With 25 years of experience in nursing starting at Manawatu Polytechnic, Louise has extensive training including a Masters of Nursing 2020, Post Grad Dip Nurs 2018, and a Bachelor of Nursing 1997. Her career has taken her from Palmerston North Hospital, to Emergency Departments and high dependency units across Australia.
On returning to New Zealand, Louise’s post-graduate specialised training involved 500 hours of clinical training with specialist nurses and doctors – including the General Practice team – to enable her to work at the top clinical level and scope of practice. Her practice is supported by evidence-based guidelines, determining her clinical decisions to provide a complete episode of care, including ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and prescribing pharmaceutical agents.
Together with the team, Louise offers integrative health solutions that incorporate pharmaceuticals if required but not as a first choice to provide optimal health outcomes.