Saving lives through emergency care training KPCC holds induction to the new staff

Saving lives through Emergency Care Training

By Marian Moraa

A five-day training on Emergency Care took place at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Rahimtula staff training center. The 20 clinicians from KNH Othaya were trained on Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support(ACLS) from the 22nd to 26th November 2021.

The hospital invests in such trainings to enable Nurses, Clinical Officers and Doctors working in the Emergency Department/Casualty/ Outpatient Department to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to respond with confidence to emergency situations and to deliver safe, evidence-based quality emergency care in any setting.

Basic Life Support (BLS) is a level of medical care used in emergency, life-threatening situations as the victims await professional care at the hospital. It can help people who are choking, drowning or suffering from cardiac arrest, and be the difference between life and death for some people.

BLS is included in all first aid training courses, along with related life-saving techniques and procedures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Notably, this sort of first aid training can also be particularly useful for non-clinicians to save lives. At a very basic level, BLS involves securing the proper circulation, airways and breathing of the patient to keep them alive until professional care can be administered.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) on the other hand allows health workers to administer care to adults that are facing cardiac and pulmonary arrests. This training not only equips them with the skills to care for such patients, but it also allows them to diagnose such problems as well as other cardiopulmonary emergencies. It also adds on to the basic life support certification commonly known as CPR.

KNH prioritizes on capacity building for all employees to develop competencies and skills that can make them more effective and sustainable, in an aim to provide the ultimate customer experience for patients and their families.

PHOTO | NICHOLASWAMALWA

KNH-Othaya nurses receiving training on BLS and ACLS at KNH Rahimtulla staff training center.

PHOTO | NICHOLAS WAMALWA

KNH-Othaya nurses receiving training on BLS and ACLS at KNH Rahimtulla staff training center.

PHOTO | NICHOLAS WAMALWA

KPCC holds induction to the new staff

By Petterson Njogu

We have all been in a position of starting something new: a new class, a new pastime, and in this case a new job in an entirely new environment.

Monday 15th November, 2021 Kenyatta Prime Care Centre was pleased to welcome new members drawn from different cadres of Administration and Clinical unit meant to operationalize the Daycare Oncology Centre.

KPCC Nursing and Clinical Services manager Ms. Doris Kimbui, in her opening remarks, welcomed the new staff and took them through policies and procedures that guide the facility; the vision, mission, motto, strategic objectives, quality objectives, and core values.

“The additional staff will go a long way in enhancing operational adaptability as the new employees integrate into KPCC systems and processes,” said Ms. Kimbui.

“The move is in line with the management’s mandate of making KPCC a world-class centre in the provision of healthcare services” she added.

KPCC Assistant Chief Nurse (ACN), Ms Roselyn Okello emphasized the basic nursing procedures terming them as important for putting nursing knowledge into practice while solving the health care needs of the patients.

She reminded them of the need to set and maintain the high standards already at prime care centre. “KPCC is about continuous improvement, make our brand greater than it is already,” said Okello.

The new members were also taken through customer care sensitization and communication processes in a healthcare setup.

“No matter how knowledgeable a clinician, nurse or a doctor might be if he or she is not able to open good communication with the patient, he or she may be of no help,” said KPCC Marketing and Communications Manager Mr. Simon Too.

He went ahead to train how to handle different types of customers/patients on how to attain customer and patient satisfaction, and most importantly the importance of sharing factual and correct information about the Hospital.

Other deliberations including target setting and performance management, infection and prevention control components, teamwork and resuscitation were also discussed at length.

“Before we introduce them to their respective units, we take them through such an intensive program to onboard them with our culture, and to tell them what is expected of them now that they are a part of us,” said Winnie Kiongo, Human Resources Manager KPCC. “This will also help in their transition into hospital speciality units, making them feel comfortable and confident and above all instill a sense of belonging” concluded Ms Kiongo.

To the new cohort, welcome and we are glad to have you as part of our KPCC team!

KPCC Assistant Chief Nurse (ACN) Ms. Roselyn Okello addressing the new staff during the orientation

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