With a proven track record at Placement, I excel in palliative care and documentation, showcasing exceptional problem-solving and time management abilities. My experience spans comprehensive assessment and care plan management, significantly enhancing multidisciplinary care outcomes. My approach is always patient-centered, achieving notable improvements in care quality and efficiency.
Comprehensive assessment
- Discharge planning
- Understanding challenging behaviours
- Collaborative multidisciplinary care
- Engage carers in plan of care
- View and assess complex aged care in a variety of settings, community and acute care setting sand evaluate
Clinical communication and documentation
- Clinical handover
- Recording vital signs
- Recording fluid intake/output
- Using and maintaining patient records
- Interprofessional communication
- Negotiating care with patient/client and families
Clinical assessment and monitoring
- A – H physical assessment
- Pain assessment
- Respiratory assessment
- Cardiovascular assessment
- Basic cardiac rhythm recognition
- Cardiac monitoring: lead attachment and performing an ECG
- Neurological assessment
- Assessment of fluid balance
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Haematological results
- Recognition and responding to the deteriorating patient
Clinical interventions and management
- Basic life support
- Wound care: care of drains
- Wound care: swabbing for culture
- Removal of clips and sutures
- Oxygen therapy
- Airway management: suctioning
Privacy and dignity
- Respectful care
- Confidentiality
- Cultural and transcultural care
Risk and safety
- Hand hygiene
- Infection control
Medications, intravenous therapy and blood products
- Safe checking, administration, documentation & disposal of medications
- Medication calculations
- Oral medication administration
- Other non-parenteral medications
- Intramuscular injections
- Subcutaneous injections
- Intravenous therapy calculations
- Intravenous therapy
Personal care
- Assisted ambulation
- Hygiene: bed making, shower/bath, bed bath and oral care
- Skin integrity: positioning, assessment and pressure area care
- Elimination: continence management and bowel care
Privacy and dignity
- Respectful care
- Confidentiality
Promoting self-management
- Health education and health promotion
Clinical assessment and monitoring
- Vital signs TPR and BP
- Physical assessment
- Pain assessment
- Respiratory assessment
- Pulse oximetry
- Using a stethoscope
- Cardiovascular assessment
- Cardiac monitoring: lead attachment
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Neurovascular assessment
- Abdominal assessment
- Nutritional assessment
- Assessment of fluid balance
- Urine analysis
- Pre-operative assessment
- Post-operative assessment
Clinical interventions and management
- Wound care: aseptic non-touch technique
- Wound care: dry dressing technique
- Wound care: removal of sutures/staples
- Oxygen therapy
- Pre-operative education
- Post-operative education
Risk and safety
- Hand hygiene
- Hand washing for invasive procedures
- Infection control
- Sharps safety
Clinical communication and documentation
- Admission (surgical)
- Clinical handover
- Care planning
- Recording vital signs
- Recording fluid intake/ output
- Using and maintaining patient records
- Communicating clinical reasoning
- Interprofessional communication
- Negotiating care with patient/clients and families
Medications and intravenous therapy
- Safe checking, documentation and disposal of medication (oral and subcutaneous)
- Medication calculations
- Oral and subcutaneous medication administration
- Other non-parenteral medications
Personal care
- Assisted ambulation
- Hygiene: bed making
- Hygiene: shower/bath
- Hygiene: bed bath
- Hygiene: oral care
- Skin integrity: assessment
- Elimination
- Nutrition
Clinical communication and documentation
- Recording vital signs
- Recording fluid input and output
- Using and maintaining patient records
- Introduction to handover and ISBAR
- Culturally safe communication
- Partnering in decision making with patient/client families
- Discharge planning
Clinical assessment and monitoring
- Vital signs TPR, BP, Sp02
- Blood Glucose measurement
- Physical assessment: A-H
Clinical interventions and management
- Basic life support (novice level)
- Cultural competence
- Privacy and dignity
- Respectful care
- Confidentiality
Risk and safety
- Hand hygiene
- Infection control
- Manual handling
- Self-care and reflective practice
Risk and safety
- Taking a medication history
- Introduction to medication administration and safety