Tahnee Paul
Sunshine Coast,QLD
Summary
Highly motivated, compassionate Registered Nurse. Seven years experience working in a high acuity nursing home, prior to five years in a clinical setting with Queensland Health has allowed me to build the foundations for my amazing interpersonal skills, ability to work in a fast paced and unpredictable environment and strong ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical Unit
Queensland Health
02.2023 - Current
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
- Promoted a culture of safety within the healthcare facility by participating in quality improvement initiatives, identifying potential hazards, and advocating for best practices in nursing care delivery.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
AIN (2017-2021) Registered Nurse (2021-2023)
Opal Aged Care
06.2017 - 07.2023
- Strong commitment to ensuring residents are treated with dignity and respect, understanding of palliative care and end of life pathways, established routine charts of 16 dementia patients for new staff members, responsible for reporting change in resident status to the RN on duty, responsible for providing high level individualized resident care including assistance with personal hygiene, diversional therapies, pressure area cares and continence management, understanding holistic and comprehensive delivery for healthcare, excellent communication skills that adapts to residents specialized needs such as cognitive impairments, vision impairments or hearing impairments, high level skill to complete all relevant documentation, amazing active listening skills. Chosen by facility manager to be a mentor to new staff and students; a friendly and approachable face open to all questions and an opportunity to teach my compassionate care delivery to others.
- Kawana Waters Mentor Program for new staff
Graduate Registered Nurse
Queensland Health
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Improved patient outcomes by providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients in various clinical settings.
- Increased efficiency through accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes using electronic health records.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families coping with acute illness or chronic conditions, fostering trustful relationships with them throughout their healthcare journey.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to provide optimal patient care.
- Opportunity as an temporarily acting Clinical Nurse; which gave me opportunity to assist with patient flow, assist nurses with recognising early signs of patient deterioration and act accordingly, ensure safe and effective patient care while maintaining a positive and productive work environment
Education
Undergraduate Bachelor - Nursing Science
Central Queensland University
Certificate IV - Mental Health
Kelly Collages
01.2018
Certificate III - Individual support
TAFE QLD
01.2017
Certificate II - Health Support Services
TAFE
01.2017
Year 12 Graduate - QLD
Kawana Waters State Collage
01.2016
Certificate III - Basic Health Care
TAFE
01.2016
No Degree - BLS Assessor
QLD Health
Skills
- The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team comfortably and confidently
- Time management and delegation skills
- Prompt problem resolution ability
- Strong communication skills
- Leadership and delegation
- Resilience
Accomplishments
- Training - Accredited Basic Life Support Assessor
- Completion of 2 Quality Improvement Projects for the ward- Completed a delirium workbook for new AINs and aimed to improve emergency airway packs in aid for patient deterioration
- Preceptor for New Graduate Nurses/ students
- Continuous casual shifts throughout SCHHS to build and elaborate on nursing skills
- The Wesley Private Hospital Intern Program
CLINICAL PLACEMENTS
- Clinical Placement 1: Carramar Home for The Aged 06/01/2020 - 26/01/2020
- Clinical Placement 2: Caboolture Hospital - General Surgical 03/08/2020 - 21/08/2020
- Clinical Placement 3: The Wesley Hospital – Orthopedics 18/01/2021 - 12/02/2021
- Clinical Placement 4: Sunny Street Mobile Outreach Unit 07/06/2021 – 02/07/2021
- Clinical Placement 5: The Wesley Hospital ICU Upcoming: 27/09/2021 – 05/11/2021
Disclaimer
I Tahnee Paul, declare this CV to be true and accurate.
25/05/2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical Unit
Queensland Health
02.2023 - Current
Graduate Registered Nurse
Queensland Health
02.2022 - 02.2023
AIN (2017-2021) Registered Nurse (2021-2023)
Opal Aged Care
06.2017 - 07.2023
Certificate IV - Mental Health
Kelly Collages
Certificate III - Individual support
TAFE QLD
Certificate II - Health Support Services
TAFE
Year 12 Graduate - QLD
Kawana Waters State Collage
Certificate III - Basic Health Care
TAFE
Undergraduate Bachelor - Nursing Science
Central Queensland University
No Degree - BLS Assessor
QLD Health
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