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  1. Patient assignment v. actual patient load

    irish_std/n posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just wondering how each of your facilities handle division of patients. what happens if the patient load is unequal...do you get help or are you left to tough it out? I am currently working on a...

  2. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    irish_std/n posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is this one consultant in the hospital, he has a major reputation around the hospital as not being the most pleasant person to deal with. He treats the nursing staff like dirt and we have to...

  3. How do I prep for night shift

    irish_std/n replied to khazel2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I usually stay up late the night before but not too late! then have a few hours sleep the day of...make sure you eat properly even if you body says its not hungry, you will only end up feeling sick if...

  4. Shift report samples?

    irish_std/n replied to ariesbaby's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    we get report on 13 pts, I use a plain A4 sheet folded in half lenghways, the fit 6 pts on one side and 7 on the other, just name, age, doc, diagnosis, relevant hx, jobs I have to do and any...

  5. paracetamol

    irish_std/n replied to sofaraway04's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    i know this is an old topic but just in case anyone is still interested yes paracetamol does come in IV

  6. COPD pt's and 2L o2

    irish_std/n replied to wooosp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just to clarify, neb tx with air?? How does that work? u guys have a system or

  7. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    irish_std/n replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    iv paracetamol is relatively new over here and it really is fantastic. It is used alot post operativelyand on pt's with morphine PCA's. Its also useful in situations where the pt is NPO but refuses...

  8. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    irish_std/n replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for number one finally an explanation... 2 however I have to clarify, I will get anything for anyone who asks me nicely, and this guy certainly wasn't getting it himself, his intern was, but he...

  9. phone calls no outsider would believe

    irish_std/n replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I think its like if mom is still pregnant with baby and gets in the bath will baby drown inside

  10. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    irish_std/n replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    You are 100% right, you just cant say anything without looking petty and unprofessional. Its docs like this who give the rest a bad name, its a small hospital but we have some fantastic docs of all...

  11. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    irish_std/n replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    hehe I'm glad I started this thread

  12. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    irish_std/n replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    wow! so im not alone then:) hehe....why do we let fellow professionals treat us like this, we are not their subordinates nor are we their slaves

  13. Forced feeding

    irish_std/n replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

    Mabye I misread your post but I hardly think its fair to term european countries, 3rd world

  14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    irish_std/n replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    we have IV paracetamol here in Ireland which is the equivelent of us tylenol!u guys noy have it over

  15. Examples and anecdotes, please, for EBP.

    irish_std/n replied to Miss Chybil RN's topic in General Nursing

    mys hospital recently introduced a policy that for people on routine obs that temps be taken between 18:00 and 20:00 hrs as a study done showed that if a pt is going to spike a temp they will be more...

  16. Time of Day for Routine Vital Signs

    irish_std/n replied to pattchez's topic in Medical-Surgical

    on our 12 hour 8-8 (both night and day shift) we do 10am/pm and 6am/pm if abnormal at 10am/pm we recheck at

  17. What is a two-step TB test

    irish_std/n replied to carol72's topic in General Nursing

    two-step tb testing involves a person getting re-tested one week after the initial tuberculosis test. if both tb tests are negative, the person is unlikely to have tb.

  18. Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    irish_std/n replied to texascowgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    your attitude is neither required nor acceptable, telling me to "relax" and then insulting my church isn't going to help

  19. Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    irish_std/n replied to texascowgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Ash Wednesday, one of the important holy days in the catholic calendar...not something to laugh

  20. pacify or orientate? Alzheimers...

    irish_std/n replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    acutally both words are

  21. fed up and set up

    irish_std/n replied to knockandhello's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    would sum1 mind explaining why you have to check 2 places to see if a drug is ordered. over here in ireland we have a prescription chart at the pts end of bed notes.... this is the only place docs...

  22. Pictoral chart showing different types of BM

    irish_std/n replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    we actually use this scale in my hospital to evaluate and document BMs. Its called the Bristol scale (btw we are an acute hospital not

  23. Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

    irish_std/n replied to kmokay's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we call all the consultants(highest ranking doc) by Dr x or Mr X...and everyone else is pretty much first name

  24. What is your favorite flip-flops?

    irish_std/n replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    reef 'ginger' flip flops....they are so comfortable, cute come in loads of different colours and you could walk forever in

  25. NEW NURSE with a question!!!

    irish_std/n replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

    how's she gona learn if she doesn't ask??? Its not like she's in the exam and saying "pssst.........tazzi whats the