Charlotte Meale
LENAH VALLEY,TAS
Summary
I am an organized and dependable nurse successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and a willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Child Health Nurse- Grade 4 Year 5
Child Health And Parenting Service
11.2013 - Current
- Led a quality improvement initiative 'CALD client resource' within the service that resulted in a statewide document aimed at increasing quality of care to this diverse group.
- Managed complex clients effectively, coordinating with strong families safe kids, allied health specialists and others as needed for optimal client outcomes.
- Always striving to improved client outcomes by providing high-quality care and education to families and children.
- Equipped clients, through education, with the knowledge needed to increase health and wellbeing across a large number of health and parenting related topics
- Maintained continuous growth of professional knowledge and competencies through ongoing education opportunities.
- Built rapport with parents and children creating therapeutic relationships.
- Participated in continuous professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in child health nursing.
- Effectively communicated with culturally diverse populations, tailoring health education materials appropriately for them.
- Interacted with child safety services and strong families safe kids in cases involving concerns about overall well-being.
- Mentored new nursing staff on child health best practices, therefore, contributing to improved quality of care delivery within the service.
- Use excellent communication skills, both verbally and written.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion in an acting clinical nurse consultant role.
Registered Nurse
Tasmanian Health Service
12.2013 - 01.2023
- Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment. This was enhanced by working casually for so many years and building the ability to slot in to different nursing environments.
Registered Nurse
Calvary Health Care
01.2011 - 12.2013
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination. Especially on the Orthopedic ward.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as patients in the high dependency units, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to encourage professional growth.
Registered Nurse
Uniting Aged Care
12.2010 - 11.2013
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to the residents.
- Treated every resident and their families with a high level of respect.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for residents with chronic and acute conditions.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
Education
Master of Clinical Nursing - Child Health Nursing
University of Tasmania
11.2018
Diploma of Clinical Nursing - Child Health Nursing
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS11.2016
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
University of Tasmania
Launceston, TAS11.2010
Skills
- Child Development
- Developmental screening
- Family Education
- Child welfare management
- Case Management
- Preventive health
- Attention to Detail
Portfolio and Projects
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse client (CALD) resources
These resources have been compiled to assist Child and Family Health Nurses (CFHNs) in creating a culturally safe environment by providing clear pathways to suitable resources for practitioners to support CALD clients to access culturally appropriate information.
When they walk in the door campaign
The development of a guideline supporting the actions CHaPS clinicians will need to do when clients come from their appointments. This will be guided by the statewide protocol and needs to ensure consistency with the national standards. The aim of this project is to reduce cases of vital information being missed in the statistics and improve safety.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Tasmanian Health Service
12.2013 - 01.2023
Child Health Nurse- Grade 4 Year 5
Child Health And Parenting Service
11.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
Calvary Health Care
01.2011 - 12.2013
Registered Nurse
Uniting Aged Care
12.2010 - 11.2013
Master of Clinical Nursing - Child Health Nursing
University of Tasmania
Diploma of Clinical Nursing - Child Health Nursing
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
University of Tasmania
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