Sonya Robertson
Balaklava,SA
Summary
I’m currently working as an Enrolled Nurse in Aged care and have just finished my Bachelor of Nursing. During my last placement I have realised that working in a hospital environment is what I want to do with my nursing career.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Specialist Nurse
Calvary Community Care/My Home Hospital
07.2020 - Current
- Duties include triaging the care required, building relationships and trust with clients and families
- Educate clients and care givers, to detect deterioration or infection
- Collaborate with other health professionals for best outcome
- Conduct thorough wound assessments, developed and implemented individual wound care plans
- Provide comprehensive wound care management (Negative pressure, packing, debridement)
- Insert Intravenous indwelling catheters (IVC) for IV medications
- Administer IV, intramuscular and sub cut medications
- Verify medications, check vital signs
- Manage complex medications antibiotics pain management and other therapies
- Inserting Indwelling urinary (M/F) catheters, Suprapubic Catheters and trouble shooting
- Documentation in electronic health setting
- Palliative care shifts
Clinical Nurse Out of Hospital Services
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region
06.2013 - 07.2020
- Duties include creating & implementing treatment plans, monitoring infections, promote healthy epithelisation, notice deteriorating symptoms in patients and react appropriately
- Support surgical drains and negative pressure wound therapy, Picc lines, continuing education to keeping up to date with current research in wound products and uses
- Administration of sub cut and Intravenous medications, Observations and parental support for infants 6 weeks onward
- Palliative care support
- Implementing safety learning systems when required, Support and educate students
Registered Nurse
Adelaide Remand Centre and City Watch House
01.2015 - 01.2018
- My duties consisted of interviewing new detainees, organising their supports e.g
- Mental health and medical
- Educating clients in the prevention of chronic diseases, performing both mental & health assessments
- Dealing with aggressive and demanding behaviours
- Wound care, immediate trauma response, medication administration
- Liaise with the Doctors & Allied Health Services to provide an ongoing treatment & services for the individual clients / patient
Treatment Room Manager
Elizabeth Medical and Dental
02.2012 - 06.2013
- Duties included triaging patients, perform pre-employment medicals and health checks
- Administering, ordering, storing and cold chain management of vaccinations
- Taking observations, giving medications, phlebotomy, assisting doctors with procedures, ECG’S, stock order and rotation, education of new staff
- Maintaining doctor’s rooms and chaperoning
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2011 - 02.2012
- Assisting at triage, taking ambulance handover, assessing patients, cannulation, ECG, phlebotomy
- Escorts to other areas, giving handovers, administering IV medications, IV pain protocols, assisting doctors and other colleagues, patient family support, assisting in resuscitation rooms
Registered Nurse, Shift Coordinator
Lerwin Nursing Home
12.2009 - 02.2011
- Support and organise care staff, administration of medications, documentation of medications, client assessments and changes
- Doctor visits and changes to care, assessing a deterioration client and if needed hospital transfer organisation
- Palliative care and pain management, Liaise with other health care professionals, infection control and prevention education
- Utilise critical thinking and problem solving, education of students
Enrolled Diploma Nurse
Lyell McEwin Emergency Department
01.2006 - 12.2009
- Assessment of patients within the waiting room and in the department, taking observations and documentation, giving medications as directed
- Cannulating patients, performing ECGs, preparing IV fluids, clean and dress wounds, give vaccinations, scribe in trauma rooms, indwelling catheter insertion, enema preparation and administration
Enrolled Nurse, Various Areas
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2002 - 11.2009
- While in radiology I assisted with procedures in the main room x-rays, worked as a scout in angiography operating room, and assisted radiologists with procedures in ultrasound
- Assisted with cat scans and procedures performed under CT
- Emergency department, take handovers from SAAS, assessment of patients, insert cannulas, take bloods, and perform ECGs, take observations
- Asses for the deteriorating patient, IDC insertion, and assist in resus room, scribe for resuscitations, and assist registered nurses and doctors with procedures
- Enrolled nurse Diploma in the Sexually transmitted diseases unit (clinic 275) taking blood tests, swabs, chaperoning, education on STDs to clients, and phone follow ups
- Enrolled Diploma nurse extended care unit RAH, taking admissions to the ward, following care plans, dealing with challenging behaviours, leasing with other health care professionals, maintaining infection control, dispensing medications, time management
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Degree -
Adelaide University of South Australia
01.2009
Diploma of remedial massage -
01.2022
Certificate 4 in Aged Care -
Port Adelaide TAFE
01.2000
Training and assessment cert IV -
References
- Dr Carolyn Roesler, Regional Clinical Director S.A Health Group, Elizabeth Vale, 0405198016, drclroesler@gmail.com
- Kristy Liddicoat, Clinical Educator, Calvary Health Care, 0414771935, Kristy.Liddicoat@calvarycare.org.au
Ahpraregistrationnumber
NMW0002252610
Timeline
Registered Specialist Nurse
Calvary Community Care/My Home Hospital
07.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
Adelaide Remand Centre and City Watch House
01.2015 - 01.2018
Clinical Nurse Out of Hospital Services
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Region
06.2013 - 07.2020
Treatment Room Manager
Elizabeth Medical and Dental
02.2012 - 06.2013
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2011 - 02.2012
Registered Nurse, Shift Coordinator
Lerwin Nursing Home
12.2009 - 02.2011
Enrolled Diploma Nurse
Lyell McEwin Emergency Department
01.2006 - 12.2009
Enrolled Nurse, Various Areas
Royal Adelaide Hospital
01.2002 - 11.2009
Bachelor of Nursing Degree -
Adelaide University of South Australia
Diploma of remedial massage -
Certificate 4 in Aged Care -
Port Adelaide TAFE
Training and assessment cert IV -
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