ANN NJERI GITITI
Peterborough ,Canada
Summary
Compassionate and detail-oriented Practical Nurse with proven experience delivering safe, patient-centered care to diverse populations across various clinical settings. Skilled in comprehensive patient assessment, accurate clinical documentation, medication administration, and care planning in accordance with best practice standards. Committed to promoting holistic health outcomes through evidence-based practice, strong clinical judgment, and collaborative teamwork. Dedicated to maintaining high standards of safety, professionalism, and quality care to enhance patients’ overall well-being.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Practical Nurse
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Peterborough
08.2023 - Current
- Float Pool, Stroke and Rehab, Medical unit, Telemetry, Palliative, & complex care Units- ADLs, pain management, assessing and monitoring patient's vital signs, head to toe and CNS, medication administration, IV Therapy, Cvad, blood products, wound & Trach care and epic documentation
Registered Practical Nurse (Long-Term Care)
Pleasant Meadow Manor
Norwood, Canada
02.2024 - 11.2025
- Delivered resident-centered nursing care in LTC setting
- Administered medications and treatments
- Performed assessments and monitored chronic conditions
- Supervised PSWs and delegated care assignments
- Maintained accurate documentation and individualized
- Norwood, ON
Practical Nursing student
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Peterborough
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Stroke and Rehab Semester 5- ADLs, pain management, assessing and monitoring acute patient's vital signs, head to toe and CNS, medication administration, IV Therapy, and epic documentation.
- Fairhaven Long-term Care Semester 4B- Pain, vital signs, head to toe assessment, ADLs, medication administration and PCC documentation.
- Palliative Unit Semester 4A- ADLs, pain management, medication, and treatment administration, provide emotional, psychological, spiritual support and education to patients and family, end of life quality care, epic documentation.
- Cardiology Semester 3 - ADLs, assessing and monitoring patient's vital signs, telemetry, head to toe assessment, medication administration, epic documentation, among others.
- Stroke and Rehab Semester 2 - ADLs, medications administration, wound care, pain management, assistance with nutrition, hydration and mobility, and epic documentation.
Personal Support Worker
Riverview Manor Long-Term Care
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Assisting residents with ADLs and IADLs, doing vitals, among others.
Personal Support Worker
Muskoka Shores Care Community
12.2020 - 02.2022
- Assisting residents with ADLs and IADLs like assisting with meals, bathing, dressing, and grooming, toileting, bed making, laundry among others.
- Encourage and assist residents physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
- Assisting residents with basic lifting and transferring procedures.
- Responding promptly to the call bells and following the care plan.
- Ensure and promote dignity, independence, preference, privacy and safety for the residents.
- Taking vitals, observing, and reporting any physical and psychological changes to charge nurse.
- Documenting Q shifts.
Education
Practical Nursing Diploma -
SIR SANDFORD FLEMING COLLEGE
PETERBOROUGH, ONPSW Approach to Quality Care Certificate -
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Personal Support Worker Certificate -
YORKDALE ADULT LEARNING CENTER
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent assessment skills
- Strong work ethics
- Self motivated
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Great team collaboration skills
- Highly skilled at problem solving
- Critical thinking
Training
- Canadian Red Cross; Standard First Aid & CPR C/ AED, 08/13/22
- Food Handling Certificate, 2020
- WHMIS Certificate, 2015
- AODA Certificate, 2020
- CIHI Certificate FIM, 2023
- IV Therapy, CVAD & Blood products, 2023
References
- Rebecca Bates, rbates@prhc.on.ca
- Cindy Fleming, cfleming@prhc.on.ca
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Registered Practical Nurse (Long-Term Care)
Pleasant Meadow Manor
02.2024 - 11.2025
Registered Practical Nurse
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
08.2023 - Current
Personal Support Worker
Riverview Manor Long-Term Care
08.2022 - 12.2022
Practical Nursing student
Peterborough Regional Health Centre
05.2022 - 07.2023
Personal Support Worker
Muskoka Shores Care Community
12.2020 - 02.2022
Practical Nursing Diploma -
SIR SANDFORD FLEMING COLLEGE
PSW Approach to Quality Care Certificate -
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Personal Support Worker Certificate -
YORKDALE ADULT LEARNING CENTER