Bridget Devaney Breslin Email & Phone Number

Hse West Ul Hospitals

Experienced with over 25 years working as a Nurse and over 5 years extensive managerial experience as an Infection Prevention and control practitioner and Hygiene/Catering Management. Delivering lectures and education to senior staff and clinical mangers and medical consultants on new and emerging multi drug resistant micro-organisms using evidence based scientific data.Achieved core competencies and achieved post-graduate qualifications in IPC.Achieved national award for introducing Chloraprep skin decontamination in the ULMH Neonatal Unit.Pro-active member of the multi-disciplinary infection control team.Exemplary track- record in being responsible for clinical case loads in infection prevention and control. Embracing technology and using ICnet successfully to manage surveillance and track patients with multi-drug resistant micro-organisms.Consistent compliance with national and international standards and quality standards and evidence based practice.Enthusiastically working as a team member I report trends and emerging issues to Management and Microbiologists.Clinically responsible for Infection Prevention and Control in Maternal and Child Health and ULH Ennis.Objectively measured the following:• Hand hygiene compliance.• PVC Care bundles• Urinary Catheter bundles• Surgical site infections• Maternal Sepsis• Neonatal surveillance.• Contaminated blood cultures• Enhanced surveillance for Clostridium Difficile and Bacteraemias• Aseptic Non Touch Techniques.• Established train the trainers (10)I have progressed this around key principles of communication, observations, and engaging with staff and key stakeholders to achieve goals.Evaluated products on the basis of value for money and safety and quality.

Republic Of Ireland

Hse West Ennis General Hospital

Effectively managed and develop the Clinical audit post by embracing multi-disciplinary involvement in auditing practice in order to improve quality outcomes.Obtained publication for audits results nationally – D.Dimers, and Generic Prescribing - Health Science Magazine.Consistently reported Mortality and Morbidity reports to the Consultants in order to collectively measure visible patient outcomes and improve by monitoring and evaluation of trends in line with national and international norms.Forged links with other clinical auditors.Seconded to train as a Q Pulse IT Trainer for HSE staff on access to electronic PPGs

Ennis General Hospital Mwhb

Flexible and adaptable I worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Hospital to provide nursing care in line with Scope of Practice and evidenced based practice to ensure good outcomes for patients. Using the skills of risk assessment I transported with the Ambulance services seriously ill patients including paediatrics from the Emergency Department and Wards to UCH Cork and Dublin Hospitals for Cardiac and Neurological interventions.

St Johns Hospital Limerick

Achieved Accreditation Award for St. John’s Hospital as Quality and Risk Manager – and managed risk and quality through education, evaluation and monitoring trends, complaints, risk registers and claims.Raised the profile of St Johns Hospital by achieving a quality award.

Mwhb Limerick Regional Hospital Complex

Achieved a safe environment for clients as Clinical Nurse Manager 2.Together with the Consultant Pathologist/Microbiologist we managed the Limerick Regional Complex to reduce infections and train and educate staff on Infection Prevention & Control.Becoming a member of the Infection Prevention Society I have been professional active and updated on relevant issues.

Mwhb Limerick Regional Hospital Complex

Acting as Clinical Nurse Manager 11 in Infection Prevention & Control to mange the prevention and control of infection by surveillance, education and training in order to reduce risks to the patients, staff and hospitals, including Maternity and Orthopedic Hospitals in the Mid-West.

Doctorate Of Nursing Practice Completed In 2021, Nursing Research & Leadership

Research on Teamwork & Open Disclosure Presented at HISI Conference in (2016) on e-Learning and HIQA Standards Thesis Topic: A Critical.

Diploma In Education And Training ( Train The Trainer Qqi & Fetac), Train The Trainer

Post Graduate Diploma, Infection Prevention And Control

Lean Management Yellow Belt Certification, Hospital Optimisation Programme Exemplar (Hope)

Post Graduate Diploma In Critical Care, Intensive Care And Coronary Care

Master Of Science, Environmental Health Risk Management

Diploma, Safety Health And Welfare At Work

Certificate, Infection Control

Diploma, Evaluation Of Nursing Standards Through Records/Research

Diploma, Pathology For Nurses

General Nursing, General Nursing Registration