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  1. Is ER nursing Floor nursing???

    greatshakes replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency

    Hi Can someone please tell me what causes a person to vomit faeces. I am not put off by BM or vomit having cleaned up quite a few people, maggots I don't know how I'd handle. I am just curious and...

  2. how will the new IR laws effect nurse's.......

    greatshakes replied to froghair's topic in International Nursing

    Speaking of agency, can any of you recommend good agencies to work within Australia, particularly Qld? If you have been working as an agency nurse are you made welcome by staff at general hospitals...

  3. workcover discrimination

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for your posts. I have been behaving and not getting involved with staff matters and have taken any concerns re husband's care right to the DON in charge. I have noticed that I am being...

  4. Do you hire new grads in you ICU?

    greatshakes replied to twiceaslucky's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks for your posts everyone. I am at the stage where I am still waiting to hear results of one job and knowing there's to be another grad intake so am a bit reluctant to put in for anything else...

  5. Do you hire new grads in you ICU?

    greatshakes replied to twiceaslucky's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think you all just answered my next question. There is a vacancy going in CCU for a registered nurse and I have been looking at all the fantastic sites in Siris first post and others. These tell me...

  6. workcover discrimination

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Nambour51 for your post. Yes some staff issues I agree, can be very complex but it just seemed so

  7. workcover discrimination

    greatshakes posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all Can anyone tell me if there are any procedures for people who are being bullied and discrimated against by employers because they are on workcover? I am not the subject but am asking because...

  8. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    greatshakes replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    I just figure that one day I may need wiping up and I don't care what their title is. If there's a backside needing to be cleaned and I am there and others are busy I'll do it. On the other hand I...

  9. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    greatshakes replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    zashagalka and others even though this post is about iv's.... i guess people feel more comfortable with what they're good at. i find catheters reasonably easy. i once asked as a student if i could put...

  10. Pubic hair

    greatshakes replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    I think Fergus51 has a point. There must be mobile beauticians or similar services out there. Personally I wouldn't be too willing, think it's a bit too close and

  11. Nurse initiated or once only drugs

    greatshakes posted a topic in International Nursing

    hello everyone i am wondering if someone can tell me, when a patient has heart complaint or angina and needs anginine, apparently a nurse can initiate anginine as a nurse initiated or once only drug....

  12. Nurse initiated or once only drugs

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for that Grace. I was given the info that it was a standing order by a doctor at the time as an emergency measure but will certainly be checking out those sites. Don't want to leave anything to...

  13. Two quick questions

    greatshakes posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all I just wonder when nurses actually get time to read the patient's history because beds and pt care aren't usually given until handover and also is it possible to chart during the quiter times...

  14. course of action for pt who cannot expectorate mucous

    greatshakes posted a topic in Pulmonary

    Hi What is the course of action normally taken by RN's to be followed in the case of someone who cannot cough effectively (for example MND). This patient was having trouble clearing secretions and...

  15. course of action for pt who cannot expectorate mucous

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in Pulmonary

    Thanks for that Pawpaw John and and thank your missus too. The RN came in and stayed three minutes and disappeared. To me that's no action and no action amounts to negligence

  16. Two quick questions

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks everyone. It's been kind of a rough day today. I know that someone said, sometimes not getting what you want can be a wonderful stroke of luck. We will see anyway but thank you all for your...

  17. Two quick questions

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    Hi ladybird. I don't want to disclose area as there are things going on in my life which would be known to certain people in the health industry. Nothing bad, just certain events happening. I mean I...

  18. Two quick questions

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    Regional. I know there are probably fewer places than there are grads especially if grads come from other areas. I keep telling myself I might get a second place offer but I just feel like no one...

  19. Two quick questions

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    Regional. I know there are probably lots of grads applying from other areas, and maybe it is just how things work out. perhaps I will get a second round offer. but thanks

  20. Two quick questions

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

    I guess I won't need to know. I didn't get into the grad program and I am absolutely devastated. I don't think I'll even come back to all nurses. Here I was thinking I had a chance and trying to learn...

  21. Books " made easy" recommendations

    greatshakes posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all There were a series of books, I think put out by Springhouse such as "Fluids and electrolytes made easy" and I just wondered were there any you found really valuable and are there any you...

  22. first year uni assessment, plese help

    greatshakes replied to new nursing student's topic in International Nursing

    I'd have a look at the sites Gwenith and the others in earlier postings mentioned for a start and type in such things in google as therapeutic and healing touch, non-verbal communication and...

  23. assertiveness..

    greatshakes replied to blee1's topic in MICU, SICU

    Some years ago as a nursing assistant, there was a co worker who would complain and always say "somebody should do something". I used to take up her case and sometimes it paid off sometimes not. One...

  24. A monkey could do your job

    greatshakes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Nursing Humor

    love

  25. Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

    greatshakes replied to medsurgcutie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry about the cow joke and I certainly don't want any of you to think I have lost it, well at least not yet. But the American corp (and many others I might add) I meant, sees everyone having to do...