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  1. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    Ahhhh....so i assume that the first dose is a larger stat dose --so the patient gets full benefit.
  2. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    Nursechie. Again, the practice you describe sounds unsafe to me... 1. No med should be left in the tubing for two reasons. a) it is not getting to the patient, and b) it deteriorates the tube. Also, subcut doses are so small that 2-3 ml in the tube c...
  3. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    "The tubing is primed before inserting, so there is always .3 ml of the drug in the tubing when you push your medicine. Our policy is to push only 1 ml per set, as it is very uncomfortable to the patient to displace more tissue than that. We never pu...
  4. So disappointed with the care....

    Hmmmm, dont sit there as your Gran deteriorates question, question and question again....DEMAND action and state your concerns-then and there. Maybe he/she figures if your a nurse they can relax a bit knowing you will do the caring and such. I know t...
  5. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    Initial prime with Saline....then drug then flush. ALWAYS. Our SC sets take 3 mls to flush....Yes, go with your instinct! :).......then when you go in again,,flush, drug, flush...... Also, HWRIGHT......how do you initially prime with a drug? How is t...
  6. I'm very disturbed by this

    If i had a nurse that was willing to do what it takes- i would be eternally gratefull. If I caught a disease rather than die- I would be grateful. If I have ever been a new nurse- I would recognise and appreciate the nerves and inexperience she would...
  7. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    Sorry lol....just laughing as i imagine a couple of our doctors performing some procedures on each other in the name of education..lol....honestly, no other profession needs to do 'their thing' on fellow colleagues before they can practice. Bathing a...
  8. I'm very disturbed by this

    I agree with the above post for sure. After all it is the first thing we learn in cpr....she must be a caring person- the sort we want as a nurse. Praise her for her dedication- teach with with good direction.
  9. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    The common idea appears to be that one learns how a patient would feel. Unless the 'educational' test bath is being done in its entirety ie. naked, peri wash etc...then the argument is invalid. Any one with half a brain realises that this is a task t...
  10. Patient Safety: We could be the killer!

    It is your professional DUTY to report this- Do you not remember your nursing ethics????. To do so does not indicate that you seek humiliation or punishment for your colleague, but rather, will stimulate action to educate staff on correct equipment u...
  11. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    Im so hoping by 'giving each other a bed bath' that you mean fully clothed? there is not one argument for any other way.
  12. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    WOW. I was gobbsmacked reading this post. I have never heard of using fellow students as guinea pigs. Not for anything more than perhaps a volunteer to swing in the lifter. Occasionally you may have students who click together and get together to pra...
  13. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Just a question? Dont you need to have two nurses sign for Warfarin? We do at my hospital. Also, Orientation here (NSW Australia) means a nurse is on her first few weeks training. Definately giving warfarin would not be done without supervision. Also...
  14. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Wow...This thread is an eye opener to me as a new grad in her 3rd week. During placements and even in the last few weeks I have seen Professionals all around me...new grads and especially the seasoned RNs. I have been so lucky where I am and am astou...
  15. Best Melbourne Grad Program?

    Hi Claz... Im in NSW, but did my degree with girls (and guys) from all over Oz. It is my understanding that Public hospitals now pretty much offer the same program. In NSW you apply online to the health area and then list your preferences of hospital...