Carole Mcclelland
Truro,NS
Summary
Three years experience in role of Patient Care Leader of a busy medical/surgical unit at Colchester East Hants Health Center. Directed unit to deliver high level of nursing excellence in a medical-surgical setting using best practice guidelines. Teaching patients and nurses new skills. Developed Nursing Teaching Care Plan for Ostomy Care.
More than 10 years experience in several fields float pool, palliative care, geriatrics and medicine. Main experiences over last 5 years on a medical surgical unit.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Patient Care Leader
Colchester East Hants Health Center
Truro , NS
07.2013 - 10.2015
Managed care on busy medical surgical unit
Member of several committees in hospital
-Pharmacy and Therapeutics
-Point of Care
-Infection Control
-Transitional care
Education
Nursing
Victoria general hospital
1985
Skills
Developed patient care plans for complex patients
Arranged family meetings to develop discharges
Developed critical pathway for Ostomy Teaching
Ostomy teaching for nurses developed and carried out
Teaching nurses at med/surg
Blitz Day (Trach care, Ostomy Care and Pleur-X Drainage Systems
Experienced with Negative Pressure Dressings
Researched incidents that occurred on unit and signed off on same
14 years experience with Primary Care Nursing including
assessing, planning and reviewing Plan of Care
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification [year to present]
- Advanced life support (ACLS) Certification
- Wound Care level three
- Palliative Care Course
Timeline
Patient Care Leader
Colchester East Hants Health Center
07.2013 - 10.2015
Nursing
Victoria general hospital
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