Stephanie West

• Management of PICC and PORT devices.
• Blood transfusions.
• Septic pathway experience.
• Delirium management and prevention.

• Quality neurovascular observations.
• Providing complex acute and chronic wound care.
• Skin graft management and FLAP observations.
• Management of post-operative re-implantation surgery.
• Tracheotomy trained.
• Ex Fix and traction experience.
• Management of CVAD.
• Female catheterisation.
• Venipuncture and intravenous cannula.
• Management of intercostal catheters and drain tubes.
• Providing care to traumatic brain injury patients including post traumatic amnesia techniques.
• Experience with occupational violence/aggression and related deescalation techniques.
• Experience managing a deteriorating patient.
• Buddy nurse to students and graduate RNs.

Rotation One: Infectious Disease

• Head to toe assessment.
• Communicating and escalating concerns.
• Providing care to positive COVID-19 patients.
• Quality respiratory assessments.
• Use of AIRVO machines.
• Administration of intravenous, oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medication.
• Administration of blood products.
• Donning and doffing technique.

Rotation Two: Neurosurgery

• Quality neurological observations.
• Experience in the High Dependency Unit.
• Epilepsy patient monitoring.
• Providing care to pre and post-operative patients.
• Removal of sutures and staples.
• Management of PCA machines.