Christine Natasha Needham

With a robust background in clinical placements at Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty/Health New Zealand, I excel in delivering patient-centered care and comprehensive assessments. My expertise spans preoperative and postoperative care and general nursing as a registered nurse in Fiji, underpinned by strong communication skills and cultural competence. Achievements include significantly improving patient outcomes through effective teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Community volunteer work in Church and Resthome
• Keep up my ongoing studies in nursing
• Music
• Work with children and youth in church

• Jeni Palmer, Student Nurse Educator, Toiohomai Institute of Technology, Windermere Campus, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, 021 170 9817, jeni.palmer@toiohomai.ac.nz
• Silvia Singh, Registered Nurse, Acacia Park Care home, Acacia Park Care home, Omokoroa, Bay of Plenty, 0210341006, silvia.singh17@gmail.com

• 08/24, 10/24, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty/ Health New Zealand, Ward 3B( Surgical Ward), Tauranga Hospital, 10 weeks, Preoperative care, Post operative care, Patient centered care, Neurovascular observations, Bladder scanning, Neurological observations, Manual handling, First aid, IV medication administration, Monitoring patients during administration blood products, Nursing isolation patients, Communications skills, Discharge planning, Monitoring blood glucose, IV Fluid management, Intravenous luer management, Wound care planning and dressing
• 05/24, 06/24, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty/ Health New Zealand, Ward 1D/ Transit Lounge, Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Tauranga Hospital, 4 weeks, Looking after COPD, Asthma and Bronchiectasis Patients, Education on quit smoking, Educating on proper inhaler technique, Comprehensive Respiratory assessment, Professional development on using Airvo at home, Education on preparing patients on breathing techniques and home use of oxygen, Discharge planning, IV luer management, Collaborating with multidisciplinary team, Referral to district nursing, Assessment of patients and interviewing skills
• 04/24, 05/24, Aged Residential Care, Maylon House, Mount Manganui, 3 weeks, Effective Communication, Focused and comprehensive assessment, Patient rights and medication administration, Working in partnership with Whanau and patient, Interpersonal Skills, Teamwork Management, Monitoring patients, Working alongside vulnerable, dementia and Alzheimers patients, Wound care, Bedside care
• 02/24, 03/24, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty/ Health New Zealand, Infectious Diseases Nurse Specialists, National Bowel Screening Team, Medical Daystay, Tauranga Hospital, 4 weeks, Preassessment for colonoscopy, Community outreach with the bowel screening team, Follow up on positive fit test, Referral to GP, Working alongside support workers in the community, Community outreach to test for hepatitis C, Follow-up on Liver cirrhosis patients, Initiating End of life care plan for liver cancer patients, Diet management, Health literacy, Preoperative management, Intraoperative vital signs monitoring
• 06/23, 07/23, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty/ Health New Zealand, Te Whare Maiangiangi/ Mental Health Inpatient, Tauranga, 5 weeks, Patient safety, Assessment and management of patient with alcohol withdrawal, Mental health medications, Educating patients on emotion regulation, Mental state examination, Interpersonal skills, Working with the multidisciplinary team, Mental Health Act
• 03/23, 05/24, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty/ Health New Zealand, Ward 3B (Surgical Ward), Tauranga Hospital, 8 weeks, Preoperative care, Post operative care, Patient centered care, Neurovascular observations, Bladder scanning, Neurological observations, Manual handling, First aid, Medication administration, Monitoring patients during administration blood products, Nursing isolation patients
• 08/22, 09/22, Aged Residential Care, Maylon House, Mount Maunganui, 4 weeks, Upholding Te Tiriti O Waitangi, Cultural safety, Patient rights, Medication rights, Personal cares, Assessment of patients, Doing SBBAR, Wound care