Emily Finlay

I am a motivated and compassionate new graduate nurse from Southern Cross University, seeking a supportive post graduate position in a NSW hospital where I can utilise and advance my clinical training, patient care skills, and passion for nursing to provide exceptional care and support to patients. I am eager to contribute to a multidisciplinary team, grow professionally, and positively impact patient outcomes through dedicated and evidence-based nursing practice.

2024 Nursing Practices 2 - Operating Theatre, Tweed Hospital ( 160 hours )

• Work closely with my preceptors to provide quality care promptly to a range of patients throughout the areas of Anaesthetics, Recovery and Scrub Scout.
• Insertion and removal of LMA's under supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare patients for surgery, including completion of a adult admission assessment, patient education, and patient/procedure-specific tasks such as applying TEDS, ECG and BIS monitoring and IV set up .
• Postoperative recovery care and monitoring as well has handover of patients to Day Surgery.
• Dedicated to maintaining patient safety and comfort throughout the perioperative period.

2023 Mental Health Nursing - Tweed Adult Case Management and Kurrajong Inpatient Unit, Tweed Hospital ( 80 hours )

• Attended every possible learning opportunity that was on offer, followed the staff in the case management team on home visits.
• Attended to IM and subcutaneous injections safely, sat in on client interviews, attended ward rounds and case reviews and researched as new concepts arose.
• learnt the roles of Kurrajong Inpatient Unit, the Acute Care Team, the Homeless Outreach Team, the Suicide Prevention Outreach Team, the Case Management team, Tuckeroo and the different age groups.

2023 Building Healthy Communities - Orthopaedic Surgical 2 Ward, Tweed Hospital ( 120 hours )

• Conduct focused assessments, including respiratory, cardiac, abdominal, neurological, and pain assessments. Report findings to preceptors and thoroughly document.
• Demonstrated competency in a range of clinical tasks, including managing a patient load of 3, safe medication administration (PO, IV, and SC), FBC, bowel charts, BGL, NGT care and aspirations, basic nursing care, report writing and handover.
• Safe administration of medication to patients.
• Continued to hone communication skills, including ISBAR handovers and reflective practice.

2023 Chronic Health and Disability – Oncology/Renal (Med 3), Tweed Hospital ( 120 hours )

• Daily time planner was consistently completed with good attention to detail.
• Embraced all opportunities, including a half-day education in the renal dialysis unit, two hours of education in the oncology day unit, half a day in ED resus.

2022 - Health Assessment - Cardiac /Stroke (Med 1), Tweed Hospital ( 120 Hours )

• Demonstrated ability to undertake and document standard adult general observation.
• Demonstrated the ability to develop therapeutic working relationships with preceptors and patients.
• Safe administration of oral medication.
• Developed ISBAR handovers and progress notes.

Bronwyn Browne

Clinical Teacher - SCU

Email - bronwyn.browne@scu.edu.au

Mobile - 0427 697 914

Dr John Cosson

Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon

Email - John@coastalsurgery.com.au

Mobile - 0413 309 047