NO50FRANNY

NO50FRANNY

Emergency, Haematology/Oncology

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About NO50FRANNY

NO50FRANNY has 14 years experience and specializes in Emergency, Haematology/Oncology.


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  1. Australian nurse wanting to work in America

    I am keenly following this thread and dying to know how you went. Will be starting my path to American license soon. Fingers crossed for you 😀
  2. Stooopid

    My stoooopid triage shift yesterday..... (people usually cry if I'm at triage) oooh, and everyone wanted to play my least favourite game, kick the triage nurse. Someone rolled away the big rock from the cave and all those intellectually challenged,...
  3. ~Likes & Dislikes~

    It really comes down to basics for me on this one, too easy. I love looking after sick people and making them feel better. I dislike not being able to look after sick people properly, sometimes not having the time to make them feel better, and all ...
  4. Let's call it "organ support," not life support

    Agree, agree, agree. Organ support is more accurate, leaves no room for misguided hope, and relays the science in basic terms. But, as Esme12 mentioned blanket terms will not necessarily suit every situation. Communicating the facts and reality of ...
  5. I had time for a chat....

    Having time to chat with our patients is a luxury most Emergency nurses are rarely afforded. I was Fast Track boss today with my hopelessly hungover and partied out colleague on a very civilised Boxing day morning shift. My Registrar asked me to re...
  6. Drug Seeker Stories

    We have a young guy who will let his calcium levels drop so low that he gets obvious carpal / generalised tetany. We suspect he just doesn't take his medication then comes in when he's in trouble. He has a port and will generally refuse a cannula. ...
  7. What are your pet peeves?

    Oh, I almost forgot. Rigid C-spine collars on any patient over 85. Just, don't. I will take it off.
  8. What are your pet peeves?

    Honestly the list of things that irritate me on a daily, if not hourly basis are endless.... here are but a few. - I too, DESPISE the carry on with regard to insertion of an IV. It's 10 seconds of your life. I understand your apprehension if you ha...
  9. What are your pet peeves?

    It was a rough day.
  10. Things to do to past the time...

    On my last day of work in my oncology ward many, many years ago one of the greatest pranks ever executed occurred. I was in charge of the shift and when I walked into the handover room and saw the board I couldn't believe it. On our bedlist of 25 p...
  11. Getting burnt out with non urgent patients

    I have an answer for you but I don't know how helpful it will be. In our department we kill them with kindness. Food is not something we will often dish out regardless, but when being snarled at with the ever so common "she hasn't eaten since yeste...
  12. ER Doc, "I need Succ!"

    Can relate- I kid you not, we had a resus patient just yesterday who had some sort of catastrophic cerebral event at home. Our senior physician was deciding whether to intubate prior to CT given that we suspected heroic measures would be futile. S...
  13. Odd ER visit

    A few years ago, early evening, I discharged myself from my hospital in the city following an umbilical hernia repair that morning. I was adamant that my pain could be managed at home with oral analgesia and was determined to be at my mothers' place...
  14. Getting into emergency nursing

    I can imagine it is difficult for a lot of nurses to get their "foot in the door" and I know nurses are always knocking the door down to get a job in my department. I would say apply even if you don't have all the qualifications expected to any adve...
  15. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    My favourite "shocking" pardon the pun.... Very sick looking 40 yr old gentleman walks up to the triage desk, sweating profusely, white as a ghost. "I feel like I am going to pass out". Patient is breathless, "do you have any significant medical hi...