Working Life: The aim of our nurse-led service is to prevent hospital admission

Clare Lynch, senior nurse community intervention team, Dublin South

Clare Lynch. specialist nurse with the Community Intervention Team, based in Rathfarnham Co Dublin. Photograph: Moya Nolan

9am

At the office in Rathfarnham, Dublin, I start working through phone calls that came in overnight, For example, a patient may have a blocked urinary catheter or a concern about an intravenous device, requiring an urgent visit. I prioritise my house calls accordingly, reviewing the patient list. I usually do six to seven visits a day, gathering medical supplies and equipment and loading them into the car before heading off. I then phone my patients to advise them of an approximate visit time.