Royal Prince Alfred Hospital- Danish Student Clinical Placement
February Elective Wards
(1 student per ward)
6 East 4Coronary Care Unit
The coronary care unit provides a very high standard of nursing care for patients with acute cardiac conditions. Inservice education is provided on a regular basis allowing staff and students to update their theoretical and practical
knowledge as it relates to the special needs of patients with cardiac related health issues. Staff encourage students to
ask a lot of questions and provide supervision and guidance to developing nursing professionals
9 EastTransplant
9 East transplant is a stimulating environment to work in, caring for both liver and renal transplant patients. The nursing
staff are highly valued members of the MD team required to care for these complex patients. A full time CNE provides
support to all nursing staff and organises a ward based in service program. It is a challenging environment to work in but
highly rewarding to see patients receive a donor organ and go home to enjoy life again. We welcome you to 9 east
Transplant and hope you enjoy your time here.
Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit
Operating Theatres
Intensive Care
The neonatal intensive care unit is situated with the clinical service of RPAH Women and Babies, a busy and progressive
perinatal unit with approximately 4800 births per year. In addition to the management of normal pregnancies, the service
is largely responsible for a high-risk population referred by both the metropolitan and country areas of NSW, interstate
and our South Pacific neighbours.
The neonatal ICU has 9 level 3 ventilated cots and 24 level 2 non ventilated cots. As such, care of sick term and preterm
infants is provided in three areas. Intensive Care, High Dependency and Special Care. There are approximately 800
infants admitted each year.
As a team of neonatal nurses providing specialist care to infants and families in crisis, we aim to ensure the highest
standard of care by providing an environment that encourages both personal and professional development.
Professional communication within the multidisciplinary team is excellent.
Students undertaking a clinical placement in this environment as a part of their undergraduate course work, or those
electing to develop a better understanding of this critical care environment prior to completion of their studies, will be
rewarded by this unique opportunity to see another side of specialist nursing and multidisciplinary care delivered at its
best.
RPAH has 25 theatres located at 2 sites with over 15,500 procedures are performed each year.
Clinical specialisation in either scrub/scout or recovery is available. We also offer many opportunities for advancement
within the perioperative environment.
Students undertaking a clinical placement in this environment will observe the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork,
infection control practices, risk management, pre/intra and post operative management of patients with particular needs.
Students will observe and learn the importance of good post-operative assessment and management.
The RPA Intensive Care Service is a 54 bed unit incorporating General ICU/HDU, Neurosciences, ICU/HDU and
Cardiovascular ICU/HDU.
Students undertaking a critical care component of their undergraduate nursing program and those electing critical care
on completion of their program, will develop a deeper understanding of the importance of basic nursing care as applied
to the seriously ill, trauma or surgical patient. This unit also provides an introduction to technologies required to support
life during the critical phase of a patient’s illness and/or recovery process but may also include nursing patients (and
caring for their relatives) when patients die or are dying in the Intensive Care environment. Students will also be given
the opportunity to observe the multidisciplinary team approach to patient care which is fundamental to the nursing care
delivered to patients within this highly specialised environment.