Bumi Ola

A passionate, diligent, and capable healthcare professional who possesses the appropriate level of nursing experience to provide high-quality, patient-centred, and clinically effective care in a modern, well-equipped clinical facility.

Key qualifications include the ability to continuously assess patients' needs, deal with frequent interruptions in high-stress settings, and react swiftly to emergencies. I have a genuine passion for nursing and a strong desire to deliver the greatest quality of care and service to patients. I am seeking a position with a reputable organisation that will help me advance my career.

Dukes Neurosurgery & Specialist Hospital - Lagos, Nigeria

(2024-10 - 2026-04)

• Provide direct nursing care to post-operative and critically ill patients in ICU/HDU settings, in accordance with individualised care plans.
• Administer medications and therapies in line with hospital policies and physician orders, maintaining accurate medication records.
• Monitor vital signs, neurological status, and pain levels, identifying changes and escalating concerns promptly to the multidisciplinary team.
• Assist physicians during diagnostic procedures, treatments, and surgeries.
• Perform urethral catheter insertion and care, wound care, and enteral feeding via nasogastric tube for post-operative patients.
• Coordinate with physicians, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals to support patient recovery.
• Ensure infection prevention and control standards are consistently maintained in ICU/HDU settings.
• Respond appropriately to emergencies, including life-saving interventions for critically ill patients.
• Provide health education and support to patients and their families throughout recovery.
• Maintain accurate and confidential clinical documentation using electronic medical records (EMR).

Registered Nurse – Medical & Surgical Unit | NYSC POSTING - Naval Medical Centre, Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos - Victoria Island, Lagos

(2023-11 - 2024-09)

• Provide direct nursing care by conducting thorough assessments, documenting medical histories, formulating nursing diagnoses, and developing and updating individual nursing care plans.
• Manage a wide range of acute and chronic health issues, implementing all necessary nursing interventions.
• Monitor vital signs and physiological conditions to detect deviations from the norm, identifying changes and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Administer medications and treatments safely and correctly, in line with physicians' orders, ensuring timely and accurate documentation.
• Routinely perform wound dressings using appropriate solutions to promote healing, and diligently monitor patient progress.
• Coordinate with doctors and multidisciplinary teams to facilitate empathetic, efficient communication with patients and their families.
• Supervise and guide junior nursing staff and caregivers, supporting consistent standards of care.
• Participate in shift handovers and care reviews to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide health education and recommendations to patients and families to complement prescribed treatment.
• Maintain accurate and confidential documentation of patients' records and progress notes using the EMR.

Intern Nurse - Babcock University Teaching Hospital - Lagos

(2022-10 - 2023-09)

• Evaluated patients' conditions upon arrival, giving priority to those in critical condition to ensure immediate attention.
• Administered medication and treatments as prescribed, ensuring safety and wellbeing of patients.
• Provided emotional support and education to families, resulting in improved communication and care.
• Monitored patients' conditions by regularly checking blood pressure, temperature, pulse, breathing, and weight.
• Helped patients with medication, eating, grooming, and dressing.
• Delivered prompt and suitable care to patients facing acute medical conditions, injuries, or trauma.
• Applied life-saving measures, including CPR, when required.
• Provided stability to patients with precarious conditions, including managing severe bleeding and ensuring airway and breathing integrity.
• Dispensed medications, including pain relief and emergency drugs, as deemed necessary.
• Conducted wound care and performed suturing for injuries, including cleaning and dressing of wounds.
• Administered intravenous fluids and medications to patients in critical condition.
• Carried out various nursing responsibilities as prescribed or as the situation required, including wound dressing, medication administration, and post-procedure patient monitoring.

BNSc (Second Class Upper Division) - Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State (2017 - 2022)