Ms. Eimear Lavelle RANP, RGN, RNP, MSc

Ms. Jan Hailey Reyes RANP, RGN, RNP, MSc

Ms. Victoria Nolder ANPc, RNP

Eimear, Jan and Victoria currently work as Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioners (RANP) and Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANPc) in the Emergency Department (ED) of Naas General Hospital. These Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioners work autonomously with the ED Team to ensure excellence in the provision of clinical care. They assess, diagnose, treat and discharge patients. It is their goal to provide high quality, holistic, evidence-based, individualised care to patients who present to NGH Emergency Department within their cohort.

Scope of Service:

Minor Head Injuries (no loss of consciousness)

Eye Injuries

Soft Tissue Injuries to Face

Upper Limb Injuries (Clavicle to Fingers)

Fingernail and Nail bed Injuries

Finger Tendon Injuries (Open or Closed)

Lower Limb Injuries (Knees to Toes)

Achilles Tendon Injuries

Toe Nail and Nail bed Injuries

Minor Burns to Upper and Lower Limbs

Foreign Bodies (Superficial Soft Tissue, Ear, Nose)

Bites (Human, Dog)

Injuries to Skin (lacerations/incisions/abrasions/puncture wound)

Catherine Rowe

Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner(Emergency Care)-Rapid Assessment & Treatment

• The overall purpose of the RANP (Emergency) in RAT is to provide high quality, holistic, evidence-based, individualised care to patients who present to NGH Emergency Department within their cohort thereby improving the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients who fall within the RANPs scope of practice. This is consistent with the EMP vision and with local and national service plans.

Training/ Qualifications:

• RGN
• Post Graduate Higher Diploma Emergency Nursing
• MSc ANP Emergency Nursing
• Registered Nurse Prescriber & Referrer of Ionising Radiation

Role

• Contribute to the total quality management of patient care within the ED
• Assess, diagnose, treat, evaluate, refer or discharge patients under the RANPs care
• Improved patient outcomes
• Improve the flow of patients & quality of care
• Share caseload management
• Facilitate the continuing professional development & education of the ED team
• Decrease clinical risk
• Promote a collaborative approach to emergency care
• Evaluate & enhance the quality of ED services
  
  

Scope of practice RANP (Emergency) RAT

Caseload management of patients aged 16 and over

Not an exhaustive list

• Non-Traumatic Abdominal Pain
• Gastrointestinal (GI) Disturbances-haemodynamically stable
• Pleuritic Type Chest pain
• Soft skin and tissue Infections/Abscesses
• Lower Limb Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Ear, Nose, throat (ENT)