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Yvonne (Taffy) Tafirenyika

Renal Supportive Care Nurse, Top End Renal Service (TERS), Northern Territory 

Yvonne has 22 years of clinical nursing experience with 16 of those years being in TERS. She has worked in various departments within the TERS as renal nurse since 2006, gaining insight and knowledge into the health care of Indigenous Australians. Yvonne has been in the Renal Supportive care role since 2016. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Nursing (renal strand).
Yvonne is a team player in providing patient centred care, partnering with the consumers and ensuring renal patients’ wishes are acknowledged and valued in a culturally appropriate manner throughout their journeys.