tellelle

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1. What is your nurse-patient ratio?

   tellelle replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Med-Surg

   Wow. i work in queensland australia and our days are 1:6-8 and nights anything from 1:6 to 1:13. i am an RN on a general surgical ward. last night i had 11 patients to myself nine of which were immediate post ops, about half of which had drains, pca ...

2. Getting patient information before shift

   tellelle replied to AikoRN's topic in General Nursing

   Starting work before you officially start is always a recipe for legal disaster.I work in australia at a private hospital and all our pt charts are hard copy only thing that is electronic is our pt handover list with basic info updated each shift and...

3. applying for grad position in cardiac

   tellelle posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi i'm finishing at the end of the year and thinking of applying for a cardiac ward. Any tips and things i should know about cardiac nursing???

4. nursing care plan help

   tellelle replied to tellelle's topic in Student Assist

   thanks guy this looks like it will help :). it is a tough assignment since not too much info is given and no assumptions can be made! i thought he should be in a wheelchair too. i said this to my lecturer and she said that regardless of what i think...

5. nursing care plan help

   tellelle posted a topic in Student Assist

   Luke Alexander, 27 yrs old has just been in a motorbike accident. he has fractured both wrists and right femur. has to use crutches for another 6 weeks. he has been a fairly healthy guy up until the accident. up to date with immunisations with no ma...