Lauren A Cracknell

Insightful and hardworking professional, devoted to life-long learning while providing high-quality and compassionate care. Known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion. Possesses specialised skills in supporting diverse individuals, leadership, accurate correspondence, and engaging in a team environment to promote inclusive, person-centered care. Excels through empathetic listening, effective communication, de-escalation, and problem-solving abilities, ensuring optimal support and guidance for individuals in a variety of settings. Passionate about public service and community involvement, highlighted through volunteer work and a caring ethic.

Suburban Baptist Church Creche Care (seven years)

• This role involved caring for young children while supporting their families to foster connection with members of the church. Communication, emotional support, and adaptability were key skills utilised in this role

Carols by Candlelight children's entertainment (four years)

• This role included facilitating and contributing to children's entertainment activities, such as face painting and running games. Leadership, creativity, and adaptability were key skills utilised in this role

Dance Teaching at Point Cook Performing Arts (one year)

• This role included assisting with teaching dance to a variety of age groups at a local dance studio. Leadership, communication and behaviour management were key skills utilised in this role.

Riverlife Baptist Church Kids Ministry (one year)

• This role involved assistance in creating and completing fun Bible-based activities as well as teaching school aged children through song and dance. Creativity, time-management, team collaboration and conflict resolution were skills utilised in this role.

IFYS Food Hub Volunteer (current)

• This role involves food preparation and service activities for residents living in a low-income housing facility. Compassion, communication, time management and organisation are key skills utilised in this role.

• Blue Card
• NDIS Worker Certification
• Police Check

Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital - Orthopaedics and Urology Ward (two weeks)

• Communication and building a therapeutic alliance
• Safe calculation and administration of oral and subcutaneous medication
• Vital sign observation and escalation
• Wound dressing, ANTT, wound field, bandaging
• ADL assistance, and pressure injury prevention and assessment
• Use of iEMR for accurate and clinically appropriate documentation
• ISBAR handover

Sunshine Coast University Hospital - Surgical, Vascular, Plastics, and Ear, Nose, and Throat Ward (three weeks)

• Communication, documentation, and building a therapeutic alliance
• Safe medication administration and parenteral therapies, including schedule 4 and 8 medication, subcutaneous, intramuscular injections, and intravenous medication – burette, pump, bolus
• Integumentary and wound assessment, including escalation of deterioration
• Pain management, and PCA management
• Use of iEMR for accurate and clinically appropriate documentation
• ISBAR handover

Ochre Medical Centre - GP clinic (three weeks)

• Safe medication preparation and administration of subcutaneous and intramuscular injections
• Communication and health education for patients and families with complex health needs
• Assistance with procedures, including ANTT setup, and simple and complex wound dressing
• Suture removal
• Recognition and management of escalation of care, including contacting and liaising with the Queensland Ambulance Service
• Attending multidisciplinary team meetings

Sunshine Coast University Hospital - Paediatric and Adolescent Unit (four weeks)

• Effective communication with paediatric patients and their families
• Assessment of paediatric patients using the primary and secondary survey
• Paediatric medication calculations and safe administration of medications
• Pre- and post-operative care, including airway management
• Administration and management of blood transfusions
• Recognizing and managing sepsis in neonates, using CEWT scoring
• Assistance with procedures, including lumbar punctures, and nasogastric tube insertion
• Managing a four-patient load with effective time management and delegation of tasks, including using iEMR for accurate documentation

Queensland Children's Hospital - Emergency Department (internship - pending)

• Elected as a year 8 Prefect at Heathdale Christian College
• Peer-Assisted Student Leader based on high academic achievement at Griffith University
• Selected for the Near-Peer program to recieve hospital training during first year of Bachelor of Nursing through Griffith University, based on commitment and academic success
• Recipient of the 2025 Equity Scholarship at the University of the Sunshine Coast