Georgina Afoakwah

ROLES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Transitional Care is a broad range of time-limited services designed to ensure health care continuity, avoid preventable poor outcomes among at-risk populations, and promote the safe and timely transfer of patients from one level of care to another or from one type of setting to another.
• Nurses interact with patients/families at their most vulnerable times and often learn information critical to successful transition planning. Role is to promote a successful transition by developing and evaluating the transition plan and identifying communicating barriers to the plan.
• Oversees the care of a patient as they move from one health care facility, such as a hospital or nursing home, to another facility or their home.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Assess client health needs and other needs so as to plan specific care needs for client to improve health and promote smooth transition from one health place to another.
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• At the moment managing 5 client cases in the community.

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• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.

• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition so as to involve significant team members to initiate appropriate interventions when necessary.

• Administered medications safely using the 7 right set out by the health board to prevent medication errors so as to improve positive patient outcome.

• Collaborated with other interdisciplinary team to determine patient treatment plan so as to promote short hospital stay and improve better health outcome for patient.

• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, social , emotional, and spiritual needs.

• Assist in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

• Preceptorship to graduate student to guide them in meeting clinical objectives and delivering safe and quality patient care

• Educated and update patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options so as to relief anxiety and improve health outcomes.

• Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.

• Updating care plans to make sure if patient care needs are met and if not, review to meet care needs.

• Reporting any incident, misses and near misses promptly to address any issues, implement corrective actions, and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future, ultimately ensuring the safety and well-being of patients.

• Collaborate with allied health to improve patient health outcome and improve short hospital stay so as to reduce health care cost.

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ICU

• Caring for patient across all areas including patients from the operating theatres, wards or direct admission from Emergency. Some of our responsibilities includes

• ventilation and monitoring of patients with a variety of complex medical and surgical problems. My responsibilities are:

• Evaluating and monitoring of patient’s progress and identification of any sudden or subtle changes in the patient’s medical condition

• Administering medications intravenously by injection or via gastric tubes

• Delivering regular updates of patient’s progress to doctors, patients, and their families

• Performing approved diagnostic or therapeutic procedures according to the patient’s clinical status

• Responding to health emergencies when called upon and alert appropriate doctors

• Evaluating patient’s laboratory data and vital signs to determine emergency intervention needs

• Caring for patient needs throughout their recovery journey in ICU

• Advocating for patients’ and families’ needs

• Providing emotional support to patients and their families

• Setting up and monitoring medical equipment and devices like medical ventilators, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines.

• Assessing patients pain level and sedation requirem

CCU

• Caring, treatment and management for patients with heart attack, angina and arrhythmias.

• Pre and post management of angiograms, cabgs and other cardiac surgeries

• 24hrs telemetry monitoring ensuring that cardiac arrhythmias are acted upon instantly.

• Referral service for patients requiring Cardiac Rehabilitation to support physical and psychological recovery following an acute cardiac event.

HDU

• Providing care for patient with acute medical condition that require ward accommodation.

• Provide care and monitoring for patient that require potable telemetry

• Full telemetry monitoring. Telemetry monitoring, enables the patient to move around the ward freely but is visible to cardiac nurses in the unit

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Shot stay clinical area where patient are transferred to other hospital or facility. Patient who are admitted to the hospital but require a bed also come through Transit care canter.

Patient who are discharged and awaiting family members to pickup and or have complex transport are also accepted in TCC. While these patients are waiting to be transported to their destination, Nursing role is to provide comfort, reassurance, and medical oversight during transit, contributing to positive patient experiences and outcomes.

In addition to that, all their clinical care is a sole responsibility of the RN.

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• Lesson planning and preparation

• Encourage a safe and fun learning environment

• Facilitate learning

• Mark assessment items

• Able to provide effective and constructive feedback to students

• Good student Evaluation of Teaching

• Effectively communicate with other sessional staff and university staff

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• System assessment

• Cannulation and Venipuncture ( Ongoing)

• Assist in Resuscitations

• ·Team Leading

• ·Recognising and management of deteriorating patient

• Preceptor new staff and students

• Oxygen Therapy including Airvo competent

• Blood safe: Clinical transfusion Practice competent

• Using QADDS and interpretation

• Vital and other observation and interpretation

• ECG and interpretation

• Work alongside with ACAT for a smooth transition into RACF

• Work with Allied health (OT/Social Worker/CHIP) for a smooth transition back home by organising Packages for the elderly to promote independence.

• Able to manage dementia patients appropriately and de-escalating behaviours.

• Practice care of the dying and supporting the family through their emotional journey.

• Participate in quality and safety improvement

• Assess and manage wounds

• Infection control competent

• Personal care and ADL’s

• Insertion of Cannulas and Subcutaneous lines

• IDC insertion and management

• Administer Intravenous, Intramuscular, Subcutaneous and

• Oral Medications by adhering to the policies that govern these administrations.

• Effectively communicate and work with students and members of the multiple disciplinary teams.

• Risk assessment, prevention and reporting (RISKMAN)

• Daily Individual patient assessment for funding approval (TRENDS)

• Self-directed learning by utilising online database provided by Q HLTH (WMLOL) and other databases

• Patient Admission and discharges process

• Patient and family education

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• Directing, supervising and supporting Enrolled and Assistant Nurses

• Facility supervisor during nights shift

• Assessment, management and providing instant treatment and care during emergencies.

• Coordinating with Care Manager, physicians and other healthcare professionals for creating and evaluating individual care plans.

• Providing necessary guidance on health maintenance and disease prevention.

• Leading topic discussion during in-services for quality and safety improvement

• Mandatory training up to date

• Provide emotional and psychological support to the residents and their families by creating a harmonious environment, especially when they are settling in.

• Recognising deteriorating resident and initiating hospital/emergency transfer

• Conducting a thorough admission assessment including ACFI to provide maximum care for the aged.

• Initiating end of life pathways by providing approved medical requirements from physicians for a smooth transition.

• Use and Management of the syringe driver

• Providing emotional support to the dying and their family.

• Patient and family education

ROLES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cardiac and other symptom management

• Cardiac related disease management

• ECG and interpretation

• Medication administration and monitoring

• Telemetry monitoring

• System assessment

• Effectively communicate and work with students and members of the multiple disciplinary teams.

• Student Preceptorship

• Patient and family education

• Vital and other observation monitoring

• Infection control prevention competent

ROLES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administration of Chemotherapy and other medication administration

• Cancer Patient Care and symptoms management

• Blood and blood product administration
• Practice care of the dying

• Surgical sites wounds management

• Work with patients, their family and physicians to develop an appropriate plan of care, providing psychosocial support throughout the course of treatment

• Preparing Patients for procedures e.g. Radiation, Transparent, other therapy.

• Vital and other observation monitoring

ROLES / RESPONSIBILTIES

• Administration of Chemotherapy and other medication administration
• Cancer Patient Care and symptoms management

• Blood and blood product administration

• Practice care of the dying

• Surgical sites wounds management

• Work with patients, their family and physicians to develop an appropriate plan of care, providing psychosocial support throughout the course of treatment

• Preparing Patients for procedures e.g. Radiation, Transparent, other therapy.

• Vital and other observation moni

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• Program organising

• Researching programs to run by the organisation.

• Program researching and fundraising

• Minutes taking

Researched and part organisation of Indigenous cancer survival forum in 2010

ROLES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisted with special events and programs.
• Volunteer for Mens Health at Main roads
• Health promotion and assessment at African Day
• Health promotion and assessment at Prince Charles hospital
• Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.