Grant Morgan

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1. administering sub cut heperain

   Grant Morgan replied to shirley297's topic in International

   Great answer FROGGYLEGS! Also, never aspirate heparin and Don't rub the site. :angryfire Could be an allergy but from what u described it does not sound like you have done anything wrong.

2. Scariest situation?

   Grant Morgan replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, ive been scared alright!!!!! When I was a third year Psych student we admitted a patient...........paranoid schitzo weighting 120 kgs and 6"3 tall. He had a black belt in Karate and gave a couple of the gaurds a good hiding the day before. :ang...

3. Male vs. Female

   Grant Morgan replied to CarllS's topic in General Nursing

   Well........I have no problem putting a catheter in a female. Generally if they need the damn thing now, they don't usually complain!!!! I would, obviously, give them the option of a female nurse, but most of them are comfortable with me. JUST ONE T...

4. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   Grant Morgan replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   Patients that tell me : "i'VE GOT MEDICAL AID, AND I WANT YOU TO DO........cos I'M PAYING YOUR SALARY!!!!!" My reply: "Even if you went to another hospital, I'd still get paid at the end of the month!"

5. Mabthera

   Grant Morgan replied to Grant Morgan's topic in Oncology

   Thanks,it helps a lot..........but that is the same waywe do it here. I just wanted to know if there were places doing it differently.

6. Mabthera

   Grant Morgan posted a topic in Oncology

   Does anyone know the specific nursing care for a patient receiving Mabthera?

7. nursing career is looking grim!!!!!!!!!!!

   Grant Morgan replied to lildebbie-RN's topic in General Nursing

   Did you ever investigate how you got the infections, are the theaters that you were operated in not infected?

8. South African Nurses Standards

   Grant Morgan posted a topic in International

   Just want to know what your opinon of the current standards of overseas nurses are......especially those nurses from South Africa. How do they compare to the OZ & N.Z. nurses and how do they find nursing there? Does anyone know if they are better...

9. and the problem is..........?

   Grant Morgan replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

   ONLY IN AMERICA!!!![/b Thank God I don't live there.....the stupidity there seems to be contagious!

10. I'll just be a Nurse! (rant)

    Grant Morgan replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry, I sense hostility between the 2 of you, and he is saying that to piss u off..........I know he wont't make the grade, let alone work long unsociable hours!

11. how do YOU deal with unruly patients?

    Grant Morgan replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I thing that being a guy helps just a bit because we don't seem to take the crap. (i stand to be corrected) If a patient is rude I'll ask him: "is it necessary to be so rude?" in a way that is just a little judgemental. Then I'll tell them : " we t...

12. What's important in pathphys??

    Grant Morgan replied to mingus's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for the bad news, but everyting is important.........one system is dependant on the next so study everything.

13. Importing Foreign-trained nurses

    Grant Morgan replied to -jt's topic in Activism

    Larry...very good article. I'm not too sure of how your training goes in other countries, but here in South Africa...the government pays for nurses to study and hence we have thousands of people aplying for the posts. They are given a basic salary to...

14. Importing Foreign-trained nurses

    Grant Morgan replied to -jt's topic in Activism

    To all the nurses in the U.S. I am a nurse from South Africa and I would like to know what are the terrible working conditions that you are faced with....just to see if we have the same problems. Often there have been times that I've worked in a stat...

15. How much do you make?

    Grant Morgan replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    1. RN 2. 3 Years 3. Heamatology 4. R 6700 (Roughly $700 per month) Please !!!! Dplear...get me a job in your hospital.....anybody want to offer me a job?