Felix Ojunekwu
Certified Emergency Nurse
UNITED NATIONS CAMP, UNSOS Medical Mogadishu
Summary
Dynamic emergency room nurse bringing ten years of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis and medical knowledge to deliver superior care in high-pressure environments. Prioritizes clinical and operational tasks in fast-paced emergency medicine settings.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
UNSOS Medical Facility, UNITED NATIONS CAMP
03.2021 - Current
- EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND TRIAGING
- Attending to the emergency health demand of the patients that present in the
- Emergency Room
- Assisting the Surgeon to suture wounds, and do routine dressing where necessary
- Collection of samples for laboratory analysis
- Doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on clients in need
- Setting up an intravenous line for clients
- ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH OPERATOR/RADIOLOGICAL
- Fixing of 12-lead ECG on patients
- Monitoring of patients on Cardiac Monitor
- Relaying the ECG outcome to the Physician
- Preparing client for Radiological procedures
- TEAM LEAD
- Coordinating the clinical affairs of all the Nurses for the day in collaboration with the Senior Nursing
- Officer and other unit heads
- COVID-19 SAMPLE COLLECTOR
- Regularly collecting COVID-19 Sample following established infection control measures
- VACCINATOR
- Administering Covid-19 vaccine to cleared clients
- Administration of routine vaccines to clients: Tetanus Toxoid, Hepatitis A&B, Rabbies,
- Pneumococcal
- Closely monitoring clients for Adverse Vaccine Reactions
- GENERAL NURSING CARE
- Health education to clients under my care
- Transferring patients from the Emergency Room to the ward for further evaluation
- Maintaining strict confidentiality with clients data and information
- Creating and updating Emergency Room Checklists from time to time
- Raising tickets and working with other team members on the unit's needs
- Administration of prescribed drugs to clients
- Receiving calls from outside patients, and dispatching the same accordingly to various departments
- Collaborating with the Emergency Medical Services team to ensure patients in distress are duly cared for
- Supervising other support staff to ensure the unit is clean and organized.
Senior Nursing Officer
Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara
Oghara
01.2017 - 03.2021
- Accident and Emergency Unit
- Emergency Response/Triage:
- Using the principle of triage precisely the color-coding approach, each case is duly sorted
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitations (CPR) are initiated for patients with compromised circulation, airway and breathing
- Additionally, oxygen administration is commenced for patients with airway deficits
- Hydration, catheterization, suturing, suctioning is part of my essential routine interventions associated with emergency room shifts
- Medical Evacuation (MEDEVA):
- Consistent evacuation of patients to either my facility or transfer out to other allied Hospitals for interventions, and each Patient is closely monitored for consciousness and vital signs changes
- Communication:
- I ensure that through effective communication to patients and relatives, my Nursing care is rendered proficiently
- With the aid of interpreter or assistance, my patients are duly carried along especially the aged, deaf and dumb, language barriers etc
- Through the unit intercom system and effective communication, other team members are properly integrated into the plan of care
- Coordination:
- I coordinate team members' roles during mass casualties if I am the Lead Nurse at that time for effective and productive care outcomes
- I ensure that the Support staff (Porter, Cleaners) are optimally engaged to ensure maximum patient care and comfort
- More so, patients and relatives coordinated especially in the face of traumatic emergencies where families, rescuers and others are in high emotional spirits.
- Investigated and reported all incidents per hospital policies.
- Maximized staff and patient protections by enforcing optimal disease prevention protocols.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
- Responded to emergent situations such as code blue, code green and code STEMI, advising health teams on appropriate steps and collaborating with physicians to control patient acuity.
- Increased emergency workflow efficiency by providing guidance to staff members on emergency guidelines and streamlining procedures.
- Coordinated with physicians and staff to facilitate admissions, evaluating admission criteria and patients' symptoms to determine need for psychiatric consultation and related care.
- Met patient care demands of various units to examine staffing levels and distribute staff resources to reduce overtime and decrease resource use.
Nursing, Course Nurse
Eku Baptist
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Writing of ward statistics and monthly reports
- Supervision of, Students in training and directing the support staff for optimal teamwork
- Reporting to my Charge Nurse, Lead Nurse and Nurse Supervisor issues that are beyond my scope and capacity
- Government Hospital, Eku
- Learning under the supervision of the Clinical Instructors as Student Nurse
- Carried out provisional Students Research and Care Study.
