General Medicine - Eastern Health, Maroondah Hospital (June - July 2023, 5 weeks)
- Adhere to 6 rights of medication administration.
- Conducting neurovascular assessment and utilizing doppler ultrasound to check for dorsails pedis pulse.
- Trial of void & bladder scan, assessing patients urine output after removal of catheter.
- Conducting an electrocardiogram, tried to interpret ECG finding.
- Managing hypoglycemia.
General Medicine - Monash Health, Casey Hospital (October - November 2022, 3 weeks)
- Time management and task prioritization.
- Conducting an electrocardiogram.
- Administering subcutaneous injection such as insulin and clexane.
- Conducting clinical handover with ISBAR.
- Wound care & changing wound dressing.
Mental Health (Youth Acute Inpatient Unit) - Monash Health, Dandenong Hospital (June - July 2022, 3 weeks)
- Depot injection.
- Administering and understanding mode of action of antipsychotics and antidepressants.
- Develop therapeutic relationships and rapport with patients.
- De-escalation techniques and resources.
- Writing progress notes.
Dialysis & Surgical/Medical Oncology - Monash Health, Monash Medical Centre: Moorabbin (May - June 2022, 3 weeks)
- Conduct pre-dialysis weight and post-dialysis weight.
- Knowing different type of hemodialysis access such as fistula and catheter.
- Understanding mechanism of hemodialysis.
- Setting up and unloading dialysis machine.
- Intravenous medication preparations and administration.
- Administering antiemetics like Ondansetron.
Geriatric evaluation and management - Monash Health, Kingston Centre (November - December 2021, 2 weeks)
- Assisting patients with ADL, mobilization, meal assistance.
- Conducting vital signs, manual blood pressure, blood glucose level and escalating abnormal finding.
- Familiarizing with the electronic medical record system.
- Clinical documentation.
- Developing a shift planner.