Tanya McIvor

• Shift co-ordinator
• Utilise clinical skills ie. taking blood samples, cannulation, insertion of foley catheters.
• Provide accurate documenting of antenatal, labor, birth and postpartum care.
• Providing ongoing education and support to colleagues and to patients.
• Professional standards and guidelines by adhering to ethical and legal guidelines and maintaining continued education certifications.
• Organising appropriate and safe transfer to tertiary centres for high risk care.

Acute care setting Diabetes Education role, providing:

• Gestational Diabetes/DIP care
• T1DM and T2DM acute admission care including ICU, surgical, medical and mental health settings.
• Individualising patient care and problem solving
• Using interpreter services for CALD inpatients.
• Insulin administration education provision.
• Liaising with Nursing and Medical professionals.
• Provision of education/updates to staff and students
• ADIPS-SOMANZ Annual Scientific Meeting (virtual 2021)
• ADIPS conference (Adelaide, 2018)
• ADEA State Diabetes Conference (Bunbury, 2020)
• ADEA State Diabetes Conference (Perth, 2018)

• Keeping accurate documentation involving antenatal, labor and birth and postnatal care.
• Facilitated antenatal birth education classes
• Performed neonatal assessments and observations.
• Neonatal hearing screening.
• Promoted benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on positioning, attachment and breast care.
• Managed fetal distress and delivery complications calmly
• Administered pain relief
• Assisted parents in coping with pregnancy loss and neonatal deaths.

• Team Midwifery 2007-2009
• Hospital rotation Midwife, including labour and birth suite, antenatal and postnatal care, 2005-2007
• Student 2004-2005

Cardiothoracic Nursing

Promoted post surgery healthy lifestyle and nutrition.

Monitored patients' heart rhythms and functions through cardiac and blood pressure monitoring.

Provision of inpatient care following minor and more complex surgical procedures.

Acute Medical ward Nursing, including end of life care.

• Providing care to patients in acute psychosis.
• Recovering patients post ECT
• Participating in cognitive behaviour therapy groups.