Dorcas Cherogony

Maternal Newborn

• Gained an extensive skill set in maternal newborn nursing including educating clients, facilitating breastfeeding, emergency response, and thorough assessments
• Used critical thinking skills to mitigate risks to patients and ensure smooth work flow
• Nurtured a supportive learning environment for students, trainees and precepts
• Gained charge nurse experience - utilized interpersonal and communication skills while working with the multidisciplinary team, supervised staff and guided them through emergency situations, created assignments ensuring fair division of labor, and communicated with bed managers and participated in bed meetings to ensure smooth patient flow between units
• Floated to different units within the program when helping hands were needed
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
• Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for complex cases

Labor & Delivery

• Gained proficiency in obstetric nursing skills including: fetal health surveillance, breastfeeding education, cervical examination, emergency response, pain management, mother and newborn assessments, induction management, and birth coaching
• Managed clients with various disorders of pregnancy including: gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, and post-partum hemorrhage

Community Health Nurse

• Provided care to and advocated for houseless clients in COVID-19 isolation facilities, bridge housing facilities, and shelters
• Performed nursing duties including: overdose response, addictions and mental health management, naloxone training, client education, support staff education, and care coordination
• Assessed clients using Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) and Clinical Opioid Withdrawal (COW) scales for withdrawal management

Public Health - COVID and Influenza Vaccine Program

• Administered vaccines, educated clients and documented my care