Amelia Gunn
Kurralta Park,Australia
Summary
I am an enthusiastic, passionate, attentive individual and am eager to learn and improve my skills. I am a friendly, calm, caring, and compassionate person. I am a great team member who uses initiative and communicates excellently, collaborates well, and thrives in solo environments. I strive to provide the highest standards of nursing care within my scope of practice and go above and beyond for my patients. I have relevant clinical experience in an intensive care unit as a registered nurse.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Intensive Care Unit
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Continual management of critically unwell patients in an intense, fast-paced clinical environment
- Medication preparation and administration, including drugs of dependence, vasoactive drugs, anaesthetic drugs, management of 'patient-controlled analgesia' devices (PCAs), and other intravenous infusions.
- Management of invasive devices, such as arterial lines, central venous lines (CVC), peripheral central lines (PICC), and peripheral venous cannulas.
- Wound care, drain removal. Assessment and management of various types of drains.
- Continuous patient monitoring and assessment, including titration of potent medications, observing and responding to vital signs, and cardiac monitoring for deteriorations or improvements. Looking after patients that solely rely on temporary pacing post-cardiac surgery.
- Working closely with a multidisciplinary team and nursing staff continuously to improve patient care and outcomes.
- Management of artificial airways, nasopharyngeal, endotracheal and tracheal. Competent in managing CPAP, BiPAP, and nasal high flow in critically unwell patients.
- Supervision, guidance, training, and delegating tasks to nursing students and enrolled nurses.
- Competent in the use and management of dialysis through a venous access catheter
TPPP Graduate Registered Nurse CAHLN
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2021 - 06.2021
- 6-month rotation in both the ICU and Stroke + Neurology.
- Assessed, monitored, and evaluated patient care needs.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal outcomes for each patient.
- Administered medications and other treatments based on physician orders. Administered oral, IV, and intramuscular medications, and monitored patient reactions.
- Identified potential safety risks or issues and took appropriate action to resolve them.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Developed treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Provided ongoing support to patients and their families.
- Educated patients on disease prevention, healthy lifestyle choices, and self-care techniques.
- Implemented infection control protocols according to established guidelines.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and carers in comprehensible terminology.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
South Australia11-2020
Completion of Year 12 -
Marden Senior College
Adelaide, South Australia11-2015
Skills
- Ventilation management, non-invasive and invasive
- Invasive device management
- Wound care management
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Patient monitoring
- High-risk medication administration
- Patient education
- Critical care protocols
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Post-cardiac surgery recovery
- Dialysis management
- ALS competent
Nursing Philosophy
I always strive to live up to the golden rule: treat others as you would like others to treat you. Therefore, I focus my nursing care on compassion, empathy, dignity, and respect.
Work Experience
- 01/2022 - 08/2025: Intensive Care Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Health, CAHLN
- 01/2021 - 01/2022: TPPP Graduate Registered Nurse SA Health, CAHLN
Skills And Experience
- Continual management of critically unwell patients in an intense, fast paced clinical environment
- Medication preparation and administration including Drugs of Dependence, vasoactive drugs, anaesthetic drugs, management of 'Patient Controlled Analgesia' devices (PCA’s), and other intravenous drugs
- Management of invasive devices such as arterial line, central venous line (CVC), peripheral central line (PICC), peripheral venous cannulas
- Wound care, drain removal
- Continuous patient monitoring and assessing including titration of potent medications, observing and responding to vital signs and cardiac monitoring for deteriorations/improvements
- Working closely with multidisciplinary team and nursing staff continuously to improve patient care and outcomes
- Management of artificial airways both endotracheal and tracheal
- Supervision, guidance, training and delegating tasks to nursing students and enrolled nurses
- Competent in the use and management of dialysis through a venous access catheter
Continuing Professional Development
- Advanced Life Saving (ALS 1), 12/2027
- Previously held portfolio for Medication Safety
- Proficient in the use of electronic medical record system Sunrise EMR
Prerequisites For Practice
- National Police check, cleared, 12/08/2025
- DHS – Working with children check, cleared, 12/08/2025
- DHS – Aged Care Sector Employment screening, cleared, 12/08/2025
- DHS – Vulnerable Person Related Employment Screening, cleared, 12/08/2025
- Immunisation requirements, up to date
References
- Adrian De Luca, Nurse Unit Manager Cardiothoracic ICU, Royal Adelaide Hospital, 0405977858, Adrian.DeLuca@sa.gov.au
- Rebecca Leonard, Senior Clinical Critical Care Registered Nurse ICU, Royal Adelaide Hospital, 0419669848, Rebecca.leonard@sa.gov.au
- Sarah Jablonski, Senior Clinical Critical Care Registered Nurse ICU, Royal Adelaide Hospital, 0418806070, Sarah.altmann@sa.gov.au
AHPRA REGISTRATION:
NMW0002456548 exp. May 2026
Attributes
- Enthusiastic
- Passionate
- Attentive
- Eager to learn and improve skills
- Friendly
- Calm
- Caring personality
- Great team member who uses initiative and communicates excellently
- Thrives in solo environments
- Strives to provide the highest standards of nursing care within scope of practice
- Has relevant clinical experience in Intensive Care Unit as an RN
Affiliations
- I love to travel, both within the country and internationally, driving or flying. Seeing new places and experiencing different lifestyles and cultures
- I love listening to music, and I am currently working on building my vinyl record collection
- I love arts and crafts, such as going to art galleries and trying new skills, such as cross-stitch and embroidery, or learning a new language
Timeline
Intensive Care Unit
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2022 - 01.2025
TPPP Graduate Registered Nurse CAHLN
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2021 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
Completion of Year 12 -
Marden Senior College
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