David Hasu
Registered Nurse
Bridgetown,08
Summary
Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery. 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.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
10.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: (Surgical Directorate/Orthopaedic Ward) Website: N/A
- Evaluate patients’ musculoskeletal issues, mobility abilities, and pain levels to create informed treatment plans
- Postoperative care for patients after surgeries, such as for fracture repairs or joint replacements
- Providing Rehabilitation support for patients alongside Physical therapists such as mobility exercises or providing recovery support
- Managing patients’ pain by administering medication and offering non-pharmacological pain relief therapy
- - Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated nursing care for assigned patient
- - Administration of medications, wound dressing, Applying Skin Traction, catheter care, Stoma Care, External fixator Pin site care, oxygen therapy and IV therapy
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Sugar monitoring and intervention
- Suctioning where necessary
- Naso Gastric(NG) Tube Feeding
- Pain assessment & management
- Coordination with team members to ensure good teamwork
- Pre-operative preparation and Post-operative monitoring and care of patients
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention or management
- Performing urine biochemical analysis, interpreting, recording and reporting of final results
- Triaging, isolating, and monitoring of severely ill clients prior to being referred
- Intravenous therapy
- Urethral catheter insertion and catheter care
- (Surgical Directorate/Orthopaedic Ward) Website: N/A
Institutional Coordinator (St John of God Hospital- Duayaw Nkwanta)
CHAG/ GIZ/ MEDTRONIC LAB
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: (Akomapa Project) Website: N/A
- (Akomapa Project) Website: N/A
Senior Nursing Officer
St. John of God Hospital
02.2019 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: Website: N/A
- Train and supervise clinical students, National service personnel and newly recruited staff
- Nightshift Supervisor
- Website: N/A
Member
St. John of God Hospital
01.2017 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: (Medical Examination Team) Website: N/A
- In charge of the Nursing aspect of medical examination
- (Medical Examination Team) Website: N/A
Technical Person (Consulting)
Benatus Pharmacy Ltd
01.2017 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: Website: N/A
- Drugs and treatment consultation at the pharmacy
- Website: N/A
Clinical Preceptor (St John of God Hospital)
University of Cape Coast
11.2017 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: (School of Nursing and Midwifery) Website: N/A
- Supervising Master’s Degree Students (Nursing) Clinical Journal /Project Work
- Mentors the students in their Area of Specialty
- (School of Nursing and Midwifery) Website: N/A
Regional Coordinator
National Catholic Health Services (NHCS)/ Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
09.2018 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: ‘‘Base of Pyramid Project’’ (Diabetes Management) Website: N/A
- Supervise diabetes and interventions in St John of God Hospital -Duayaw Nkwanta, Holy Family Hospital- Berekum and Holy Family Hospital- Techiman
- To coordinate with all hospitals with no diabetes clinic to set up diabetes clinic with support from NCHS/ Novo Nordisk
- Providing Technical support to diabetes clinics in assigned hospitals
- Monitor Insulin stock levels in hospitals under my jurisdiction
- Train Health care personnel on Diabetes management and care couple with Foot care
- ‘‘Base of Pyramid Project’’ (Diabetes Management) Website: N/A
Licensure Practical Examiner
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
10.2020 - 10.2020
- Company Overview: Website: N/A
- Website: N/A
Nursing Officer
St. John of God Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Website: N/A
- Train and supervise clinical students, National service personnel and newly recruited staff
- Nightshift Supervisor
- Website: N/A
Licensure Practical Examiner
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
08.2018 - 08.2018
- Company Overview: Website: N/A
- Website: N/A
Member
St. John of God Hospital
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Company Overview: (Health Insurance Vetting Committee) Website: N/A
- Vetting National Health Insurance claims forms
- (Health Insurance Vetting Committee) Website: N/A
Senior Staff Nurse
St. John of God Hospital
04.2013 - 12.2015
- Company Overview: Website: N/A
- Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the nursing care of each client in accordance with client’s individuality, abilities, culture and choices
- Ensuring daily ward dusting and cleaning
- Admission and discharge of patients to and out of the ward
- Meeting the health needs of patients
- Assess patient’s health problems and cater for them
- Conduct complete physical exams and report and record findings
- Take detailed health care histories
- Provide counselling and health care education to patients
- Render health advice
- Render nursing care to patients, such as giving medications, dressing wounds, checking vital signs and meeting their personal hygiene needs
- Ensuring proper documentation and keeping records of all procedures
- Stay current with advances in health care options, medications and treatment plans
- Liaise with other health care professionals to provide holistic health care to patients
- Shift report writing
- Proper Communication
- Assists Doctor’s Rounds
- Assessing and Proper Carrying out of Doctor’s order
- Intravenous therapy
- Urethral catheter insertion and catheter care
- Website: N/A
Education
Advanced Contemporary Project Management - Project Management
The University of The West Indies ,Cave Hill Camp.
