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Unsure if your late period or that lump you’ve found needs a closer look with a doctor?
Dr Beau, an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar at Caboolture Hospital is here to let you know what symptoms are normal and what might need a check over with your GP or a trip to the hospital. 🚑
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The Prince Charles Hospital is set to get an upgrade, with a new masterplan and consultation open to understand the needs of patients and consumers.
Staff Council Chair, Dr Lucy Dakin, said staff were excited about the expansion plans, set to ensure more space to provide care for an ever-growing northside community.
“Because we are expanding as a community, we are serving more and more patients each year, so we are really excited to get new facilities and a bigger space to provide care,” she said.
“The Prince Charles Hospital has long been known as a leading facility for cardiothoracic services but it is also a general hospital serving a growing community of elderly patients, adults and children.”
The masterplan is set to include more beds, as well as proposed new and expanded facilities for mental health, paediatrics and emergency. 🏥💛
In a busy place like the Intensive Care Unit, learning never stops. Nurse Educators like Amelia ensure the team they have the skills and confidence they need to take on whatever challenges they may face when caring for the most critically unwell patients.
"The amount of knowledge that our nurses need to have to look after patients in ICU is huge and always growing, so my role works to identify opportunities and resources for our nurses to further their development," Amelia said.
"A big part of my role is our transition program into ICU, looking after those who are brand new to ICU, and we also support people to do postgraduate qualifications because study is a huge part of what we do.
"With the ratios being 1:1 or 1:2, which means one nurse to one or two patients, you get to know those patients and their families really well, which is what makes ICU so special."
#ShoutoutSaturday to Amelia in our RBWH ICU, and our ICU teams across Metro North. 👏
From social media trends to widely held misconceptions, it’s time to take a closer look at what we know about eating disorders with the team from the Queensland Eating Disorder Service.
Social Worker Amanda, Senior Dietitian Kate and Clinical Nurse Consultant Ambah work with consumers every day across various stages of diagnosis and treatment and have weighed in on some of the most common myths they hear.
❌"All `What I eat in a day` social media content is factual and helpful"❌
✔️This sort of content has an implied message that if you eat a certain way, you should look like the body that is being shown; it gives a pseudo stamp of authority.
✔️Combined with the visually aesthetic presentation of this content, some recommendations can be extremely harmful and do not accurately portray the correct amount of energy you need to consume in one day to properly fuel your body.
❌"Having an eating disorder is a lifestyle choice, and it is all about looks and appearance"❌
✔️Eating disorders have recognised genetic and biological predisposing factors, and arise in many circumstances, often to serve a function for the person. This may be to help someone feel in control of a difficult situation or manage challenging life circumstances; it is not just a simple decision to pursue a certain look
✔️Disordered eating may occur throughout major life events such as puberty, pregnancy, menopause but also relationship breakdowns, food and housing insecurities, grief and loss and during or after major life stressors.
❌Myth: You can tell someone has an eating disorder just by looking at them❌
✔️Someone may think they don`t have an eating disorder if they do not fit the stereotypical media-portrayed image of an eating disorder, however eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes, and affect people of all walks of life. Eating disorders do not discriminate and unfortunately, this misconception can contribute to a delay in receiving support.
If you like laughing until your belly aches, then you are in the right place at The Prince Charles Hospital on a Tuesday when Laughter Care Specialist Flora comes to visit! 🌼
Flora loves clowning around with patients like Margaret, playing her ukelele and singing classics with those on ward 1F.
"I`m just a bit of a fool, and I love to make new friends, as well as sing, so this is the perfect role for me," Flora said, upon joining the TPCH team.
"I love singing!" Margaret added, as she joined Flora in song.
Laughter Care Specialists are currently visiting our older patients, who tend to spend a while in hospital, with the hope of rolling out further across TPCH. 🤹♀️🤭
