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Roisin Guinane

Maroubra,NSW

Summary

Caring and compassionate mental health nurse with four years registered experience. Always willing to learn and gain more experience.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Mental Health Registered Nurse (Alliance Agency)

Dhulwa Mental Health Unit
09.2022 - Current
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping consumers regain or improve coping abilities.
  • Assisted consumers with life skills preparing for rehabilitation into the community.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Determined consumer risk by utilizing subjective and objective data obtained through consumer interaction and MSE assessment.

Mental Health Nurse (Alliance Agency)

Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
12.2022 - Current
  • Performed frequent ongoing assessments of patients mental state and daily documentation.
  • Provided efficient well communicated handovers to the oncoming shift.
  • Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and updated clinical supervisors with current information of patients individual early warning signs of mental decompensation.
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as physical restraint, mechanical restraint and seclusion as last resort.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit as part of the emergency response team, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication and developed a therapeutic relationship with patients promoting a healthy lifestyle and rehabilitation back into community.
  • Escorted patients to outpatient appointments such as ECT.

Mental Health Nurse (Alliance Agency)

St Vincents Hospital
05.2022 - Current
  • Worked as part of the team in psychiatric emergency care (PECC) with distressed patient being triaged from ED into our care.
  • Worked as part of the team in an inpatient setting (Caritas) caring for acute and subacute patients.
  • Completed shifts in the drug and alcohol detox unit (Gorman unit).
  • Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
  • Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
  • Educated patients and family members about medical conditions and mental health, medications, treatments and preventive measures.
  • Offered care, compassion and support to patients in mental health crisis.


Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Health Service Executive
01.2019 - 03.2022
  • Oversaw care of suicidal patients, drug induced psychosis, schizophrenia and bi polar relapse and psychiatry of later life patients.
  • Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications and altering treatment plans.
  • Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
  • Monitored medication compliance, vital signs, nutritional intake and signs and symptoms of complications to report deviations to supervisor.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Educated patients and families about mental health, diagnoses and treatment options.

Nursing Intern

Health Service Executive
12.2018 - 09.2019


  • Specialised nursing student placements in community mental health team, activation therapy unit, clozapine clinic, methadone clinic, general nursing med ward, high support mental health hostel working alongside a registered nurse as part of my study requirements.
  • Being allocated my own patient load and working as a member of the multidisciplinary team under supervision of clinical nurse educator.
  • Weekly reflection using the Gibbs reflection model to emphasise my awareness and learning as an intern nurse as I prepare to become a registered nurse.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Psychiatric

Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
09.2019

Skills

  • Medication Side Effect Knowledge
  • Intramuscular Injections
  • Medication Prescribing and Administration
  • Nurse Education and Mentorship
  • Alternative Treatments
  • Mental and Physical Assessments
  • Accurate Documentation
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Mental Health Care
  • Venepuncture Trained
  • Violence Prevention Management

References

Luke Goodeve,

NUM 3, Bronte,

Justice Health Forensic Hospital, Sydney.

Email:  luke.goodeve@health.nsw.gov.au 

Phone:  +61 (02) 9700 3374.


     

Caroline Kinlan,

Assistant Director of Nursing,

University Hospital Waterford.

Email: caroline.kinlan@hse.ie

Phone:   +353 87 1162258

Timeline

Mental Health Nurse (Alliance Agency)

Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
12.2022 - Current

Mental Health Registered Nurse (Alliance Agency)

Dhulwa Mental Health Unit
09.2022 - Current

Mental Health Nurse (Alliance Agency)

St Vincents Hospital
05.2022 - Current

Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Health Service Executive
01.2019 - 03.2022

Nursing Intern

Health Service Executive
12.2018 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing Psychiatric

Waterford Institute of Technology

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