Oluwaseun Olabode

Employed in a 300-bed tertiary healthcare facility with a 6-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a 2-bed Intensive Care Annex, and a 4-bed High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse - General Hospital, Lagos Island - Lagos Island, Nigeria

(2019-10)

Employed in a 300-bed tertiary healthcare facility with a 6-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a 2-bed Intensive Care Annex, and a 4-bed High Dependency Unit (HDU).

• Provided comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring.
• Managed patients on mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy.
• Administered medications, intravenous fluids, and blood products safely.
• Closely monitored patients' vital signs, intake and output, arterial blood gas (ABG) results, and laboratory investigations.
• Recognized and reported changes in patients' conditions promptly.
• Maintained strict aseptic technique during invasive procedures.
• Assisted with insertion and management of central venous lines, PICC lines, peripheral intravenous cannulas, endotracheal intubation/extubation, lumbar punctures, ventricular taps, chest tube insertions, and peritoneal catheter insertions.
• Collaborated with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide evidence-based patient care.

Medical Ward Nurse - Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) - Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria

(2018-04 - 2019-09)

Employed in a 600-bed tertiary healthcare facility.

• Delivered nursing care to patients with cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, endocrine, neurological, renal, oncology, and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS.
• Administered prescribed medications and treatments safely.
• Provided preoperative and postoperative nursing care.
• Maintained infection prevention and control standards.
• Performed urinary catheterization and other nursing procedures.
• Conducted comprehensive head-to-toe assessments.
• Collected patient histories during admission.
• Administered blood transfusions and monitored patients for adverse reactions.
• Assessed and managed patients' pain effectively.
• Managed intravenous infusions and maintained accurate fluid balance records.
• Performed wound dressing, insertion of intravenous cannulas, and nasogastric tube insertion.
• Delivered individualized, patient-centered nursing care.

Staff Nurse - Bowen University Teaching Hospital - Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria

(2014-02 - 2018-03)

• Male Medical Ward
• Female Surgical Ward
• Neonatal Unit

Registered Nurse - Nursing - College of Nursing, Bowen University Teaching Hospital (2013-05)

Registered Midwife - Nursing and Midwifery - College of Nursing and Midwifery, Bowen University Teaching Hospital (2018-06)

B.Sc. - Nursing - National Open University