Monique Layton

Providing high quality, compassionate nursing care care to patients undergoing surgical procedures and recovering from anaesthesia following surgical or procedural interventions. Monitoring and managing post anaethesia patents, ensuring safe recovery, pain control, readiness for discharge or transfer.

Providing direct patient care and education to children and their families with food allergies. Collaborating closely with the team, clients and their families to ensure safe, effective desensitisation protocols and to monitor for adverse reactions.

My current job role at northern beaches hospital is based in a 50 bed unit divided into multiple zone's including triage, fastrack Paediatrics, short stay unit, adult acute assessment, resuscitation and mental health. My role in all areas is to plan, assess, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team to achieve appropriate goals and health outcomes. It also includes coordinating and providing hands on nursing care, supervision, education, direction and support to my fellow colleagues. It entails providing support and guidance to nursing colleagues and patients, parents and families in the management of healthcare, rehabilitation and end of life needs.

The role covers Clinical practice, management of care, counselling, health promotion, client/patient advocacy, facilitation of change, clinical teaching, supervising, mentoring and research. this role includes providing care within all areas of clinical streams/ specialty areas within the deaprtement including primary roles of health care within the categories of

- Assessment

- Structuring the environment

- Physical/ behavioural care

- Management

- Communication

- Research

- education

• Performed basic procedures and care activities to treat patient physical ailments and emotional needs and fostered collaborative relationship to identify causes, symptoms or explanations resulting in proper diagnosis and appropriate treatments.
• Obtained information from patient interview and observation and documented vital signs, weights and heights to facilitate patient care activities.
• Instructed and counseled patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs to support plan of care.
• Conferred with RN to identify patient care needs and support and prepare patient admission, transfer or discharge.

• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

Participated in on-the-job training, working closely with supervisors and coworkers and asking appropriate questions.