Bolts

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1. Hello everyone..What motivated you to take up nursing???

   Bolts replied to amerain's topic in General Nursing

   Much like some of the others, I watched my father and godfather pass away from cancer. Watching how the nurses treated them, nothing was too small to do. But being in the military, mainly male dominated units, it took a meeting with a male nurse to h...

2. Australian Military Nursing

   Bolts replied to Aussieboy's topic in International

   Mate, not sure if it's too late to reply, but here's my two cents worth. What Grace has posted is on the money, odds on you will meet people in the defence community who will recommend it, where others will tell you horror stories. But curren...

3. I Double Dawg Dare You, Do It!

   Bolts replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   Guy's you all are soooo cool, this thread is the best. Too often we seem to focus on the bad/dramatic things in life, it is a breath of fresh air to hear about the good thing in life that are so simple yet mean so much to the people involved. My stor...

4. Anyone ever pass out at work....I just did :'(

   Bolts replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

   I have passed out at work, whilst not quite as trumatic as some of the posts, I found it slightly amusing. I was on a course teaching basic nursing techniques/principles, and I ended up in the OT assisting a Dr in a lumbar puncture, a thearter nurse ...

5. Do you think some people just "dont have what it takes"

   Bolts replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

6. Hypofix dressing and burns??

   Bolts replied to Bolts's topic in Burn

   thanks for the replies, just one more question, does it matter about the degree/depth of burn. or is it only for superficial burns only. thanks again, bolts

7. Funny Sign In Slips

   Bolts replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   Yes it works well, we still use it here too (obviously) it's just her description of a tuning fork that made me laugh.

8. Funny Sign In Slips

   Bolts replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   I had a mate who was checking for a possible # of a patients finger, she was using a tuning fork. she wrote the notes as " Checked for # using the vibrating stick, finger NAD" Bolts

9. Hypofix dressing and burns??

   Bolts posted a topic in Burn

   Hi all, well I have a burning question (no pun intended). I am curious about a trend where I am working at the moment and wondering if any one can clarify this trend. People/collegues where I work are using hypofix dressing on burns, from blis...

10. Burns Dressings Resources

    Bolts replied to gwenith's topic in Burn

    Gwenith, I figuring you might know and being a bit time poor at the moment I will have to wait to go though the links you provided at a later date. But just a quick one, have you heard of using hypofix on burns? Is there a reference for this? I am ju...

11. team?

    Bolts replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    Kelly, After 18 years in the Army I have had it drumed into my head that a "team is a loose collection of people with differing ideas who strive for a common goal" When I first heard this I always smirked. However I now know better, the idea's...

12. The people you meet.......

    Bolts replied to Bolts's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for reading and the replies made me laugh a bit, must remember to drop the aussi slang now and again, sorry for the confusion folks. And steph it a brilliant saying, rather pointed I think but feel free to use it any time. gotta go but thanks ...

13. The people you meet.......

    Bolts replied to Bolts's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for reading and the replies made me laugh a bit, must remember to dropp the aussi slang now and again, sorry for the confusion folks. And steph it a brilliant saying, rather pointed I think but feel free to use it any time. gotaa go but thanks...

14. The people you meet.......

    Bolts replied to Bolts's topic in Emergency

    HN it sorta was acting like a big kid, it hurt, we knew it hurt but the way he was acting in my opinion was a bit over the top. Sorta like a mommys boy?? hope that helped. Bolts

15. The people you meet.......

    Bolts replied to Bolts's topic in Emergency

    HN, A sook is someone who thinks they are hurt a lot more than they are, winger is another term. A sexist view would be "he acted like a big girls blouse" Hope that helped? Bolts