Doreen Lata
Summary
An enthusiastic Registered Nurse since 2015 and Pursued a Training Facilitator role in 2022 at Vacenti Aged Care. Since 2022 with a passion for continuous learning as a culture to improve resident safety. Developed strong communication and organizational skills while implementing New Graduate Programs and in-services. Enhanced interpersonal and conflict management skills when rolling out an assessment tool to monitor staff competencies and standards. Proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Preferred Care Nursing Agency
Loganholme, QLD
09.2023 - Current
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Identified patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and families.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Directed patient care by initiating and following through with plan of care, continuing care, and discharge instructions.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications, and prevention methods.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
Training Facilitator
Vacenti Aged Care
12.2022 - 09.2023
- Supporting New Graduates with weekly meetings and reviews of their learning progress
- Rolling out flexible staff learning toolboxes that reflect any required learning
- Was a member of the Clinical Governance Forum and Medication Advisory Committee
- New staff inductions
- Student facilitation including regular debriefs and completing formative and summative assessments
- Setting up weekly in-services
- Completing staff mandatory competencies including Hand Hygiene, manual handling and infection control.
- Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness.
- Collected data on program efficacy through data analysis and implemented solutions for improvement.
- Assessed skill gaps for employees and developed training courses to meet identified needs.
- Identified areas in need of improvement and implemented solutions.
Registered Nurse Surgical/Medical
Sunshine Hospital
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Provided patient care to patients from ED and ICU; experienced in low to high acuity levels in patients
- Performed assessment; provided intravenous therapy; complex wound care; monitored various drainage devices, etc
- Collaborated daily with physicians and health care teams to achieve optimum patient care
- Served as mentor, coach and team builder of inexperienced staff and students
- Able to develop the special patient rapport required to care for these chronic and critically ill patients
- Educated patients regarding their medications, procedures and treatments.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Primary Care Nurse
Ravenhall Correctional Centre
- Delivered competent nursing care in complex situations while providing support to other team members
- Performed assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care
- Build and maintain strong relationships, open communication and a positive environment within a multidisciplinary team, actively contributing to the learning and development of others to a high standard
- Delivered high level standard of written and oral communication skills
- Provided clinical education and support
- Provided commitment to ongoing professional development and contribution to quality improvement processes.
- Encouraged health-promoting behaviours to improve patient health and reverse disease.
Registered Nurse
Acute General Medicine,Endocrinology/Rheumatology
01.2015 - 05.2021
- Utilising my current skills in an acute care setting
- Learning to care for the acutely unwell/deteriorating patient
- Continue to develop assessment skills to recognise and manage deteriorating patients
- Accepting admissions directly from emergency and ICU
- Managing multiple co-morbidities in unwell patients
- Learning and caring for QUEDS and other mental health patients including adolescents
- Extensive experiences in palliative care/comfort care skills. Able to collaborate with patients' families to ensure respect and comfort for the end-of-life process.
- Gaining experience and practice inserting, maintaining and removing IVCs, IDCs and NGTs
- Managing and caring for chronic wounds
- Preparing patients for and escorting to a variety of procedures including surgical, imaging and scopes
- Assisting regularly with a high patient turnover - up to 10 admissions/discharges per day
- Recognising and managing airways via high-flow (airvo2) nasal cannulation
- Providing education and in-services to colleges on various subjects including Diabetic education.
- 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.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, infusion, Nikki pump, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Griffith University
01.2015
Skills
- Pre and Post Operative care
- Performance Improvement
- Relationship Building
- Acute surgical care
- Complex wound
- Leadership role
- Procedure Preparations
- Performing ECG
- Administering Immunizations
- Immunization administration
- Wound Care
- Infection Control
- Diabetes Management
- Clinical judgment
- Compassionate communication
- Vital signs monitoring
Affiliations
AHPRA NMBA: NMW#0002003031
Languages
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Preferred Care Nursing Agency
09.2023 - Current
Training Facilitator
Vacenti Aged Care
12.2022 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse Surgical/Medical
Sunshine Hospital
06.2022 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse
Acute General Medicine,Endocrinology/Rheumatology
01.2015 - 05.2021
Primary Care Nurse
Ravenhall Correctional Centre
Bachelor of Nursing -
Griffith University
Professional Referees
Reference available upon request.
Continued Professional Development
- CVAD Competent
- BLS Resource Person
- EMR Training completed