Attie Hodder

Working as a registered nurse on acute wards with support and ongoing supervision including

Neurology

Gastroenterology

Respiratory

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions
• delivered pain management to patients by assessing pain levels
• provided compassionate communication, advocacy, and comprehensive education on disease management.
• strictly adhering to aseptic techniques and infection control protocols.
• Deescalated challenging situations involving agitated or confused patients
• Maintained regulatory compliance with nursing policies and procedures
• delivering exceptional patient care in a fast-paced environment.
• caring for pts on humidified air and underwater seal drains
• administration of blood products
• ECG
• End of Life and use of NIKKI Pump

• Worked multiple Contracts around Australia
• Highly flexible and intuitive, with a proven ability to learn accurately, safely and fast
• Ensuring understanding and knowledge of all individual hospitals and wards policies and procedures
• Worked in Respiratory, Infectious diseases, Medical/surgical wards, Geriatric and Rehab
• Implement appropriate interventions, including actions necessary for patient safety and therapeutic intervention within the guidelines of policies and liaising with the MO
• Ensuring correct and appropriate outpatient education and clinical escalation when required as per hospital policies
• Highly developed communication skills both verbal and written
• Served as a friendly, hardworking, and punctual employee

• Registered Nurse in charge role, ensuring the completion of audits and clinical supervision to the registered staff on the floor and also the assistant nurses
• Uphold standards of accreditation within the scope of practice
• Introduction of Nursing care plans
• Ensuring patient and family involvement to ensure a holistic care approach
• Conducting family care conference
• ACFI - managing, completing and assisting with submission of required documentation for appropriate accreditation of government funding

• Ensure delivery of clinical care is in accordance with nurse standards for practice
• Coordinate provision of care for residents as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Liaison with general practitioners, specialists and hospital staff when required
• Maintain communication channels with families
• Palliative Care
• Clinical Nurse in charge for University and TAFE students

• Managing up to 18 staff

• Gynecology, Medical/surgical, Oncology, Trauma/burns