bethem

bethem

Med onc, med, surg, now in ICU!

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  1. Nurses vs doctors

    bethem posted a topic in International Nursing

    In the most recent RCNA newsletter, an article discusses the need for change in order to continue to deliver effective health care to the Australian people. The president of the Victorian branch of...

  2. USA RN intersted in Australian way of nursing

    bethem replied to Sestrica's topic in International Nursing

    I'd be happy to give you my opinions and observations. I'll PM you with my email addy. I'm a new grad, just finishing my first year out. I am starting a job in ICU on Feb 11th. I hope I can

  3. Rudd's attempt to lure nurses back

    bethem replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    Didn't Howard already try this before he was kicked out? The latest Royal College of Nursing Australia newsletter discusses the effects of the 'bonus' payment to nurses who return to the workforce....

  4. Now we can join the PA v NP debates!

    bethem posted a topic in International Nursing

    Australia is considering bringing in PAs. From 2009, UQ is offering a three-year Bachelor degree that will allow graduates to work as a PA. The AMA has (of course) rejected the idea, and the ANF has...

  5. Not enough attention to BMs in nursing today!

    bethem replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is anyone a Scrubs fan? This song should help to keep the importance of poo high in nurses'

  6. Christmas...

    bethem replied to nyapa's topic in International Nursing

    I am working 12:30 - 9 on Christmas eve, 12:30-9 on Christmas day, 7-3:30 on Boxing day and 7-3:30 on the 27th, making it a 6-day week for me. I asked for Boxing day off, but noooooo. The ANUM hates...

  7. Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplant

    bethem replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    In my hospital, DCD is being phased in. Strangely, the families and patients will not actually be told about the possibility of DCD unless they specifically ask for donation options for patients who...

  8. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    bethem replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm Australian, and we don't have HIPAA itself, but we do have privacy laws. Due to these laws, we cannot make any indication, even in 'code' like a coloured bracelet, that a patient has decided to...

  9. Do/did any of you hate clinical?

    bethem replied to marie-francoise's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hated most, tolerated a couple, LOVED one: ICU. That's where I'm going next year and I will stay there until I am either physically or emotionally unable to keep

  10. Gotta tell someone!

    bethem posted a topic in International Nursing

    :balloons:I just found out yesterday that I was successful in getting a particular job that I really, really wanted for next year! They "haven't finished the recruitment process" yet, so I have to...

  11. Is everyone afraid to give Morphine?

    bethem replied to prostreetrig's topic in Oncology

    I am a new grad; there is a lot I don't know. My first rotation as an RN was in oncology for 5 months. I became quite comfortable giving massive doses of morphine, OxyContin, fentanyl and other...

  12. Gotta tell someone!

    bethem replied to bethem's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks everyone! I'm so excited. Gwenith, I will be doing a transition program, it's for second-year RNs. I have 2 months in a small ICU that specialises in toxicology, 2 months in HDU and the other 8...

  13. Who's got their hand in the Demerol cookie JAR?

    bethem replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    In my area, we don't use those Pyxis things you guys do. We just have plain old carts for the non-lock-up drugs, and a locked cupboard in a code-locked room for the S4s and S8s (eg. lorazepam, valium,...

  14. I've noticed something on these boards...

    bethem posted a topic in International Nursing

    Disclaimer: This is not to bash US nurses at all, you're all great. Love your work. OK. After reading through a lot of these threads, especially the ones titled things like "Nurses eat their young", I...

  15. Recognition of registration interstate.

    bethem replied to nyapa's topic in International Nursing

    National registration is slated to take effect from July 2008. As it stands, much of the legal and organisational stuff has not been sorted out. My educators all suggest that it will be very likely...

  16. S4 and S8 drug books - a bit rambly, sorry

    bethem posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi Aussie nurses, especially those of you from NSW. I am wondering about legislation surrounding the drug registers. At one hospital, the rule was when you finish a page, you carried forward to the...

  17. Is it worth it doing Masters in Nｕrsing??

    bethem replied to sester's topic in International Nursing

    Actually, if you get a master's you will be entitled to a whole $30 extra a week as a continuing education allowance (once you have the master's, that is). Where are you studying that offers this...

  18. Overheard today. . . . .

    bethem replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    This one bugged, although it's not that annoying written down: Pt: "I've been sitting out of bed for three hours!" Me: "Yes, much better for you than lying around in bed for all that time, isn't it?"...

  19. What is the nicest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    bethem replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    1. A family whose father was diagnosed with an occluded SVC, IVC and abdominal aorta (massive, undiagnosed tumour) thanked me profusely for the care and support I gave them in the time after their...

  20. Why not have done PA???

    bethem replied to studentIVlife's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know it's different in America, but in Australia the NPs have to have experience before they start the program. I have been looking at the program for when I meet the experience requirements (5...

  21. I hate bedmaking

    bethem replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I hate washing people! I get a LOT of weird looks if I ever admit to that. I ensure I always do wash my patients, of course, and I don't spend hours whining about it or do a half-hearted job, but I...

  22. Post Graduate Studies

    bethem replied to tiij's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, I'm doing post grad study now, after having only been an RN for 8 months. I would go for it, but if you are only doing it to look good later, you need to think long and hard about it. I enjoy...

  23. Stroke nurses please read: GRANDPAS HUGS

    bethem replied to bethem's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks, Angie, I'll revise to include those things.

  24. Stroke nurses please read: GRANDPAS HUGS

    bethem posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    You might be aware of the mnemonic used frequently in intensive care environments, FAST HUG (feeding, analgesia, sedation holiday, thromboembolic prophylaxis, head of bed raised 30 - 45 degrees,...

  25. Is med-surg like the nursing home?

    bethem replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new grad currently on a medical ward. I did five months on an oncology ward and I was keeping my head above water there. I got to this medical ward and it is seriously kicking my butt. Five or...