Keren Nelson

Experience

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  Cook Hospital

  Nov 1982 - Dec 1984

  Staff Nurse

  Women’s surgical and Accident & Emergency.

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  High Dependency Unit, Waikato Hospital

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1986

  Staff Nurse

  Clinical nurse for patients requiring high dependent nursing, excluding ventilator input. 80 hours per fortnight rostered duties.

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  Coronary Care Unit, Whakatane Hospital

  Feb 1986 - Nov 1986

  Staff Nurse

  Clinical nurse for patients with coronary problems in a small unit, without immediate expert medical availability. 80 hours per fortnight rostered duties.

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  Ohope Beach Medical Centre

  Oct 1988 - Jun 2001

  Practice Nurse Manager

  Owned business with my husband, who served as the General Practitioner. I continued to manage the business from home, while on maternity leave. Offered primary healthcare and medical/maternity services to the local community, business management, home visits, clinical and community services.

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  Remuera Drs Ltd

  Jul 2001 - now

  Practice Nurse Manager

  Privacy Officer for the practice since 2007 (knowledge of the Privacy Act and privacy in primary healthcare), CVD and diabetes risk assessment, ECG recordings and interpretations, spirometry and interpretations, cultural safety obligations, relationship confidentiality, nursing scopes, HPCA and PHO contracts, MOH targets, annual audits, lab result interpretation and patient communication, management of lab supplies and equipment maintenance for the practice, on-going learning and education, staff recruitment and support, invoicing/accounts/payroll Show less

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  Eastcliffe Retirement Village

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Registered Nurse

  Registered Nurse Eastcliffe on Orakei, Ngati Whatua.

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  Baradene College of the Sacred Heart

  Jun 2023 - now

  Nursing Manager