Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Nursing Experience
Professional Development
References
Timeline
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Vicki Nebbia

Deeragun,QLD

Summary

Empathetic Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 10 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical examinations and testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Nurse Practitioner

THHS
01.2024 - Current
  • Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
  • Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
  • Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
  • Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions.
  • Opioid Substitution Therapy education provided to patients with follow up

Nurse Practitioner Home Therapies

THHS
01.2014 - 01.2024
  • CKD stage 4&5 on dialysis - Outreach to THHS, NWHHS and CWHHS clinic - Secondment to NWHHS – NP Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
  • Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.

Nurse Practitioner Candidate Home Therapies

01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Pre dialysis education for CKD stage 4 & 5 - Patient reviews and treatment assessments for Peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis patients at home - Outreach visits

Nurse Educator

01.2013 - 01.2013
  • Mount Isa and Townsville Peritoneal Dialysis Course - EPiQ for renal/ TPNEP - Staff education and orientation - Patient and staff assesments

Casual tutorial facilitator

James Cook University (Nursing)
01.2012 - 01.2012
  • Facilitating tutorials for HS1111 - Facilitating tutorials for NS2101

Acting Nurse Educator

01.2010 - 01.2010
  • TPNEP – renal transition - Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis training - Satellite education

Renal Unit Clinical Nurse Consultant

01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Patient rosters - Reorganisation of the peritoneal dialysis nurses course - Staff educator - Set up of an in-service program for medical 1

Renal Unit

01.2007 - 01.2007
  • 0.8FTE RN - Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis - 0.8FTE CN - Haemodialysis - Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant

Renal Unit Alice Springs Hospital

RN Dialysaid Nursing Agency
01.2006 - 01.2006
  • Haemodialysis acute and chronic

Renal Unit

01.2005 - 01.2006
  • 1.0FTE - Outreach CN - Peritoneal Dialysis - Patient training, staff training in peritoneal dialysis

RN Dialysaid Agency

Westmead and Westmead children’s
04.2005 - 05.2005
  • Adults and children’s haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration

Mornington Island Hospital

01.2005 - 02.2005
  • 1.0FTE - CN - Pharmacy work - Emergency clinics

A/NUM Renal Unit

TTH
01.2005 - 01.2005
  • Rostering - Professional AD’s

Renal Unit MIBH

01.2004 - 01.2005
  • ACNC - Patient training - Staff Training

Renal Unit

01.2003 - 03.2004
  • 1.0FTE - Outreach CN - Staff education, Peritoneal dialysis - Peritoneal dialysis course education

Renal Unit

01.2001 - 01.2003
  • 0.8 FTE and Medical 1 - 0.2 FTE (although have worked full time in the renal unit in this period) - RN, ACN, ANUM - Rosters, Team and patient organisation

Renal Unit

01.2001 - 05.2001
  • Temporary Full Time - RN - Peritoneal Dialysis - out reach, Home visits, training of patients

Grad Program

Townsville General Hospital
09.2000 - 01.2001
  • Medical C- RN - Peritoneal Dialysis, Detoxification patients

Grad Program

Townsville General Hospital
01.2000 - 09.2000
  • Renal Unit - Haemodialysis, cannulation, care and assessment of renal patient

Residential Attendant

Good Shepherd Nursing Home
01.1999 - 12.1999
  • Assistance to residence will full care and Activities of Daily Living

Education

Completion of Post Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education -

James Cook University
12.2018

Completion of Masters of Nurse Practitioner -

James Cook University
12.2013

Completion of post graduate renal certificate -

James Cook University
11.2006

Completed Bachelor of Nursing Science -

James Cook University
12.1999

Completed Year 12 -

Townsville State High School
01.1995

Skills

  • Preventive Care
  • Patient Education
  • Health Promotion
  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Patient Examination
  • Treatment Plan Development
  • Lab result evaluation

