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  1. New Guy here, I'm considering nursing as a profession

    MHN replied to Nathan_Brody's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi Nathan ,If you are not sure that you will like nursing take the shorter course and see i,m in Australia so I'm not sure of the difference between lPN ect .by starting at the bottom so to speak you...

  2. OB Clinicals

    MHN replied to carolynd's topic in Men in Nursing

    Carolynd ,In the eaerly 70's I had limited experience in my general nurse training in gyny wards because i was a nurse who happened to be a male,however by the time I had finished the veils had been...

  3. Electric Shock Therapy

    MHN replied to Mazzi's topic in Psychiatric

    Finness ,The senior psychiatrists told us the staff at the acute unit that this would probably be the one true case of Mania we would see in our

  4. Electric Shock Therapy

    MHN replied to Mazzi's topic in Psychiatric

    sarah ,the patient i saw was not reacting to any of the usual drugs here in fact diazepam caused the complete opposite effect. ect was the only choice left to the psychiatrist to use. btw the patient...

  5. Electric Shock Therapy

    MHN replied to Mazzi's topic in Psychiatric

    I've seen ECT used with several disorders sucessfully,Mania, depression,and psychotic

  6. Experience using punching bags so patients can vent their anger frustrations

    MHN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm looking for information about the positive and negatives about the use of punch bags for psych patients to vent their anger.Does anyone have any experience regarding this or know of any articles...

  7. involuntary committments by POLICE!

    MHN replied to PGH70's topic in Psychiatric

    where i work the police or a GP MD or mental health Officer can bring someone in for psych assessment on an emergency action they must be seen within 4hrs then can be placed on an emergency detention...

  8. How do you deal with a patient slapping you?

    MHN replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a psych unit attached to a general hospital there is a special psych liaison nurse whose duty is to assist staff on the general wards deal with psych patients.The liaison nurse also helps...

  9. Practical jokes at work

    MHN replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had traffic cop as patient many yrs ago when they still stainless steel urinals .We emptied a bottle of "Dexall"effervescent antacid in the dry urinal when the cop peed it went off like a mortar...

  10. "Is your manager a leader? What skills define leadership?"

    MHN replied to prn nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Above all a manager should have integrety, honesty and be truthful especially if they don't know the answer admit it and then find the answer

  11. Caring for the rich and famous

    MHN replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    I have had the privilage of caring for some nice people who were Rich or Famous or both.Most experiences were positive,although I have found that the noveau riche( especially those who never worked a...

  12. What is your net take home pay every two weeks?

    MHN replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

    pay average fortnight depending on shifts about $(aus)1500 after tax + salary sacrifice pays morgage on house. Base salary $(aus)48,500 + shift allowances and

  13. What was most embarrassing moment as a nurse?

    MHN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    night owl the most embarassing incident occurred to me when I was pupil midwife(PM) ,being a male it was even more embarassing . I had a post partum lady who was febrile and its cause unknown she had...

  14. Nurses and their sense of humour

    MHN replied to Patience911's topic in General Nursing

    The humour nurses use is often black and sometimes a little risque however it is the one way we have learned to cope with some pretty horible stuff. I suppose the hamster might have name Lazarus ,but...

  15. Chemical code vs full code

    MHN replied to grnvillechick's topic in General Nursing

    ? could this be classified as a medical assault . Definate lack of inservice for resident medical staff between different

  16. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    MHN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Susanmary,I have seen IV insulin infusions post -op but only for insulin dependent diabetics.Rate dependent on bgls. regular 1/24 bgls + 4/24 obs When I did my Midwifery training IV absolute alcohol...

  17. A squeaking heart

    MHN replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

    mario ,had you cleaned yours ears or blown your .sometimes when descending in a plane you get ear pain and your ears can queak maybe your sinuses and eustation tubes were blocked giving the same noise...