Julie Chamberlain

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

• Demonstrated strong clinical reasoning skills when assessing patients'' conditions, initiating appropriate interventions, and escalating concerns to physicians as needed.
• Enhanced patient satisfaction by delivering compassionate, culturally sensitive care tailored to individual needs and preferences.
• Provided valuable support to families during critical situations by offering emotional support, answering questions, and assisting with decision-making processes related to their loved one''s care.
• Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.

• Worked as one of two Primary Emergency Nurses alongside Fanau Ola to undertake a Pacific Pilot initiative.
• Purpose of Pacific Pilot was to identify reason for high number of Pacific users of ED.
• Aim to reduce patient wait times by reviewing Triage 4 category patients & then striving to collaborate with ED physicians to quickly assess these patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Aim was to improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care for our Pacific patients and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.

Visited Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in 2017, 2019 and 2022 as part of a Clinical Teaching Team from Middlemore Hospital Emergency Department.

Each visit was for one week only.

The purpose of this team was to provide teaching and training to the TTM Emergency clinical staff and to support the Emergency Department by enhancing and strengthening their current systems, processes and protocols where necessary.

The week was comprised of teaching sessions which focussed on topics recommended by the Samoa staff.

The team was made of 2 Emergency Physicians and 2 Emergency nurses.

This initiative was supported by NZ MFAT and CMH (now Te Whatu Ora).

• Worked in a 'casual' capacity.
• Worked primarily in rural remote regions of Australia as an Agency Registered Nurse.
• Often required being the only RN onsite with one Enrolled Nurse as clinical support.
• Conducted patient assessments to determine care priorities & administering emergency medications to stabilize patients while waiting for ED Physician to arrive e.g. nursing standing orders for Ventolin and Atrovent & steroid for moderate wheeze/WOB presentations.
• Orientated and consolidated into Emergency Paediatrics Department.
• Improved patient outcomes by consistently providing high-quality emergency care and implementing evidence-based nursing practices.

• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
• Conducted patient assessments to determine care priorities, improving treatment outcomes.
• Administered emergency medications to stabilize patients, improving chances for recovery.