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  1. Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    der_kerl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, do any of you nurses buy special medical equipment (ie patient monitors, iv pumps etc) for use at home and use it on yourself/family

  2. Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    der_kerl replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    Oh well you can get great deals on ebay. And I am not crazy enough to buy stuff brand new. I particularly am quite interested in those older models like the Propaq Encore, and the newer Drager...

  3. Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    der_kerl replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    Um yeah of course they should be in the hospital but aren't these machines fascinating? I would personally buy one of those patient monitors and use it as some over the top BP machine. You could get...

  4. How to Ace a Hospital Interview

    der_kerl posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi fellow nurses, I am due for an interview with a teaching hospital on 17th. I went for several interviews with other public hospitals but I didn't get the job. I might have screwed up the interview....

  5. Help! I have to precept a new grad who already knows it all....but not really.

    der_kerl replied to GOMER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Statistically speaking, you should go ahead with option #1. Option #1 has a p-value of 0.006, Standard Deviation of 2.12 and Standard Error of 1.50 The rest are not statistically

  6. How to Ace a Hospital Interview

    der_kerl replied to der_kerl's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi, I didn't get the job. I was told they will reply in 2 weeks but they only replied within 2 days. This happened to my application at another hospital before. Was wondering if it has anything to do...

  7. How to make letter of resignation during early employment?

    der_kerl replied to 4rty's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well before considering quitting the current job, consider other factors such as culture and benefits. Is the culture in the other hospital to your liking, do they have more benefits? I presume a full...

  8. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    der_kerl replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    1:6 for subsidised wards and healthy manpower, 1:9 to 1:12 for manpower shortages. 1:2 for ICU, 1:4 for high

  9. *Just* a Nurse/*Only* a Nurse

    der_kerl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Registered Nurse currently doing my army conscription in an Army Medical Centre. One thing is that I am the only RN in the Medical Centre, and I am not a medic or whatever. I am a clerk due to...

  10. *Just* a Nurse/*Only* a Nurse

    der_kerl replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    That's the first step to take. The problem with my supervisor is that she thinks she knows better about the healthcare system, and she uses her '40 years in the army' as excuse for that. But she knows...