meme39

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1. Does relatives who look in patients charts annoy you

   meme39 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was working a late shift one day. I was busy handing out medications in a four bed room when one of the patients relative told me that I was late giving the medication out. She had been looking in the patients chart. I gently told her through gritt...

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

   meme39 replied to meme39's topic in General Nursing

   Tina we do not do the NCLEX test here in Australia. I have never even heard of it before I came here. I just graduated from University and got a job on a transition program, no more tests. Hope this helps

3. I am new and just wanted to say hello

   meme39 posted a topic in Rehabilitation

   Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and justed wanted to say hello to everyone. I work in a rehabilition unit in a teaching hospital. I am a registered nurse and finished my degree about 3 years ago. My past experience has been medical/surgical nu...

4. Acute Rehab nursing

   meme39 replied to Butternut's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hi there, I love doing nightshifts because there is plenty of time to go through the charts, in that way you get to really know the patients. I normally look after 16 patients. I am in a 30 bed ward which takes care of Acute stroke, Medical outlies a...

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

   meme39 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I am a RN and I live in Australia and I am unfamiliar with the various levels of nursing in America which makes it hard when I read a thread. If anyone could help me I would appreciated very much. feeling confused.

6. New RN Nearing Burnout Already

   meme39 replied to Rachel2004RN's topic in Rehabilitation

   hi there I know how you feel about staffing levels. It was not that long ago when I was a new grad RN working on a busy neurological ward. I felt so out of control at times simply because there was not enough nurses. We used trend care a system which...

7. love rehab :)

   meme39 replied to mel1977's topic in Rehabilitation

   I love rehabillitation nursing also. I have a surgical background and I am a Registered nurse and have only been working in the Rehab section for about 10 weeks. We specialize in Stroke rehabilitation mainly. It is very different to what I am used to...