervention plans.
• Administering psychotropic and similar medication.
• Removing potentially harmful and triggering environmental features.
• Restraining, consoling and sometimes medicating highly unsettled patients.
• Preparing patients for surgery.
• Assisting the Anaesthetist and Surgeons when needed.
• Sterilizing and marking incision sites.
• Intervening when there are complications.
• Administering medication.
• Preparing the operating room.

Registered Nurse/Midwife - Mbano Joint Hospital - Umuduru, Isiala Mbano, Imo State

(2011-01 - 2015-12)

Areas of Exposure: Accident and Emergency, Orthopedic, Recovery Room, Surgical and Medical Wards. Bed Capacity: 120

• Proper medical documentation and administration of prescribed medications.
• Carrying out detailed nursing assessments of patients.
• Providing health education.
• Assisted with medical examinations, procedures and other patient care activities.
• Monitoring patients' clinical condition.
• Measuring vital signs.
• Recovers and determine when patient is stable enough to be transferred to a hospital room.
• Prepare a pain management schedule for patients based on doctors' prescriptions and prevent patients suffering from unnecessary pains.
• Performing wound dressing, educating patients on steps to take to manage pain, avoid post-surgical infection and provide substantial support and encouragement.
• Sterilizing and marking incision sites.
• Intervening when there are complications.
• Administering medication.
• Preparing the operating room.

Registered Adult Nurse - Chapel Group Medical Clinic - Works Layout, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

(2009-01 - 2011-12)

Areas of Exposure: Antenatal, Post-natal, ENT, Orthopedic, Recovery Room, Surgical and Medical Wards. Bed Capacity: 70

• Assisted with medical examinations, procedures and other patient care activities.
• Monitoring patients' clinical condition.
• Perform medical procedures such as venepuncture, fasting and random blood sugar, taking vital signs, urinalysis and administering medications.
• Proper documentation and collaboration with ER professionals to ensure effective patient care.
• Performing wound dressing, educating patients on steps to take to manage pain, avoid post-surgical infection and provide substantial support and encouragement.
• Provide nursing care, monitor ER patients including alerting physicians or charge nurses in patient status, communicating with patients and their family members in a variety of traumatic situations.
• Administering medications.
• Intervening when there are complications.

Midwifery/Family Planning - Midwifery/Family Planning - School of Midwifery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital (2007-01 - 2009-12)

General Nursing - General Nursing - School of Nursing Ministry of Health (F.M.C) Owerri (2002-01 - 2006-12)

Diploma - Catering/Hotel Mgt. & Cosmology - Winckatz School of Catering Owerri (2006-12)

Advanced Certificate - Data Processing - WIT Institute of Computer Technology Owerri (2002-12)

West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC) - Uzoagba Girls' Secondary School (1996-01 - 2001-12)

First School Leaving Certificate - Primary School, Nduhuobokwe Uzoagba (1990-01 - 1995-12)