ShaunES

ShaunES

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  1. titrating pressors

    ShaunES replied to turnforthenurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I gotta be honest, that seems like an awfully dangerous situation, given how potent noradrenaline is and how confusing such a rate is. Over here we dilute 6mg in 100mL, to make a 60mcg/mL dose, so...

  2. New Grad Nurse With ED Interview Coming Up!!!!!

    ShaunES replied to godbless-yute's topic in Emergency

    Some I asked included: What kind of retention do you have? What sort of clinical support do you have, eg Nurse Educators, Inservices, etc. Is there a transition package, and if so what does it...

  3. Do your eyeglasses get in the way?

    ShaunES replied to misserella8036's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, no problems here, I have heard it can be a bit of a pain if you've got the old style masks they use intra-operatively or for isolation (fogging and such) but haven't experienced that

  4. how are you paying for nursing school? or how do you plan to pay for nursing school?

    ShaunES replied to mashamontago's topic in General Students

    Because I'm an Australian citizen, I quality for a HECS-HELP loan, which is a zero-interest loan that's paid off with your pre-tax income when you reach a certain threshold, I believe ~$40k a year....

  5. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    ShaunES replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I just got off the phone to the Australian manufacturer of Clexane (enoxaparin) med-info line, and she stated that the bubble shouldn't be expelled (we all knew this) and that when injecting the...

  6. routine mammo over $550?!

    ShaunES replied to jjjoy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Routine mammography has no charges down here for those >50, and I believe it's a $15 dollars out of pocket if you're not. Pretty

  7. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    ShaunES replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And say absolutely nothing, state no argument. They're merely tidbits. If anything, deploying and maintaining UHC in the USA would be easier than Australia, due to our extremely low population...

  8. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    ShaunES replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Instead of posting an article, try to make an argument and back it up with citations from the article, that way I know what exactly you're trying to say. As it is all I get is an article saying that a...

  9. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    ShaunES replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Please cite some sources for this, or retract it. In 2000, U.S. research spending was $46 billion, but European spending was also $43 billion. And although U.S. research spending doubled in the last...

  10. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    ShaunES replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are lots of different types of UHC. These are the three main types: In a fully public system, there is no or little private healthcare, and the health insurance industry is not a significant...

  11. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    ShaunES replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Your point is what, that people are waiting for elective surgery? So? It's sub-optimal, but the alternative (your system) is non-workable. I cannot understand why people defend the United States...

  12. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    ShaunES replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The argument that American government is uniquely incompetent, and cannot do things that every other nation in the world can do, is simply nonsense. Not only has America, and the American government...

  13. ECG's and Stump Pain?

    ShaunES replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    #NOF is Fractured Neck Of Femur, and HDU is High Dependency Unit, aka Intensive Care

  14. I'm going to be studying Nursing!

    ShaunES replied to bassandtea's topic in International Nursing

    QUT here, only two years because I've done my EENs.

  15. blood thinners

    ShaunES replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Bloody stools are a sign of gastrointestinal bleeding, which as you can imagine, is rather hard to apply pressure to, and thus will generally bleed a hell of a lot on someone with anticoagulants on...

  16. heparin and cardiac caths

    ShaunES replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

    Heparin will not cause existing clots to dissolve (something like tPA or Streptokinase will), so as long as the cath site has a clot, you should be OK. What you do have to be on the look out for is if...

  17. General anesthesia and memory loss....

    ShaunES replied to shellybelly's topic in General Nursing

    Short term, yes, long term, I'd be looking at an undiagnosed surgical complication such as a DVT that's blown to the brain and caused a CVA or

  18. Really Scary - medical Insurance

    ShaunES replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I live in a country where that sort of thing does not

  19. Can we talk about MRSA?

    ShaunES replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    If I use those alcohol based hand rubs too much it destroys the skin on my hands, so I wash my hands thoroughly most of the time, and only use it when I absolutely have to. Luckily the hospital I'm...

  20. Syringe Incompatibility?

    ShaunES replied to eric909's topic in Patient Medications

    It means they cannot be given via the same syringe, they most likely precipitate off each other and form solid particles. Go by the drug

  21. TB skin test/positive

    ShaunES replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    A BCG vaccination will almost always give a false positive PPD. You won't be getting any more PPD tests, and if they ask you to have one, refuse and get a CXR (in future). I've no experience with...

  22. Shakeup of nurse education.

    ShaunES replied to Levin's topic in International Nursing

    I think it's a terrible idea and I hope it crashes and burns before it even lifts off the ground. Honestly, 170 million dollars for 500 new places? From an economic standpoint, that's retarded. What...

  23. Morgellon's, Chemtrails, and Body Bugs, HAARP

    ShaunES replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    First you have to prove "chemtrails", which is a hilarious concept in itself, and then prove that they cause this "disease", which was first described hundreds of years before aeroplanes were...

  24. Anyone faint their first day of clinical?

    ShaunES replied to thyme39's topic in General Students

    My first day of clinical in an acute setting ended before I set foot in the hospital. I woke up at 0700, and was feeling a bit odd. Trying to be positive, I made breakfast and did all the normal...

  25. Pancreatic Cancer

    ShaunES replied to MvbRn's topic in General Nursing

    Median survival from diagnosis is around 3 to 6 months. The 5-year survival is much less than 5%. Mortality is 99%. In