Majella Bourke

• In my capacity as a senior staff nurse, I ensure quality care for patients from admission to discharge.
• providing individualized care plans, liaising with multidisciplinary team members, and advocating for patients to ensure appropriate services, treatments, and interventions are promptly implemented.
• I am clinically skilled in phlebotomy, cannulation, ACLS, 12-lead ECG reading, applying plaster casts, minor injury wounds, eye washouts, epistaxis, and emergency care of the unstable patient.
• I completed a Level 9 Acute Medicine Postgraduate Diploma programme to further enhance and develop my practice and care of patients across the life and health spectrum, achieving a first-class honors degree.
• Contributed to the development of organizational policies and procedures.
• Cultivated collaborative culture and mentored junior staff.
• Conducted research as directed, compiling findings for review.
• Developed and implemented training plans for new staff members, off duty rotas and holiday requests

• Managed acute changes in patient status through rapid identification of problems and initiation of interventions.
• Monitored patient vitals post-surgery, managed medical equipment, and administered medications and IVs.
• Served as a preceptor for new employees providing guidance regarding facility policies and procedures.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care outcomes.
• Monitored medication administration according to physician orders; ensured accuracy of dosage calculations prior to administering medications.
• Actively participated in multi-disciplinary rounds; provided input into plan of care decisions based on assessment findings.

. Recruited to initiate pathways for the introduction of university-educated students into the hospital.

. Ensuring an orderly integration of their arrival with the diploma students already in training.

. Developing competency and student assessment portfolios.

. undertaking staff surveys for the adaption of new roles , while acting on this feed back , amending pathways to provide further education

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop plans of care for patients.
• Developed individualized teaching strategies for each patient based on their specific needs.
• Administered oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
• Administered medications as prescribed by physicians.
• Educated nursing students on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.

• Recognized emergent obstetric and neonatal conditions and initiated appropriate measures.
• Carried out regular ward rounds in the maternity unit, observing patients' progress and responding appropriately.
• Performed routine clinical assessments on pregnant women, monitoring vital signs, fetal heart rate.
• Monitored fetus during labor, completed cervical checks and helped women into different positions to facilitate smooth labors.
• Taught prenatal classes to help educate expectant parents on labor stages and pain relief options.
• Ensured accurate documentation of medical information related to patients' treatment plan.

• Triaging patients efficiently using the Manchester Triage System.
• Treating the stable and unstable patient
• Providing emergency treatment while adhering to hospital policy and ensuring patient safety.
• ongoing eduation in relation to first aid and minor and major limb and life emergencies.
• liasing with all multidisipliaary teams
• Arranging follow up care , handover to other specialities , discharge advice .