Karen Hall

• Chronic disease management-COPD/Asthma/hypertension
• Lead for diabetes -initiate insulin/GLP1
• Women health including cytology screening, pessary insertion, coil checks and coil removal, menopause, HRT and Contraception.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions. Elicit and recognise red flags
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Request test/further investigations treatment, or referral appropriate referrals.
• End of life- Respect forms, anticipatory medication.
• Care home reviews
• Mentored student and junior nurses, student pharmacist building confidence and competence to ensure outstanding patient provisions.

• Assessed, diagnosed and treated chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD and asthma
• Childhood immunisation , travel health, Flu/Covid vaccinations, B12 injections
• Acute Conditions -Respiratory infections
• Wound care
• INR monitoring
• Diabetic foot checks
• Cytology screening
• Phlebotomy
• ECG
• Pill reviews -Initiation and monitoring
• Health checks
• Maintaining accurate and confidential records-computer literate in EMIS web, system one, INR star/Anglia ICE, prism , consultant connect

Same duties as working at Longlane surgery

• Applied in-depth knowledge by monitoring state of mother and foetus to limit and manage health complications and provide safe environment during labour.
• Monitored the condition of the fetus, applying effective pain management techniques to facilitate smooth labour.
• Monitored and recorded patient conditions before, during and after delivery and reported abnormalities for immediate intervention.
• Monitored progress and administered medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour.
• Took patient samples, checked temperatures and monitored blood pressure and pulse, fostering patient health.
• Monitored health of mother and child, referring mother to obstetrician in case of medical complications.

Community, labour, and postnatal wards:

Developed skills in promoting health and providing health education on a one-to-one basis in antenatal clinics, clients home and also within groups in parent education classes.

Organised workload and work schedule when given own caseload of which included running antenatal clinics

Developed counseling skills in relation to prenatal screening and invasive diagnostic tests.

Attained phlebotomy skills.

Renal Unit

• Used oral, topical and IV medications to manage patient symptoms.
• Dealt with emergencies with calm and composure.
• Participated in health education programmes and nurse education activities in clinical and community settings.
• Provided pre- and post-procedure care to haemodialysis patients.
• Assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care
• Care of the critical care patient.