Operating Nurse - Jobs in Canada

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Title: Operating Room-RN
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Description: (RGH) OR - Rockyview General Hospital
Shift: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Rates of Pay: Minimum: 30.80 per hour Maximum: 40.43 per hour

Job Summary:
The OR Nurse position is responsible for providing perioperative patient care using the nursing process, in accordance with CARNA, Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) and CSA standards of practice. The Nurse will demonstrate competence in delivering safe, effective and efficient care in both a scrub and a circulating role as an integral part of their surgical team. The nurse is responsible to provide safe care throughout the patient stay in the surgical suite. The nurse promotes the professional role and evaluates own professional education and clinical practice standards. The scope of practice is a continuum ranging from basic to advanced clinical nursing activities. The nurse will practice using evidence based measures and outcomes. The nurse is a patient advocate and provides a link between the units and the Operating Room. The Registered Nurse draws on a unique body of nursing knowledge.

THIS IS NOT A TRAINING POSITION

Qualifications:
- Current or eligible registration with CARNA
- Post grad course in Peri-operative nursing or equivalent experience
- Graduate from an approved School of Nursing. (University preparation preferred)
- Current BCLS certification required (ACLS / PALS desirable)
- Ability to perform consistently in a highly organized, rapid moving, complex environment
- Ability to collaborate within the expectations of a highly complex integrated team
- Demonstrated advanced problem solving skills integrating critical thinking and good judgment
- Demonstrated communication skills promoting respect and team spirit
- Ability to stand scrubbed for many hours and to meet the physical demands of the position
- Ability to wear lead apron protection for an extended period of time
- Basic computer skills required

recruit@calgaryhealthregion.ca
info@chr-recruitment.com

Nurses Notes on Stages of Grief accdng. to Kobler Ross

I. Denial
Behavioral Responses:

1. refuses to believe that loss is happening, "This is not happening to me"
   
2. non ready to deal with practical problems
3. may assume artificial cheerfulness to prolong denial

Nursing Implication:

1. verbally support client but do not reinforce denial
2. examine your own behavior to ensure that you do not share client's denial

II. Anger
Behavioral Responses:

1. client may direct anger to anybody may be the nurse/staff/object about something that normally wouldn't bother them

Nursing Implication:

1. help client understand that anger is a normal response to a feeling of loss and powerlessness
2. avoid withdrawal or retaliation , don't take anger personally
3. deal with needs underlying angry reaction
4. provide structure and continuity to promote feeling over their lives

III. Bargaining
Behavioral Responses:

1. seeks to bargain to avoid loss
2. may express feelings of guilt or fear of punishment for just real imagine

Nursing Implication:

1. listen attentively and encourage client to talk to relieve guilt or irrational fear
2. offer spiritual support
   

IV. Depression
Behavioral Response:

1. grieves over to what happened and what can't be
2. may talk freely ( reviewing past losses) or may withdraw

Nursing Implication:

1. allow client to express sadness
2. communicates non-verbally by sitting quietly without expecting conversation
3. convey caring for touch

V. Acceptance
Behavioral Response:

1. comes to term with loss, may wish to begin making plans
   
2. may have decreased interest in surroundings and support people
   

Nursing Implication:

1. help family and friends understand clients decrease need to socialize
2. encourage client to participate as much as possible
   

SINGAPORE NURSING EDUCATION

NURSING EDUCATION
To ensure a high level of nursing education, the training and education of nurses are regulated through accreditation of nursing courses and the institutions offering any of these courses. The criteria and framework for evaluation are defined in the Standards for Nursing Education.

Pre-registration Courses
SNB accredits courses in Singapore for the purposes of registration and enrolment of nurses, registration of midwives and certification of Advanced Practice Nurses. The following courses and institutions are accredited.
Title of Course
Course Duration
Name of Institution
Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
3 years
National University of SingaporeAlice Lee Centre for Nursing StudiesBlk E3A, Level 3,7 Engineering Drive 1Singapore 117574http://www.med.nus.edu.sg

Diploma in Nursing

3 years
Nanyang PolytechnicSchool of Health Sciences180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8Singapore 569830
http://www.nyp.edu.sg

Diploma in Nursing (Accelerated)
SMCP (Healthcare) - Nursing Scheme
2 years
Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing)

3 years
Ngee Ann PolytechnicSchool of Health Sciences535 Clementi RdSingapore 599489
http://www.np.edu.sg

Nitec in Nursing

2 years
ITE College East10 Simei AvenueSingapore 486047
http://www.ite.edu.sg


Post-registration courses
In addition to courses required for registration and enrolment, SNB also accredits courses with qualifications in nursing or midwifery conducted in Singapore. The following post-registration degree courses have been accredited for nurses to facilitate the professional development of nursing.

Title of Course
Name of Institution
Bachelor of Nursing

Griffith University and Human Capital Educational Group
Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)
University of Sydney and Singapore Institute of Management

Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)
La Trobe University and Singapore Nurses Association

Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
Curtin University of Technology and Customer Support Management Academy Pte Ltd.

Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Nursing)
University of Sunderland and Harriet Business School