Shannon McNeill

February 2023 - May 2023

• Three month placement on Bunbury Surgical ward, mainly covering gynaecology, orthopaedics and gastroenterology.
• Ability to provide cover to other areas within the hospital, outlying to paediatrics and short-stay ED, working within my skill-set and asking for assistance where appropriate.
• Pre and post op observations within the surgical ward.
• Care of post-op wounds and drains according to post-op instructions, seeking medical team for guidance when necessary.
• Discharge planning, at times with complex needs.
• Appropriate referrals to multi-disciplinary team.
• NG tube management
• IV medications
• Safe management and administration of schedule 4 and 8 drugs
• Escalating matters to the appropriate medical team based on which type of surgery the patient is under.
• Care of colostomies and ileostomies and promotion of patient independence.

March 2022 - July 2022

• Working with SETS company alongside Rio Tinto staff in response to Covid pandemic
• Rat testing and teaching of self testing
• Responding to positive Covid tests
• PCR testing of positive rat tests
• Promoting effective infection control to staff with non-clinical backgrounds, educating on PPE, hand
• Hygiene and social distancing
• Self-led development and self-management as the only
• RN on site
• Use of Microsoft Excel and data entry
• Stock management and ensuring correct storage

• Working across medical and surgical wards in metro Perth
• Administration of medication
• Patient observations
• Nursing documentation
• Meeting nutritional needs via NG feed, TPN and adhering
• To speech and language therapists guidelines
• Liaising appropriately with the multidisciplinary team
• Being flexible with my shifts to meet client needs
• Moving and handling of patients

• Administering COVID vaccinations in an aboriginal-focused health clinic
• Using online systems to update patient records
• Dealing with patient records with sensitivity and confidentiality
• Experience working within the GP practice environment
• Abiding by ATAGI guidelines
• Correct storage, time frames and disposal of vaccines
• Experience with preparing and administering paediatric and adult doses
• Pre-vaccination screening to minimise risk to patient
• Advising on potential after-effects of vaccine Observations post vaccinations
• Dealing with distressed and anxious patients, particularly young children
• Providing information to patients regarding vaccines based on appropriate credible sources
• Booking follow-up appointments utilising Australian Immunisation Register to decide if booster would be time-appropriate for walk-ins

• Centre of National Resilience (CNR) quarantine facility.
• Rural and remote experience in the Northern Territory during hot and humid conditions.
• Part of Australia's COVID pandemic response.
• Daily health screenings of residents to ensure all were physically and mentally well while undertaking quarantine.
• Extensive experience in PPE donning and doffing.
• Understanding of infection control principles.
• Competent at both PCR and RAT specimen collection and testing.
• Provision of support for residents who struggle with isolation through referral to allied health team and providing activities and exercises to pass time
• Experience with dealing with frustrated residents who have difficulty coping with quarantine using conflict resolution skills to deescalate situations
• Completing referrals to medical and specialist allied health team on residents behalf
• Compliant with the site's online systems and data entry
• Highly adaptable role due to the changing demographics affected by COVID-19; initially a quarantine centre for repatriated Australians returning home, then adjusting to accommodate humanitarian flights from Afghanistan, and most recently receiving first nations people from various remote communities throughout the Northern Territory.
• Gained experience in primary care of indigenous people with chronic co-morbidities as well as COVID 19.
• Reactive and responsive as part of the changing surge workforce in Northern Territory.
• Development of cultural awareness enabling communication and empathy towards different cultural groups.

• Adaptable role working in Australia under AHPRA for Healthcare Australia nursing agency.
• Working in both private and public sectors or healthcare including hospital and community work.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Provided direct patient care, updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Community based role educating and assisting the public regarding getting their COVID 19 vaccine and providing information as appropriate to those interested
• Public facing role requiring personable and non-judgemental attributes meeting directly and autonomously with members of the general public to provide information on an increasingly controversial topic.

• Experience working in various wards in various hospitals in Belfast including orthopaedics, spinal, neurosurgery and neurology.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and ongoing disease management.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressings, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.

• Gained experience in opthalmology in a day-case setting as well as an inpatient setting.
• Familiarity with ward routines and importance of teamwork skills required to work in fast-paced surgical environment caring for pre and post-operative patients for a vast variety of eye conditions.
• Responsible for both elective and emergency surgical post operative care.
• Enhanced communication skills to assist elderly patients who were often visually impaired and/or hearing impaired.
• Responsible for preoperative checks prior to procedures.
• Provision of patient education to ensure post-operative care instructions were communicated pre discharge home.
• Experience with co-morbidities such as diabetes as vision impairment is a complication of diabetes and able to educate patients regarding improved self management.
• Ability to recognise poorly controlled diabetes and make appropriate referrals to diabetic educator to assess and re-educate patients as necessary.

• Experience in acute regional hospital on the neurosurgical ward.
• Development of communication skills as a newly registered nurse whilst caring for vast variety of patients with various levels of capacity.
• Experience with patients who had learning difficulties or were unable to communicate due to tracheostomy placement using inventive and different methods to communicate.
• Liaising with multidisciplinary team to meet needs of patients on a day to day basis including physical and occupational therapists.
• Able to individualise treatment for those in longer term care to meet all their holistic needs by speaking with family to gain information about patient preferences to help provide the best care possible.
• Working in a busy area and able to prioritise care and develop decision-making skills to maintain care standards and workplace safety.
• Proficient in tracheostomy care.
• Proficient in naso-gastric and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding care.
• Experience with lumbar and Blake drains, external ventricular drains for CSF monitoring and external shunts.
• Development of my time management skills to ensure my workload and plan for the shift enabled me to be able to provide all necessary care.
• Experience in supporting patients and their families through the grieving process.