Leanne Walker

My name is Leanne Walker, and I am an Orthopaedic Registered Nurse with nearly 10 years experience on ward A4 ( acute orthopaedics) at waipapa, I am looking to transition these skills into another area, and I am very interested in this orthopaedic outpatient position you have advertised. I am passionate about both patient and staff/student education, and I have been a Clinical Liaison nurse for roughly 5-6 years. I am also a qualified CPR instructor, with my CORE Advanced certificate ( Certificate Of Resuscitation & Emergency care inc trauma) among others. I have developed sound critical thinking skills, and can think outside the square when necessary. I am experienced in pain management, and I am an empathetic and patient-focused nurse with a passion for delivering exceptional patient care in the orthopaedic setting. I have a comprehensive understanding of surgical procedures both pre op and post op and demonstrate proficiency in patient assessment and monitoring and post-operative care. I am committed to improving patient outcomes and ensuring safe, supportive environment for both patients and staff. I have an extensive back ground in surgical nursing, and care for patients both pre-operatively and post operatively. I am proficient at problem solving, and can advocate for my patients when necessary. I have strong communication skills and work well within a team environment, but can equally work efficiently alone. I am adaptable, and solution focused, and can think outside the square if the situation requires this. Working in a very busy ward, I have developed very good time management skills, and have learned to be organised and to prioritise tasks as needed. After I graduated my NetP year, I completed the "Health assessment of the adult" paper among others. We do a fair amount towards rehabilitation while waiting for a bed to become available elsewhere. I am skilled at getting people up and mobilising particularly if they have lost their confidence post fall and I promote independence for the patient where it is both indicated, and safe to do so. I have some experience with plasters but its mainly in removing them, splitting and/or doing train tracks in plasters that are too tight. I am however extremely keen to learn new things, and would welcome training in this and other fields.

CVAD

Male urinary catheter insertion.

cytotoxic champion,

CLN/DEU teaching and preceptorship of students.

CORE advanced instructor

advanced care planning.

palliative care champion.

I am a champion for the Cytotocxic/antneoplastic medication package, and as such, I test people and then sign them off. I am champion for palliative care, which I very much enjoy. I teach CPR at the staff update days, and have my CORE advanced (Certificate of resuscitation and emergency/trauma) and regularly teach CPR at the staff update days. I have various in-house certifications such as male catheterisation, CVAD etc. I have helped to develop a new student orientation package for acute orthopaedics, along with the 2 other CLNs, the nurse educator, and the charge nurse manager., and I have helped a wee bit with developing the cytotoxic/antineoplastic medication handbook for the cytotoxic package, along with the charge nurse manager, and nurse educator for waipapa.