Clemence Kighenda
Nairobi, Nairobi Province,30
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than six years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse- Accident and Emergency Department
M.P Shah Hospital
11.2019 - Current
- Receiving of emergencies as they come.
- Admission of patients for continued care.
- Evacuation and transferring out of patients from home and hospital by use of hospital's ambulance.
- Documentation and updating of patient's charts.
- Triaging of patients using the Canadian triage and acuity scale.
- Carrying out of procedures such as ECG, wound dressing, Drug administration, assisting doctors during suturing, continuous cardiac monitoring, theatre preparation, resuscitation of patients amongst others.
- Team leading ,Mentoring and training of new staff in the department.
- Involved in hand hygiene audits in the department.
- Documentation champion in the department.
Registered Nurse Intern
Coast Province General Hospital
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Admission and discharge of patients.
- Carrying out ward procedures such as drug administration, wound dressing, ward rounds in collaboration with consultants and registrars,
- Carrying out of antenatal services, child immunization and post natal services such as family planning.
- Mentoring of students.
Volunteer Nurse
Kenya Red Cross Society
05.2017 - 03.2018
- Carrying out of clinical diagnosis in collaboration with clinical officer in the community.
- Collaboration with the MOH for Immunization of children under 5 and offering of antenatal services.
- Responding to emergencies in the community During tribal clashes.
- Report writing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Techno
Juja, Kiambu County11.2016
High School Diploma -
Mt Laverna Girls High School
Kasarani, Nairobi Province, Kenya11.2011
Skills
- Patient Education and Safety
- Infection control measures
- Emergency Care and Emergency Procedures
- Team training and development
- Documentation championship
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support training
- Attention to Detail
- Proper medication and IV administration
- Wound Care
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac life support
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Basic life support.
- Clinical management of HIV
- Computer studies
Referees
- Lydia Weru,
Ward manager M.P Shah hospital
Tel no. 0720861795
Email. weru.lydia@gmail.com
- Salome Rajab
CME Coordinator Coast General Hospital
Tel 07703741
Email- mghoisalome@gmail.com
- Daniel Lagat
Public health officer, Kenya Redcross Society
Tel no. 0720979780
Email- smlagat@gmail.com
Timeline
Staff Nurse- Accident and Emergency Department
M.P Shah Hospital
11.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse Intern
Coast Province General Hospital
06.2018 - 06.2019
Volunteer Nurse
Kenya Red Cross Society
05.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Techno
High School Diploma -
Mt Laverna Girls High School
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