Episode 44 - Intensive Care
This DVD is a compile of all the stories about Intensive Care nursing that have appeared on Nurse TV over the years.
Building the Foundations
Intensive Care Foundation is a foundation, which funds research; and it isn’t research just for doctors, they also fund nursing a research, which they claim to be just as important!
Duration: 5 minutes
Location: Collingwood, VIC
Flight Deck
We visit Melbourne Health’s new Intensive Care Unit.
Duration: Approx 7 mins
Location: Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC
Adrenalin stat!
We meet a team of nurses doing special things at St. Vincent’s Hospital’s ICU.
Duration: Approx 9 mins
Location: St Vincent’s Hospital, VIC
Getting Back in Gear
Dwayne spent 16 days in ICU when he was critically injured in a motorcycle accident. Doctors warned he might never be able to walk or speak properly again. His recovery was made easier by a nurse who shared his
passion for cars.
Duration: Approx 9 mins
Location: Austin Hospital, VIC
TLC and Technology
TLC and Technology
In this Australian television first, we follow an intensive care nurse for a 12-hour shift. She advocates for her patient, takes care of complex clinical tasks and has time for some TLC. How this nurse handles complex tasks with ease is astonishing.
Duration: Approx 75 mins
Location: St Vincent’s Hospital, VIC
The Tyranny of Distance
The Alice Springs ICU is a long way from anywhere. We meet the nurses who must overcome language and cultural barriers in order to treat their critically ill patients.
Duration: Approx 10 mins
Location: Alice Springs Hospital, NT
Families in Crisis
Every day, the ICU nurses at Monash Medical Centre deal with families at a crisis point in their lives. The remarkable nurses from this unit talk about how they cope and what they
can do to make things a bit easier for their patients’ loved ones.
Duration: Approx 13 mins
Location: Monash Medical Centre, VIC
Come and See
We visit the Dubbo Critical Care Unit and experience how regional intensive care is a bit different from large cities - but not by much!
Duration: 2 minutes
Location: Dubbo NSW
Suddenly Critical
Ian was a successful business owner and loving husband and father... until he was stricken by a rare disease. Ian reminisces about the five months he spent in ICU - from a patient’s perspective.
Duration: Approx 12 mins
