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Qualified Nurse, Theatre Practitioner, Peer Reviewer, Freelance Nurse Management & Business Writer
Louise Fisher
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Winsford, United Kingdom
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I am a qualified Nurse, currently working in theatres recovery. Previous experience in Critical Care and Peri-op assessment.
I currently peer review several Nursing journals and am a freelance writer for Nursing, Management and Business genres.
I currently peer review several Nursing journals and am a freelance writer for Nursing, Management and Business genres.
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2018 - ?
job
Theatre Practitioner
unknown.
Summary
Provide acute and holistic care to Adult and Paediatric patients immediatly post operatively with complex health issues in a 14 bedded unit.
Key Resposibilities
• Maintain patient airway and utilise the ABCDE approach to assess and respond to clinical needs
• Assess, manage and support pain and nausea in the PACU area
• Support surgical scrub teams by collecting and transferring patients and/or equipment if required to do so and supporting colleagues in needlestick injuries and blood collection.
• Escalte concerns appropritely to Anaesthetist and senior members of the surgical team if required to do so
• Mentor and support students and new members of the team at all times, encouraging best practice, the appropriate use of resources and completing competency documentation.
• Practice and encourage best practice by adhering to local policies, SOP and strategies
• Assess and carry out a wide range of clinical skills, such as stoma care, Tissue Viability and wound care, VTE assessments, PCA implementation and IV medications.
• Coordinate recovery when woking on skeleton shifts, ensuring smooth transfer of patients from emergency theatre to recovery, ensuring skill mix and staff are matched to most appropriate patients and liase with theatre coordinator to work with the surgical teams in a collaborative and multidisciplinary team work approach.
Provide acute and holistic care to Adult and Paediatric patients immediatly post operatively with complex health issues in a 14 bedded unit.
Key Resposibilities
• Maintain patient airway and utilise the ABCDE approach to assess and respond to clinical needs
• Assess, manage and support pain and nausea in the PACU area
• Support surgical scrub teams by collecting and transferring patients and/or equipment if required to do so and supporting colleagues in needlestick injuries and blood collection.
• Escalte concerns appropritely to Anaesthetist and senior members of the surgical team if required to do so
• Mentor and support students and new members of the team at all times, encouraging best practice, the appropriate use of resources and completing competency documentation.
• Practice and encourage best practice by adhering to local policies, SOP and strategies
• Assess and carry out a wide range of clinical skills, such as stoma care, Tissue Viability and wound care, VTE assessments, PCA implementation and IV medications.
• Coordinate recovery when woking on skeleton shifts, ensuring smooth transfer of patients from emergency theatre to recovery, ensuring skill mix and staff are matched to most appropriate patients and liase with theatre coordinator to work with the surgical teams in a collaborative and multidisciplinary team work approach.
Mentor, Implementation, Support, Coordinator, Health
2017 - ?
job
Staff Nurse
Hospital Bank.
(Various areas)
Surgical Day Case pre-op assessing & discharge
Surgical Day Case pre-op assessing & discharge
2020 - 2020
job
Theatre/Critical Care Nurse
unknown.
Summary
Providing acute nursing care for Covid-19 patients in both Theatre department and Critical Care Unit.
Key Resposibilities
• Supporting Intensive Care practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Coordinating theatre and recovery staff to ensure staff levels are maintained and emergency theatres can continue to operate
• Liaising with senior staff to ensure flow of department
• Offering support to colleagues and working outside normal remit to bridge gaps in work force
March 2017 - June 2018 and Recovery
Providing acute nursing care for Covid-19 patients in both Theatre department and Critical Care Unit.
Key Resposibilities
• Supporting Intensive Care practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Coordinating theatre and recovery staff to ensure staff levels are maintained and emergency theatres can continue to operate
• Liaising with senior staff to ensure flow of department
• Offering support to colleagues and working outside normal remit to bridge gaps in work force
March 2017 - June 2018 and Recovery
Support
2018 - 2018
job
Staff Nurse
Critical Care.
Summary
Provide ongoing specialist care to both HDU and ITU patients requiring organ support, utilising the ABCDE approach to assess, evaluate, respond and treat the fluctuating conditions of extremely ill patients whilst supporting their family during a critical time.
Key Responsibilities
• Assess and respond to clincal fluctuations in both level 2 and level 3 patients who require organ support, predominately cardiac and respiratory and to escalte concerns to the ITU Consultant
• IV mediction administration including inatropes, sedatives, analgesia, anti emetics, anti histamines and antibiotics on strict timescales and to ensure central and peripheral lines were flushed and suitable to be used accordingly.
• Ensuing medications are set correctly in pumps and more medication is available in a timely manner for when the infusions complete.
• Practice enhanced clinical skills, such as central line care, tracheostomy care and ventilation support, documenting parameters accurately.
• Strict documentation adhearance, both for litigation purposes and to follow the quality and audit policies locally in place.
• Liase with specialist teams for the management of various issues, such as Diabetic Nurse Specialist, Dietician, SALT, Physiotherapist, Urology and Colorectal teams, Pain Nurses and Organ Donation.
• Exhibit strong communication skills, both verbally and written to support not only the patient but their families who often make difficult decisions in the patients best interests.
• To take and report on blood results including ABG and to administer drugs accordingly from a daily prefilled prescription chart, such as Magnesium or Calcium replacment, thus developnig autonomous nursing skills
• Work closely with other departments, ensuring the smooth transition of level 2 patients to level 1 and thus return to a ward environment, sometimes supporting the patient on the ward when asked to do so.
Provide ongoing specialist care to both HDU and ITU patients requiring organ support, utilising the ABCDE approach to assess, evaluate, respond and treat the fluctuating conditions of extremely ill patients whilst supporting their family during a critical time.
Key Responsibilities
• Assess and respond to clincal fluctuations in both level 2 and level 3 patients who require organ support, predominately cardiac and respiratory and to escalte concerns to the ITU Consultant
• IV mediction administration including inatropes, sedatives, analgesia, anti emetics, anti histamines and antibiotics on strict timescales and to ensure central and peripheral lines were flushed and suitable to be used accordingly.
• Ensuing medications are set correctly in pumps and more medication is available in a timely manner for when the infusions complete.
• Practice enhanced clinical skills, such as central line care, tracheostomy care and ventilation support, documenting parameters accurately.
• Strict documentation adhearance, both for litigation purposes and to follow the quality and audit policies locally in place.
• Liase with specialist teams for the management of various issues, such as Diabetic Nurse Specialist, Dietician, SALT, Physiotherapist, Urology and Colorectal teams, Pain Nurses and Organ Donation.
• Exhibit strong communication skills, both verbally and written to support not only the patient but their families who often make difficult decisions in the patients best interests.
• To take and report on blood results including ABG and to administer drugs accordingly from a daily prefilled prescription chart, such as Magnesium or Calcium replacment, thus developnig autonomous nursing skills
• Work closely with other departments, ensuring the smooth transition of level 2 patients to level 1 and thus return to a ward environment, sometimes supporting the patient on the ward when asked to do so.
Administration, Audit, Management, Support, Ventilation, Audit
My education
University of Chester
MSc, Health Services Management
MSc, Health Services Management
?
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2013
Open University
N/a, Psychology & Sociology
N/a, Psychology & Sociology
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