Metro North Health

Our patients` hearts are in good hands with Cardiac Investigations Unit Registered Nurse Stacey on the job! 🫶👩‍⚕️

"This role is really diverse, working across recovery, preadmission clinic, the TOE [Transoesophageal Echocardiogram] department which involves looking at the inside of a heart through a scope, as well as working in the Cath Lab, EP [Electrophysiology], and angiograms," Stacey explains

"We do a lot of planned care, however we also do on call if we get an emergent procedure through the night or on the weekend, maybe someone might be having a heart attack and the Cath Lab will be activated to come and assist with the procedure.

"We work very closely with the consultants, scientists and radiographers as one big team. Someone could come down our corridor very unwell and by the time the team is finished with them in an hour and a half, they would be sitting up and smiling, thanking us."

The Cardiac Investigations Unit are looking for more nurses to join their team! Click the link in our bio and apply today. 🩺🫀 #WorkforusWednesday ...

Remembrance Day provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of the more than 103,000 Australian service personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty, as well as the countless others who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

Dr Anthony Holley, a Senior Staff Intensivist at the RBWH and Principal Consultant Trauma to the ADF`s Surgeon General is one of many Metro North Health staff members with a connection to the Australian Defence Force. For him, today is about reflecting on his own experiences and service, but also on the sacrifices of those who came before him.

"It is an incredibly poignant time to reflect quietly on people you have served alongside and patients you have cared for, in what at times. have been incredibly challenging environments," he said.

"It`s a time to reflect on a dutiful approach to healthcare and a time to realise what good teamwork in difficult environments can deliver.

"I think about the innovation and the lessons learnt overseas, and the lessons learnt here at the RBWH that have translated to overseas service, and it is a time to think of the people that have come before us as health professionals in the Australian Defence Force. Further, we reflect on what these role models mean to us and how we can continue to support their legacy."

Metro North Health would like to acknowledge the dedication of all serving and ex-serving ADF personnel on this special day.

Lest We Forget. ❤️ ...

The Prince Charles Hospital has one of the busiest Emergency Departments in Queensland, seeing a wide range of adult and paediatric patients.

Acting Assistant Nursing Director at TPCH ED, Emma, has spent the past few years caring for patients in urgent healthcare situations - both in a traditional ED environment, as well as at our Minor Injury and Illness Clinic at Kallangur Satellite Health Centre.

But how do you know where to go when you need serious health advice? Emma explains the difference in our care options.

"The Minor Injury and Illness Clinics at our Satellite Health Centres are great for people who need urgent, same-day care but it is less serious - things like broken bones and sprains, respiratory and viral illness, and stomach bugs," she says.

"Meanwhile the ED at the hospital is for more serious conditions, like chest pain, severe abdominal pain, chronic illness getting worse and mental health.

"If you have an illness and you are not sure where you should go, call 13 HEALTH, where the team can assess your symptoms and find the best place for your care. It could be our Virtual Emergency Care Service with an ED clinician seeing you over the phone, your GP, the hospital ED, Satellite Health Centre, Nurse-led Walk-in Clinic, or a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic."

There are many options available with your symptoms determining the fastest route of care, but the good news is, we are always here for you. ❤️‍🩹🫶🏥 ...

"I used to go to lots of antique shows with my husband but there`s not many of them around anymore, so we`ve recently moved out to Clontarf, and we love to walk down to the shops and the beach. I was born in Manly, moved up in 1992 for my husband`s job and I always said that when we retire, I want to be near the beach. My grandfather`s brother died at Gallipoli, and he is buried at Lone Pine and then my father-in-law was in the army and went to Singapore where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese for three and a half years. So, because of that, we always observe Remembrance Day but this year we will just have a quiet one at home."

💭 Monday Mantra, Penny, STARS 6B Patient ...