shaCNS

shaCNS

Cardiac, Acute Stroke Unit, Surgical

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About shaCNS

shaCNS has 31 years experience and specializes in Cardiac, Acute Stroke Unit, Surgical.


Married, 2 children, mostly work night shift in Medical ward and also in Cardiac Catheter Lab

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  1. Wrist watches...what are the pros and cons?

    I trained in the dark ages of "hospital training" (not really so long ago in Australia......about 30 years). Back then there was never an option! You HAD to have a nurses fob watch. Wrist watches were banned on duty. Since then, times have change...
  2. questions from clinical handover.

    D/O adhesions means "division of adhesions". It's a surgical procedure, whereby adhesions (usually to the bowel) are divided, allowing the bowel to function normally and without pain.
  3. I aggree. Transfer out of there. Several years ago I was working in Paeds and I had had no previous experience in Paeds. I made a few mistakes (nothing life threatening) but I learned a lot too. Anyway it was suggested that I should move out of ...
  4. don't know if my answer is helpful or not since i am an australian nurse but here it is: 1.) what is your educational background? i am "hospital trained". i have a "certificate of general nursing" and a post graduate certificate in critical care nu...
  5. Sorry, wrog date. I graduated in 1982 not 1984.
  6. I was born in Sydney (capital of NSW), in1960 and lived in various suburbs of Sydney untill 2003. I trained at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (a major hospital in Sydney). It was a 3 year course leading to the award of "Certificate in General Nuring"....
  7. Confused Australian Nurse

    Thanks for straightening that out. I appreciate it. In Australia the minimum training for RN is a 3 year course at university. But there are some of us who trained in "the dark ages" with a Certificate of Nursing from a hospital based 3 year course...
  8. Confused Australian Nurse

    Hi there, I have been reading a lot of American posts with different levels of nurses identified by shorthand, and I was curious to know how much training these different levels have. eg RN, LPN, CNA etc. In Australia, we have AIN (Assistants in Nurs...
  9. My job offer...how does it sound to you guys?

    I have a full time position in the medical ward and last year I was seconded 2 days per fortnight to the Cardiac Cath lab and I love it! Best decision I ever made, but its hard work though......A lot more standing in one place than floor nursing. My...
  10. Morphine gtt/Comfort Care

    Sometimes I think people purposely wait until someone leaves to "go." I am certain they do! My mother-in-law did too. We had all been in to visit: her 4 married children, and their spouses and their children. After we left, my father-in-law went to...
  11. I work in a Medical ward in rural NSW. What would you like to know about?
  12. Random Question

    In Australia, Medication endorsed Enrolled Nurses (EENs) can work i critical care units....not certain about NICU though. Our EENs currently have 1 year training at TAFE and earn a "Certificate 4". The new course is 2 years at University and will ea...
  13. First Medication Error.....feeling horrible!!

    Re: First Medication Error.....feeling horrible!!
  14. First Medication Error.....feeling horrible!!

    how is that a med error? the bg was within normal range, preprandial, and you gave basal insulin, lantus. everyone makes mistakes, and any nurse who says he/she has never made a med error either hasn't made one yet, is lying about it, or is too stupi...