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Suzanne Brewer
Phone: 0274-079-550, (09)537-5472
Email: [email protected]
Current Drivers License
Objective: I would like to achieve gaining a position as a Graduate nurse under the
Nurse entry to practice program within Counties Manukau District Health Board.
Current: Manukau Technical Institute Nursing Degree pending July 2011
Placements:
BN6 Kidz First Emergency Care: Key skills: assessing children, planning outcomes,
taking of vital signs, accurate documentation, working and communicating with
whanau/families and the healthcare team, measuring and administering medications,
ECG’s, infection control procedures, use of inhalers and spacers, blood sugar testing,
patient education and follow up, urine testing, cultural safety and observing procedures.
BN5 Eastcare A & M, Botany: Key skills: maintaining confidentiality, upholding
patients rights, the taking of vital signs (understanding and educating patients on any
fluctuations), blood sugar testing, wound management – choosing the correct dressing
and understanding the wound healing process, removal of sutures, infection control
procedures, basic life support, documentation, demonstrating the use of inhalers,
spacers and peak flow measurement, ECG’S, patient education e.g. wound care follow
up, urine and pregnancy testing, bandaging and slings, referrals to agencies, assisting
with POAC patient procedures, assisting with plastering and stocking of equipment.
After completing BN5 clinical experience I have been casually employed as a Health
Care Assistant. I have gained experience and competence with clinical procedures.
BN4 Whirinaki Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Key skills: maintaining
confidentiality, the taking of vital signs, assessments (using BATOMI), planning
outcomes, accurate documentation, working within a collaborative healthcare team,
communicating with whanau/families, patient education, cultural safety, school and
home visits to observe children and researching other agencies for referrals.
BN3 Gastro Ward: Key skills: maintaining confidentiality, the taking of vital signs,
measuring and administering medications while relating these to pathophysiology,
wound care, nursing care with planned outcomes, working and communicating
effectively within the healthcare team, blood sugar testing, assessment skills, effective
and professional relationships with patients, researching pathophysiology and the
disease process, injections, therapeutic interventions, assisting patients with activities of
daily living, cultural safety and observing procedures.
BN2 Aorere College: Key skills: working within the school community team, HEADSS
assessments, referrals to key professionals e.g. social worker, maintaining privacy and
confidentiality, building trusting relationships with the students, cultural safety,
documentation, follow up on students, sprains and wound care and educating the
students on health and wellbeing.
BN2 Orthopedic ward: Key skills: documentation, wound care, blood sugar testing,
assisting patients with activities of daily life, effective communication with patient’s,
whanau/families and healthcare team, assessing patient’s and patient safety, infection
control, cultural safety and observing procedures.
Suzanne Brewer
0274-079-550
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Kaipara Limited, Beachlands
2005-2008
Duties:
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Accounts payable/receivable
Wages
General Office Responsibilities
For eight subsidiary Companies and Head Office
Key skills: Time management, privacy and confidentiality, communication skills, working
collaboratively with Directors, Managers, staff (between 160-180 employees), customer
service, accurate documentation, working to deadlines and flexibility of working hours,
telephone and computer skills, follow up of creditors and debtors.
Pine Harbour Marina, Beachlands
(Subsidiary Company of Kaipara Limited)
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1993-2008
Berth rentals
Reception
Accounts
General Office Duties
Pine Harbour have been full-time and part-time employers during the above years.
Communication skills, telephone and computer skills, customer service, accurate
documentation, communication skills and team work, time management and adaptability.
I have worked at Pine Harbour on a casual basis while completing my Nursing degree.
EDUCATION
Papatoetoe High School
School Certificate passes in Science, Typing, and English
1979-1982
Auckland Technical Institute
1990
Office Training Course, gained Pitman’s Advanced Certificate
Manukau Technical Institute, Diploma in Business
2000-2003
Accounting Principles
B
Accounting Practices
B
Computer Concepts
B
Introduction to Commercial Law
C
Business Communications
A+
Marketing Principles
B
Economic Environment
B
Business Finance
C
Organisation and Management
B
Financial Accounting
C
COMPUTERS
Platforms: Windows
Software: MS Windows Vista, MS Office, Med tech
INTERESTS
Playing touch rugby and netball, coaching and umpiring college netball, water sports,
following my daughter’s interests, running, vegetable gardening and maintaining a
healthy and happy home environment.
REFERENCES:
Verbal references are available on request.
Suzanne Brewer
0274-079-550
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