Clinical Nurse Specialists
Introducing This Page
Meet our Clinical Nurse Specialists. Learn about their roles and responsibilities. Find out who is the best person to contact for your individual needs.
Clinical Nurse Specialists are Drivers
- They help improve the continuity of the patient journey
- They are instrumental in the strategic development to meet DHB annual plans
Use them as they...
- Provide role complementarity
- Improve effectiveness
- Improve knowledge and skills of staff
- Adhere to best practice guidelines "Trust us we know what we are doing!"
- Make the best use of resources
- Provide an integrated continuum of care
CNSs contribute to improving health and reducing morbidity through:
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Provision of specialist clinical nursing:
- assessment / intervention / evaluation / education / coordination Team work
- Support and education of patients and colleagues
- Service co-ordination and development
- Promotion of best practice
Quality Outcomes
- Hospital admissions rates
- Community awareness
- National benchmarking
- Clinical outcomes
- Resource utilisation
- Implement of best practice guidelines
- Growth in level of types of service
- Meeting targeted contractual obligations FSA's / ESP's
History of Clinical Nurse Specialists at the West Coast DHB
Introducing our Clinical Nurse Specialists
Infection Control Officer
Julie Ritchie RN
qualified healthcare auditor
- To reduce infections and cross contaminations
- Close surveillance of multi drug resistant organisms, surgical site infections
- Education of staff, patients and non-DHB providers
Sexual Health Nurse Specialists
Lynley Pratt RN, Buller (no photo) &
Lynley McInroe RN, Greymouth
sexual health nurse specialists
- Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (Under Standing Orders)
- Education and contact tracing services
- Provide emergency contraception
Clinical Nurse Manager Cervical Screening / Sexual Health
Janet Hogan RN
clinical nurse manager cervical screening / sexual health
- Coordinates National Cervical Screening programme and Sexual Health Services
- Provides smear taking service according to national priorities and where choice of female smear taker is not available
Diabetes Nurse Specialist
Norma Devlin RN
diabetes nurse specialist
Fiona Menzies RN
diabetes nurse specialist
- Co-ordinate the diabetic management and education of acute patients
- Educate people and significant others in primary health
- Supportive role to G.P and practice nurses in diabetic management
Respiratory Nurse Specialists
Wendy McNeish RN
respiratory nurse specialists
Susan Taylor RN
respiratory nurse specialists
Rae Smith RN
respiratory nurse specialists
- Est. 1996 to reduce the number of hosp admissions
- Improvement of health outcomes/quality of life
- Policy and procedure development
- Educate staff in respiratory trends
- Participate and initiate respiratory health promotion
AT&R Nurse Specialist
Helen Rzepecky RN
Ad.Dip.N; grad cert. rehab.; PG Cert. Gerontology
- Facilitates discharges from AT&R
- Community Assessments
- Community Follow-up
Oncology Nurse Specialist
Maree Johnston
oncology nurse specialist
- Coordination of acute oncology/palliative care services across secondary and primary services
- Coordination of nurse-led chemotherapy clinic
- Educator in my speciality works closely with MDT involvement with cancer patients from start to end of illness trajectory
Urology Nurse Specialist
Lynette Skeats RN
(no photo)
urology nurse specialist
- Coordinates the clinical care of urology patients on the West Coast
- Provides liaison between Urology Associates, Grey Hospital staff, GPs and community health providers
- Provides education to staff - nursing and medical, primary health providers and community on urology disease and disorders
- Maintains a data base on patients with possible prostate cancer
Palliative Care Nurse Specialist
Bobby Davidson RN
RN 1981, Comprehensive 1985, Bachelor Nursing 1999, District Nurse 1985 - 2004, 2001 Post grad cert Health Sciences - Qualified Cont Advisor, 2006 Post grad cert palliative care, Palliative care coordinator since 2004, Urology nurse specialist since 2003
- Provides palliative care patients/whanau with an acceptable management plan across primary and secondary services
- Contributes to the management of nurse lead chemo therapy clinic
- Promotes and delivers education and support
Clinical Nurse Educators
Chris Black, RN
Dip Clin Practice 1997, BN 1999, PG Cert Wound Care 2005, Adult Teaching Certificate 2008
Vicki McGhie, RN
Clinical Nurse Educator of Acute Services
- Education provision/organisation for staff and patients
- One on one or groups
- Role models
- Quality audits to identify learning needs
- Needs identified by CCN's
- PDRP Assessor
Cardiac Nurse Specialists
Lisa Smith RN
cardiac nurse specialist
Susan Taylor RN
cardiac nurse specialist
Karyn Kelly RN
cardiac nurse specialist
- Co-ordinate the management of cardiac patients (acute coronary syndrome, post cardiac surgery and heart failure)
- Education of acute and post discharge cardiac patients
- Supportive role to GP, primary care nurses, client and their family/whanau in condition management and cardiac risk reduction
Occupational Health and Safety Nurse
Karyn Kelly RN
occupational health and safety nurse
- Pre-Employment Health & Safety checks
- Hepatitis B and Influenza vaccinations
- Wellness/Health screening
- Screening, such as hearing/vision for at risk areas within the DHB
