OzNurse69

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1. Hi...Need help with Australian medical abbreviations

   OzNurse69 replied to jojojo76's topic in General Nursing

   NAD = no abnormalities detected. ie. normal (in relation to pathology/radiology)

2. Pediatric PICC lines

   OzNurse69 replied to UK2USA's topic in General Nursing

   KVO with hep saline. I'm in NICU though, so our kids aren't up to walking around!

3. Umbilical Cord Blood Donation

   OzNurse69 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Common practice here. These are the guys that deal with cord blood donation in our hospital. http://www.bmdi.org.au/default.asp?id=40 I work in NICU, so I'm not sure of how it works, but most parents donate their child's cord blood. Cheers.

4. What's the weirdest baby name?

   OzNurse69 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My son went to school with a "Twilight Creamer" - that's a porn-star name if I ever heard one! At the moment in our NICU we have Scarlett Rain. Hmmm...

5. Shaving heads to support cancer patients

   OzNurse69 replied to NicInNC's topic in Oncology

   In Australia we have this: http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/ Maybe you could contact the organisers to find out how to set up a local chapter, with donations going to an organisation in your area. Ruth

6. Friend kicked out of Nsg school now I'm worried...

   OzNurse69 replied to Julie frm Dallas's topic in General Students

   There's an old saying that does the rounds: What do you call the person who graduated last in his medical school class? DOCTOR! The same applies here: What do you call the person who graduated last in his nursing class? NURSE! Don't stress. Don't pan...

7. He said what??

   OzNurse69 replied to OzNurse69's topic in NICU

   Nope, EBM. We were just going through it at a faster rate than she could make it.

8. Questions about moving from Canada to OZ

   OzNurse69 replied to X-treme's topic in International

   RE: permanent residency. See here: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/medical-practitioners/visa-options-nurses.htm There are a number of different sub-categories for applying for residency, it seems. These include hospital-sponsored, visas for people wi...

9. Unsafe staffing in OB dept

   OzNurse69 replied to rntobe2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Good grief. I work NICU now, but in a previous life was on a (very busy) colorectal surgery floor. We were lucky to have 4 RNs on at night - for 31 beds! And that was only on busy post-op days. Most nights were 3 RNs for 31 beds. And that's total st...

10. He said what??

    OzNurse69 posted a topic in NICU

    I have a mum of 30 week twins who is having trouble keeping up supply pumping. They are now 34 weeks, but she can't be there all day every day as she has older children. She's tried increasing frequency, all the usual tricks, but no go. So me and our...

11. To paint or not to paint... cords

    OzNurse69 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep. Full immersion baths, dry around the cord, no alcohol/lotions/potions of any kind. Oh, and my youngest is 13, so this has been policy for some time. Most of our cords fall off in 7 - 10 days with no infection. (I'm in NICU).

12. help! My g/f stuck herself...

    OzNurse69 replied to Malloy's topic in General Nursing

    When I had a stick a couple of months ago, my staff counsellor told me there were no recorded cases of anyone who had been stuck with a low risk needle contracting HIV. Anywhere. Ever. I took his word for it and didn't research it myself, but that's ...

13. #%@&$ Flu Shot!

    OzNurse69 replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my NICU we have a choice as to whether to receive the pertussis, rubella, hep b and flu shots. If we choose not to, we also choose another unit to work in.

14. What does the new mother/family need nowadays?

    OzNurse69 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's the way I was taught when my firstborn was born - 15 years ago! Obviously things aren't as slow here as I thought.

15. working on Christmas?

    OzNurse69 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    On my ward we have a system. You work either Christmas eve/Christmas day OR New Year's Eve/New Year's Day. Then swap the next year. There are usually enough new staff to fill in the gaps if it's uneven. If you want a particular day off & haven't ...