Agatha Kapalu
Lusaka,Zambia
Summary
Registered nurse, a recent graduate seeking to use earned skills and knowledge to assist your hospital in a nursing role. Proven to ably handle any medical emergency or situation with the requisite to perform under pressure. Excellent interpersonal skills and a dedicated worker with a sense of purpose. Posses a diploma in registered nursing.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chanyanya Rural Health Facility
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Reduced readmission through effective discharge planning and patient education
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans
- Provided direct patient care, including assessment, medication administration, and treatment implementation
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans
- Ensured adherence to established nursing protocols and standards of care.
Student Nurse
Kabwe Central Hospital
Kabwe, Zambia
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Delivered meals and snacks, feeding patients who were unable to feed themselves and documenting oral intake, including supplements
- Assisted patients with personal care, such as bathing (bed bath, tub, shower), oral hygiene, shaving, and hair care
- Turned and positioned immobile patients 4 times per day while maintaining proper body alignment
- Transported patients to designated areas, such as various treatment centers
- Assisted with urinary catheter removal, finger stick blood sugars, routine urine and stool specimen collection, ostomy care, emptying drainage receptacles/tubes
- Obtained vital signs, height, weight, and demographic data
- Implemented CPR during ICU rotation for patients who coded
- Administered vaccines to babies.
Clinical Rotation
Nursing School
- Served 10 different clinical rotations as part of the nursing school curriculum, including pediatrics, NICU, psychiatric, med-surg, trauma center, eye department, ENT department, and obstetrics and gynecology
- Assessed patient's vital signs during rotations and aided in the triaging of those patients by conducting comprehensive medical assessments
- Gained exposure to 10 to 15 assisted deliveries of babies in a labor ward
- Assisted 8 person nursing team by anticipating their needs and providing an empathetic hand to patients and their families
- Performed basic front office duties three days per week, including welcoming patients, patient intake, scheduling, and follow-up.
Education
Diploma in Registered Nursing -
Kabwe College of Nursing
Skills
- In terpersonal Communication
- First Aid
- Wound Care
- CPR
- Medicine Administration
- History and Vital Taking
- Clinical Documentaion
- Patient triage
- Patient counselling
- Nursing Plan Development
- Patient Advocacy
- Nursing Services Coordination
- Infectious Disease Control
- Shift Scheduling
- Patient Check-Ins
- Dispensing Medication
- Health Promotion
- Vital Sign Assessment
- Mobility Support
- Palliative And Pain Management
Certification
- Registered Nurse Licence, Zambia
- Paediatric basic life support
- Tracheoatomy Training
- Dementia Level 1 certification
Personal Information
Title: REGISTERED NURSE (RN)
Languages
English
Upper Intermediate
B2
Timeline
Chanyanya Rural Health Facility
01.2024 - 03.2024
Student Nurse
Kabwe Central Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2023
Clinical Rotation
Nursing School
Diploma in Registered Nursing -
Kabwe College of Nursing
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