Angelina Votsis

• .Provided excellent primary nursing care for individuals diagnosed with and throughout their care continuum with, - breast, skin, hematological, head, neck, lung, gastroenterology, gastrointestinal, colorectal, and urological cancers.
• Collaborates and communicates well with the multidisciplinary team and other community agencies in formulating care plans to ensure optimum patient outcomes and continuity of care, including discharge planning.
• Operates weekly wound care clinic attending to wound assessments utilizing universal wound tools, care planning and evaluation for post radiotherapy wound care support and for wounds needing extra expertise input, ensuring positive patient feedback.
• Maintains and contributes to the departments wound care portfolio, a wound care / oncology resource mentor nurse for others, provides evidence based in-service education to the nursing team
• Participates in professional development activities, delivers in-services to support evidence-based nursing practice and contributes to the education and knowledge of others
• Assessed and implemented strategies to assist with the psycho-social care needs of individuals
• Educated patients to assist them to manage their Tracheostomy, Nasogastric, PEG and Stoma devices.
• Competency in IV cannulation and nasogastric tube insertion
• Monitored patients with pacemakers during radiotherapy to ensure their cardiac status and safety is maintained.
• Responded to client clinical deterioration effectively by managing the client and calling a MET call.
• Documents nursing care accurately in an objective legal and professional manner utilizing information technology systems.
• Adaptive to change to ensure quality improvements are implemented to improve the service provided.
• Ensured the department operated smoothly by leading the nursing team, attending to in charge shifts when required.
• Referred clients and liaised with clinical consultants when an increased expertise was required.
• Reports to NUM and ANUM.

• Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated nursing care within the areas of gerontology, wound management, diabetes management, medication management, oncology, palliative care, and rehabilitation.
• Utilised knowledge of oncology and wound care effectively within the community.
• Involved the family in care and provided education to ensure a holistic approach in the continuum of patient care.
• Responded to client clinical deterioration, called the ambulance in the community promptly.

• Confidently cared for HITH patients.
• Managed pleural drainage systems.
• Managed surgical drainage systems and post operative surgical wounds.
• Competently attended to VAC therapy dressings
• Maintained central venous access devices, utilized venipuncture skills.
• Administered chemotherapy subcutaneously and via central venous access devices (via Baxter pumps).
• Contributed to the Wound Care Portfolio.
• Obtained the Graduate Certificate in Cancer nursing.
• Acted as the Associate Nurse Unit manager for 3 months at Pmac @ Home being responsible for nursing staff patient allocation, organizing staff education, rosters, and the implementation of PJB the community nurse computer system.

• Formulated palliative care nursing care plans.
• Problem solved referrals from community nursing colleagues to ensure palliative care patients received optimal nursing care.

• Supported Breast Cancer diagnosed individual's pre and post operative mastectomy and breast reconstruction procedures.
• Completed the Accredited Breast Care Nurse Program successfully.
• Effectively nursed Skin Cancer diagnosed individuals pre and post operative, split skin graft and flap procedures.
• By performing procedures as per policy, gained knowledge of the safe practice and legal responsibilities in relation to administering chemotherapy medications, IV, CVC and S/C therapies.
• Attended to individuals skin reaction area care dressings and provided symptom management education.
• Reflected on and evaluated the care provided to assist in the improvement of nursing care.
• Liaised within the multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic care was provided and discharge planning was organized effectively.
• Effectively communicated to ensure the psychosocial and psychological needs of individuals were addressed.
• Acted as a preceptor and mentor for new staff members.
• Organized in service education for nursing staff.
• Participated in quality improvement activities.

• Ensured the safety of individuals was maintained and encouraged independence in the performance of ADL'S.

• Liaised with Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists to ensure discharge planning occurred from the time of admission.

• Encouraged individuals to express their needs and feelings relating to their own body image.

Palliative Care/ Respite Rehabilitation Hospice/Neurological care • Assessment, planning, implementation, and documentation of nursing care.

• Integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills.

• Supervision of Division Two nurses.

• Conflict Management.

• Worked within multidisciplinary team effectively.

• Demonstration of organisation, time management and leadership skills.

• Worked with patients and families dealing with the dying process, symptom, and pain management.

• Strived to manage time effectively while performing general nursing care.
• Realized that the elderly are sometimes not treated with the respect and quality that they deserve.
• Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.