Danielle Duns Email & Phone Number

As a hospital care coordinator I work with patients who have services through Home and Community Care, or patients who will require services in order to be discharged from hospital safely. I work with the multidisciplinary teams throughout the hospital to ensure safe and appropriate discharges of patients who have been medically cleared for discharge, and.

Our Transitions Program was created to focus on the transitional points in the patient’s life cycle of contact with the health care system. In partnership with Markham Stouffville Hospital, it harnesses manpower to work with the patient, MSH hospital intake and discharge planners, to serve the patient as comprehensively and effectively as possible to meet.

As part of the Diabetes Care Team I have a multi-faceted role. I facilitate and co-facilitate Diabetes Conversation Maps, group education sessions of up to 8 patients that focuse on one of 4 topics: How Diabetes Works, Diabetes Medication, Healthy Eating and Active Living and Diabetic Foot Care. These are interactive sessions that allow patients to share.

I oversee the anticoagulation education and management of patients on Coumadin. I take blood samples, interpret lab values, and adjust Coumadin dosing accordingly based on a Medical Directive to keep patients' INR within a therapeutic range.I am currently training to assist with the Medication Reconciliation program as well, for patients who have recently.

My time is split between our Year Round Clinic (YRC) and our Annual Health Assessments (AHA). In MWC I engage in a variety of skills including ear syringing, vaccinations, allergy shots, B12 injections, testosterone injections, suture/staple removal, dressing changes, ECGs, BP Trus, and pelvic/breast exam assistance.In CHA I am responsible for the.

At MSH I was a float pool nurse; units I floated to included ED, ICU, In-Patient Surgical, Surgical Short Stay, Medical, Palliative, Rehab, and Admission Assessment Unit (AAU). I worked both day and night shifts and thus would have anywhere between 1-8 patients dependent on unit and shift. Throughout a shift I would be responsible for vitals, medication.

Bachelor'S Degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Activities and Societies: President of Nursing Students Association of York (NSAY) Vice-President of Health and Wellness Club Member of.

Bachelor'S Degree, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: President of Health Sciences Student Council Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc), Honours