Bronte03

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1. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

   Bronte03 replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

   Psych nurses are one of a kind. It's a specialty most don't care to go into but we all have the psych patients on our floor, the community, wherever we go. I have worked on many floors and there is always at least one "crazy" definately not my word...

2. morbidly obese patients

   Bronte03 replied to blackribbon's topic in Med-Surg

   I hear you. I worked ortho for 10 months with morbidly obese patients. I learnt a long time ago never to judge a person because I wouldn't have walked in their shoes.. By the 5th month I had 4 patients all over 85 -140kg (sorry can't convert) who ha...

3. Fear of vomiting and vomit?

   Bronte03 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

   It is a pet hate of mine as well. However after working in orthopaedics I finally got the hang of it and would literally rub the patients back and get the anti emetics into them asap. It is far scarier for them than for me - that is what I tell mysel...

4. Tattoos in the workplace

   Bronte03 replied to MAH82's topic in General Nursing

   How many of us have nursed the older generation with tatt's. I have often asked what it was supposed to be. Yhe sag no longer looks wonderful.. and most wish they'd never had it done. To answer the question is has become very fashionable and most hos...

5. Don't yell at co-workers in front of people

   Bronte03 replied to Emergent's topic in Relations

   I had a manager who literally screamed at me in front of the ortho specialist's doing their morning rounds, patients and their families infact she just didn't care. the junior doctors on the floor would pull me aside when she left to make sure I was ...

6. Considering Agency work after almost one year off the floor...advice?

   Bronte03 replied to SKIteleRN's topic in Agency

   Although I don't live in the US, nursing basics never change in our world. I have in my short career 2 yrs all up worked in 17 hospitals.. I could have written your post word for word. I basically go anywhere I am asked nuero, surg, med, cardiac, men...

7. anyone in australia feels that we're not learning enough?

   Bronte03 replied to GE90's topic in Australia

   I am a EEN and we get a LOT of unfortunate remarks from our Uni students because we don't have the "knowledge" acquired by the new grads. We have the basics and in nursing basics is what makes a ward work. It is cleaning up from every orifice in the...

8. What would help you love your job?

   Bronte03 replied to rlerich's topic in General Nursing

   We have a saying "The more things change the more they stay the same" Patient ratio depends on what hospital I work. Some are 1:6 others 1:4. My past position in orthopaedics could go up to 1:7 post op. It was poorly managed with an incharge with no...

9. I lost my empathy

   Bronte03 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So as the title says it happened about 8 months ago. I worked in orthopediacs where I was bullied so badly by the manager the doctors on the ward would pull me aside and tell me that I was fantastic and had the skills and that my boss was completely ...

10. Have you been in a public situation where you had to use your nursing skills?

    Bronte03 replied to succinate's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. However as horrible as it sounds I have never ventured towards the injured person at any time. We have a law protecting us as the rescuer in my country however we are not legally obliged to attend to the person and I don't. Other staff have and ...

11. Favorite Nursing Sayings, Quotes, Jokes.....

    Bronte03 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Rock

    I work nights and I often get patients who dislike being disturbed and whinge when I come in. things like nurse I am trying to get some sleep do you have to keep waking me?? My reply is "you don't come to hospital for a rest that's for when you go ...

12. Should I quit nursing?

    Bronte03 replied to Anna-s's topic in New Nurse

    Initially we all feel incompetent and some staff will moan and groan about us. However, they too went through the same emotional trauma. You have worked really hard to get where you are' To quit now would achieve what after all those hours of countle...

13. If you were a manager what things would you change?

    Bronte03 replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    RESPECT staff - they are the people on the floor for the shift dealing with patients, NOT you. Always THANK them and mean it as they leave. If there is a complaint take the nurse aside preferably in your office and LISTEN to what they have to say w...

14. Agency Nursing Adelaide

    Bronte03 replied to Sao10's topic in Australia

    I am in Qld so can't help you for SA but whoever you do end up with ask other agency staff members what they think of the company you end up choosing. I have worked agency for 16 months and in that time I've seen quite a lot of nurses change agencies...