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greatshakes

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

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

    now i know this doesn't help in your situation but can you see the link between the american corporation and the nursing situation. i picked it up straight away but had to include the whole joke so...

  2. When don't you insert an ET tube?

    greatshakes posted a topic in Emergency

    I may have got it wrong but as a student I am certain one of my preceptors said "You never insert an ET tube in this case" and I can't remember what it was. Can any of you enlighten me please. (I...

  3. When don't you insert an ET tube?

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in Emergency

    Thanks so much. really appreciate

  4. Transplantation Nursing

    greatshakes replied to Hoozdo's topic in General Nursing

    It'd be great. My brother in law had heart transplant and lived for 6 years after but eventually he died of an aneurysm. He also had cancer. He was on all these meds later after the heart transplant...

  5. I need your help with recruting ideas.

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

    Not sure harry Potter but that sounds like the general drift. I know my kids use it. most web sites would probably have something on

  6. Potting mix, pleurisy or something worse?

    greatshakes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all I do a lot of gardening and although I hear a lot about the dangers of potting mix, fertilisers and the like, I find I can not work in a mask and gloves, although I wore gloves last night as I...

  7. I'm an "ER" freak!

    greatshakes replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi I loved trauma in ER, but we don't get it here anymore. Still watch 'All Saints'. Used to watch RPA and another show on TV here, I think MDA, not sure, all about shortstaffing and the legal...

  8. Co-workers on allnurses...

    greatshakes replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all Glad you warned me. I must have suspected something because I was going to reveal some facts about my situation to a nursing student yesterday but I will only do it in a private message. Must...

  9. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Heidi I would love to help you and i am over 50 with a terminally ill husband. Can you message me privately and I'll help with whatever I

  10. tough time giving report.

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

    Okay can someone help with my confusion re janetrettes post. I don't mean she has got me confused but is it common to have an order not to take a rectal pulse? why in this case and are there any...

  11. One bad night vs. overall "bad" at the job

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

    Hello to all of you who have been in nursing a few months. I want to know as a new grad, what were the hardest things for you to get used to in those first few weeks during orientation? Was there...

  12. I need your help with recruting ideas.

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

    Hi Harry Potter All the above answers are good but I would like a hospital that realises I am a new person in a sometimes hostile environment and as a new grad, I guess it would be ongoing support as...

  13. Allowing infected staff to work--your thoughts please!

    greatshakes replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    She needs to take a long walk right away from any hospital area. Where the hell is your staff educator and the infection control manager?. She is an accident waiting to happen and friendship with any...

  14. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Thanks Gwenith and Nambour. It does help and I did burn the copy of her report so I could move on. I just wondered re other opinions so now I can bury it. Much appreciated. This site has probably...

  15. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi all Even though I am finally an RN, Iwant to ask you all about something that happened as a student. I made a med error and gave the wrong oral antibiotic to a patient and was suspended from...

  16. Beating myself up - anyone else?

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

    Hi all Even though I am finally an RN, Iwant to ask you all about something that happened as a student. I made a med error and gave the wrong oral antibiotic to a patient and was suspended from...

  17. residential aged care LL whinges

    greatshakes replied to jilliejill's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Grace Thanks for your post. They had a thorough investigation about hubby's meds and I asked to check out the smarty packs myself. They are just plastic bags on a roll with the pts meds on so it...

  18. Pushing IV Lopressor

    greatshakes replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Zachary 211 and others, Because I am a new nurse, can you please tell me how soon after giving a beta blocker someone would go into complete heart block and other such examples please. If you've just...

  19. I made it!!!

    greatshakes replied to cranium's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey, is Saunders a text book and can you get access freely or not. I had a older nclex when I first started as a nursing student and it really helped a lot. Do you have a link to their site

  20. I made it!!!

    greatshakes replied to cranium's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :monkeydance: Well done That's

  21. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi Talaxandra The whole lot thanks, but mainly staff expectations. Take for instance yesterday a nurse told me that she was in trouble because she'd put 2 grams of vancomycin into 500mls of fluid. Now...

  22. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I seemed to wait a couple of months for my registration too. Annoying to say the least. Mind you I didn't have anywhere to go at that time as I was caring for ill husband. ( I didn't realise that six...

  23. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi all I mainly go to the first year in nursing and other forums and have just looked in here. I didn't realise there was a section for we Oz nurses until last night. If one thing has impressed me...

  24. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    greatshakes replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Tony That is so scarey. I agree with htprncss because I wondered about the blood too. It sounds as though the wristband belonged to somebody else and if so, what treatment did that owner get? I...

  25. What did you learn today as a nurse?

    greatshakes replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I wasn't working but learned today I have an interview on Monday as a nurse at a boys boarding school. I was told at first when I spoke to nurse in charge that I would not be alone but then today...