Karli Wildemast

Ten months in a surgical ward specialising in Plastics, Vascular and ENT, specialised skills including:

• Tracheostomy care including day one post op patients
• Free flap nursing care
• Routine surgical nursing including able to understand and escalate patient deterioration
• Regular patient education including familiarity with drain tubes, chest tubes, long term IDC, PICC lines

Six month rotation in Palliative care, specialised skills including:

• Syringe drive and effective pain management
• Advocating, respecting and providing dignity towards patients through end of life care
• Communication with family members particularly in a time of grief

Currently working in the Emergency Department for the last six months:

• One to one collaboration with medical officers
• Fast paced environment and quick turn around of patients
• working with a variety of different diagnosis and developed a range of skills
• IVC and venipuncture blood skills
• Mental health experience through our HUB in ED
• Agitation and aggression training with experience in de-escalation

• Communicated with patients, families, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care.
• Assisted in structured therapeutic activities and supportive interactions with patients.
• Greeted patients and visitors and performed general clerical duties such as answering and screening phone calls and routing mail.
• Organisation of medical records, billing information and communication between allied health professionals