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age old answers, enjoyed them thanks for sharing them :)

I found one on the orthopaedic ward. "Patient felt dizzy after standing on bed during bedmaking" I could just picture the nurse feeling dizzy looking up at him :rotfl:

I work in a hospital (that recently closed its aged care facility) most aged care is privately run in NZ now. Ratios vary depending on employer, are you talking RN to patient? cos if u r a RN you often have carers working with you also although u r u...

louise21 [congrats on thinking about the big move, i'm a kiwi. if you want beautiful scenery go to the south island, or if you want bigger cities try the north island. for some sites you might find what you are looking for try: http://www.nzhealt...

no worries I've been surfin the bb for a while, but i never seem to have enough time to read everything let alone reply. Most of the time others have already said what i wantd to say, but i must admit jayna's comments kinda riled(?) me up. so i had ...

hi there from a real kiwi an proud of it! I'm a southlander too so i use the word wee a lot (meaning small) and i roll my RRRRRRRs. the only place in NZ to have it's own accent! NZ is a beautiful country and unlike other kiwis who have travelled over...

Yep!I would agree i SEEMS to always happen in 3's. but the time between them can vary, so i guess you make it only happen 3 times then stop counting for a while? when do you start the next three? the world is a mysterious place and death is only par...

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LOL :roll

awsome, loved these. minds are only limited by imaginations.

Great!! love these, i may have to incorporate some of these sayings in my every day life:roll

loved this, my husband agreed whole-hearted. I had to show all my workmates, some of there husband's reckon he got it down to a T:rotfl:

sex is not the only body function fish do in the sea:nono:

yes great idea, it is my experiance that oz and nz are moving along at similar levels and us down under should stick together:D

Kara I know where you are coming from, I too was diagnosed about PCO about 18mth ago. I have found talking about it with mates great, in fact a couple of friends went and got checked-outand diagnosed after i talked about the signs and symptoms. My GP...

i have a great team of nurses i work with, they are always willing to help out and our orthopaedic ward is and area that could not run smoothly with out effective teamwork. Others visiting nurse to our ward often complement us on our friendliness and...

I've learnt if you tell a child they CAN'T then they will definately do it or die trying

how about a new zealand one its a pretty well kept secret:cool: http://www.southlandhealth.co.nz

we had a junior dr working in our understaffed ward and although he himself was rather swamped with work, he would frequently help out with a code brown and was even known to finish bed sponging a pt so he could ask some questions without compromisin...

happens to me every time im on a short change shift!! lol:chuckle

happens to me every time im on a short change shift!! lol:chuckle

in our ward we had Mrs M, a slightly confused lady(84) sharing a room with another lady of a similar age (Mrs Y). Mrs Y was troubled by nausea every morning for about 3 days, and we were trying to identify the cause when Mrs M spoke up loudly and ve...

we are in the process of finalising a manuel of safe handling techniques, it includes warm up exercises prior to start of shift and handling, advice on equipment available and pictures of lifting techniques. we have equipment made available to us to ...

I have now had THREE patients swear to me that CORK (wine corks work) in the bed at night can prevent night cramps, no need for Quinine!!!

i really hate trachy's! all those disgusting secretions yukkkk I am not too fussed on gunk in the eye (sleep) it doesn't seem to move with facecloths and the only effect way seem to be with your finger (gloved of course). oh and old people who dont w...