Sheila Tinsey

• I worked here on an Agency contract for 7 weeks .
• Dysart Hospital is a 10 bed hospital with a busy ED department . It is mainly an Nurse directed Hospital with one Gp in town
• My Duties included :
• Triage patients in a timely efficient manner
• Caring for all emergency presentations and working out the best outcomes for patients in a rural setting.
• Liaising with Gp to commence treatments for patients as they present to the Emergency department
• Liaising with Royal Flying Doctors and Queensland Retrieval services to transport patients to an acute facility
• Education and advice to patients for a wide range of illness and injuries
• Facilitation and supervision of junior nurses in facilitiy
• Care of inpatients for ongoing treatments of various illness

• I worked as an Agency Nurse in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit. Darwin Private has 8 Theatres with a range of services including Paediatrcis
• My Duties :
• Care of unconscious patients including Paediatric patients
• Full airway managements of all unconscious patients
• Pain control for all patients who have undergone surgery
• Care of wounds and drains post surgery
• liaising with medical personnel for various issues regarding patient's condition in PACU
• Organising and planning safe discharge of patients from PACU
• Education and supervision of Junior staff in PACU environment

Broken Hill Base District Hospital is 12 bed Emergency Department which sees high number of patients on a daily basis

My Duties here included :

• Streamlined emergency room operations by efficiently triaging patients according to the severity of their condition.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Assisted physicians during invasive procedures such as central line insertions or intubations, ensuring safe and accurate completion of tasks.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

• I worked in Post Anaesthetic Care Unit in Belmont Hospital
• My duties included
• Airway management of unconscious patients
• Administering adequate pain relief to patients who have undergone surgery
• Organising and planning the safe discharge of patients from the PACU
• Education to patients being discharged from unit regarding ongoing pain control and wound management
• Provide professional role modelling and mentoring to new and junior staff members
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

• As a registered nurse in ED department at Lake Macquaire my duties included
• Assessment of patients to determine the urgency and severity of a patients condition and triage accordingly
• Evaluating a patients condition to facilitate appropriate treatment to prevent further deterioration
• Treatment of various illness and injuries in the Emergency Department
• Assisting medical staff with procedural sedation in ED setting
• Working collaboratively with other heath care professionals to ensure best patients outcomes
• Proving information and updates to patient and families regarding planning and ongoing treatments
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.

I worked at Lingard as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the PACU

• My Duties here included
• Full care all patients following Anaesthetic in post operative setting
• Airway management of the unconscious patient
• Monitoring patients level of consciousness post anaesthetic
• Collaborating with surgeons, anesthetics and ant other health care professional involved in patients care
• Acting as Nursing Unit Manager when needed
• Ensuring safe discharge of patients from PACU
• Education of patient post procedures

• As a registered nurse at GP Access
• My Duties include:
• Clinical support to GPs on duty
• Rapid assessment and triage of patients to determine the urgency of their treatments
• Gather medical history to assist with treatment
• Assist with many minor emergency procedures
• Provide wound care and dressings
• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Safe discharge of patients with education for ongoing care and follow up

• As a registered nurse in PACU
• My duties included :
• Monitoring and full care of unconscious patients consciousness post anaesthetic
• Full airway management of patients whilst in an unconscious state
• Evaluating and management of pain levels and administering pain relief accordingly
• Care and management of post operative surgical drains and wounds
• Providing care and educations to patients in post operative environment
• Facilitate the safe discharge of patients from PACU
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.

My duties included:

• Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
• Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Reduced patient wait times by efficiently triaging patients based on acuity levels and prioritizing urgent cases.
• Care of patients following major traumas
• Care of all paediatric presentations to ED

• My duties
• Assessment of patients as they present to ED and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Care and management of major trauma patients
• Treatment and care of patients presenting with various illness and injuries
• Assisted physicians during invasive procedures such as central line insertions or intubations, ensuring safe and accurate completion of tasks.
• Communication and collaboration with other healthcare workers to provide best care for patients
• Efficient and safe flow of patients from Ed department
• Contributed to a positive work environment by fostering strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on shared goals, and promoting teamwork within the Emergency Department.