RN_Amy RN

RN_Amy has 5 years experience as a RN and specializes in Emergency/Anaesthetics/PACU.

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1. Preparing for an interview....weaknesses???

   RN_Amy replied to nursechick182's topic in Career Support

   I too have trouble with this question.... however my educator came up with a great response. "I set myself extremely high standards and at times, find it difficult to work with people who don't work to this standards" Or something to that effect....

2. Pain Scores Effective or not

   RN_Amy replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

   I work in PACU and I find that most of my patients can't utilize the 1-10 pain scale. I too prefer to get the patient to describe their pain as mild, moderate or severe and go by visual cues in addition to vital signs when assessing someones pain. I...

3. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

   RN_Amy replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   It's like presenting to hospital justs makes people HUNGRY! It must be the aroma of body odour and human excrement that makes people salivate.... hahhahaha..... I also really dislike the attitude of patients when you advise the to remain fasting unt...

4. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

   RN_Amy replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   :rotfl: :uhoh21: Comments made by and general behaviour of patients that irk me include (but are by NO means limited to): - No. 1 pet hate is the the young dying swan/drama queen... doted on by their significant other/mother/father... PUHLEASE...! ...

5. What are the 3 "befores" in giving meds???

   RN_Amy replied to weetziebat's topic in General Nursing

   Apart for what everyone else has mentioned, maybe the three "befores" include: - checking allergies and/or sensitivites - check the time of adminstration of the last dose of medication ie. to ensure you are not "double dosing". - witholding the medic...

6. What is the difference between EKG and ECG?

   RN_Amy replied to MJ-12's topic in General Nursing

   Universal term for where...? The US? In Australia, electrocardiagraph is referred to as an ECG....

7. University in queensland

   RN_Amy replied to csdennis910's topic in International

   Just outta curiosity... do you know what program ranked number 1? and who ranked the courses?

8. about injections: are filters important for ampuled drugs?

   RN_Amy replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

   I too had never heard of filtered needles until I read about them on this website. So no... I dont use them... and have never heard of or seen them in any hospitals I have worked at in both Victoria and Queensland in Australia... are they even AVAILA...

9. weekend differential

   RN_Amy replied to allevi's topic in General Nursing

   Saturdays 50% extra per hour... and 75% extra per hour for Sundays... :)

10. Looking for someone to share notes with

    RN_Amy replied to rnpeds's topic in International

    I'll help if you like... just tell me exactly what you would like to know! I am a Registered Nurse from Australia... I work in Emergency and in terms of education... I completed a three-year Bachelor of Nursing degree.

11. Nursing wages? Need to pay off student loans!

    RN_Amy replied to dishpan's topic in International

    I am in the opposite position... and want to travel to Canada in the near future! I don't know whether this will help much... but I completed my graduate year last year in Melbourne and started on $18 an hour base... (8 hr x 5 shifts a week) which ...

12. Wierdest thing you've found in a bedside table?

    RN_Amy replied to edouglas's topic in General Nursing

    As a graduate nurse, I had the joy of looking after a delightful young man who was admitted for treatment of cellulitis of the left arm and an absess in the same area from intravenous heroin use.... He had a delighful array of drugs and paraphernalia...

13. Poll Why do you stay at a job?

    RN_Amy replied to Mary M's topic in General Nursing

    I agree... but what exactly makes you satisfied with your job? IN my opinion its the people you work with are the number one factor....

14. New Grad In med/surg

    RN_Amy replied to Aneroo's topic in Med-Surg

    In my humble opinion I think that you should just try and start out in an an area which you know you will enjoy, if that is a step-down unit or ICU well go for it! If you are working where you really want to do, you will be an active learner and pick...

15. a few clinical practice questions

    RN_Amy replied to pedsnrs's topic in Pediatric

    Sorry... my post was rather ambiguous... just need an xray after initial placement of the NGT...