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1. angioseal

   aussie oi oi oi posted a topic in CCU

   Hi guys, I am a RN working in a CCU in Saudi Arabia where they do things a little differently to say the least! What is peoples expereince with working with angioseals? Good and bad experiences welcome. Also the unit where I worked in Australia nev...

2. What do your coworkers do to annoy you?

   aussie oi oi oi replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

   My pet hate as such, well I am with RNinICU, I hate sharp containers that are full, having a needlestick injury a few years ago has given me a healthy respect for sharps, as in it being another job to change we are all responsible for pt care and tha...

3. Inquiring Minds Want To Know: Outrageous Orders!

   aussie oi oi oi replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   what about the smart @#$%& reg who is always giving me a hard time about how little drug knowledge uni grads have then proceeded to write up sc clexane po, I then asked how he wanted me to give it, I suggested that I squirt clexane into the pts m...

4. Taking ACLS for the first time

   aussie oi oi oi replied to jules-RN's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Jules, I am sure that you will be fine, I recently did ACLS according to the American heart association which is bizarre as I work in Saudi Arabia, but I flew through it and ACLS seems to be more student friendly these days. My advice is learn ...

5. welcome to the hilton...please dont forget to tip your waitress

   aussie oi oi oi replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Don't forget the bypass pts that want a cigarette with my pre med thanks sister, and when I go home my wife is going to cook me a plate of bacon and sausages, yeah that was a good issue of resources. Why should I change my lifestyle I have new arter...

6. welcome to the hilton...please dont forget to tip your waitress

   aussie oi oi oi replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm with the surgical ICU queen, oh yes I am a strong advocate of prozac aerial spraying, why not drop in a bit of vitamin H (haloperidol just for taste)!!!!! I just love the pts who have had surgery, we are doing nothing for them yet they refuse to ...

7. Top Ten Reasons to Work an Overtime Shift on the Weekend

   aussie oi oi oi replied to betts's topic in Activism

   Nice to know that I am not the only sucker on this planet!!!!!!! Especially when the nurse managers ring you and say Deb I know you are tired but we are really desperate and I had no one to call, I would really appreciate it!!!!!!! (do they hold a de...

8. "Nurse call on line 1"

   aussie oi oi oi replied to RoaminHankRN's topic in General Nursing

   We continually have dc pts call our unit asking for advice about their meds, wound pain etc, I am always hesitant to answer their queries with advice as quite often they will not give you all the facts and it is hard to make a decison without all the...

9. You Might Be An E.R. Nurse If ........

   aussie oi oi oi replied to betts's topic in Emergency

   It just not just apply to ED nursing I can tell you, I have my christmas plans sorted out already and well I am not happy unless i am packing a grossed out sternal wound, the deeper the better!!!!!! I know one of these days I must promise myself that...

10. Dedicated too a Nurse of 94 years...

    aussie oi oi oi replied to betts's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Betts, Sorry for your loss, I am sure that your grandmother was a wonderful woman and a wonderful nurse just as I am sure you are. Just as your gran contributed to nursing i am sure that you will carry on where she left off. Your support and f...

11. Length of stay in ED before admission

    aussie oi oi oi replied to suzannasue's topic in General Nursing

    Dear suzannasue, I am almost glad to hear that Australia is not the only place that has this problem. The hospital that I came from used to float me to ED on a regular basis. The problems were much the same. They split the ED up to emergency, acu...

12. Appreciates everything; what a ride

    aussie oi oi oi replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Mario, I came across the website while looking for some research not long ago, I have found this site to be brilliant. I do however disagree with you if you feel that you have less to contribute as you are not quite an RN. I finshed uni in 98 a...

13. Nursing Diagnosis

    aussie oi oi oi replied to trishfish's topic in General Students

    Dear Trishfish, not to be outdone, hypovolemia, fluid imbalance, what is the cause of tha anemia, even though she is chronic one would have to assume there is probably an element of renal failure involved, look at her meds what is she taking and why...

14. YAY! Got a real big chunk of schoolwork done done done!!

    aussie oi oi oi replied to crnasomeday's topic in General Students

    Dear Lou, well done, I think it is great, it gets the message across and lets face it it is not a topic that I would have have thought have doing, but still neccessary, shows imagination and a broad mind. I am sure that you will do very well in nurs...

15. lack of support among nurses?!

    aussie oi oi oi replied to victoreia's topic in General Nursing

    Do nurses still eat their young, well yes and no I guess. As a new graduate a few years ago, I hated being introduced as the new grad, I found I still get the stories about in my day when I trained............. I still hate those immortal words, ho...