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  1. american anaesthetists in Oz

    thanks for your reply, I live and work in South Australia, we do not have nurse anaestheologists in SA, Anaesthetic nurses can be RNs or ENs who assist the anaesthetist and look after the patient. we do not have tech's yet although they do in some st...
  2. american anaesthetists in Oz

    Hi, Have been a member here for a long time, but never thought to start a post! we have just had 2 anaesthetists arrive from the states (not sure where yet) and they tell me that they do not have an anaesthetic nurse in America?? I am amazed, I have ...
  3. UNION

    I agree with talaxandra, go the Anf (Australian Nursing Federation), I too am a union rep (recently recruited) ... as well as fighting for conditions and pay rates, they represent you when you are in trouble, ie workcover for me .... employer appe...
  4. Questions from the patient

    an LMA is simply an oral airway, the large bulbous part at the base holds up the tongue, therefore reducing airway obstruction. It was designed simply to take the place of the face mask during the shorter cases and therefore free the anaesthesia prov...
  5. How many OHN's are on these board?

    hi Chris thanks for your suggestions, they are a great help! (even in Oz) I have been a bit concerned that I may be out of my depth, but from your suggestions I feel much happier, I would be competent in those positions.. thanks again, Squeek
  6. How many OHN's are on these board?

    you are all very lucky to have your positions. I am an OR nurse with a permanent back injury ... only mild (discectomy), I can still walk I have been looking for a new field of practice with minimal physical exertion ... and have chosen OH&S .....
  7. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    ps. not a standard of care here yet, many procedures are done without antibugs! squeek
  8. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    hey I should have been a little more specific, we do give Abs before incision but not on ward pre-op. I wonder if else where in Oz they are following your trend [as we invariably will do, it is just a matter of time] :) squeek
  9. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    ditto to shodobe and stevierae! I did not mean literally ... I realise all do not have ETT, this was a bloody unlucky situation. in Oz we do not start Abs prior to surgery {maybe we are a LITTLE behind}.!!! in litigation too happily. I can manage A...
  10. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    we were about to start a nephrectomy, triple Abs before start ... NKA ... registrar was pre oxygenating pt, anaesthetist gave Keflin .. patients face just got bigger and bigger! we tried everything, every drug.... bougie, trachlight, LMA, guedells ...
  11. Changing the procedure in the middle of the case

    informed consent - hahaha :chuckle how can anyone give informed consent after having sedation .. are they not told not to make any important decisions for 24 hours! If the procedure was an emergency - OK if the consent included the possibility ...
  12. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    ditto to the protected airway and the cool and controlled environment! only code I had trouble with was an anaphylaxis to Abs prior to induction ... couldnt get an airway for that one! we never call the code team ... I only have BLS certification. i ...
  13. Minimum staffing in recovery

    we all work on the same team! squeek :nurse:
  14. Minimum staffing in recovery

    in OZ at all the hospitals that I have worked we have a PACU RN on call, the OR scrub will stay in PACU while the pt is being recovered as a second pair of hands ... if another emerg case is booked, the duty nurse manager has the envious job of findi...
  15. I need a new nursing direction??

    thanks guys, I cant find another thread similar? maybe I m looking in the wrong place! I want to work and wc have been good to me generally..... but I just need a non clinical (ie non lifting) job to aim for ( I dont like the idea of having a s...