Nurses

Sarsha, Amanda, Dali and Caitlin  make up our wonderful team of nurses.  They have a wealth of knowledge and experience between them.  They are an important part of our team.  

They run nurse-led clinics for chronic disease management for conditions including: diabetes, asthma, osteoarthritis, rhuematoid arthritis, heart diease, pulmonary diease, chronic kidney disease.

The core activities of a chronic disease clinic include:

• Development and implementation of a patient education program
• Discussion and setting self management goals, and re-establishing these if the patient relapses
• Setting clinical targets and strategies to pursue
• Strong linkages with GP management including medication management
• Development of a GP Management Plan, (GPMP)
• Shared care with other health professionals (Team Care Arrangements)
• Referral to other health professionals for specific care requirements
• Ongoing review and support

The nurses also:

• manage chronic wound dressings
• perform childhood and travel vaccinations
• perform workplace flu vaccinations
• triage and emergency treatment