ANNE COLLESS
TUGUN,AUSTRALIA
Summary
I have been nursing for 38 years and love people. I have vast experience in all areas in my career. I am particularly interested in geriatric and palliative care nursing. I am passionate and experienced, in for caring for the elderly. I practice holistic care through educating, reassuring and supporting clients and their families and friends. Holistic care being physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, and social needs. I have the skills and experience to provide holistic care, ensuring a dignified journey for clients and their families.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Tweed Palliative Support
02.2020 - Current
- Total nursing care for palliative patients, physical, emotional, medical and social support
- Coordinating with families and healthcare professionals to deliver holistic end-of-life care
- Pain and medical assessments and management
- Holistic palliative care ensuring patient confident and dignity
Registered Nurse
Tweed Family Practice
01.2014 - 02.2020
- Preparing chronic disease care plans
- Coordinating team care arrangements
- Assessing clients healthcare needs problems and relevant conditions
- Promote and educate, early detection and prevention with clients
- Educate, discuss and refer clients with their present individual health issues
Registered Nurse Care Coordinator
Kinder Caring
07.2012 - 01.2014
- Community Nursing care coordinator
- Organising, supervising, educating, supporting and assisting care staff
- Assessing and reviewing clients in the community organising Allied health visits and palliative care involvement
- Nursing assessments care plan and reviews for all ages in the community
- Specialised nursing care for individual clients needs
Registered Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD Health
01.2001 - 01.2014
- Total nursing care involving medical surgical and psychiatric clients in the following wards renal, outpatients, rehabilitation, respiratory, cardiac spinal, orthopaedic, neurological, security (prison inmates), diabetic and mental health
- Pre and post op care
- Discharging admissions
- Outpatients, organising records, doctors and pathology
- Geriatric and Palliative care
- Medical assessments and management
REGISTERED NURSE
Tricare, Mermaid Beach, RSL Care, New Farm, Brigad
01.1998 - 01.2013
- Total nursing care for high and low care clients.
- Dementia care and management.
- in charge of facility after hours and weekends.
- Assessments for doctors reviews.
- Managing pharmacy in stock ordering.
- Documentation and audits for government funding.
- supervise and support team nursing and other staff.
RURAL AND REMOTE REGISTERED NURSE
Walgett and Collarenebri Hospital
01.1987 - 01.1998
- Rural and remote nursing in the hospital and community.
- Managing triage and emergency care.
- In charge of Hospital after hours.
- Coordinated pharmacy orders and dispensing medication.
- Primary healthcare assessments, implementation and evaluation.
- Indigenous nursing care.
- Contributed to healthcare research and statistics.
- Managed Allied health and community needs for clients.
- Total nursing care involving medical surgical paediatric and obstetric care.
- Supervising, supporting and coordinating staff.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD09-1994
Skills
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal,
Pain Management and comfort care,
Patient education and counselling,
Patient and family advocacy
Documentation and charting,
Clinical judgment,
Vast experience and clinical skills,
Able to work autonomously and with a team,
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Tweed Palliative Support
02.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
Tweed Family Practice
01.2014 - 02.2020
Registered Nurse Care Coordinator
Kinder Caring
07.2012 - 01.2014
Registered Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD Health
01.2001 - 01.2014
REGISTERED NURSE
Tricare, Mermaid Beach, RSL Care, New Farm, Brigad
01.1998 - 01.2013
RURAL AND REMOTE REGISTERED NURSE
Walgett and Collarenebri Hospital
01.1987 - 01.1998
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Southern Queensland
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