Registered Community Health Nursing
Nurses make the backbone of the health care sector where in collaboration with other disciplines they provide preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare services. Nurses make a key work force component in all health care facilities at all levels (basic to specialized hospitals)
Example of Responsibilities of a KRCHN nurse
- Conduct physical exams
- Provide emergency to patients(first aid, resuscitation)
- Take detailed health care histories
- Administration of drugs
- Listen to patients and analyze their physical and emotional needs
- Provide counseling and health care education to patients
- Coordinate care with other health care providers and specialists
- Stay current with advances in health care options, medications, and treatment plans
- Draw blood, and perform other health-related testing
- Check a patient’s vital signs
- General care and monitoring of the progress of the admitted patients
- Provision of antenatal care to pregnant mothers
- Provision of family planning services to couples
- Provision of immunization services to adults and children
- Conducting deliveries and provide post-delivery care
- Operate various medical devices and equipment used in care delivery
- Others depending with the setting care
Career opportunities
County & National government health department
Private and mission hospitals
Medical Research Institutions
NGO’s such as Red Cross, Medicen San Frontiers etc.
Overseas countries- there is a global demand of nursing workforce
REQUIREMENTS:
- KCSE Certificate – Mean grade C (plain) or above
- English/Kiswahili language: C (plain) or above
- Biology: C (plain) or above
- Mathematics/Physics/ Chemistry: C-(minus)
Payment must be made by Bankers’ cheque only to Clive Irvine College of Nursing or the hospital main account at KCB Bank Ltd. Account name PCEA Chogoria Hospital Main AC, account number 1103757563
The Principal,
Clive Irvine College of Nursing,
P.O. Box 35-60401,
Chogoria, Kenya
Phone: 0717 138 452
Email: info@pceachogoriahospital.org or cic@pceachogoriahospital.org
