Sandra Davidson
Whangarei,Woodhill
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with expertise in patient assessments and individualized care plans. Proficient in medication administration and clinical judgment, ensuring enhanced patient safety and outcomes. Skilled in fostering relationships with service users and families, promoting trust and effective communication in diverse healthcare environments.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Access Community Health
02.2019 - Current
- Administering patient care and medication according to established protocols.
- Coordinating service plans with interdisciplinary teams to enhance service users care and ultimate outcomes.
- Implemented electronic health record systems to improve data accuracy and accessibility.
- Educating services users and families/whanau on health management and disease prevention strategies.
- Monitoring client health status via support worker handovers and documented changes in patient conditions for timely interventions.
Community Registered Nurse
Access Community Health
01.2017 - 02.2019
- Administered patient assessments, including interRAI assessment and developing individualised support plans tailored to the individual needs of the service user/s.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams: care to coordinator, complex care team for diverse client population groups.
- Implemented evidence-based practices, enhancing nursing protocols and improving patient safety measures.
- Mentored junior nurses & student nurses, fostering professional development and promoting best practices in service user care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
NorthTec
Whangarei, NZ07-2016
Foundation Studies
NorthTec
Whangarei, NZ12-2013
Skills
- Home Care:
- Medication administration and competency assessment of support workers
- Service user assessments and documentation
- Strong clinical judgment
- Service user health education and counselling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures during infectious disease processes - documenting data, procedures & protocols
- Working closely with client & whanau utilising compassion and empathy, activate listening and asking open questions
- Care plan development & reassessment with service user and conjunction with their chosen support person/whanau members
- Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
- Relationship building with team members, service users and their family/whanau
- High level of autonomy
- Chronic disease management within the community - liasioning with GP Clinics - Practice nurses for optimal outcomes
- Supervision and competency assessment with in-home support staff
- Service users personal care needs
- Data collection
- Long-term care
- Mental health nursing
Certification
Understanding Stroke and Assessment Education
MOCA assessment certification
Spinal Cord Injury - Autonomic Dysreflexia - Bowel Care Competency Certification - Peristeen Irrigation - Pressure Injury Management Certification
Urinary Competency Certification
Stop the Clot - Haemostasis & anticoagulation
Oral Medication Administration (National Course)
Understanding bias in health care
Female urinary incontinence: Evaluation - UpToDate
Lower urinary tract symptoms in males - UpToDate
A Healthy Bowel (continence.org.nz)
Code of Conduct - New Zealand Nursing Council
Continence Management
COPD Wellness Consultation
Disability Equity (National)
Medication Safety (National Course)
Mini-ACE Cognitive Examination (National Course)
Module 1 - Wound Basics
2DHB - Positive & safe workplace
2DHB - Rainbow/Transgender 101
Achieving Equity Te Tai Tokerau
ADHB Clinical Assessment Workshop
Moving and Handling Certificate
Lymphoma - Compression Therapy Assessment Certificate - Compression Wraps - Compression Stockings
Certificate in Urinary Tract Infection
Cancer related Neuropathic Pain
Heath & Safety Certification: KuraCloud
Understanding Epilepsy
Understanding Diuretics certification
The Big 5: Understanding Chronic Health Conditions
Security Awareness Proficiency-Cyber attacks-
Ongoing annual InterRAI education - annual certification
Diabetes - Insulin-Training/education session
Myli-Once Rep-educational session: Rep from Nova-disk to introduce recent oral medication used to manage Pre-diabetes: Empagliflozin (funded); Dapagliflozin (non-funded)
Blood Glucose Monitoring Certification
Hospice/palliative educational session & certificate
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Access Community Health
02.2019 - Current
Community Registered Nurse
Access Community Health
01.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
NorthTec
Foundation Studies
NorthTec