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Betty Lai

GLEN WAVERLEY

Summary

Attentive nursing professional presenting high level of care, patient assistance and patient advocacy during each shift. Considered hardworking and driven. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy under pressure.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Monash Health
03.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
  • Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.

Registered Nurse

Victorian Rehabilitation Center
01.2011 - 01.2022
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
  • Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
  • Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
  • Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
  • Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.

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Registered Nurse

Ringwood Private Hospital
02.2009 - 07.2011
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
  • Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
  • Blood transfusions and cannulations.
  • Managed patients at end of life and provided support to patient and families.
  • Attended to patients post chemotherapy
  • 6 week rotation in theatre with exposure to anaesthetic, scout, scrub and recovery nursing.

Education

Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing

Deakin University
Burwood, VIC
12.2008

Certificate IV In Health Nursing - Nursing

Holmesglen TAFE
Moorabbin, VIC
01.2005

Skills

  • Focused head to toe assessments
  • Collaborative team work and good communication
  • Intravenous Therapy
  • Safe medication administration
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Managing clinical deterioration effectively
  • Precepting students and graduate nurses
  • Complex wound dressings
  • Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
  • Personal Care Needs
  • Infection Control Measures
  • Discharge planning

Additional Information

  • Completed Critical care nursing and high dependency nursing on SURGE April 2020
  • Completed COVID-19 Vaccination training program on Australian Government Department of Health January 2022




References

Sherin Thomas

ANUM

MMC ED


Arun Sivarajan

ANUM/CNS

MMC ED










Timeline

Registered Nurse

Monash Health
03.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse

Victorian Rehabilitation Center
01.2011 - 01.2022

Registered Nurse

Ringwood Private Hospital
02.2009 - 07.2011

Bachelor Of Nursing - Nursing

Deakin University

Certificate IV In Health Nursing - Nursing

Holmesglen TAFE
Betty Lai