Patrick Wanjohi

Curriculum Vitae Patrick Wanjohi Nyawira Telephone no: - Email:-OBJECTIVE To work with an institution that I can employ the acquired knowledge, skills and attitude in Nutrition to improve health and nutrition status of vulnerable individuals, communities and nations. ARES OF SPECIALIZATION Major fields: Nutrition, Health and Related areas Bio Data Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Date of Birth: 1990 Nationality: Kenyan First language: English Other languages: Kiswahili and Kikuyu Personal Profile High-energy, dedicated nursing professional with working experience in nursing education, hospital and community healthcare settings. Track record of providing holistic, individualized and compassionate nursing care to patients of different backgrounds. Hands-on experience in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence based nursing care. Active in nursing research to continually improve evidence based nursing practice. Education Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics 2010 - 2014 Kenya Methodist University Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2005 - 2008 PCEA Kigio Secondary school Kenya Certificate of Primary 2000 - 2004 Kahuho primary school PROFESSIONAL COURSES June – August 2011 Kenyatta University, Nairobi Advanced Googling Technical Course Skills ➢ Planning and Prioritizing: I have refined planning and organizational skills that help me to prioritize nursing care for my patients as per their needs and hence achieve the best desired outcomes. ➢ Analytical Skills: I am keen on recognizing areas of weakness requiring improvement and make recommendations to the management for consideration, approval and implementation. ➢ Communication skills: I am an excellent communicator who effectively conveys information both verbally and in writing. I am also a keen listener and gives prompt feedback. I effectively interact with other health care professionals to enhance collaborative care ➢ ICT Competence: Good command of Microsoft Office packages and SPSS. Work Experience Writing Upwork and iwriter • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2010 to present Academic writing Technical writing Article writing Creative writing Web content writing Blog writing SEO writing Nutrition Medical writing Content Writing Copywriting Essay Writing Proofreading Product descriptions January 2017- Present: Maua Methodist Hospital Position: Nutrition tutor Responsibilities: ➢ Give classroom and clinical instruction to nursing students to pass knowledge, attitude and skills in providing holistic, individualized, evidence based nursing care using nursing care plans ➢ Instruct nursing students on the best practices of community health nursing in health promotion, disease prevention, treatment and rehabilitation ➢ Assess students’ clinical skills through nursing care assessments as prescribed by the nursing council. ➢ Ensure quality control during examinations as an examinations officer assistant. May 2016 to December 2016: Kenyatta National Hospital Position: Nutrition Officer Responsibilities: ➢ Examination of mothers, taking of vital signs to triage and prioritize care and detect non-communicable diseases. ➢ Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV by testing and counseling mothers not tested in the third trimester, deciding best mode of delivery for HIV positive mothers depending on their viral load, closely monitoring labor to detect prolonged labor in HIV positive mothers, linking newly diagnosed mothers to the Mother to Mother support program, encouraging couple testing. ➢ Pre-and post-operative care for mothers undergoing caesarian section. ➢ Monitoring mothers in labor by using a partograph and conduction deliveries. ➢ Emergency preparedness for intervention to obstetric and neonatal emergencies. ➢ Provide health education and counseling sessions to patients and their relatives. ➢ Assessing, planning, implementing nursing care and evaluating patients’ outcomes in mothers with diseases in pregnancy. ➢ Maintaining health records of care given. ➢ Guiding and mentoring nursing students on clinical practicals. May 2015 to April 2016 Ministry of Health, Kiambu District Hospital Position: Nutrition Officer Intern Responsibilities: ➢ Assessing, planning, implementing nursing care and evaluating outcomes by using nursing care plans for adult and pediatric patients. ➢ Integrated management of Childhood, Adolescent and Adulthood illnesses, ➢ Provision of immunization, family planning, antenatal care, postnatal care and cervical cancer screening services ➢ Emergency preparedness and handling of disasters such as mass accidents, floods, fire, landslides and collapsed buildings ➢ HIV counseling and testing, initiate treatment, promote adherence and follow up response to treatment. ➢ Provide youth friendly services, post abortion care and gender based violence care. ➢ Report writing: shift handing over report, daily ward report, immunization coverage report, uptake of family planning methods report. ➢ Guiding and mentoring nursing students on clinical practicals. Other Positions Held ➢ April 2016: Research assistant a study project on community based approach to distribution of iron and Folic Acid, in Kiambu county, lari sub county ➢ May 2014: Research Assistant -Research that focused on child health care project for Pathway to Health Additional Information Positions of Responsibilities ➢ 2012 - 2014: Class representative at University of Nairobi, School of Nursing Sciences. ➢ 2013 - 2014: Congress lady in the University of Nairobi Student Council. Voluntary work ➢ Nov 2015 to May 2016: Nairobi Hospice. ➢ 2013: Volunteer at Good Neighbors. Trainings ➢ Nov 2015: Palliative Care Training for Health Care Professionals by Nairobi Hospice. ➢ May 2014: Basic Life Support Training by National Resuscitation Council. ➢ Sept 2014: National Nurses Association of Kenya Students First Scientific congress. Referees 1.Mr. Isaac Nthiga Kenya Medical Training College Head of Department of Nutrition- Thika campus P.O BOX 729, Thika Email:-Mobile no-.Mr. Ronald Wasike, Lecturer Kenya Medical Training College- Karen campus Email:-Mobile no:-. Mrs. Thuita Ann Watetu, Assistant Chief Nutrition Officer Thika level five hospital P.O BOX-, Thika Email:-Mobile no:-