Tiarna Tilbrook
Plympton,SA
Summary
Ambitious, efficient, and fast-learning Registered nurse that possesses excellent time management and organisation skills. Presents the ability to respectfully engage in developing professional therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Competent in providing holistic patient-centered care. Experienced in patient monitoring, ventilator support, wound care, and assisted feeding. Has had previous clinical experience in rural and metropolitan settings.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Flinders Medical Centre
10.2022 - Current
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment for safety and functionality, and made the necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Coordinated within a multi-disciplinary team to implement personalised treatment plans for patients to maintain stable conditions and achieve reasonable improvements and recovery.
- Collaborated with physicians when responding to deterioration to quickly assess patients and deliver the appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Conducted patient assessments and recorded the patient's medical status and treatment details in electronic charts to accurately define care requirements.
- Monitored patient conditions by interpreting and tracking ECG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings, and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Monitored patients' vital signs, respiratory status, and invasion/non-invasive machine operation, and made adjustments with the consultation of seniors to promote stabilisation.
- Managed ventilator support, feeding tubes, central lines, and surgical drains.
- Cared for wounds such as surgical sites and pressure sores to prevent infection and promote healing.
- Collected blood and specimens for laboratory testing. Analysed, evaluated, and documented results accurately.
- Utilised effective sterile and PPE practices to prevent and control the spread of infections.
- Assisted in various procedures; intubation, tracheostomy insertion, artline and CVC insertion, drain insertion, and catheterisation.
- Fostered caring, compassionate, and respectful care environments by treating every patient with professionalism.
- Guided patients, caregivers, and family members on treatment plans and helpful resources available locally to support care.
Registered Nurse - Short Stay Day Surgery
Flinders Medical Centre
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Involved in discharge planning and identifying barriers to discharge.
- Formulated and initiated plans of care to promote the continuity of safe and efficient patient care.
- Provided pre-operative and post-operative care consistent with the correct hospital policy and procedure protocols.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Holistically conducted bedside assessments and documented data in EMR.
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, disease and treatment management, safe medication use, and discharge plan objectives.
- Recommended referrals for counseling and rehabilitation services to improve health outcomes.
- Participated in evidence-based educational in-services to maximize awareness and nursing competency development.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA09.2021
High School Diploma -
Glossop High School
Glossop, SA2017
Skills
- Interdisciplinary communication and coordination
- Incorporating holistic approaches to build therapeutic and professional relationships
- Willingness to learn and consider constructive feedback
- Schedule management
- Patient advocacy and ethical decision-making
- Clinical assessment and patient monitoring
- Haemodynamic and ECG monitoring
- Responding to acute deterioration
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient care planning and implementation
- Discharge planning
- Medication administration and dosage calculations
- Arterial Blood Gas sampling and diagnostic test interpretation
- Infection control and prevention
- EMR application management
Certification
- Nursing and Midwifery Board AHPRA registration, Registration number: NMW0002562621 - 31/05/2023.
- ARC ALS 1 - 2023.
- Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation - 2023.
- Transition to Professional Practice Program 5/3/2022 – 5/3/2023.
- BLS - 2022.
- DHS NDIS/Disability Services Employment Screening and working with children check - 2022.
- National police check -2022.
REFERENCES
TBA
Additional Information
OCCUPATIONAL GOALS |
- I am currently completing my grade A studies in ICU and hope to achieve this by the end of 2023. After completing these studies, I hope to gain clinical confidence and professional development towards caring for critically unstable patients.
- Obtaining a second degree in the speciality of midwifery. Furthering my studies to develop the knowledge and practical skills to support women through pregnancy, labour, birth and provide pre and postnatal care.
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Flinders Medical Centre
10.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse - Short Stay Day Surgery
Flinders Medical Centre
03.2022 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
High School Diploma -
Glossop High School
- Nursing and Midwifery Board AHPRA registration, Registration number: NMW0002562621 - 31/05/2023.
- ARC ALS 1 - 2023.
- Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation - 2023.
- Transition to Professional Practice Program 5/3/2022 – 5/3/2023.
- BLS - 2022.
- DHS NDIS/Disability Services Employment Screening and working with children check - 2022.
- National police check -2022.
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