Michelle Taylor

• My role includes admitting patients to the service, cannulating, administering of IV fluids, venepuncture, EOLC, syringe driver management, wound management, patient assessment, medication management and monitoring clinical deterioration in both the patients home and within clinic
• This role sees me communicating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure positive outcomes for patients.

• Wound management, VAC dressing, and canister changes; port and PICC access and deaccessing; PICC dressings; intramuscular and subcutaneous injections; venipuncture; monitoring the deteriorating patient.
• Visiting clients in their home, as well as in the clinic.
• Syringe driver management and care of palliative patients at home.

• Managing finance through the application Finance 1
• Competent with use of all DHHS/THS programs, such as DMR, CIS, patient flow and PAS
• Strong knowledge of information technology
• High attention to detail and meticulous with data entry, documenting and reporting
• Profound ability to observe and identify the problem with the keen knowledge and efficiency of resolving the problem
• Excellent communication skills with patients and medical professionals
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent critical thinking and reflective practice skills
• Ability to maintain quality, safety and/or infection control standards.

• Competent with use of all DHHS/THS programs, such as DMR, CIS, patient flow and PAS
• Strong knowledge of information technology
• High attention to detail and meticulous with data entry, documenting and reporting
• Profound ability to observe and identify the problem with the keen knowledge and efficiency of resolving the problem
• Excellent communication skills with patients and medical professionals
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent critical thinking and reflective practice skills
• Ability to maintain quality, safety and/or infection control standards
• Self-discipline, self-awareness, and initiative.

• During this time I was both cannulating, accessing and de-accessing devices, administering chemotherapy according to EVIQ and clinical trials protocols
• This period also saw me educating both patients and their carer about their treatment, side effects, routine blood tests, and liaising between their other medical team
• Referrals being made to palliative care, social worker/grief workers, occupational health and community nurses for accessing and de-accessing infusaports, Hickmans, and PICCs.

• Monitored telemetry machines and performed ECGs for patients post-cardiothoracic surgery.
• Administered pain management and documented observations according to ADDs forms.
• Evaluated modifications scores for patients based on cardiac conditions.
• Managed mediastinal chest drains, including dressing changes and site assessment.

Documented fluid balance to ensure optimal patient care following surgeries.

• At Tasman Health's Huon Elder Care, I work in the age care section of this multi-health providing community facility
• I was in charge of 1-2 ECA's with the responsibilities of up to 21 patients on my shifts as well as being the crew warden in the event of a natural disaster
• As well as my in-charge duties, I performed audits on stock and was in charge of ordering medical supplies, medications, and continence aides
• My role in charge allowed me the opportunity to participate in quality improvements through recommendations to riskman events to requesting reviews from the GP's for quality improvement in patient care.

• My role consisted of working with patients suffering from both medical and cancer-related issues
• Palliative care of patients is also a major role in this position.

• While the majority of the year was spent in the age care section, I was fortunate enough to spend 3 months each in district nursing and General Practice nursing
• Four weeks were spent at Bairnsdale Hospital in the emergency department, 2 weeks were spent in the surgical ward, and 3 days were spent in Oncology.

• I was in a role that moved me across various areas in the hospital
• I gained experience working in rehab, medical and surgical wards, emergency, CCU - non-ventilated patients only, Day Stay Unit - both in-charge and non in-charge shifts, specialling patients, and district nursing.

• Transitioned from personal care attendant as I felt that I could better advocate for my patients as a nurse
• I worked in all areas in the hospital - medical and surgical ward, rehab, emergency department, and CCU - non-ventilated patients.

• 40-bed low and high care private facility.