AMINA ABDULHAFIZ
Health
Keynsham
Summary
A registered nurse, midwife and an anaesthetist with 14 years vast experience in providing patient care, enhancing maternal care and delivery, preoperative care, intraoperative care and postoperative recovery,through wholistic care to independence, improving quality of life of end users through service provision.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Recovery Nurse
Southmead Hospital
02.2022 - Current
Carer and Support worker
02.2021 - 02.2022
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Federal Medical Centre
12.2017 - 02.2021
- Preoperative assessment
- Administration of anaesthesia
- Intraoperative care
- Postoperative care and recovery
- Closely monitored and recorded patient vitals, specialized care to minimise recovery time.
Registered Midwife
Federal Medical Centre
05.2013 - 12.2017
- Applied in-depth knowledge by monitoring state of mother and foetus to limit and manage health complications and provide safe environment during labour.
- Assessed health and wellbeing of expectant mothers and delivered babies.
- Provided emotional support during delivery, coaching and calming patients to enable safe delivery.
- Monitored the condition of the fetus, applying effective pain management techniques to facilitate smooth labour.
- Kept patients fully informed to ease anxiety.
- Administered individual care programmes, evaluating, updating and documenting patient information according to changes in condition to optimise patient outcome.
Registered Nurse
General Hospital Maru and Federal Medical Centre
11.2008 - 05.2013
- Maintained patient information database for use in care coordination.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery.
- Assisted doctors and other nursing staff.
- Continually assessed individual needs to evaluate and implement optimal care programmes in line with treatment plan.
- Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and orient patients to unit.
- Worked as part of team to ensure proper care of body mechanics and safety of patient.
- Managed daily caseload, working collaboratively with interdisciplinary team.
- Instructed patients, caregivers and families on diagnoses, treatment options and self-management to maintain continuity of care.
- Conducted invasive and non-invasive procedures, setting venous lines and foley catheter.
- Responded to emergency situations quickly within appropriate procedures.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritised treatment and maintained patient.
- Tracked and escalated compliance, care and quality issues.
- Ensured adequate pain relief for all patients as needed.
- Monitored patient vitals and necessary signs.
- Worked closely with fellow nurses, doctors and parents to ensure consistent communication for continued best care practices.
Education
Registered Nurse - Nursing
School Of Nursing UDUTH
Sokoto, SokotoRegistered Midwife - Midwifery
School Of Post-Basic Midwifery, UDUTH
Sokoto, SokotoCertified Registered Nurse Anaesthetist - Anaesthesia
School Of Post-Basic Nursing Anaesthesia JUTH
Jos, PlateauDegree - undefined
University of Sunderland
Skills
Medication administration
Admission/Discharge support
Patient observations
Patient assessment
Wholistic care
Compassionate bedside manner
Certification
Registered Nurse
Accomplishments
- Best senior staff of the year 2015 at Federal Medical Centre Gusau
- Best Nursing staff of the year 2015 at Federal Medical Centre Gusau
Timeline
Recovery Nurse
Southmead Hospital
02.2022 - Current
Carer and Support worker
02.2021 - 02.2022
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Federal Medical Centre
12.2017 - 02.2021
Registered Midwife
Federal Medical Centre
05.2013 - 12.2017
Registered Nurse
General Hospital Maru and Federal Medical Centre
11.2008 - 05.2013
Registered Midwife - Midwifery
School Of Post-Basic Midwifery, UDUTH
Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetist - Anaesthesia
School Of Post-Basic Nursing Anaesthesia JUTH
Degree - undefined
University of Sunderland
Registered Nurse - Nursing
School Of Nursing UDUTH