Spotlight on NP Debora Webster-Bain.
24 Jun 2008

Debora has been employed at Sunshine Hospital Emergency Department for past 7 yrs. Endorsed as ED Nurse Practitioner in March 2007. She has instigated policy and procedure changes to enable the Nurse Practitioner role to become an accepted model of care for patients who present with minor injuries, minor complaints, and issues in relation to threatened miscarriage and other womens' health issues.

Debora formulated Clinical Practice Guidelines to allow limited prescribing, instigation and interpretation of diagnostics, formulation of treatment plans, admission and discharge of patients, through collaboration with Emergency Physicians and speciality units. Debora has almost completed her Master of Nurse Practitioner with Project work which focused on counselling women with miscarriage. This is soon to be published in the Australian Nursing Journal (ANJ). [This website includes video footage of an interview with Debora]

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