Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Key Strengths
Training Completed
Professional Memberships
References
Clearances
Timeline
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Breanna Hendry

Perth,Australia

Summary

I am a compassionate and dedicated registered nurse with over 2.5 years experience working at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia. I have strong clinical skills, the ability to stay calm under pressure and excellent communication abilities.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse in Emergency Department

Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, Australia
08.2023 - Current
  • Providing high quality emergency care to a diverse population
  • Conducting rapid and accurate patient assessments
  • Collaborating with interdisciplinary care
  • Administering medications, commencing IVs, performing CPR
  • Providing emotional support and education to patients and their families
  • Treating various types of wounds, including lacerations, burns and fractures
  • Stabilising and managing patients with traumatic injuries from accidents and assaults
  • Providing care for patients with acute illnesses such as strokes, heart attacks and respiratory distress
  • Assisting with emergency surgical procedures and preoperative care
  • Managing crises effectively, providing support, and stabilization in high-pressure situations.
  • Providing clinical supervision, mentoring and support to graduate nurses and students
  • Ensuring to adherence to West Australia Emergency Access Time (WEAT)
  • Educating patients/ carers in post discharge management
  • Assisted physicians with diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions including intubation, chest tube insertion and central line placement.
  • Providing emotional support to family members during times of crisis or distress.

WACHS Emergency Deployment

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Port Hedland, Australia
05.2025 - 06.2025
  • Delivered emergency care in rural settings, ensuring swift and effective medical response.
  • Administered comprehensive pediatric care, addressing the unique needs of young patients with precision.

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, Australia
02.2023 - 08.2023
  • Supporting patients by providing education about their illness and medication
  • Mealtime support for anorexia nervosa patients
  • Providing empathetic patient orientated care
  • Administering psychiatric medications
  • De-escalating patient aggression and violence using negotiation techniques
  • Conducted mental health assessments and documented patient progress accurately.
  • Provided crisis intervention and support during acute psychiatric episodes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Edith Cowan University
Perth, WA
12-2022

Key Strengths

  • Empathetic, I'm a compassionate individual that always seeks to do my utmost to deliver the best nursing care to my patients. I understand the significance of seeing and respecting each patient as an individual person and do not judge others who may be of a different background or culture to me.
  • Organisation skills, I am an organised person who approaches tasks logically and efficiently. I manage time effectively, carefully prioritising tasks appropriately.
  • Good communication skills, I have developed sound oral and written communication skills and can effectively communicate with a broad cross section of people, including other health care professionals and medical staff, patients, carers and families.
  • Teamwork, I work well in a team and enjoy being part of a group of health care professionals committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care in line with current best practice. I understand the importance of contributing to building positive team culture.
  • Reliability and Flexibility, Reliability and flexibility go hand-in-hand as essential areas of strength necessary for registered nurses. I am reliable and can work independently seeing to tasks assigned to me. I also have the ability to be flexible and can confidently adapt to changes as they occur and problem solve as needed.

Training Completed

  • Clinical Transfusion Practice
  • Cybersecurity
  • Food Safety
  • Infection Prevention and Control Standardised Education Programme
  • Mandatory Reporting Training Programme
  • Occupational Health Safety and Wellness for Caregivers
  • Occupational Violence and Aggression
  • Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults at Risk
  • Transporting Blood
  • Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse
  • Aggression Prevention and intervention course
  • Non-invasive respiratory Study Day
  • Introduction to cardiac rhythm interpretation
  • Neuroscience Course
  • Basic Life Support, with manual defib
  • Safe Patient Handling (Manual Handling)
  • PPE Awareness
  • Invasive/non-invasive ventilation competency
  • Cervical neck hold competency
  • Trauma management course

Professional Memberships

Australian Nursing Federation, 01/01/20, current

References

  • Eden Alexander, Staff Development Nurse, Emergency Department RPH, 04246640885
  • Larissa Monte, Clinical Nurse, Emergency department RPH, 043167777902

Clearances

  • Australian Citizen
  • Registration with AHPRA
  • Western Australian National Police Certificate
  • Working with Children Check
  • Western Australian Health National Criminal Record Check

Timeline

WACHS Emergency Deployment

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05.2025 - 06.2025

Registered Nurse in Emergency Department

Royal Perth Hospital
08.2023 - Current

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Royal Perth Hospital
02.2023 - 08.2023

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Edith Cowan University
Breanna Hendry