Nikaela Neaton,
Surgical Assistant
RN · PNSA · M.NURS · MNP CANDIDATE
Surgical assistant sa bawat operasyon ng CQ Hand + Upper Limb, at namamahala sa post-operative wound clinic.
Nikaela Neaton ay isang Perioperative Registered Nurse at Surgical Assistant na may mahigit isang dekadang clinical practice sa malawak na hanay ng mga surgical specialty. Sa CQ Hand + Upper Limb, nagpapraktis siya sa isang advanced nursing level, sa loob ng isang surgical practice na nakatuon sa upper limb.
Nag-aral siya sa Central Queensland University (Bachelor of Nursing, 2015), may Graduate Certificate at Graduate Diploma in Perioperative Nursing, ginawaran ng Master of Nursing ng La Trobe noong 2022, at kasalukuyang tinatapos ang Master of Nurse Practitioner program — sa La Trobe din. Ang kanyang praktis ay ginagabayan ng ACORN Professional Practice Standards, ng scope of practice ng AANSA para sa mga PNSA, at ng mga pamantayan ng NMBA para sa Registered Nurse at Nurse Practitioner.
Sa loob ng klinika, tumutulong si Nikaela sa bawat operasyon, malayang namamahala sa post-operative wound clinic, at nag-aambag sa clinical research ng praktis sa shoulder outcomes. Ang kanyang four-domain advanced practice work — clinical leadership, education, research at system support — ay pinatatatag ng matibay na pananagutan sa evidence-based care, patient advocacy at collaborative multidisciplinary practice.
Kung saan niya ginagawa ang karamihan ng kanyang trabaho
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Surgical assistance
Patient positioning, skin preparation, draping, retraction ng malalalim na tisyu, hemostasis, wound closure at pag-apply ng dressing — sa bawat kaso sa CQ Hand + Upper Limb.
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Post-operative wound clinic
Malayang assessment, palit ng dressing at clinical decision-making sa wound clinic, na iniaakyat sa surgeon kapag kinakailangan.
Mula sa mga ward hanggang
operating theatre
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Assistant in Nursing — Prescare Alexandra Gardens
Direktang pangangalaga sa pasyente sa isang aged-care na pasilidad habang tinatapos ang Bachelor of Nursing.
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Registered Nurse — Queensland Health (CQHHS)
Perioperative na karanasan sa scrub, scout at anaesthetic nursing. Clinical Nurse — Obstetrics & Gynaecology (2021–2023). Acting Clinical Nurse — Orthopaedics, Trauma, Ophthalmology, at Floor Coordinator. Malawak na cross-specialty na karanasan, kabilang ang general surgery, urology, ENT at dental.
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Perioperative Nurse Surgical Assistant — CQ Hand + Upper Limb
First assistant sa bawat operasyon, nagpapraktis ayon sa scope of practice ng AANSA at sa ACORN Professional Practice Standards. Malayang namamahala sa post-operative wound clinic na may clinical assessment, decision-making at referral. Malawak na arthroscopic na karanasan sa buong upper limb; bihasa sa plastering at splinting; nagbabasa ng X-ray, MRI at CT upang suportahan ang perioperative reasoning. Nakikilahok sa shoulder clinical research kasama ang surgeon.
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Master of Nurse Practitioner — La Trobe University
Kasalukuyang tinatapos ang Master of Nurse Practitioner program, na nakabatay sa Master of Nursing na iginawad ng La Trobe noong 2022.
Postgraduate na pagsasanay,
diin sa perioperative
- 2012 – 2015
Bachelor of Nursing — Central Queensland University
Pundasyong kwalipikasyon.
- 2019
Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Perioperative Nursing) — University of Tasmania
Unang postgraduate na kwalipikasyon na tiyak sa perioperative environment.
- 2020
AO Basics — Principles of Fracture Management (ORP)
AO Trauma.
- 2020 – 2021
Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Perioperative Nursing; PNSA) — La Trobe University
Natapos sa ilalim ng surgical mentorship at clinical supervision ayon sa mga kinakailangan ng ACORN/AANSA.
- 2021
Suturing for Health Professionals Workshop
ECT4 Health.
- 2021
Plastering and Slabbing Workshop
ECT4 Health.
- 2022
Master of Nursing — La Trobe University
Postgraduate na kwalipikasyong sumusuporta sa advanced perioperative practice.
- 2022
Queensland Surgical Assistants Workshops
Johnson & Johnson MedTech.