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Location: St Mary's School of Nursing (SMSoN), DWU RABAUL CAMPUS
Research interest:
- Research methods
- Nutrition for infant
- Adolescent’s health
- Community health
Research Profile:
   
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Summary
Bernadette. V. Wageg is qualified registered nurse and is a Papua New Guinean. I have worked in varies places such as southern highlands and East Sepik Province as a clinical nurse for 20 years. I did permanent night supervision at Wewak hospital for 7 years from 1994 to 2000, overseeing the overall nursing administration and being a nurse midwife it is also my responsibility to assist the nurses in the labour ward to any complication from 10pm to 8 am the next day.
In 2001, I went to do my health education and obtained my diploma certificate in health education at the University of Goroka in 2002.
I resigned from Wewak hospital in February 2002 to take up teaching and deputy principle at Raihu community health workers training school with the catholic health service in Aitape, West Sepik province. Classroom teaching assists and supervises students’ clinical practice in clinical areas when required.
Assess procedures performed by the Community Health Worker Students and document in their skills log book as evidence.Took charge in absence of principal and attend to correspondence.
In 2002- 2004, I was a member of the Community Health Worker (CHW) Curriculum Working Committee, with Health Service Support Project (AUSAID) and the National Health Curriculum Team responsible for the review of the old CHW curriculum and the eventual redesign and development of the curriculum which is now implemented by all the CHW Training School in Papua New Guinea.
I obtained my Certificate IV Assessment and workplace Training certificate in 2005, IEA College Ela Beach Campus (PNG) Affiliated with Institute of TAFE Sunshine Coast (QLD Australia). I was appointed implementing coordinator for the Raihu community health workers (CHW) training school.
In January 21st 2008 commenced employment with ST. Mary’s school of nursing in Rabaul, East New Britain Province up till now.
Research Projects:
Teaching
Reproductive Health
- Complications in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th stage of labor and its pharmacology.
- Neonatal disorders and abnormalities and its pharmacology.
- Family planning methods and its pharmacolog
- Gynecological problems and its pharmacology
- Communicable diseases e.g. tuberculosis, leprosy, hepatitis, typhoid, cholera, and lymphatic filariasis and its pharmacology.
- Sexually transmitted infection including HIV & AIDS and their pharmacology.
Community health
- People living with disability
- Social factors affecting woman, children, and adolescent in the community
- Community health, education and promotion and health services
Experience
Current Designation
Senior tutor, Department of Nursing
January 23rd 2017 up till now (TUTOR)
- Classroom teaching and taught year three (3) diploma in nursing students. The subjects are complication in obstetric, neonate, reproductive health, gynecological problem, pharmacology, community health, community education/ promotion and community health services.
- Assist clinical supervisors in assessing student’s clinical procedures, when the year three students are out in their clinical placement
- January 26th 2016 – took another subject on board that is Community Health, with Obstetric nursing for year three Diploma Nursing Students.
- Clinical supervision while students are out in the clinical block.
- Effective planning, implementation and evaluation of assigned section of the curriculum in the classroom and also in the clinical areas.
- Providing valid assessment and effective evaluation of students when required.
- Assessment of students by regular testing in the classroom as well as the clinical practice procedures in the clinical ward especially in the Obstetric and Maternal & Child Health (MCH) section and in their rural health practice.
March 17th to 5th December 2014 (TUTOR)
- Classroom teaching subject. Complication in obstetric, neonate, reproductive health, gynecological problem, pharmacology for year three diploma nursing student.
- Assessment of students by regular testing in the classroom as well as the clinical practice procedures in the clinical ward especially in the Obstetric and MCH section and in their rural health practice.
Feb 2009 – March 14th 2014 (CLINICAL SUPERVISOR)
Coordinating learning activities and work experience for Diploma Nursing students in the clinical placement.
- Assist Students to implement theoretical concept into clinical practice in order for the students to meet the PNG National Competency Standards.
- Assessing clinical procedures performed by the Diploma Nursing students based on the National Competency Standards and document appropriately in their skills log book as evidence.
- Participate in the general and effective evaluation of the student with the clinical staff.
- April 12th to16th/2010 – facilitate in-service to clinical staff St. Mary’s Hospital Vunapope on preceptorship to ensure effective assessment are done by them on the students’ performance.
Jan 2008 to Feb 2009
- Classroom teaching year 1 and 3 main subject Community Family and Child Health.
- Effective planning, implementation and evaluation of assigned section of the curriculum in the classroom and the clinical areas.
- Providing valid assessment and effective evaluation of students when required.
Assessment of students by regular testing.
Raihu Community health Workers training school, Aitape. West Sepik Province. PNG.
Feb 28th 2002 to August 28th 2007 Deputy Principal;
- Classroom teaching assists and supervises students’ clinical practice in clinical areas when required.
- Assess procedures performed by the Community Health Worker Students and document in their skills log book as evidence.
- Took charge in absence of principal and attend to correspondence.
September 2005 to August 28th 2007 Implementation Coordinator;
- Liaising with the Department of Health Curriculum Development and Training Section on the progress on the implementation phase of the curriculum in the school.
- Liaise with the Department of Health Curriculum Training Section to ensure materials and resources are received at school site appropriately.
- Coordinate and monitor tutors progress in the teaching assessment as well as in Community Health Worker students clinical and community placement.
- Responsible for the compilation of students records and academic evidence to sent to the PNG Medical Board for assessment and Registration of the CHW student
Wewak General Hospital. Private Mail Bag. EAST SEPIK PROVINCE. (PNG)
In-Service Coordinator, Jan 2000-Jan 2001.
- Coordinating and ensure staff of the clinical facility is provided with in-service education as needed.
Night Supervisor, April 1994- Jan 2000.
- Overall administration of the hospital. Plan and organize to ensure smooth running of the hospital at night and at times undertake any task when required.
- Assist in ensuring high standard of nursing care provided for high degree of motivation and personal commitment.
Ward Manager Obstetric Unit, Jan 1991 – April 1994.
- Have appropriately ensured consultation with the Director Nursing Services, other staff on patients and staff well-being.
- Have had responsibility of handling disciplinary and other social and emotional issues regards to staff in the unit.
- Maintenance and management of unit, property and equipment ensuring safety and security.
- Effective and secure patients file management on confidential record
- Provide obstetric nursing care to women during antenatal, laboring, delivery, and postnatal.
- Provides duty to reproductive health and recognizes unsafe practices and prevents their recurrence.
- Provides care within the legal parameters of midwifery practice.
Awards
EDUCATION
- Certificate IV Assessment and workplace Training
- Diploma Certificate in Health Education
- Midwifery Certificate
- Registered Nurse Certificate
- Enrolled Hospital Nurse Certificate
AWARDS & HONORS
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