Gaelia Monks

Currently practicing in a part-time capacity under the provision of the general practitioner to deliver person-centred care in the primary health setting.

• Effectively and safely attending paediatric check-ups and vaccinations.
• Delivering high standard wound care, suture removal and assisting the general practitioner with minor procedure's, such as skin excisions.
• Developing effective and practical care plans to suit patient's health needs.
• Effectively assessing health needs through thorough health assessments.

Working as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team in a fast paced emergency department, delivering life-saving interventions to critically ill patients.

• Effectively prioritised tasks based on thorough A-G patient assessments
• Gained critical nursing skills such as intravenous cannulation, male and female catheterisation, airway management/support, advanced life support.
• Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.

Working in a casual capacity to deliver quality care in the community to clients.

• Working collaboratively in a team to deliver predominately wound, skin graft and donor site, drain and catheter care.
• Confidently able to restructure client appointments throughout the day if procedure times unexpectedly vary in time.
• Updating client care plans as required and consulting with specialists to meet care goals.

Effectively worked in a permanent part-time capacity within the emergency team providing time-critical care to patients.

• Gained further experience in patient conditions and potential for deterioration.

Completed six months in the critical care unit and six months in the Emergency Department in a full-time capacity as a registered nurse within Manning Base Hospital.

• Gained further comprehensive assessment, critical thinking, time management and problem solving abilities.

Worked within both medical and surgical wards as a full-time registered nurse, gaining basic nursing experience.

Commenced as a casual assistant in nursing, and upon completion of my bachelor of nursing degree increased to a registered nurse capacity.

• Worked in, and directed a care team consisting of 6 assistant in nurses to deliver safe, person-centered care to 30 residents.
• Reassessed, updated and managed individual residential care plans.
• Managed wound, catheter and palliative care in collaboration with the general practitioner.