Possum

Possum has 23 years experience and specializes in ED, ICU, NICU, CTICU< any areas.

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1. Easy way to remember ABG's?

   Possum replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in Student Assist

   thank you for that!!!

2. What Gets to You??

   Possum replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

   Maggots in wounds, and faeces from your knee's to your neck really gets to me!! And all the other nurses take a run from it, and leave u there to do it all by your self! while you have a pt vomiting up Charcol!!

3. Nurse, There's a Spider in My Throat

   Possum replied to AngelSpirit's topic in Emergency

   We have lots of Spiders here Red Backs are great, even when you have your bra on the floor put it on the next morning and you get bitten by a Red Back Spider!! The pain is not good, but however they do not kill, lucky us.

4. Er Salary

   Possum replied to nursern20's topic in Emergency

   Here in Australia we get different pay in all States, but in my state we get from first year to eight year a pay increase then it just stops there, you dont get any more for any area you work in. As for ALSC, TNCC u dont get any more pay. So for your...

5. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

   Possum replied to carachel2's topic in Relations

   I had a Ed Consultant embrass me in a Recus, and now I just cant bring myself to talk to her, my boss just ignored the issue and let her get away with it, so much for support. Most of our Ed Dr's are great, and I do hate it when the good ones leave!...

6. "You know you are an ER Nurse when..."

   Possum replied to Divern808's topic in Emergency

   When the pt at Triage says I have a bug in my ear, and u look and it is a HUGE COCKROACH!! ( I ran for my life !!) my pet hate is cockroaches he took it home in a jar for safe keeping to show is friends. You never have a good sleep, and your partner ...

7. Do most hospitals have rotating shifts?

   Possum replied to Cenla Sherry's topic in Emergency

   We have to do all shifts, Nights, Earlies, Late shift with no getting out of any of them and no choice on when we do them!!

8. ETT Cuff Pressure

   Possum posted a topic in Emergency

   How much air do u putt in the ETT cuff? say a size 7 Adult ETT. When the cuff says 30 on the air port??

9. Standard Times for Vital Signs

   Possum replied to MajorDomo's topic in Emergency

   Sorry I dont know how to PM !! Can you PM me please.

10. Standard Times for Vital Signs

    Possum replied to MajorDomo's topic in Emergency

    I dont know how to PM!

11. Standard Times for Vital Signs

    Possum replied to MajorDomo's topic in Emergency

    I dont know how to PM!!!

12. Standard Times for Vital Signs

    Possum replied to MajorDomo's topic in Emergency

    I am new to this site, do you know what Warn to the left side means please??? What Hospital are u at??? We would never get 13 pts at once!! how can u handle that buy your self!!!

13. Standard Times for Vital Signs

    Possum replied to MajorDomo's topic in Emergency

    At my ED in Australia we do Obs at Triage, then 1/2hr on all pts in the Department, except for Recus which is usually 5mins or if stable 1/2hr. For lacerations or broken bones once only. It is really all common sence for the rest of stable pts. Howe...

14. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

    Possum replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    My ED we use Chlorpromazine 12.5mg in 1lt of N/Saline over about 1hr. Sometimes we use also Toradol 10 or 30mg IM. Australia that is. We can tell the Drug seekers who come in with a so called Migraine. Close the room make it nice and dark and leave ...

15. Triage Notes-forms from various hospitals

    Possum replied to emergencynursetammy's topic in Emergency

    Australia here,,, we use a computer first then that generates a form , which we use, then we use another form for the Assessment.