Barbados 12-2024
Executive Mini – MBA - Leadership & Management
Accra Business School
08.2018
Master of Science - Advance Nursing Practice
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Valley View University
Accra - Ghana 07.2015
Registered General Nursing (Diploma) -
Berekum Nurses Training College
08.2009
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Wound care
- Intravenous therapy
- Telemetry monitoring
- Patient care planning
- Tracheostomy care
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Diabetes management
- Diabetes and nutrition education
Certification
- Registered Nurse, GEN 3993, 12/01/22, The Nursing Council of Barbados
- Registered Nurse, RGN 7088, 01/12/11, Nursing and Midwifery Council – Ghana
- Certificate of Completion in Comprehensive Pain Management for Nurses and Midwives, Medical And Surgical Skills Institute (MSSI) - (Webinar), 07/26/24, Accra, Ghana
- Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Program, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados, Inc., 05/01/24, St. Michael, Barbados
- Certificate of Completion in Primary Trauma Care, Medical And Surgical Skills Institute (MSSI), 04/27/22 - 04/28/22, Sunyani, Ghana
- Certificate in Economics and Public Policy Innovation, Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, 10/29/21 - 10/30/21, Accra, Ghana
- Certificate in Pharmacovigilance in Promoting Patient Safety, Food and Drugs Authority, 06/01/18, Sunyani, Ghana
- Certificate of participation on Conservative management of fracture, St John of God Hospital / University of Maastricht, 04/01/15, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana
- Certificate on Ethico-Legal Issues in OPD/ Ward Management for Nurses and Midwives, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana, 04/01/14, Sunyani, Ghana
Languages
Fluent in English
Twi
Associations
- Barbados Nurses Association
- Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association
- African Palliative Care Association
- Institute of Liberty and Policy Innovation
Leadership Experience
- Acting Nurse Manager, St John of God Hospital, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 08/25/22 - 09/20/22
- Head Of Department (Emergency Department), St John of God Hospital, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 08/01/21 - 09/01/22
- Head Of Department (Orthopaedic Department), St John of God Hospital, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 01/01/21 - 07/01/21
- Head of Department (Paediatric Ward), St John of God Hospital, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 01/01/20 - 12/01/20
- Secretary, Quality Assurance Team (St John of God Hospital), Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 01/01/16 - 09/01/22
- Deputy – Head of Department (Orthopaedic Department), St John of God Hospital, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 01/01/15 - 12/01/17
- OPD / Orthopaedic Clinic Coordinator, St John of God Hospital, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 01/01/13 - 12/01/14
- Project Five Alive - Coordinator / Core Member, St John of God Hospital / National Catholic Health Service, Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, 01/01/11 - 12/01/15
- Form Representative, Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Berekum, Ghana, 10/01/06 - 08/01/09
Hobbies and Interests
- Travelling
- Badminton
- Swimming
- Teaching
- Reading
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Institutional Coordinator (St John of God Hospital- Duayaw Nkwanta)
CHAG/ GIZ/ MEDTRONIC LAB
12.2021 - 09.2022
Licensure Practical Examiner
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
10.2020 - 10.2020
Senior Nursing Officer
St. John of God Hospital
02.2019 - 09.2022
Regional Coordinator
National Catholic Health Services (NHCS)/ Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
09.2018 - 12.2021
Licensure Practical Examiner
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
08.2018 - 08.2018
Clinical Preceptor (St John of God Hospital)
University of Cape Coast
11.2017 - 05.2022
Member
St. John of God Hospital
01.2017 - 09.2022
Technical Person (Consulting)
Benatus Pharmacy Ltd
01.2017 - 08.2022
Member
St. John of God Hospital
01.2017 - 06.2018
Nursing Officer
St. John of God Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2019
Senior Staff Nurse
St. John of God Hospital
04.2013 - 12.2015
Registered General Nursing (Diploma) -
Berekum Nurses Training College
Advanced Contemporary Project Management - Project Management
The University of The West Indies ,Cave Hill Camp.
Executive Mini – MBA - Leadership & Management
Accra Business School
Master of Science - Advance Nursing Practice
University of Cape Coast
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Valley View University
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