Florence Takyiwaa
Nurse
Vindafjord Community NORWAY
Summary
Certified ENT practitioner, highly skilled and passionate at providing quality care to patients in a variety of settings. Good planning and analytical skills makes me work in all environments, individually or as part of a team and this is complemented by my good communication skills and diligence. Very versatile and well vested with a lot of ENT and other nursing procedures with a high sense of commitment level.
Excellent at organizing, directing and supervising the work of subordinates in carrying out their duties meticulously.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Nursing Officer
Ghana Health Service
06.2024 - Current
- Discussed patient care and treatment with care team members to optimize intervention plans and care delivery.
- Improved patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and updating protocols.
- Provided high-quality patient education on disease prevention and management strategies, empowering patients in their own healthcare decisions.
- Managed medication administration accurately and safely, reducing the risk of adverse drug events among patients.
- Developed comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs, promoting faster recovery times.
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
Senior nursing officer, in-charge of ENT clinic
Ghana Health Services
06.2019 - Current
- Act as a preceptor in the training of ENT nurses and other health professionals.
- Collect data and other statistics for operational research.
- Take history of ENT patients, conduct basic diagnostic investigations, make dagnoses and prescribe appropriate medications
- Undertake effective functional assessment, put in appropriate interventions and refer cases beyond the level of care.
- Preparation and timely submission of monthly quarterly, and annual report of the unit to management.
- Ensure patient information is treated and handled with highest confidentiality.
- Undertake annual appraisal of subordinates.
- Facilitate the planning of and provision of ENT - outreach services including schools ansd community screening.
- Scheduling staff duty and annual leave roster.
- Ensure availability and efficient functioning of ENT equipment that may be required for the management of ENT patients.
- Ensures safe storage of of drugs and other important registers on the unit.
- Supervise non-ENT nurses and ENT nurses intern.
- Ensure the rehabilitation of patients with speech and hearing impairment.
- Perform non-invasive removal of foreign bodies from the ear, nose and/throat.
- Participate in ward rounds.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to care for ENT patients.
- Perform any other duties as may be required by the unit including general nursing duties.
Senior Staff Nurse in-charge of Kids ward
Ghana Health Service
07.2012 - 05.2016
- Develop and manage nursing care plan to educate family members.
- Deals with anxiety and give psychological reassurance to patients and relatives.
- Observe and monitor pediatric in - patient's symptoms and vital signs.
- Secure results of laboratory test and other request.
- Assist and collaborate with physicians and other medical specialists.
- Assist patients in convalescence and rehabilitation.
- Administer intravenous infusions oxygen, and injection to patients as ordered by a doctor.
- Scheduling and coordinating emergencies.
- Managing patients data and documentation.
- Ensure comfort, safety and continuity of patients care.
- Periodically assessing the performance of staff nurses and identify areas of improvement.
- Training and managing junior staff nurses as well as nursing students.
- Provides supporting care for dying children.
- Administer medication, draw blood and give childhood vaccination following age-appropriate guidelines.
- Monitor temperature pulse, breathing, blood pressure and keep accurate records.
- Rendering all other services as may be required by the ward.
- Assist in Conducting research to support decision-making processes and strategic planning.
Staff nurse
Ghana Health Services
07.2009 - 06.2012
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
- Administer medication to patients based on their condition and symptoms.
- Record patients medical history and symptoms.
- Carry out procedures of admission and discharge of patients.
- Maintain a safe, hygienic working environment of patients.
- Providing urgent care in emergencies.
- Preparing patients for surgical procedures.
- Maintain and prepare standard protocols of asepsis strictly.
- Coordinates patients care with other team members.
- Implement and maintains ward policies and routine.
- Follow oral and written directions and prepare clear and concise written reports including documentation in the medical records.
- Assist in training of assigned support personnel.
- Ordering test and medical procedures
- Provide any other duties as may be assigned by the departmental heads from time to time.
Education
Management of Epistaxis and inner ear disease
Ear, Nose And Throat Nursing Group, Ghana
Sunyani, Ghana10.2021
Bachelor of Science degree in Ear, Nose and Throat -
Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing School
Kumasi, Ghana06.2021
Proper way of examining, diagnosing and treating ENTconditions
Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing Group, Ghana
Sunyani, Ghana04.2019
Causes and Management of Tinnitus and Vertigo
Ear, Nose, and Throat Nurses Group, Ghana
Kumasi-KATH, Ghana04.2017
Post Basic Nursing in Ear, Nose and Throat -
Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing school
Kumasi, Ghana09.2015
Seminar on Haemophelia
Ghana Haemophelia Society.
Sunyani, Ghana09.2013
Cardiac monitoring and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
37 Military Hospital
Accra, Ghana06.2013
Bsc. degree in public Health and Allied Sciences -
Catholic University College of Ghana
Sunyani, Ghana06.2011
Legal and ethical issues
Medical and Surgical Institute, Ghana.
Accra, Ghana01.2011
Diploma in Nursing (RGN) -
Presbyterian Nursing Training College.
Agogo, Ghana10.2006
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
T. I Ahmadiya Senior Secondary School
Kumasi, Ghana08.2002
Skills
- Leadership
- Emergency medical care and management
- Policy and procedures implementation
- Training and development
- Care and Counseling
- Covid-19 response and management
- Basic life support
- Communication
- Public Health education
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Timeline
Principal Nursing Officer
Ghana Health Service
06.2024 - Current
Senior nursing officer, in-charge of ENT clinic
Ghana Health Services
06.2019 - Current
Senior Staff Nurse in-charge of Kids ward
Ghana Health Service
07.2012 - 05.2016
Staff nurse
Ghana Health Services
07.2009 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Science degree in Ear, Nose and Throat -
Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing School
Proper way of examining, diagnosing and treating ENTconditions
Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing Group, Ghana
Causes and Management of Tinnitus and Vertigo
Ear, Nose, and Throat Nurses Group, Ghana
Post Basic Nursing in Ear, Nose and Throat -
Ear, Nose and Throat Nursing school
Seminar on Haemophelia
Ghana Haemophelia Society.
Cardiac monitoring and Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
37 Military Hospital
Bsc. degree in public Health and Allied Sciences -
Catholic University College of Ghana
Legal and ethical issues
Medical and Surgical Institute, Ghana.
Diploma in Nursing (RGN) -
Presbyterian Nursing Training College.
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
T. I Ahmadiya Senior Secondary School
Management of Epistaxis and inner ear disease
Ear, Nose And Throat Nursing Group, Ghana