RAHAB NYAMBURA
Nairobi
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Nurse with 9 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
Kenyatta National Hospital
06.2019 - Current
- Monitor patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and make adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Deliver age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Maintain respectful treatment environment that honor patients' and families' cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Explain health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Observe patients' vital signs and administered physician prescribed medications and treatments.
- Assess equipment for safety and functionality and request repair or replacement of non-conforming machines.
- Develop and implement patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Supervise new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
- Participate in departmental quality improvement initiatives to achieve higher standard of patient care.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
BUSARA CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
03.2017 - 05.2018
- Managing projects through budgeting, controlling expenditure, excellent data collection, analysis and presentation.
- Gather, arrange, and correct research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Scheduled appointments with test subjects over phone and through email.
- Collaborated with other researchers to develop successful research strategies.
- Created surveys and questionnaires to collect data for research projects.
- Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
General Medical/Surgical Nurse
THE KAREN HOSPITAL
02.2015 - 12.2016
- Participated in holistic management of patients admitted in the medical and surgical wards.
- Maintained sterile surgical environment and secured confidential data to protect patients' health and privacy.
- Assisted families by answering questions, supplying general information and providing frequent updates on patient progress.
- Documented procedure plans, surgery notes and progress updates to facilitate communication among healthcare providers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Daystar University
11.2023
Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (Diploma) -
Nazareth Medical College
01.2015
Skills
- Advanced Life Support
- ECG
- Healthcare Education
- Neurological Monitoring
- Respiratory Maintenance
- Documentation and Reporting
- Medical Equipment Setup
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Reliable and Responsible
- Patient Advocacy
- Interpersonal Communication
Certification
- Training - Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support.
Year- 2021
Languages
English
Native language
Professional Referees
- Simonetta Francis, Assistant Chief Nurse, Kenyatta National Hospital- critical care unit
- Charity Marigu, Senior Nursing Officer, Kenyatta National Hospital- High dependency unit, marigucharity@yahoo.com, +254 (0) 722 427 423
Timeline
INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
Kenyatta National Hospital
06.2019 - Current
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
BUSARA CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
03.2017 - 05.2018
General Medical/Surgical Nurse
THE KAREN HOSPITAL
02.2015 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Daystar University
Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (Diploma) -
Nazareth Medical College
- Training - Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support.
Year- 2021
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