EMMANUEL KWAPONG
16 Jaypeak Rd, Brampton,ON
Summary
- Ambitious and hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care in an acute/ trauma emergency setting
- Proven culturally appropriate leadership style focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction
- Expert in all aspects of patient care with success in working with multidisciplinary teams to create patient specific care plans focused on helping them recover from acute, traumatic and chronic medical or surgical conditions, including complex mental health disorders.
- Commitment to personal development and knowledge advancement to remain current in healthcare innovations
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Etobicoke General Hospital
02.2020 - Current
- Perform thorough initial and ongoing head to toe assessments to monitor for sudden or subtle changes in patient's medical condition and provide appropriate intervention for optimal physiological balance
- Use critical thinking to look after patients with acute life threatening conditions including multiple organ failure, sepsis, shock, cardiopulmonary failure and arrest, ARDS, GI bleeds, traumas, and intracranial haemorrhages
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Collect blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens for lab testing
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connect them to optimal providers and care
- Implement medication, IV insertion and administration, catheter insertion, NG tube insertion and airway management
- Advocate for patient and family's needs, provide regular status updates to family members to help them make informed decisions regarding patients goals of care and provide emotional support for family and friends
- Successfully lead a team comprised of RNs, RPNs and ancillary staff in the ambulatory treatment area to facilitate suitable patient flow whilst maintaining the highest standard of patient care and safety
- Team lead in the orchestration of quality-driven, culturally appropriate care in the Psychiatric Emergency Unit of the emergency department
- Participate in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education
Education
Certificate - Cardiology Nursing
Humber College
Toronto, ON02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
York University
Toronto, ON10.2017
Skills
- Patient Care Oversight
- Patient Care Assessment
- Procedure Room Preparation
- Accurate Documentation
- Creative Problem Solving
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Compassionate and Caring
Certification
BLS - Basic Life Support
Body: Heart and Stroke Canada. Expires: Sep, 2022
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Body: Heart and Stroke Canada. Expires: March, 2022
RN - Registered Nurse
College of Nurses of Ontario #19138568. Expires 31/12/2022
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Etobicoke General Hospital
02.2020 - Current
Certificate - Cardiology Nursing
Humber College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
York University