tds74

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1. Compare OR to Cath Lab

   tds74 replied to HTCC's topic in Operating Room

   Hi. I am in Australia. I work 2 days Cath lab and 2 days Anaesthetics in OR. Have only been doing OR for 12ish months. I stick to my role in OR. Whereas in Cath lab my role could change in the next 5mins. Scrub/scout/anaesthetics do a bit of everythi...

2. Swm rn seek ecmo rn. M/f no pref

   tds74 replied to wb4inc's topic in CCU

   Ccrns could do the ecmo course, no more money unfortunately, 1 nurse to care for ecmo, but plenty of support within unit to help out

3. Swm rn seek ecmo rn. M/f no pref

   tds74 replied to wb4inc's topic in CCU

   I am in australia. I did my cthr ICU at the Alfred in melbourne. Adult ecmo was looked after by the nurse in ICU and overseen by the perfusionists. Things got a bit political and ICU took it off the perfusionists. But the Alfred ICU ran a well regard...

4. Living on an Australia RN salary?

   tds74 replied to HollyMaxwell's topic in Australia

   There is also salary packaging for nurses , which is available in public hospitals and some private hospitals, it is a great tax saving

5. Shift allowances in Victoria

   tds74 replied to HollyMaxwell's topic in Australia

   That is possibly $67 or $70 per night shift. Hourly rate is approx $25-35/hr before shift allowances. There is also salary packaging available in some hospitals which saves you tax paid

6. sheath removal P&P (femoral)

   tds74 replied to crsparks's topic in CCU

   Personally, the best result comes from digital pressure. A vascular surgeon said to me press for 2mins per French size ie. 10min for 5french. I just don't like femstop. Have seen a few bad results. People seem to think it is set and forget. But if th...

7. Agency Nurses (Melbourne)

   tds74 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in Australia

   I would expect agency work to get very quiet in the new year. It was very quiet the beginning of 2012. Try Belmore for some longer term placements.

8. Agency Nurses (Melbourne)

   tds74 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in Australia

   Hi. Am new to this forum/app. I am an agency nurse in Melbourne. Maybe I can help. I work in ICU and cath lab.