Elsa Muir

I am a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual seeking a Graduate Nurse position where I can further develop and enhance my knowledge and skills. My clinical experience has helped me to become a compassionate, respectful and professional person who is dedicated to providing a high- quality approach to patient-centred care. I aim to develop my skills and career as a novice to proficient Registered Nurse who has excellent communication, time management, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. My training and experience have taught me how to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, as well as a strong ability to work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver care that complies with national standards and current best practice.

Placement Areas: Perioperative, Oncology, Medical & Surgical and Palliative Care

Main Roles/ Accomplishments:

• Recording vital signs including blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate, respiratory rate andblood sugar level, and reporting any deviations.
• Assisting staff in the areas of SAU, anaesthetics and scrub/scout, while enhancing my skills andknowledge of perioperative nursing.
• Performing basic scouting duties in the theatre (with supervision), as per the ACORN Standards.
• Assisting the anaesthetic nurse and anaesthetist in the operating theatre, learning about thedrugs of anaesthesia as well as different types of airway devices, cannulation, intubation,extubating and the role of the anaesthetic nurse pre-, intra- and post-operatively.
• Wound care and management including dressing changes and updating care plans.
• Medication administration (including oral, SC, IM and IV).
• Performing 12 Lead ECG, recording data and reporting any deviations from normal.
• Performing holistic head-to-toe assessments on patients, maintaining their dignitythroughout.
• Identifying deviations from normal and responding and evaluating effectively totreat/manage and monitor progress & formulate a care plan.
• Developing good rapport with both patients & colleagues and communicating well with thosefrom different socio-cultural backgrounds.
• Assisting the Registered Nurse in the provision and coordination of person-centred care.
• Practicing within a professional and ethical framework.
• Providing care and assistance in a non-judgmental, respectful and professional manner.
• Assisting with physical and other multidisciplinary therapies.
• Always working within my scope of practice and adhering to hospital policy and procedures.

Bec Winstone

Nurse Unit Manager (Perioperative Unit) Ipswich Hospital, West Moreton Health (07) 3810 1318 Rebecca.winstone@health.qld.gov.au 

Sara Mackenzie

Clinical Facilitator (Perioperative) Redland Hospital, Metro South Health (07) 3488 3489 Sara.mackenzie@health.qld.gov.au