Sarah Cunningham

Hardworking employee enthusiastic about expanding upon my knowledge in the nursing field inside and out. Pursues opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to group success. Offers strong administrative, relationship-building and problem-solving abilities. My current job has allowed me to build upon my teamworking skills.

Mount Lofty Nursing Home - 2022

- Assisted with basic ADLs such as showering, toileting, bed baths, pad changes, feeding assistance and pressure area care

- Working with resident to undertake prescribed exercise regimes and diversional therapies 

- Taking vital signs 

- Assisted nurses in testing the pH balance of a residents urine

Ipswich Day Hospital - 2023

- Learning from anaesthetist in how to undertake airway management throughout surgeries to gain competencies in this area

- Anaesthetic nursing experience including keeping the airway open throughout surgeries, learning from the anaesthetists 

- Scrub/ scout nursing experience including assisting in numerous plastic surgeries 

- Recovery nursing experience including observational management, removal of laryngeal mask following surgery 

Bamal Ward (Toowoomba Base Hospital) - 2024

- Assisting the medication rounds 

- Medication calculations 

- Administering medications through IM injections 

- Assisting with recovery following an ECT

- Progress notes and Risk assessments 

Medical Unit 1 (Toowoomba Base Hospital) - 2024

- The opportunity to take a patient load and learning time management in a very busy ward 

- Working with the multidisciplinary team to see the different roles in the recovery of a patient

- Observations of patients on CPAP and BIPAP masks 

- Developed essential empathetic skills for effectively supporting patients and their families