AussieRN12

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1. PRN range analgesia.

   AussieRN12 replied to Nursing Au's topic in Pain

   Yes I tried that and it told me that the website can not be found

2. PRN range analgesia.

   AussieRN12 replied to Nursing Au's topic in Pain

   The link is not working can you please fix it so I can read the material

3. PRN range analgesia.

   AussieRN12 replied to Nursing Au's topic in Pain

   At1200hrs pt recieved 2mg, at 1330hrs pt recieved 3mg and at 1400hrs pt recieved 6mg. The next appropriate time that the pt can recieve another dose is 1600hrs. The order is 2-8mg every 2 hours. This means that 8mg is the maximum dose within 2 hours...

4. How to document in the ward register?

   AussieRN12 replied to John 2018's topic in Australia

   To John 2018 it sounds like you are referring to 2 different brands of controlled release oxycodone (oxycontin). If this is the case than they are recorded as one, meaning both brands of the same strength are counted together. I have never heard of s...

5. Is aspirin a blood thinner?

   AussieRN12 replied to ChloeLissa's topic in Medications

   Yes, I bloodly hate that term

6. Patients afraid of needles...

   AussieRN12 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Tats are a different feeling as well though

7. Patients hiding narcotics

   AussieRN12 replied to theAMAZINGkilo's topic in Medications

   I would and have done the same thing as you, it sounds like he might have an addiction and could be storing/ hoarding narcotics to get high. In australia (where i live and nurse) the prison nurses do always ask the patient to open thier mouth

8. Humalog

   AussieRN12 replied to bluehealer's topic in Endocrine

   I would have given normal long acting and withhold sliding scale. Ensuring recheck of bgls 1-2hrs later

9. Saline flushes causing nausea for my patients

   AussieRN12 replied to aeberstein's topic in Oncology

   Hi. I am an RN in australia. My hospital does not use prefilled syringes of normal saline (i have actually never seen them) and i have never heard of any patient becoming nauseous or have salty taste with normal flushes - so i agree with you it must ...