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Lauren Bell

Waipawa

Summary

Experienced Registered Nurse with strong background in patient care in a range of Medical and Surgical services. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality care and adapt to evolving patient needs.


Expertise in management of facilitating a nursing service to provide to outpatient rural communities.


Effective patient assessment and safe medication administration, along with compassionate care and reliability.


Experienced with patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication within immediate team and wider Hospital teams.


Utilizes medical knowledge to support patient treatments in the management of complex conditions lead by Specialist care.


A strong understanding of healthcare protocols and wider organisation requirements to deliver efficient nursing care.


Incorporating and understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi, reflecting on key principles to ensure a respectful, collaborative and inclusive approach to achieve excellent nursing care and service outcomes.

Recognising that health is a taonga and protecting this by promoting healthcare to achieve positive, beneficial and improved health outcomes for all.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse - Medical Day Unit

Hawkes Bay District Health Board
03.2022 - Current
  • Working Autonomously within Te Whatu Ora and the wider hospital team, specifically Hastings Medical Day Unit, Consultant Specialists and Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide essential services to rural communities.
  • Referral management to enable people to receive prescribed infusions, transfusions, Elastomeric and Portacath Management and Venesections locally, eliminating the burden of travelling further afield
  • Administering medications and providing treatments safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions
  • Organising appropriate follow up care and ongoing treatment within my scope of practise and under the guidance of Specialists and GP's
  • Ordering equipment and medications required to provide a high standard of safe care with the appropriate resources

Registered Nurse - PACU/Day Surgery

Royston Hospital
10.2020 - 03.2024

Registered Nurse - Casual Pool

Hawkes Bay District Health Board
03.2014 - 03.2022

Registered Nurse - Gynaecology/Urology

Hawkes Bay District Health Board
02.2010 - 08.2013

Clinical Co-ordinator - Surgical Ward

Beacon Hospital
02.2008 - 02.2010

Registered Nurse - Colorectal, Hepatobiliary Ward

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
07.2005 - 01.2007

New Graduate Programme

Registered Nurse - Short Stay Emergency

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
01.2005 - 07.2005

New Graduate Programme

Education

Bachelor of Nursing -

Eastern Institute of Technology
Napier
12-2004

Skills

    Venepuncture

    IV Cannulation

    Portacath Management

    Elastomeric Management

    Venesection

    Safe Handling of Cytotoxic agents

    Administering a vast range of Intravenous therapies

    ECA/Clinical Portal/Mosaiq Administration

Timeline

Registered Nurse - Medical Day Unit

Hawkes Bay District Health Board
03.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse - PACU/Day Surgery

Royston Hospital
10.2020 - 03.2024

Registered Nurse - Casual Pool

Hawkes Bay District Health Board
03.2014 - 03.2022

Registered Nurse - Gynaecology/Urology

Hawkes Bay District Health Board
02.2010 - 08.2013

Clinical Co-ordinator - Surgical Ward

Beacon Hospital
02.2008 - 02.2010

Registered Nurse - Colorectal, Hepatobiliary Ward

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
07.2005 - 01.2007

Registered Nurse - Short Stay Emergency

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
01.2005 - 07.2005

Bachelor of Nursing -

Eastern Institute of Technology
Lauren Bell