Nursing Experience

  • 01/1999-12/1999, Residential Attendant, Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Assistance to residence will full care and Activities of Daily Living
  • 01/2000, Commencement of Grad program, Townsville General Hospital, Fulltime
  • 01/2000-09/2000, Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, Haemodialysis, cannulation, care and assessment of renal patient On call haemodialysis, ICU haemodialysis
  • 09/2000-01/2001, Medical C- RN, Townsville General Hospital, Peritoneal Dialysis, Detoxification patients
  • 01/2001-05/2001, Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, Peritoneal Dialysis – out reach, Home visits, training of patients
  • 2001-2003, Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, RN, ACN, ANUM Rosters, Team and patient organisation
  • 2003-03/2004, Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, Outreach CN Staff education, Peritoneal dialysis Peritoneal dialysis course education
  • 2004-2005, Renal Unit MIBH, Townsville General Hospital, ACNC Patient training Staff Training
  • 01/2005-02/2005, Mornington Island Hospital, Townsville General Hospital, CN Pharmacy work Emergency clinics
  • 2005-2006, Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, Outreach CN Peritoneal Dialysis Patient training, staff training in peritoneal dialysis
  • 04/2005-05/2005, RN Dialysaid Agency, Westmead and Westmead children’s, Adults and children’s haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration
  • 2005, A/NUM Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, Rostering Professional AD’s
  • 2006, Renal Unit, Alice Springs Hospital, RN Dialysaid Nursing Agency Haemodialysis acute and chronic
  • 2007, Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, 0.8FTE RN Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis 0.8FTE CN Haemodialysis Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant
  • 2007-2008, Renal Unit, Townsville General Hospital, Clinical Nurse Consultant Patient rosters Reorganisation of the peritoneal dialysis nurses course Staff educator Set up of an in-service program for medical 1
  • 2010, Acting Nurse Educator, Townsville General Hospital, TPNEP – renal transition Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis training Satellite education
  • 2013, Nurse Educator, Townsville General Hospital, Mount Isa and Townsville Peritoneal Dialysis Course EPiQ for renal/ TPNEP Staff education and orientation Patient and staff assesments
  • 2012, Casual tutorial facilitator, James Cook University (Nursing), Facilitating tutorials for HS1111 Facilitating tutorials for NS2101
  • 2013-2014, Nurse Practitioner Candidate, Home Therapies, Pre dialysis education for CKD stage 4 & 5 Patient reviews and treatment assessments for Peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis patients at home Outreach visits
  • 2014-Current, Nurse Practitioner, Home Therapies, CKD stage 4&5 on dialysis Outreach to THHS, NWHHS and CWHHS clinic
  • 2017, Secondment, NWHHS, NP Chronic Kidney Disease

Professional Development

2000-2023, Attendance of 90% of Post graduation sessions – conducting a learning session of Dialysis and Kidney disease. Peritoneal Dialysis Course. Attended Ethics/research meeting monthly. Completion of the Professional Assault Response Training (PART). Attendance of an evening seminar – current standards and a full day seminar – Anaemia both presented by Janssen-Cilag. Attendance of the 30th Annual Renal Society of Australasia (RSA) conference 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2019 Attendance of 1st Indigenous Health symposium – Uluru 2004. Attendance of the 23rd Baxter Home Therapies conference 2005 Attendance of the 24th Baxter Home Therapies conference 2006 Presentation at the 2nd National Indigenous Dialysis and Transplant symposium – Darwin 2008 Attendance at 1st NEN (nephrology Educators Network) conference – Sydney 2009 Attendance at 2nd NEN conference – Melbourne 2011 Medical and Nurse Practitioner Scientific Nephrology Symposium – Melbourne 2012 Nurse Practitioner Master ’Class –2012. 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 x 2, 2023 Medical and Nurse Practitioner Scientific Nephrology Symposium – Melbourne 2013 ISPD conference 2016 and 2018, Melbourne and Vancouver Cardiac Conference 2018 Cairns Diabetes Symposium 2021 South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition – New Zealand, August 2022 Peritoneal Dialysis Academy 2023 Brisbane

References

  • George Kan, Director of Nephrology, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, 4433 2650
  • Vikas Srivastava, Nephrologist, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, 4433 9340
  • Mary Leech, Nursing Director, Medical Service Group TUH, 4433 3497

Timeline

Nurse Practitioner

THHS
01.2024 - Current

Nurse Practitioner Home Therapies

THHS
01.2014 - 01.2024

Nurse Practitioner Candidate Home Therapies

01.2013 - 01.2014

Nurse Educator

01.2013 - 01.2013

Casual tutorial facilitator

James Cook University (Nursing)
01.2012 - 01.2012

Acting Nurse Educator

01.2010 - 01.2010

Renal Unit Clinical Nurse Consultant

01.2007 - 01.2008

Renal Unit

01.2007 - 01.2007

Renal Unit Alice Springs Hospital

RN Dialysaid Nursing Agency
01.2006 - 01.2006

RN Dialysaid Agency

Westmead and Westmead children’s
04.2005 - 05.2005

Renal Unit

01.2005 - 01.2006

Mornington Island Hospital

01.2005 - 02.2005

A/NUM Renal Unit

TTH
01.2005 - 01.2005

Renal Unit MIBH

01.2004 - 01.2005

Renal Unit

01.2003 - 03.2004

Renal Unit

01.2001 - 01.2003

Renal Unit

01.2001 - 05.2001

Grad Program

Townsville General Hospital
09.2000 - 01.2001

Grad Program

Townsville General Hospital
01.2000 - 09.2000

Residential Attendant

Good Shepherd Nursing Home
01.1999 - 12.1999

Completion of Post Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education -

James Cook University

Completion of Masters of Nurse Practitioner -

James Cook University

Completion of post graduate renal certificate -

James Cook University

Completed Bachelor of Nursing Science -

James Cook University

Completed Year 12 -

Townsville State High School
Vicki Nebbia