STELLAH NAFUNA WASWA
Bungoma
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.Recently completed my basic life support certification in September 2023.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Instructor and Lecturer
PCEA nakuru west medical college
Nakuru
09.2024 - Current
- Provided direction and support to nursing staff assigned to work with medical students.
- Created individualized learning plans tailored to each student's needs.
- Coordinated simulation exercises to prepare students for high-pressure healthcare scenarios.
- Mentored new clinical instructors, sharing best practices in clinical education.
- Supervised student clinical rotations, ensuring adherence to patient care protocols.
- Improved nursing programs through collaboration with department heads, faculty and staff.
- Encouraged active participation from all students during class discussions and activities.
- Educated and mentored students to help individuals surmount academic obstacles and personal difficulties.
- Optimized learning plans by quantifying student progress through test administration.
Certified Nurse Assistant Instructor
Waridi Nursing Home
Nairobi
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Committed passionately to student development through hands-on training
- Assessed clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using various methods
- Evaluated students to identify knowledge gaps and conduct thorough assessments
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education
- Promoted safe and clean classroom environment conducive to individualized and small group needs
- Helped students make optimal educational and career choices to maximize learning and long-term vocational benefits
- Collaborated with other subject and grade-level teachers to build complementary educational frameworks for students
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently
- Assisted with customer requests and answered questions to improve satisfaction
- Collaborated with others to discuss new opportunities
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems
- Maintained schedule of class assignments to meet deadlines
Nursing Officer Intern
Embu Level 5 Hospital
Embu
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery
- Designed and implemented standards of care for nursing and patient care
- Maximized staff and patient protections by enforcing optimal disease prevention protocols
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action
- Managed care from admission to discharge
Clinical Researcher
KEMRI, Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
05.2019 - 04.2021
- Search Trial on 'Supportive Care and Antibiotics for Severe Pneumonia among hospitalized Children
- Pragmatic randomized controlled Trial at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital'
- Assisted with analysis of research data in collaboration with research department
- Collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments and diagnostic techniques
- Gathered and evaluated quality assurance data to identify issues and improve process efficiency
- Determined cause of unexpected test results and other issues by identifying and resolving technical and equipment problems
- Conducted experiments to evaluate the efficacy of drug treatments for pneumonia
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
Nairobi, Kenya12.2021
KCSE - A
Lugulu Girls High School
Bungoma, Kenya12.2015
Skills
- Patient Needs Assessment
- Physical Examinations
- Wound Care
- Family Planning
- Patient-Centered Care
- Laceration Repair
- Infection Control Procedures
- Effective listening
- Attention to Detail
- Infection Control
- Patient Records Maintenance
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Issue Reporting
- Client and Family Interviews
- Implementing Client Care Plans
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Experience with ODK for data collection
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Active Listening
- Workflow Management
- Critical Thinking
Certification
- Basic Life Support, Active, 09/2023
- Nursing License, 372191, Active
Languages
- English, Full Professional
- Kiswahili, Full Professional
Timeline
Clinical Instructor and Lecturer
PCEA nakuru west medical college
09.2024 - Current
Certified Nurse Assistant Instructor
Waridi Nursing Home
08.2023 - 08.2024
Nursing Officer Intern
Embu Level 5 Hospital
07.2022 - 07.2023
Clinical Researcher
KEMRI, Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital
05.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology
KCSE - A
Lugulu Girls High School
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