darius000

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1. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   darius000 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   on a different note we had this elderly man who was constipated so he decided to straighten a wire coat hanger and insert it rectally to clear the blockage. He ended up in theatre having multiple repairs to his bowel and may have ended up with s colo...

2. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   darius000 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   well I guess he was off to the night club and intended to impress the girls (or boys) with his appendage - which by the way he never got there, admitted for overnight obs.. Maybe we should have confiscated the said appendage,sliced it and put it out ...

3. Buddhism Vs SJOG

   darius000 replied to BomberGirl's topic in International

   so have you had the interview yet? if so how did you go?

4. ANF.Worth joining?What advantages?

   darius000 replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in International

   well i am not sure about the differences between WA an VIc (ANF wise). Here in WA the ANF provides online education plus in house courses. You get covered etc by lawyers but i have also heard bad stories about poor service. I guess that the main thin...

5. Handover in ED

   darius000 posted a topic in Emergency

   I work in one of the busiest ED's in Australia (Perth). The department is designed to hold 28 patients but the are nearly always patients on trollies in the corridor. Often there are 8 or more with trollies side by side (5 inches between them). My ...

6. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

   darius000 replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

   I have been an ED nurse for 10 years. My worst experiences are taking patients to ICU, some of the Nurses just don't want to talk or know you. I worked for awhile in after hours management and did my best to educate ward (or floor nurses) as to why ...

7. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   darius000 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   well probably the strangest one was finding a guy in an MVA with an apprx 12 inch long x 2 inch diameter salami strapped to his leg!!!

8. New ED nurses who "know it all"

   darius000 replied to rnflie's topic in Emergency

   well this is the first year that we have had new grads in Ed, Previously we only had 2nd year grads. Personally I have not had many problems with 1st year grads and I think that it is a wonderful advancement to have them. But if you are the preceptor...

9. ER departments too full for safe care.

   darius000 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   i work in ed in perth western australia. we are a tertiary level hospital and the states designated trauma centre. we have a 5 level triage scoring system: 1 = life threatening - straight in seen immediately 2 = should be seen by dr within 10 minures...

10. Question about hip fractures.

    darius000 replied to lolagurl's topic in Safety

    I work in ED in Perth western Australia or ER as you know it. We often see post surg hip disclocations and do clesed reductions, prior to sending patients back to care facilities or on to the wards for management. By no means am I claiming to be an e...

11. Horizontal/Lateral Violence Policy

    darius000 replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Zee_RN At my hospital we have recently introduced online learnng packages. One of them is all about bullying in the workplace and consists of a number of multi choice questions. This "e-learning" package is one of several compulsory ones that all ...

12. Need feedback for an assignment.

    darius000 replied to Ashley752's topic in Emergency

    1 - Where did you go to school? Griffith Univerisity, Brisbane Australia 2 - What is your job title? And what are your responsibilities? Senior Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital 3 - How many years have you been ...

13. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    darius000 replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    and also once the ED gets your file it should be well documented in regards to your previous history, treatment and what works etc. If you move around a lot it may be worth going through the process of FOI and getting copies of recent admissions etc

14. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    darius000 replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    My advice as an ED nurse in Perth WA is to be honest (which you have said). Accept what meds or advice you are given. Paracetamol is a very effective but under-rated analgesic. When taken regularly (2x4 hourly) either alone or combined with opiates (...

15. Need feedback for an assignment.

    darius000 replied to Ashley752's topic in Emergency

    forgot to add that if I am the shift co-ordinator, on dayshift we allocate meal breaks, organise teams to respond to disasters or the chopper coming in and in addition on night shift, the co-ordinator allocates the nursing staff in ED for the next 24...