Therese (Tess) Cummings
Registered Nurse
Howard Springs
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient, inpatient and aged care environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Graduate Registered Nurse - MAPU
Royal Darwin Hospital
04.2024 - Current
- Rapid admission to discharge/ward transfer of patients
- Recognising deteriorating patients and providing skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualised care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of discharge plan objectives, follow ups, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Graduate Registered Nurse - General Surgical 2B
Royal Darwin Hospital
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Administered medications safely according to Medications Safety guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects and/or adverse reactions (including S8, and post op PCA and infusions).
- Prevented spread of infectious diseases by consistently adhering to strict RDH and IFD infection control protocols
- Utilised critical thinking skills to prioritise nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs
- Daily complex wound and VAC dressings
- Assisting patients through pre and post op care
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, sedation levels and promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary
Registered Nurse
All Nurses WA
1 2023 - 6 2023
- Responded to deteriorating patients, activated MET calls and monitored patients according to treatment plan.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated patient care.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Worked within multidisciplinary team to achieve positive patient outcomes.
- Maintained professional and legible verbal and non verbal communications and documentation.
- Administered medications in accordance to Medication Safety standard.
- 1:5 nurse patient ratio within medical, surgical, ED, SSU wards, and day procedure units.
Emergency Department - Student Nurse
Peel Health Campus
10.2022 - 11.2022
- Worked in 20+ bay Emergency Department with two resusitation bays.
- Administered close patient care, checked vital signs and monitored telemetry.
- Complete workup of cardiac admissions including ECG, BGL, vitals, skin integrity, completed clinical risk assessments, urinalysis, handover to treating RMO and RN.
- Documented secondary assessment and agreed patient plan.
- Monitoring invasive ventilation.
- Wound care in fast track department.
- Followed blood transfusion protocol.
- Neurological, neurovascular, sedation, ETOH assessments.
- DKA, sepsis, chest pain, PE pathway.
- Female catheterisation.
Endoscopy/Colonoscopy Outpatient - Student Nurse
Royal Perth Hospital
10.2022 - 10.2022
- Efficiently set-up and tore down procedure rooms in preparation for upcoming procedures.
- Clean endoscopes and equipment following established infection control procedures.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Sedation observations and documentation.
- Recovery care
Plastics Dressing Outpatient Clinic - Student
Royal Perth Hospital
09.2022 - 09.2022
- Instructed patients and caregivers on how to clean and dress wounds and how to prevent infections.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to implement interventions for wound healing and skin breakdown prevention.
- Assessed and treated draining of wounds and burns.
- Treated and carefully tended to vascular and diabetic ulcers.
- VAC therapy dressings.
- Debridement of wounds.
- Removal of sutures.
- Skin graft care.
- Diabetic ulcer care.
- Removal of POPs
Medical Oncology - Student Nurse
Fiona Stanley
05.2022 - 06.2022
- Team nursing 12+ room busy oncology/palliative ward
- Educated patients on such topics as nutrition, medication side effects and proper skin treatments after radiation.
- Revision of blood culture results.
- PEG, NGT, and RIG feeds, aspiration, and cleaning.
- Pressure area care
- Assisting in ADLs
- Mouth care
- IVABs and pain management plans
- Caring for patients with complex social situations.
- Escalation of care
- Caring for neutropenic patients
Mimidi Park Inpatient Unit - Student Nurse
Rockingham General Hospital
12.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
- Determined patient risk by utilizing subjective and objective data obtained through patient interaction.
- Performed frequent ongoing assessments of patients' status to address changes.
- Depot injections.
- Caring for patients with complex social, economic and medical conditions.
- Deesculation techniques.
- Attending team meetings as advocate for patients.
Bridget Clancy Colorectal Ward - Student Nurse
St John Of God Murdoch Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2021
- Pre and post op documentation.
- ANTT wound assessments and dressings.
- Wound management plans.
- PICO negative pressure dressings.
- VAC therapy dressings.
- Stoma care and changes.
- Neurovascular assessments.
- Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens and pain management techniques.
- Pressure injury care.
- Post op sedation care.
- Wound care education before discharge.
Aged Care - Student Nurse
Anglicare Southern Queensland
09.2020 - 09.2020
- Created positive patient experience by assisting patients with bathing, ambulating, feeding and personal and oral hygiene care.
- Adhered to all resident lifting and safe lifting instructions and rules.
- Used wheelchairs, hoists and standing equipment to assist with patient ambulation in room, hallways and bathroom.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Murdoch University
Perth, WA 02.2021 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD 02.2020 - 11.2020
Advanced Diploma - Nutritional Medicine
Australian Institute of Applied Science
Brisbane, QLD 01.2013 - 03.2018
Certificate III - Children's Services
TAFE Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD 04.2009 - 04.2010
Diploma of Event Management -
TAFE New South Wales
Loftus, NSW 01.2007 - 12.2007
Year 12 Certificate -
Harristown State High School
Toowoomba, QLD 02.1997 - 11.2001
Referees
Tracy Espie
Clinical Nurse Manager
RDH - MAPU
P: (08) 8922 8888
E: tracy.espie@nt.gov.au
Yvonne Wood
Clinical Nurse Educator
RDH - MAPU
P: (08) 8922 8888
E: yvonne.wood@nt.gov.au
Catherine Meyer
Clinical Nurse/Facilitator
Peel Health Campus Emergency Department
P: 0408 873 626
E: MeyerC@ramsayhealth.com.au
Timeline
Graduate Registered Nurse - MAPU
Royal Darwin Hospital
04.2024 - Current
Graduate Registered Nurse - General Surgical 2B
Royal Darwin Hospital
10.2023 - 04.2024
Emergency Department - Student Nurse
Peel Health Campus
10.2022 - 11.2022
Endoscopy/Colonoscopy Outpatient - Student Nurse
Royal Perth Hospital
10.2022 - 10.2022
Plastics Dressing Outpatient Clinic - Student
Royal Perth Hospital
09.2022 - 09.2022
Medical Oncology - Student Nurse
Fiona Stanley
05.2022 - 06.2022
Mimidi Park Inpatient Unit - Student Nurse
Rockingham General Hospital
12.2021 - 12.2021
Bridget Clancy Colorectal Ward - Student Nurse
St John Of God Murdoch Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Murdoch University
02.2021 - 12.2022
Aged Care - Student Nurse
Anglicare Southern Queensland
09.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
University of Southern Queensland
02.2020 - 11.2020
Advanced Diploma - Nutritional Medicine
Australian Institute of Applied Science
01.2013 - 03.2018
Certificate III - Children's Services
TAFE Queensland
04.2009 - 04.2010
Diploma of Event Management -
TAFE New South Wales
01.2007 - 12.2007
Year 12 Certificate -
Harristown State High School
02.1997 - 11.2001
Registered Nurse
All Nurses WA
1 2023 - 6 2023
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