Hard working and caring recent enrolled nursing graduate with clinical placement experience in cardiac ward, short stay surgical ward and hepato-pancreato-biliary acute surgical unit. Seeking to obtain position which offers further experience in patient centred cares and clinical experience. Eager to gain ongoing professional development, clinical knowledge and providence of empathetic and dignified cares.
Adventist Retirement Village Victoria Point 06/06/2022 - 17/06/2022
Skills:
- Improved ability to work with elderly residents
- Provided general nursing cares to residents through areas of ADL's, vital signs, BGL's, manual handling, hoisting and communication.
- Completed nursing assessments including falls risks, fluid balance charts and neurological observations
Achievements; Completing an aged care placement at Adventist provided me the ability to improve my communication with elderly people, it helped me understand age associated medical conditions and allowed me to grasp a greater understanding of complex issues of caring for families of the residents
Logan Hospital Ward 3C Cardiology 16/01/2023 - 04/02/2023
Skills:
- Communicated with difference areas of multidisciplinary team
- Completed basic nursing cares to patients including ADL's, vitals, medications, BGL's and mobilisation
- Escalated patient concerns with RN and team leader
- Assessed needs of patients by interpreting previous progress notes, handover and other documentation on iEMR to provide correct cares
Achievements; This placement allowed me to understand the hospital health care system and get into routine of shift work. I was able to gain confidence in communicating with other staff members and gain further clinical knowledge. Being able to complete a placement in a cardiac ward with a CCU aided me to understand the different work routines.
Logan Hospital Ward 2I Short Stay Surgical 03/04/2023 - 16/04/2023
Skills:
- Ensured patient advocation
- Provided general patient cares as required in a timely manner including ADL's, vitals, medications, BGL's, toileting and mobilisation
- Gained deeper understanding on patient diagnosis and treatment plans
- Completed pre op and post op documentation
- Documented falls risk, waterlow, fluid balance chart, urine output and additional changes on iEMR
Achievements; Gained confidence to advocate for patient and their needs to ensure best treatment, obtained greater clinical knowledge and was provided ongoing positive feedback about my positive outlook, caring hands and time management. I also learnt a deeper length about stoma cares and other surgical treatments including gastrointestinal, fractures and general surgeries.
Princess Alexandra Hospital Ward 4C Hepato-Pancreato-Billiary 29/05/2023 - 23/06/2023
Skills:
- Communicated with multidisciplinary team to escalate patient condition and concerns
- Removed drains, stitches, sutures, PIVC under RN supervision
- Aided with patient basic cares including ADL's, mobilisation, BGL's, medications and vitals
- Completed admissions documentation
- Continuously updated patient documentation relating to changes and care preferences
- Cleaned and applied new wound dressings
- Completed bladder scans, ECG's, skin checks, neurological observations, waterlow, fluid balance chart, urine output and falls risk and passed on all necessary information in progress notes and handover
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