OzNurse69

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  1. Hi...Need help with Australian medical abbreviations

    OzNurse69 replied to jojojo76's topic in General Nursing

    NAD = no abnormalities detected. ie. normal (in relation to

  2. Pediatric PICC lines

    OzNurse69 replied to UK2USA's topic in General Nursing

    KVO with hep saline. I'm in NICU though, so our kids aren't up to walking

  3. Umbilical Cord Blood Donation

    OzNurse69 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Common practice here. These are the guys that deal with cord blood donation in our hospital. http://www.bmdi.org.au/default.asp?id=40 I work in NICU, so I'm not sure of how it works, but most parents...

  4. He said what??

    OzNurse69 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have a mum of 30 week twins who is having trouble keeping up supply pumping. They are now 34 weeks, but she can't be there all day every day as she has older children. She's tried increasing...

  5. Shaving heads to support cancer patients

    OzNurse69 replied to NicInNC's topic in Oncology

    In Australia we have this: http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/ Maybe you could contact the organisers to find out how to set up a local chapter, with donations going to an organisation in your area....

  6. He said what??

    OzNurse69 replied to OzNurse69's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nope, EBM. We were just going through it at a faster rate than she could make

  7. Questions about moving from Canada to OZ

    OzNurse69 replied to X-treme's topic in International Nursing

    RE: permanent residency. See here: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/medical-practitioners/visa-options-nurses.htm There are a number of different sub-categories for applying for residency, it seems....

  8. Unsafe staffing in OB dept

    OzNurse69 replied to rntobe2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good grief. I work NICU now, but in a previous life was on a (very busy) colorectal surgery floor. We were lucky to have 4 RNs on at night - for 31 beds! And that was only on busy post-op days. Most...

  9. To paint or not to paint... cords

    OzNurse69 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep. Full immersion baths, dry around the cord, no alcohol/lotions/potions of any kind. Oh, and my youngest is 13, so this has been policy for some time. Most of our cords fall off in 7 - 10 days with...

  10. help! My g/f stuck herself...

    OzNurse69 replied to Malloy's topic in General Nursing

    When I had a stick a couple of months ago, my staff counsellor told me there were no recorded cases of anyone who had been stuck with a low risk needle contracting HIV. Anywhere. Ever. I took his word...

  11. #%@&$ Flu Shot!

    OzNurse69 replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my NICU we have a choice as to whether to receive the pertussis, rubella, hep b and flu shots. If we choose not to, we also choose another unit to work

  12. What does the new mother/family need nowadays?

    OzNurse69 replied to UM Review RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's the way I was taught when my firstborn was born - 15 years ago! Obviously things aren't as slow here as I

  13. working on Christmas?

    OzNurse69 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    On my ward we have a system. You work either Christmas eve/Christmas day OR New Year's Eve/New Year's Day. Then swap the next year. There are usually enough new staff to fill in the gaps if it's...

  14. Hypofix dressing and burns??

    OzNurse69 replied to Bolts's topic in Burn

    Must be an Aussie thing Gwenith, we've been doing that here since mid 90's. From both a professional (ED RN) and personal point of view (son had bad hot water scauld c partial thickness burns to his...

  15. Look this over for me... move to Aus

    OzNurse69 replied to tineann's topic in International Nursing

    From what I understand after working with some O/S nurses, you need to be sponsored by your hospital in order to get a working visa. They basically guarantee that you will be working while you are...

  16. Venting ostomy bags

    OzNurse69 replied to Brownbetty's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Why not just have a box of vented bags for those who need them? I know they're more expensive than regular, but surely it would be more cost effective to use one vented bag rather than have to keep...

  17. Info for patients on how the ER works

    OzNurse69 replied to ERnurseLaura's topic in Emergency

    I had an interesting experience New Years Day. I had a waterskiing accident & hit my head - total amnesia for a while (as in, couldn't remember my name, address, what happened, anything!) Quite...

  18. Public and Private Hospitals - whats best?

    OzNurse69 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    Funny thing is, they're actually quite a good transport co, or were, from what I hear. They just suck when it comes to health care!!

  19. Don't flush saline lock? I'm confused.

    OzNurse69 replied to boggle's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you turn off the tap on the IV while the N/S is still running, this is perfectly fine. Doesn't apply for positive pressure lock devices though, which need the fluid to be injected under...

  20. Public and Private Hospitals - whats best?

    OzNurse69 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    RN From OZ - Their initials weren't MH were

  21. eICU...is it for you?

    OzNurse69 replied to jadednurse's topic in General Nursing

    We are in the process of the whole hospital going electronic - currently in CCU & A&E.... All the monitors are connected to the laptops wirelessly (is that a word??!!) so NO MORE WRITING DOWN...

  22. Saline flushes or Blood

    OzNurse69 replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    The theory behind it is that the individual bags of blood are x-matched to the pt, but not to each other, so theoretically you can get a transfusion reaction if two bags of incompatible blood are run...

  23. Use of AIR filters on IV infusions

    OzNurse69 replied to 66nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you, Tom....never heard of an IV air

  24. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    OzNurse69 replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    Zoe, As an agency nurse, you took the words right out of my mouth!! I would have said I didn't want a student with me, & if they insisted I would have made sure they didn't get to do ANYTHING that...

  25. nasogastric tubes

    OzNurse69 replied to RNCATE's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey, I've had red once -- did every test under the sun -- -ve for blood -- finally pt confessed that she was so desperate for something different to taste (sick of toothpaste, on TPN, had NG in for a...