PEACHES KWAKUYI
@peacheskwakuyi
Experienced emergency nurse delivering trauma care and clinical leadership.
What I'm looking for
I am a Registered Nurse and Registered Emergency Nurse with over 18 years of clinical, emergency and trauma care experience, nursing management, and electronic medical records practice. I have served in hospital emergency units and with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, providing frontline emergency care, evacuation support, and public health collaboration.
I have led units as Ward Manager and Night Supervisor, preceptored and mentored students and new staff, and contributed to quality improvement and emergency unit design. My practice includes triage, resuscitation, ECG, IV cannulation, specimen collection and interpretation, medication administration, and management of unstable and trauma patients.
I am committed to serving underprivileged populations and to professional growth; I bring proven leadership in training, logistics, inventory management, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, and I seek roles where I can apply emergency nursing skills, humanitarian experience, and clinical leadership.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
International Specialist (Nurse)
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
Oct 2019 - Jan 2024 (4 years 3 months)
Provided emergency and walk-in clinic care, performed diagnostics (ECG, blood/glucose/urinalysis), managed medical supplies and logistics, and supported medical evacuations and public health initiatives during UN mission service.
Emergency Nurse
Eastern Regional Hospital
Sep 2017 - Sep 2019 (2 years)
Led Accident & Emergency unit duties including triage, IV cannulation, ECGs, emergency drug administration, trauma wound management, mentorship, and quality assurance to improve emergency preparedness and patient flow.
Emergency Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital
Sep 2016 - May 2017 (8 months)
Triage, resuscitation and continuous monitoring of emergency patients, maintained equipment and documentation, provided patient education and supervised/precepted new nursing staff.
Nursing Officer
St. Joseph Hospital
Apr 2014 - May 2017 (3 years 1 month)
Coordinated and delivered nursing care, supervised staff and students, developed nursing standards, trained new nurses, and managed patient care plans to improve care quality.
Intern (Emergency Nurse)
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Jul 2014 - May 2016 (1 year 10 months)
Triaged and stabilized emergency patients, performed sterile procedures (catheterization, IV starts), monitored labs, and supported clinical decision-making under supervision.
Ward Manager
St. Joseph Hospital
Aug 2010 - May 2014 (3 years 9 months)
Managed ward operations, staff scheduling, inventory/requisitions, performance reviews and infection prevention to ensure safe, efficient patient care across a multidisciplinary team.
Senior Staff Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital
Apr 2009 - May 2014 (5 years 1 month)
Supported ward manager in planning and delivering quality patient care, mentored junior staff, maintained drug safety and documentation, and participated in ward governance.
Staff Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital
Apr 2006 - May 2009 (3 years 1 month)
Delivered bedside nursing care, administered medications, monitored patient responses, maintained therapeutic environment and mentored junior staff to support ward operations.
Locum Nurse (Staff Nurse)
St. Dominic Hospital
May 2007 - Jun 2007 (1 month)
Provided temporary staff nursing duties including specimen collection, drug administration, patient monitoring, documentation, and mentoring junior staff to maintain continuity of care.
Intern (Nurse)
Eastern Regional Hospital
Dec 2006 - Apr 2007 (4 months)
Rotated through obstetrics, RCH and psychiatric units providing antenatal care, newborn support, counselling, emergency treatment and community outreach health promotion.
Ward Assistant
St. Joseph Hospital
Dec 2001 - Sep 2002 (9 months)
Supported basic patient care tasks, vital sign monitoring, ward cleanliness, and trained new care assistants to maintain infection control and patient comfort.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science, Emergency Nursing
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Nursing, graduating in June 2016.
University of Ghana
Diploma in Nursing, Nursing
Completed a Diploma in Nursing (Registered General Nurse), graduating in January 2009.
Nurses Training College, Agogo
Registered General Nurse, Nursing
Completed Registered General Nurse training and graduated in September 2006.
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