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Wow where to start with this one. If imposting ones sense of moral right to another is not bad enough. I mean to say who are we to judge a persons spiritual status - did you go thru a check list or something! I know we talk holistic nursing but lets ...

HI everyone check pts id, meds, illness symptoms reported by the pt. Never say I know when its a lie. Always use the experience as a learning opurtunity. Offer help when you can it will be repaid. With Drs orders always check if uncertain there is...

I tend to agree with zuzi holistic nursing has more to do with theory than practical nursing. It is a concept best left to academics let us see if this theory does have legs in the end.

Hello as I am an Aussie I can only comment on what we have. We still have bedside charts mainly OBS medication & falls risk status. However we do have a allocation system. This allocates the amount of time to be given for each pt based on present...

Hi peoples I have just started working at the sunshine coast private hospital in Qld Yea I know dont knock me for being a Qlder it was accidental. I just forgot to go back to cold old Tassie gee now I really have put my foot in out of the fire into t...

What is it with number crunchers that care more for surveys than evaluating a patient's health status. Gee wonder if the out come would change if a few PGs occured as a result of stress induced hypertension & the pt really did require medical ass...

I soooooooo agree with MMOMRN thier is a pecking order the newbies on the bottom & the long timers at the top. The culture tends to revolve around the long timers & if they eat chew & shallow the young then the culture is one of dog eat d...

well this takes on new meaning on cultural diversity when assessing our pts. It is a interesting read tho

I am about to start in a medical mixed ward with a 8:1 ratio which is fine until any number of things go wrong. Its at these times I know Iam doing it tough. So for you a ratio of 15:1 is crazy - most times youcould get away with it but then their is...

I guess it will eventually be intergrated here to. Wonder if it will get to the stage of being a check list inventory and unless all items are accounted for it doesnt pass go Hmmmmmmmmm could produce a few holdups

[Thankyou Maledi for that beautiful euligy That story brought tears to my eyes and I would have you as a personal nurse. :blushkiss

Ps I am hopefully dating a fly boy thats about all my high altitude experience. But he does give me a lift each time I talk to him Hmmmmmmmmmmm Byeeeeeeeeee

HI fuzzie You have hit the nail squarely on the head. You have assessed the situation planed your response so well and clearly to this topic imparted home truths and evaluated the reponses of soooooooooo many imature people in this profession. What a...

Thankyou daytonight I have allways watched other nurses DO a head to toe but it allways seemed like something was missing. I have a print out of the HA HA 5 min assessment. Now finially I have a guide that is to the point and reveals a true reflecti...

Hi spiceyqueen sure you are in the correct career lol

Great advise is allways taken on board & acted on. This site is allways full of it! HA HA patience is a virtue but humor goes a long way too. I guess the message is not to be too critical on yourself when you do stuff up and everyone does. Yes I ...

Is it safe to walk the corridors ALONE I wonder but really dont want my imagination to go very far - scarey

Gee Dee you should fit right in LOL

Hmmmmmmmmmm not being able to advance the catheter would really tick me off but some times getting the experts is the best answer even if it does cause initial embrassment. Hey it can always be justified as pt comfort and safety!

Ouch the truth not very many people can handle the truth. It tends to cut to the core of the person.

Interesting thread I shall have to remember some of them 4 my next day off

Holistic nursing is a term used for the bit that is always missed as assessment of a pts condition is partly subjective