squeek

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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 .....

ps. not a standard of care here yet, many procedures are done without antibugs! squeek

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

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

we all work on the same team! squeek :nurse:

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...

Hi everyone, I need some suggestions on a new direction for my nursing career. I had a back injury (at work) early last year followed by a laminectomy. I am back at work full time (40 hours + a week) but with a lifting restriction. I am only in my...

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...

Hi everyone, I need some suggestions on a new direction for my nursing career. I had a back injury (at work) early last year followed by a laminectomy. I am back at work full time (40 hours + a week) but with a lifting restriction. I am only in my...

are your scrubs just for OR?? We are only allowed to wear those supplied to us (all blue pyjamas) because of the ACORN reccomendations for washing of theatre attire. I do sneak my OR hats in though in every different colour and pattern you can ima...

hear hear, It is rarely the PACU nurse responsible for this decision ... ALL patients should be recovered in PACU, ration of 1:1 while unconscious or unable to maintain their own airway, 2:1 when stable... most patients in PACU will need 1 on ...

its real easy when you do it a lot... we try to close glove whenever possible but you do get used to it.... and dont worry about being slow, everyone is at first....

any op over 30 minutes, or any pt. with high risk factors wears teds in OR, we place them in OR usually before induction, intermittent calf stimulators are also used for all long OPs. Organised by the nursing staff ... its our call.

i cant believe this patient ever left the OR!! I am an anaesthetic nurse ( and an old PACU nurse ) our patients will bypass PACU if they are to be ventilated in ICU ... however they do not leave the OR until they are stable ...... they certainly ...

i love the fast paced quick gynae cases, small laparoscopies etc etc, in fact I like all lapararoscopic work even those really long ??boring ones...... love emerg theatre, basic trauma & whatever walks in off the street ... will always love...

oh PS I think bring back hospital trained nursing or at least increase the practical s lots... I say go the ANF!

hi all, Im Squeek, I have been nursing for 20 years, as a nurse assistant in aged care, and EN in rehab (hospital trained) and an RN (uni trained) in acute care, last 10 years OR and recovery... Am currently on workcover following a laminectomy fo...