Nicole Kelly
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Trauma Service Nursing Director, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
Nicole is the Trauma Service Nursing Director for the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Co-Chair of the South Australian Trauma System & State Trauma Committee. With 20 years Emergency Nursing and Trauma experience, she is an Australasian Trauma Society (ATS) Board Director and a long-time member of the ATS and the College of Emergency Nurses Australasia (CENA).
She is an Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) Coordinator, Trauma Verification Reviewer and a member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons SA Trauma Committee. Her professional portfolio includes management of major trauma patients both within the emergency care setting as well as in-patient trauma case management within a Level 1 and also a Level 3 Trauma Centre; ED and organisational major incident preparedness and has a passion for injury prevention strategies including P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) Program. |
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She has been awarded the SA Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Award for Leadership and was the Inaugural SA Health Young Professional of the Year recipient. She has a passion for quality patient focused coordinated trauma care and multi-disciplinary education both at the bedside, improving trauma systems and multi-disciplinary education.
Nursing Roles and Staffing in a Trauma Hospital
This presentation aims to provide an overview of Trauma Nursing Roles and staffing models in a Trauma Service Hospitals. While there are some generalised definitions available, Trauma Nursing roles have evolved significantly in recent years and work is underway to analyse this with the view to provide some consistent definitions, role descriptions and guidance for those wishing to purse Trauma Nursing as a career pathway.
An overview and insight into the development and introduction of a 7 Day Trauma Nursing Service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia and the critical roles and responsibilities and unique challenges faced by nurses in this specialised environment. Additionally, it will highlight the importance of effective communication and collaboration among the multidisciplinary team in delivering optimal patient outcomes.
An overview and insight into the development and introduction of a 7 Day Trauma Nursing Service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia and the critical roles and responsibilities and unique challenges faced by nurses in this specialised environment. Additionally, it will highlight the importance of effective communication and collaboration among the multidisciplinary team in delivering optimal patient outcomes.
