Registered Nurse Management

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: NESTA LEVI HOU

D.O.B: 13/11/69

POSTAL ADDRESS: 41 Tingiringi Street, ALGESTER, QLD 4115.

MOBILE: 040*******

EMAIL: *********@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED/AWARDS:

29/8/2012: REGISTRATION WITH NURSING AND MIDWIFERY BOARD OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

P.O.Box 9958, Brisbane, Australia.

17/8/2012: REGISTRATION - BRIDGING COURSE FOR OVERSEAS QUALIFIED NURSES

INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NURSING IN AUSTRALIA

599 Upper Heidelberg Road, Heidelgerg Heights, Melbourne,

Victoria, Australia.

9/9/2010: CERTIFICATE 111 IN AGED CARE WORK.QUEENSLAND INSTITUE OF

COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALGESTER, QLD 4115, AUSTRALIA

2004-1998 BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE IN NURSING

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY, LISMORE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

1992-1990 CERTIFICATE IN NURSING,SOLOMON ISLANDS COLLEGE OF HIGHER

EDUCATION, KUKUM CAMPUS,HONIARA

1989-1985 SOLOMON ISLANDS SCHOOL CERTIFICATE,WAIMAPURU NATIONAL SECONDARY

SCHOOL,MAKIRA, SOLOMON ISLANDS.

CLINICAL SKILLS ACQUIRED:

Nursing Assessment skills-Patient history taking, Physical assessment.

Nursing diagnosing skills

Communication skills

Nurse-patient relation skills

Medication administration [injection-intramuscularly, oral, intravenous and

suppository technique]

Pain management skill

Blood transfusion and blood products

Time management skills

Admission and discharge management skills

Patient teaching and counselling skills

Coaching skill

Good listening skill

Patient and family advocacy skill

Intravenous management skills

Vital signs [Blood/ pressure, Temperature, Respiration, pulse rate]

Wound dressing/Management skill

Aseptic technique skills

Electrolyte maintenance and management skills

Management of patient's activity of daily living

Feeding skills

Suctioning skill.

Supervisory skills

Team management skills

Risk management skills

Patient care safety

Bowel care

Bladder/catheter care

Palliative care

Dementia care

Dealing with families and directing a team of Assistant Nurses to complete

their duties.

Assisting Doctors when needed.

PROCEDURAL SKILLS ACQUIRED:

Adult catheterisation procedure

Wound suturing

Pre-operation enema procedure

Pre and post operation preparation for surgery (gynaecology&obstetric and

surgical cases)

Intravenous cannulation

Vene-punture (Adult and Children)

Urine and stool specimens

Vaginal examination

Pap-smear specimen

Blood transfusion procedure

Blood glucose level testing skill

Delivery procedure

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND WORK HISTORY:

Current: Registered Nurse, Aged Care

(from 10th Jan 2013) Algester Lodge (144 beds Residential Age

Care)

117 Dalmeny Street, Algester Qld 4115, Phone

(07)) 37114711

1st Jan 2011 - 9th Jan 2013 Assistant in nursing in Algester Lodge

Residential Nursing Home.

2010 September Registered Nurse, Honiara Private

Medical centre

Honiara, Solomon Islands

2010 August Clinical Nurse, Nursery Ward

2009 January National Referral hospital

Solomon Islands

2008 -December Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant, Nursery Ward

National Referral Hospital, Honiara, Solomon

Islands

January 2007- November2008 Clinical Nurse Paediatric ward

National Referral Hospital, Honiara, Solomon

Islands

2006-January -December 2005 Senior Registered Nurse,

Outpatient, Accident

& Emergency department

1997, 1996 to 1995 Registered Nurse, Maternity Ward

January - December National Referral Hospital

Solomon Islands

January - December 1994 Registered Nurse, Honiara

Urban Nursing

Honiara city council, Solomon Islands

1993 January-December Nurse Probationer, National

Referral hospital, Sol. Islands.

GAPS IN WORK/PRACTICE HISTORY:

1998-January-2004 Bachelor of Nursing in Health Science

Southern Cross University,

Lismore, NSW, Australia

REGISTRATION:

29th August 2012: Registered Nurse (Division 1)

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

28th April 1994 Registered General Nurse-Solomon Islands Nursing

Council Act 1987:

Registration Number 2113

INSERVICE/TRAINING WORKSHOPS/SHORTCOURSES:

21 November 2010- Queensland First aid training, statement

of attainment

13 August 2010 Attended breastfeeding work shop,

sponsored by UNICEF at the

National Referral hospital, Solomon Island

November- Certificate in continuing

education, University of the South Pacific December 2008

Solomon Islands Campus

October- November2007 Nursing leaders Training Program by China Medical

University Hospital in Taiwan

MEMBERSHIP:

Member of Australian Nursing Federation - ANF number 115370.

Member of Queenslands Nursing Union - QNU number 1958788

Registered Nurse with Solomon Islands Nursing Council

Member of the Solomon Islands Nursing Association.

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