bethem

bethem

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

    bethem replied to froghair's topic in International Nursing

    Apparently, from what I understand, the NSW nurses work under an award which is valid until 2008. Therefore the conditions won't change until then, in NSW at least. Since there is such a shortage of...

  2. "Those who can, do. Those who can't..."

    bethem replied to AnonymousCanadian's topic in General Nursing

    I HATE adult nursing. Over 15, I am not interested. I adore paeds, but the places in my area are very limited - 9 new grad positions in 2007 for 200 graduating students. I am slowly facing up to the...

  3. I am an Australian and I do not understand the American levels of Nursing

    bethem replied to meme39's topic in General Nursing

    From what I know: RN = RN LVN/LPN = EN (regular and med. endorsed) CNA = AIN - but the AINs employed in hospitals are generally nursing students, while AINs in aged care or disability care have...

  4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    bethem replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Really?

  5. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    bethem replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    I know this thread is really old, but I have opinions and I like to share : ) The things that make me freak out are: stomas (not the poo, the actual stoma. All shiny and ...shudder). Fungating tumours...

  6. Assignment of Patients-- "You are too outspoken!"

    bethem replied to TallGirlAni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's hard to deal with colleagues like that, but I say: Are you there to make friends, or are you there to provide the best care and advocacy possible for your patients? Fight for what you believe in,...

  7. Pronunciation

    bethem replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ohhh, a nurse after my own heart. Loose weight? Definately? Hah! As to the pronunciation thing, a word you Americans say differently to us in Australia is aluminium. We say AL-YOO-MIN-EE-YUM. That's...

  8. Pronunciation

    bethem replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in Australia, where we use centimetres all the time, we all say CENTimetre. The only time I have ever heard anyone say SONTimetre was when we watched a promo video for a chest drain, and the...

  9. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    bethem replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks, PANurseRN1, that satisfies my

  10. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    bethem replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    After reading this thread, doing a little bit of research and then observing two CABG surgeries using the bypass machine, I wondered about JWs and consent. Do you think JW patients (or, for those of...

  11. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

    bethem replied to Saoudishabiba's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder, would you refer to borderline personality disorder as 'narcissism'? Or schizophrenia as 'pure evil'? I'd call them both insidious mental illnesses. Rereading your post, I can see you might...

  12. how can i write nursing note?give me samples?

    bethem replied to alhareth_d's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student and I was having trouble with them, too. A nurse suggested to me that you do "head-to-toe" notes: Head: How was the patient behaving? eg, pt settled/unsettled/sleeping long periods this...

  13. Healthy nurses make job easier

    bethem replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've got a lot to lose, too. I don't know how it would be nursing if I were thinner, but I find that by the end of a shift I am tired. Not exhausted, just glad that it's home time. I get sore feet at...

  14. Inappropriate ER doc?

    bethem replied to elizabells's topic in Emergency

    I have a weird sense of humour myself, so I probably would have laughed and told him "But I thought sacrificial goats were supposed to me get better, not make me

  15. Enrolled Nurse vs. Endorsed Enrolled Nurse

    bethem replied to pink_margarita's topic in International Nursing

    An endorsed EN also gets a whopping $15 a week

  16. Working in Ireland: Any ideas?

    bethem replied to Kince's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for that, I'll look into it

  17. Working in Ireland: Any ideas?

    bethem replied to Kince's topic in International Nursing

    How about RNs? What sort of arrangements would an RN have to make to be able to work in Ireland, apart from the obvious - obtaining a visa and so forth? I love Ireland. I would absolutely adore...

  18. Ever have patients who are a little *too* honest?

    bethem replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    The same thing has happened to me. I was setting this old duck up for breakfast, and I did all of that and made sure her tray looked nice so she'd want to eat. I turned away to go help the person on...

  19. You know how ppl ask you stuff b/c they know you're a nurse? This tops it all....

    bethem replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Ooh, have I got a good one! Andrew: Hey Bethem, you know how you're a nurse? Me: Well, a student, yeah... A: Is it bad if you eat too muh meat? Me: No, not really, I suppose I should tell you that if...

  20. Do me a favour?

    bethem posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oops.

  21. Div2 to Div1-How long it takes?

    bethem replied to pink_margarita's topic in International Nursing

    My uni allows credit for the first year, so it takes two years to convert. I believe different unis have different transfer arrangements. I'm in

  22. Scenario - Surgical Nurses Please Respond

    bethem replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Is he on o2? What is his pain

  23. PA/NP to MD Bridge??

    bethem replied to Joebird21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hope there will. Here in Australia, it would not surprise me if they ended up having a NP:MD conversion, probably with the caveat that the new doctor works in rural health for a certain amount of...

  24. Ambulatory resident with dementia who spits all the time

    bethem replied to karenlhm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If he has dementia, won't he just pull it off? heck, I'd pull off a mask if I was made to wear it all day against my will. I have no real suggestions except for educating him and re-educating him....

  25. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    bethem replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. Well, everywhere I've worked or been on clinicals, which included the worst aged care facility I have ever seen. They wouldn't shower someone, even if they were soiled, if it wasn't their "shower...