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Alison McAlley
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Staffing:
We have a nursing staff of about 66.5
FTE's with various levels of experience in the field of critical care.
The nursing staff are led by 5 clinical nurse leaders (CNLs).
We have two clinical nurse educators who, in conjunction with the CNLs
are responsible for coordinating the ICU course and other education
programs that we run each year. We have three respiratory technicians
who are responsible for the cleaning, setting up and maintenance of
our equipment. They perform somatosensory evoked potential and
transcranial doppler studies and also teach equipment topics to
medical and nursing staff. There are six health care assistants, who
assist with patient cares and general housekeeping, and one attendant
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Shifts
At present
nurses work a mixture of eight hour and twelve hour shifts. The twelve
hour shifts are available after you have worked in the unit for six
months, and when a vacancy arises in the group. There is a rotating
roster with night duty every four to five weeks. Our permanent night
staff, come off every three months for a period of one to two weeks to
up-skill, refresh and attend study days.
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Education
We have an
extensive education program that is run by our two Clinical Nurse
Educators, the details of which are outlined on our
Nursing Education page. |
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Research
This unit
has a strong focus on research. We have an appointed research
assistant who is responsible for much of setting up and collating
the data. All staff are encouraged to participate in research.
Nursing staff from the floor regularly collect data for various
trials.
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