Susan Darby

• Clinical Nurse Cardiac rehabilitation
• Phase 1 and Phase 2 Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Including In patient Education pre procedures and post cardiac intervention.
• Out patient education and exercise program designed to help patients recover from heart disease and improve their overall Assist. assist patients manage their condition and reduce the risk of future heart problems.

Cardiac Care Ward

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination.
• Cardiac Ward - Telemetry Monitoring
• Pre and Post care of patients having cardiac interventions
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• Medical 3 a 14 bed Cardiac/ Medical Ward that initially also had oncology Patients
• The skills I use and have gained on this ward include the administration of chemotherapy and care of patients who have received treatment and any complications that may arise from that including oncological emergencies
• Palliative care nursing skills
• Management of chest pain
• Cardiac Monitoring and rhythm interpretation
• Advanced Life Saving skills
• Preparation and post care of patients having Coronary artery Angiograms and Permanent Pacemaker insertions
• Recognition and management of complications post these procedures
• Provision of Patient care within a multi-disciplinary setting
• Patient education
• Excellent Team leader and Team work Skills
• Excellent communication Skills liaising with Bed management for Pt admission and transfers and discharges
• Liaising with QAS and RFDS for Pts who require T/F to outlying facilities
• Preceptor for Peers and Students
• Conflict resolution
• Effectively work to provide wholistic care in a multi-disciplinary setting.

• At various times through out my employment on Med3 I have acted in numerous 'Higher Duty' relief positions in the Clinical Nurse role
• Liaising with the NUM
• Team leader and Team Nursing Skills
• Excellent communication Skills both verbal and written
• Excellent Clinical and Problem solving skills
• Effective Time management and leadership abilities
• Preceptor for students and peers.

• 7 East 1 a 30 bed Medical Oncology/Head and Neck Surgery and Palliative Care Ward
• Excellent team nursing and Team Leader Skills gained
• Skills developed in a day oncology setting administering Chemo therapy
• The pre and post operative care to patients
• The recognition and management of complications arising from both simple to extensive head and neck surgery.

• Registered Nurse - K9North 30 bed Oncology and Melanoma Surgery Unit then Medical Oncology/Radiation Oncology and Geriatric Medicine
• The skills gained during this time was administration of chemotherapy
• Pre and post care of patients requiring surgery for melanoma
• Recognition and management of complications arising from radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery
• Valuable experienced gained in wholistic care for patients by co-ordination with famalies, speech therapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, social workers and community nurses.

• 7North 20 bed Medical/Surgical Neurology ward
• Recognition and management of post operative complications and the care of patients who had medical neurological issues
• Physical assessment skills
• Time management skills
• Provision of patient care in a multi-disciplinary setting.

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team Providing residents with assistance with their activities of daily living under the supervision of a registered nurse.