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Conchitta McIntosh

Marsden,QLD

Summary

Compassionate registered nurse dedicated to high-quality patient care and professional growth. Values patient dignity and cultural beliefs, fostering a respectful healthcare environment. Takes responsibility for clinical decisions, aligning actions with ethical and nursing practice standards while utilising evidence-based learning to improve practices and achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse New Grad Cardiac/Renal

Logan Hospital
06.2024 - Current
  • Monitor and interpret cardiac telemetry and ECGs, identifying arrhythmias and abnormal heart rhythms.
  • Administer cardiac medications (e.g., anticoagulants, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, CCB, beta-blockers, antiarrhythmics) and monitor patient responses.
  • Conduct comprehensive cardiovascular assessments, including heart sounds, blood pressure, edema, and chest pain evaluation.
  • Prepare patients for cardiac procedures (e.g., angiograms, cardioversion) and provide post-procedure care and monitoring.
  • Educate patients and families on managing cardiac conditions, lifestyle modifications and medication adherence.
  • Respond promptly to emergencies, such as CP or Ventricular Tachycardia and assist during MET calls.
  • Collaborate with team leaders, cardiologists, physiotherapists, dietitians and multidisciplinary teams to deliver holistic care.
  • Administering safe blood products infusions according to Logan hospital policy and procedures.
  • Supporting patients with hygiene care and activities of daily living.
  • Assisting renal patient with a Fluid balance chart and fluid restriction plus urine output.
  • Ensuring Renal patients are on low potassium, low salt and low potassium diet.
  • Regular vital signs including checking of fistula/graft access daily for thrill/buzz.
  • Daily weights and ensuring medication such as phosphate binders to be given with food.
  • Ensuring BP medication and frusemide to be withheld prior to hemodialysis.
  • Eprex, Aranesp and IV iron given on dialysis and ensure PD patients take their aperients.
  • Set up dialysis for APD patient under supervision of a PD rover Nurse.
  • Assist in discharge planning, ensuring patients have appropriate follow-up care and educational resources.
  • Maintain accurate, timely documentation of assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes.

Registered Nurse

Vacenti Aged Care
01.2024 - 12.2025
  • Work under the Aged Care 8 Quality Standards.
  • Produce daily, weekly reports.
  • Produce a quarterly Care Plan Evaluation.
  • Managing incidents such as medication errors, falls, skin tears, and PI, unexplained absences, unreasonable force, and inappropriate sexual conduct.
  • Managing behavioral risks and impacts.
  • Wound care management.
  • Managing stoma care and PEG feeding.
  • Medication management.
  • Maintained a safe environment for all residents by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
  • Maintained strict resident data procedures to comply with ACQSC laws and prevent information breaches.

Senior Support Worker

Magnus Health
01.2020 - 01.2023
  • Provide daily living assistants such as personal care, mobility support and meal preparation.
  • Support clients to access community activities, education or employment opportunities.
  • Encourage independent activities and life skills development eg fishing, swimming, baking cooking and gardening etc.
  • Assist with medications and Dr plus allied health visits.
  • Maintain accurate documentation for NDIS fundings.
  • Participate in individualize care planning tailored to each participants’ needs to Improve their quality of life.

Vaccination tasking

Medical Rescue
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Confirm appointments and complete check-in procedures.
  • Verify personal and health information and obtain informed consent.
  • Direct individuals to appropriate vaccination booth.
  • Support clinical staff in preparing and managing vaccine supplies.
  • Monitor post vaccination for any adverse effect.

Education

Bachelor of Nursing -

Grifith University
Logan Campus
01.2022

Diploma in Nursing -

TAFE
01.2019

Individual Support Certificate -

01.2016

Skills

  • Cardiac telemetry
  • Medication management
  • Patient education
  • Wound care
  • Fluid balance management
  • Basic ECG interpretation
  • Patient assessment
  • Care planning
  • Team collaboration
  • Infection control
  • Emergency response
  • Data documentation
  • IV drug therapy management
  • Task prioritization
  • IeMR
  • Chest pain management

References

  • Martin Matimbire, 0732999150, Martin.matimbire@health.qld.qld.au
  • Angela Hacker, 0449970358, angela.hacker@health.qld.gov.au
  • Qiongyao Zhou, 0426961056, qiongyao.zong@health.qld.gov.au

Professional Development

  • APHRA Registration
  • Current First Aid & CPR
  • Food Safety Certificate
  • Yellow Card Screening
  • Manual Handling Certificate
  • Hand Hygiene Australia Certificate
  • Positive Notice Blue Card
  • Updated Vaccinations
  • Blood Safe Certificate
  • Basic Life Support
  • Wound Care

Timeline

Registered Nurse New Grad Cardiac/Renal

Logan Hospital
06.2024 - Current

Registered Nurse

Vacenti Aged Care
01.2024 - 12.2025

Vaccination tasking

Medical Rescue
01.2021 - 01.2022

Senior Support Worker

Magnus Health
01.2020 - 01.2023

Bachelor of Nursing -

Grifith University

Diploma in Nursing -

TAFE

Individual Support Certificate -

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