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming and other hygiene needs.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Transported patients to treatment units and operating rooms by using wheelchairs, stretchers or moveable beds.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Participated in fun group activities with patients to boost mood, improve overall memory and provide light entertainment especially the antenatal and pediatric sections
Staff Nurse
Sick Bay Nurse/Dayspring Clinic
Warri
06.2012 - 09.2012
- I learned the act of suturing, arresting hemorrhage, especially traumatic or postoperative, emergency response and triaging., -trucks Group of Company, Attending on the site injuries ranging from stings, cuts, abrasion, burns etc
- Assessment of personnel's health status before embarking on a sea trip and doing the same on disembarking
- Stocking the First Aid Box for onward use by the crew members
- Evacuating, transporting and referring medically ill staff to the company's retainer ship clinics
- Making appropriate recommendations to the Human Resource personnel on health matters that relate to staff wellbeing and fitness to work
- Constant evaluation of the workplace hygiene and safety in collaboration with the Health, Safety and Environment Officers.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Assessed medical status of patients pre- and post-operation by checking vital parameters and supervising food intake.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
Student Nurse
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Clinical posting), Central Hospital Agbor
- Learning under the supervision of the clinical instructors and other Clinicians on the fundamentals of
- Nursing Science to humanity
- The skills of empathy, sympathy, caring, therapeutic touch and communication, bed making, cannulation, care of pressure etc, were duly learnt and demonstrated.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSC) - Nursing Science
Delta State University Abraka
Abraka Nigeria 09.2018
Midwifery - Midwifery
Delta State University
Abraka 09.2018
Registered Accident And Emergency Nursing - Emergency Management
University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Benin City NIGERIA 11.2013
Associate Degree In Nursing - Registered Nurse
Delta State School of Nursing Agbor
Agbor 11.2011
Secondary School Leaving - Secondary School
Community Grammar School
Emure Ile, Owo, Nigeria 07.2007
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Our Saviour's Anglican Primary School
2001
Skills
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Medical Records Management
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Patient Stabilization
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Preventive Healthcare
- Patient Management
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Nursing Consultation
- Accurate Documentation
- Treatment Preparation
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Supporting Daily Living Needs
- Cardiac Arrest
- Routine Examinations
- Nursing Performance Assessment
- Healthcare Program Planning
Accomplishments
- Over the years, have played leading roles in the unit, department and Hospital and this include:
- Charge Nurse
- Surgical Unit Educational and Training Committee Chairman
- Accident and Emergency Unit Educational and Training Committee member
- Nursing Department Education and Training Committee, Member
- Hospital NEEDs Assessment Committee Chairman
- Administratively, I ensure that issues that need management are properly related to them and this include requisitions, item listings, statistics and supplies
- 3) EXPERIENCE 2014-2016: Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara,
- Nursing Officer, Surgical Ward;
- Routine change of surgical dressing
- Admission of patients to the ward
- Provision of postoperative Nursing care for patients
- Close monitoring of vital signs
- Guidance on our monthly Education/Seminar as the Chairman of the Unit education and training
Additional Information
- 2018: , Registered Midwife (RM) 2013: Registered Accident and Emergency Nurse (RAEN) 2012: Registered Nurse (RN), 2007: Senior School Leaving Certificate 2002: Primary School Leaving Certificate 2021: Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support 2012: Occupational Health & Safety 2021-2024: Valid Nursing practicing License from Nursing and MidwiferyCouncil of Nigeria.
Certification
- Certified Emergency Nurse
- Registered Midwife
- Registered Nurse
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE
UNSOS Medical Facility, UNITED NATIONS CAMP
03.2021 - Current
Senior Nursing Officer
Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara
01.2017 - 03.2021
Nursing, Course Nurse
Eku Baptist
01.2015 - 01.2018
Staff Nurse
Sick Bay Nurse/Dayspring Clinic
06.2012 - 09.2012
Student Nurse
01.2009 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSC) - Nursing Science
Delta State University Abraka
Midwifery - Midwifery
Delta State University
Registered Accident And Emergency Nursing - Emergency Management
University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Associate Degree In Nursing - Registered Nurse
Delta State School of Nursing Agbor
Secondary School Leaving - Secondary School
Community Grammar School
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Our Saviour's Anglican Primary School
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