Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Voluntary And Other Working Experience
Licensure And Certificates
Personal Information
References
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Isaac Opoku Anto

Isaac Opoku Anto

Bayville,Barbados

Summary

Enthusiastic registered nurse with over 15 years experience in caring for patients, good communication skills, confidentiality, smoothly deliver of total patient care, ability to take good initiative, promote client safety and best practices within accident & emergency, Medical Surgical ward settings. Team spirited professional, calm demeanor under stressful condition, improving productivity and reducing cost. Able to work with no or minimal supervision, self-motivated, dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment to achieve excellent goals.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Accident and emergency
Bridgetown, Barbados
05.2023 - Present
  • Performing emergency response such as triaging of patients, emergency preparedness, assessment, planning, implementing and evaluate patient care
  • Discussing with shift doctor on duty for prompt treatment and action
  • Performing ECG and its interpretations, securing intravenous line access
  • Monitoring vital signs, examining and observing their physical condition, and discussing with Shift Doctors mostly the senior
  • Administering medication prescribed and observing the adverse reaction
  • Setting up for Central and arterial line
  • Give various types of stitches and assist in suturing
  • Using nursing process for continuous patient care
  • Set up Endotracheal Tube intubation and monitor patient on ventilator
  • Set up CPAP and monitor Patient ventilatory effort during CPAP
  • Manage cases like severe respiratory distress, Hypertensive emergencies, DM, DKA, Asthmatics in crisis, and CVA
  • Appendicitis & ruptured, bowels obstructions, Poly trauma cases
  • Road Traffic Accident’s cases, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, chest tube insertion and management.

Registered Nurse

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Medical Surgical ward
Bridgetown, Barbados
10.2022 - 04.2023
  • Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications
  • Changing dressings, inserting urethral catheters and starting IVs
  • Manage and prepare patient pre and Post surgery
  • Monitor bleeding, signs of complications, applying bandages.
  • Monitor patient vitals and reporting, adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner
  • Acts as patient advocate and ensure availability of logistics
  • Utilizes the Nursing process in managing patient care
  • Manage cases like severe respiratory distress, Hypertensive emergencies, diabetes mellitus, DKA, Asthmatics in crisis, and CVA
  • Appendectomy, laparotomy, external and internal fixation, managing cast care
  • Stoma care etc
  • set up items for central and arterial line and care for them

Principal Nursing Officer

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital,Theatre Recovery
Kumasi, Ghana
05.2008 - 09.2022
  • Among my duties were, identifying early surgical or anesthetics complication and taking prompt corrective action.
  • Assisting patient in their immediate post operatives needs including managing nausea and vomiting, providing oxygen therapy and addressing any immediate concerns
  • Assess vital signs, manage pain, ensure patient comfort and provide essential support during patient critical recovery period
  • Ensure patient safety and treatment of post-operative complication
  • Assess patients during admission to know their health needs and plan their care
  • Ask for Advance Directive if any available
  • Prioritize patient's health care with sense of urgency to help prevent complication and save life
  • Set emergency trays for emergency procedures such as setting .I .V line for hydration, intubation, and support ventilation
  • Educate patient and family members prior to discharge.
  • Manage patient airway to prevent any aspiration, insert airway adjuncts such as nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal airway etc.

Education

Garden City University College (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi)
12.2011

University of Ghana, Legon Accra
06.2009

Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Kumasi
10.2005

Kumasi High School
08.1997

Skills

  • Initiate Basic Life Support, Pediatric Life support and a team player in Advance Cardiac Life Support
  • Perform ECG and basic interpretation
  • Perform ABGs and its interpretation
  • Initiate and care for IV cannulation
  • Placement of NGT tube for feeding & medication
  • Setting up and perform intubation
  • Connecting patient to and monitoring patient on ventilator
  • Initiate and monitoring patient vitals and intervene appropriately
  • Initiate and monitor patient on CPAP
  • Setting up for all type of wounds dressing observing strict aseptic technique
  • Leadership
  • Cardioversion and Defibrillation
  • Collaboration & team work
  • Telephone Etiquette
  • Manual Urine & pregnancy Analysis
  • Analytical & critical thinking

Voluntary And Other Working Experience

  • Boston Children Hospital Mission to KATH, Ghana - 2015 & 2016
  • Representative from Ghana to National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition - Denver CO, USA - May 17-22 2014
  • 26th MTN AFRICANCUP of NATIONS 2008 - Medical Team Nurse

Licensure And Certificates

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana, Registered General Nurse, 10/06/08, RGN 3480, PIN - 08IO23888008,EXPIRE 12/31/26
  • The Nursing Council of Barbados, GEN 3926

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 06/23/78
  • Nationality: Ghanaian
  • Languages: English & Twi

References

  • 1. MR. DWIGHT CALLENDER, SENIOR REGISTER NURSE, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados, rndwightc@hotmail.com, 12468376016
  • 2. DR. NANGE GEORGE-GABRIEL, ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados, 246 2672068
  • 3. MRS. GEORGINA APPIA NTIAMOAH, DEPUT DIRECTOR NURSING SERVICE, ICU & ANAESTHESIA DIRECTORATE, Kumasi, Ghana, +233 24 483 3565

Accomplishments

  • Class Prefect during DN5 group 2005

Timeline

Registered Nurse

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Accident and emergency
05.2023 - Present

Registered Nurse

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Medical Surgical ward
10.2022 - 04.2023

Principal Nursing Officer

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital,Theatre Recovery
05.2008 - 09.2022

Garden City University College (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi)

University of Ghana, Legon Accra

Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Kumasi

Kumasi High School

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