sugarloaf98

sugarloaf98 has 25 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg, Orthopaedics,.

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1. nurse/patient ratio

   sugarloaf98 replied to efRN's topic in International

   In a private hospital in SA, at night, med/surg, 1 nurse:10-12 patients

2. The "hospital smell"

   sugarloaf98 replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

   My kids always say I smell like disposable gloves! Yes, I do wash my hands!

3. Clinic nurses: If 1 million people join this group....

   sugarloaf98 replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have a cousin who works in a clinic, although we call them Practice Nurses here, yes, you get my vote here:heartbeat

4. topic suggestions for a seminar

   sugarloaf98 replied to danielleradaza's topic in General Nursing

   No problem....good luck :) Would love to hear how you go.

5. topic suggestions for a seminar

   sugarloaf98 replied to danielleradaza's topic in General Nursing

   Here's a link to a paper by Professor Susan Ronaldson "Nursing -A Caring Spirituality" http://www.ciap.health.nsw.gov.au/hospolic/stvincents/stvin99/Sue.htm Hope that helps!

6. topic suggestions for a seminar

   sugarloaf98 replied to danielleradaza's topic in General Nursing

   This link might give you some ideas http://education.allegralearning.com/bundleList.php?&state=67&keyword=&specialty=&practice= also, The Australian Catholic University has a unit as part of their nursing degree, I'll try and find a l...

7. topic suggestions for a seminar

   sugarloaf98 replied to danielleradaza's topic in General Nursing

   Spirituality in Nursing:nurse:

8. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   sugarloaf98 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I had a conversation with Mum. I said that when I leave school I'd like to help people and I can't decide between being a policewoman or becoming a nurse. She said "well you'll only wind up getting shot being a policewoman so you may as well be a n...

9. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   sugarloaf98 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Something I'd love to say and get away with is: "If I were you, I'd get a second opinion"........

10. Advice, what would you have done in this situation?

    sugarloaf98 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    By the time the nurse told you about the bedpan he/she could have dealt with it obviously. Interrupting the narcotic administration only puts you at risk of making an error, all for a bedpan!

11. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    sugarloaf98 replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

    My advice is when you get handover for a "difficult" patient make it your challenge to ask him/her what is the one thing that you can do for them to make them feel better. Quite often it is something minor to us, like keeping the curtain pulled arou...

12. Taped Handovers

    sugarloaf98 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in International

    I work in a medical ward on permanent night shift and there is only a 15 minute overlap between the late shift and the night shift so we have taped handovers. The good thing is that handovers are straight to the point (depending on who is handing ov...

13. School project

    sugarloaf98 replied to yr12student's topic in International

    I'm also happy to take the survey to work and get two or three other nurses to fill them out as well.

14. School project

    sugarloaf98 replied to yr12student's topic in International

    I'm happy to fill our your survey. Feel free to email me. Cheers!

15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    sugarloaf98 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the laugh Madwife2002! When I trained back in the 80's there was a story abou the "grey nurse" who lived in the old wing of the hospital. Many a nurse recounted visions of her in the stair well but thankfully I did not see her. What is i...