Mary Liddell

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on clients individual needs.
• Conducted thorough client assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying clients GP or specialists and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• MAC and allied health referrals
• Specific nursing skills include:

- Simple to complex wound care, including compression bandaging and negative pressure wound therapy

- Insertions and management of indwelling and supra pubic catheters

- Management of various forms of drainage systems, eg intercostal chest drains, surgical drains, percutaneous drains

- Administration of SC and IM medications

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• Home-based care and support of clients under the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) program
• Liaised and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans to ensure the safety and wellbeing of DVA clients in their own home
• Monitoring of vital signs
• Simple wound care
• Medication monitoring and administration of SC and IM injections

• Formulated and executed individualised care plans based on comprehensive patient assessments
• Monitored and documented changes in clients conditions, ensuring timely interventions
• Collaborated with healthcare providers to optimise client care and outcomes in the community setting
• Mentorship of nursing students and new staff members
• Accredited skill competency assessor
• Specific nursing skills:

- Management of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters and portacaths, including connection of IV medication while strictly complying with procedural guidelines

- Refer to all skills listed for current position (Kempsey Community Nursing)

• Assist with daily set up and pack away of clinic
• Adherence to strict infection control guidelines, eg donning / doffing of PPE, hand hygiene and packaging of tests
• Conducting of nasopharyngeal swab procedure
• Public health education and advice

• Formulated and executed individualised care plans based on comprehensive assessments of facility residents
• Comprehensive nursing documentation
• Monitored residential service quality, advocating for residents' health and safety
• Medication administration
• Wound care
• Catheter management
• Liaised with residents GPs and participated in GP rounds

• Rehabiltation Discharge Team
• Comprehensive in-home assessment of clients with rehab goals post hospital discharge
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary team to ensure all clients rehab needs are met
• Simple to complex wound care
• Catheter management

• General care of patients in the rehabilitation phase

• Care of pre and post-operative patients
• IV therapy
• Drain management
• Surgical wound care

• Care of patients in the initial stage of spinal injury
• Duties included: assist with ADL's, pressure area care, wound management, IV antibiotic and steroid therapy.

• Successful completion of 12 month post-graduate program
• Appropriate care of patients, pre and post-operatively

• Basic care needs of residents in an aged care facility