Rosaleen has been a registered nurse for over 15 years and has a unique specialty in Aviation Health. Her lifelong experiences in patient health & care combined with travelling the world brought confidence and comfort to those that have utilised her services. We have provided below a summary of Rosaleen's experiences and case studies to give you confidence that you are getting the right person. |
If you wish to enquire or discuss Rosaleen's experience in more detail, please feel free to contact her on
+61 02 8281 8222 or +61 (0) 414 448 228 |
| General Medical Experience |
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15 years experience working as an Anaesthetic Nurse at Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital |
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Responsible for pre and post operative anaesthetic procedures including assisting and substituting for the anaesthetists for line insertion |
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Has organised and managed surgical lists for 14 concurrently operating theatres with 50 to 80 operations being performed each day |
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Through her compassion, has helped to alley the fear in patients before their surgery, in both adults and children, often in traumatic situations |
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| Aviation Health Experience |
| Qantas Airlines: |
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Rosaleen worked for several years within Qantas Airlines own medical division providing services to both travellers and all ground associated personnel: |
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She has a thorough understanding of all medical and non-medical passenger logistics |
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Experienced using heart start machine [defibrillator] on various cardiac arrest passengers arriving or departing |
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Experienced training captains, pilots and cabin staff for in-flight routine and emergency medical situations, including training on use of heart start machine |
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Evaluation of passengers at airport check-in for medical fitness to fly |
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Audited emergency equipment and emergency drugs on aircraft |
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Dealing with all airport medical issues and emergency for all staff visitors and passengers at the airport |
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Responsible for giving passenger clearance for travel |
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| Assisted Travel: |
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Has provided International and Domestic medical patient Assisted Travel to many people through various Insurance Agencies: |
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Successfully completed many assignments to repatriate sick or injured patients between Australia and overseas. |
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Each assignment required a full understanding of air travel as well as aviation and medical logistics |
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Understanding and compassion were critical to the successful outcomes as each person is an individual, with their own concerns, special needs and unique cultural background |
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Most patients/clients were faced with situations that they had not previously encountered |
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Rosaleen's role was to allay their fears while maintaining necessary monitoring of their condition and to help make the travel experience as safe and pleasant as possible |
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