Episode 17 - Wayne Varndell

Clinical Nurse Consultant Wayne Varndell

Wayne Varndell is Clinical Nurse Consultant at Prince of Wales Hospital Emergency Department, Honorary Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney, and Associate Executive Director of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia. Wayne has held various educational and advanced practice roles in emergency nursing, and is a renowned emergency nurse clinician and researcher. His research interests include patient safety, with a particular emphasis on the relationships between educational preparation and the accuracy of clinical decisions; and, health workforce development, particularly advanced nursing practice and nurse practitioner roles, transition to specialty practice, and emergency department service delivery models.

This week on This Emergency Life we speak with Wayne about managing your time, the overwhelming work that the COVID-19 Evidence Taskforce Guideline Leadership Group are doing and how they translate their work to practise. Wayne also describes the role of the emergency Clinical Nurse Consultant and the importance of having a seat at the table, and therefore a voice which affects change and improved emergency care.

It was great to talk to Wayne and we hope you enjoy hearing his views on emergency care.