Job Satisfaction at Ramsay Health Care

Post Anesthetic Care Unit

I throughly enjoy my role as an RN and I have been given responsibilities that are appropriate for my skill set. My NUM & senior staff are very supportive and encouraging for me to develop further skills and continue to progress my career.

Standard nursing care incl. observation, personal cares, bed making, medication admin., care paths, documentation incl. progress notes. On any given day there could be IV transfusion/infusions of blood, platelets, plasma, insulin, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron, Chemotherapy to prepare and administer. IDC insertion/removal. IVC insertion/removal. CVAD monitoring, daily bleeds, dressings. Monitoring of drains e.g. ICC or Ascites. Removal of pigtail drains on occasion. Wound care. Visual observations which can incl. a proximate alarm. Ordering of medications or aids. Preparation of discharge paperwork. Transport of pt's to procedures if they have therapy's insitu. Paperwork associated with transferring of pt's. Preparing pts for procedures. Hypertension observations and preparing them for certain procedures. Education on procedures, wound care, subcut injections upon discharge. Stocking and ordering of ward stock. conversing with Allied Health staff, educators, and doctors/teams. Updating and conversing with family members.

My role i love. i am in the perioperative department and day to day.. its to recover patients to go home after surgery

Working with people with addictions, primarily dealing with detoxing off multiple substances during a short 21 day admission.

I give medications, provide assistance with daily living activities, document clinical activities and events, liaise with patients and clinical staff, respond to patients requests that include fixing their tvs or phone issues, beds, A/C, etc. Advocating for patients needs.

As a graduate nurse I have spent time in multiple areas learning new skills and finding my place in the health care world

Medication administration Wound care Liasing with Doctors and families Helping with ADLs

Most of the time, I'm anxious coming to work. I get the same allocation as regular staffs, same number of patients and the same level of patient acuity. Most of the time I feel like an Agency staff, relying on help/guidance from the nurse in charge during the shift or from co-staff if it's not so busy.

I'm a Registered Nurse. I assist with admission, pre and post op care

Working in HDU with 12 monitored beds, the patients primarily are post-operative and cardiorespiratory patients. The unit also admits patients for ketamine infusions for chronic pain management. Day to day roles include telemetry and cardiac monitoring, personal care, managing deterioration, medication administration/titration, and organising discharges and admissions.

I enjoy my role and responsibilities within my facility. However there are aspects of my employment that bring this feeling down such as treatment by managers.

Overall, I am happy to go to work each day. I have no real concerns but that is my personality type, I will look for good, not the bad and make the best of each situation.

I have a minimum of 5 patients, but often have 6. There is no support. The TL's have their own patient load and are not available to help, there is often no AIN to help, the educator is always busy with her own patient loads so she can never help either. These are sick, heavy patients that need more one on one care that our staffing allows. As a result, the patient's suffer as things are missed and they get minimal care. The nurses are just trying to get everyone their medications and get all the paperwork done, so often the little things that make a huge difference don't get done, such as communication, proper peri care, PAC, skin assessments, taking that extra 3 minutes to explain what's happening or answer their questions/concerns. Also, we don't have enough time to notice subtle signs of deterioration. We are run so hard that we're lucky to get a break on a shift.

Nursing duties including patient care

Surgical ward nurse. All nursing responsibilities from preoperative preparation to postoperative care. Conducting patient assessments, advocate for patient safety, provide postoperative care, educate patients and families, maintain thorough documentation, collaborate with the healthcare team, adhere to safety protocols, and continuously monitor patient well-being.

Admissions, discharges, dressings, pain management, care plans, showering, drains. All cares required for a patient.

Overall care of patients including Medications, vital signs, cares and everything involved with their care and discharge

Depends on the day. Sometimes I work in admissions where I'm admitting everyone for the day or I'll be in PACU where I'm recovering patients coming out of their procedures or I will be in discharge

Enrolled nurse in a short stay ward