kiwinurse18

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1. First injection mistake

   kiwinurse18 replied to Newstudent4's topic in General Students

   In response to a few of the above comment. You shouldn't be using alcohol swabs before insulin anyway as it can affect the reading. To the poster, there's many injections that don't require you to...

2. Least "demanding" nursing Jobs?

   kiwinurse18 replied to carti's topic in General Students

   Just want to add that while you think just because you've spent a small amount of time as a student working, that in no way means your experience is reality. You will find, that while a student, your...

3. Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

   kiwinurse18 replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

   Thank you so much! I've never seen any health professional behave like that so I probably wasn't looking hard enough at the patient. That makes heaps of sense, I did think the lack of symptoms was a...

4. Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

   kiwinurse18 replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

   Doc was highly unprofessional and behaving like a idiot. If a patient won't leave following discharge call security. Don't grab him, swear and make all round patronising comments. If I got treated...

5. Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

   kiwinurse18 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   I regularly speak with patients about quitting. Quite often they're not interested. That's fine. I don't push it. Know why? Because the majority of them are already going thru hell with their recent...

6. Grade appeal please help!!!!!

   kiwinurse18 replied to nurse83522h's topic in General Students

   This. You say if your teacher had stuck by her word none of this would be happening. But bigger picture - perhaps if you had known the content better, none of this would be happening. I've read on...

7. New grad wound care

   kiwinurse18 posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Hey, I've had the opportunity to interview with District nurses (mostly wounds and catheters) and am wondering if experienced wound nurses would recommend it immediately out of graduating. Why/why...

8. Do you consider it helpful or not to be given a Pt’s attitude during a report?

   kiwinurse18 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   I'd say important. If I know someone is vulnerable and upset about a diagnosis then I'll make sure I spend what spare time I have talking to them - rather than the patient whose happy they're going in...

9. Verbally abusive patient, worried I could have handled the situation better

   kiwinurse18 replied to NurseMom2016's topic in General Nursing

   There's this really great article called "care goes in, crap goes out". Worth a read. Basically the patient is the centre. Nurses, doctors, family, friends are all in outer circles and the patient is...

10. Assessments Study Tools

    kiwinurse18 replied to SunshineNRainbows's topic in General Students

    Like physical assessments? I created my own study sheet to fit the criteria for passing. And then it was just practice with other students. We were taught the COLDSPA framework which was great for...

11. Social media privacy breach?

    kiwinurse18 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In New Zealand, however I'm looking for general advice on how you think would be the best way to approach so advice from anywhere is appreciated! It's long. Sorry not sorry. I'm a final year student...

12. Best way to learn about cells

    kiwinurse18 replied to sfwant2beRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Second Khan and Crash Course. Holy heck those got me through a thought 6 months í

13. New job resume help

    kiwinurse18 replied to PediLove2147's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think 4 years or so is irrelevant. I'd put it