Tiwi

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  1. Help! nurse lifestyle Poll

    Tiwi replied to Dorain's topic in General Nursing

    Done! That wasn't painful at all! Best of

  2. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Tiwi replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    Can students in the US give meds without

  3. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Tiwi replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    I don't blame you. Thats why I stated: 1. RNs don't have the time to supervise an non-med endorsed Enrolled Nurse to give medication 2. Medication Endorsed ENs can give medication as they too are...

  4. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Tiwi replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    Is that in relation to non med endorsed enrolled nurses in Australia. As a previous non med endorsed EN and as a current RN, I totally agree, which is why as an EN I refused to do it. In other states...

  5. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Tiwi replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    Ooops, error...see

  6. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    Tiwi replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if I have been a bit guilty of that sometimes. As I have worked in a different role in the same hospital for 17 years, it is hard to remember that different wards have different policies, and...

  7. Is anyone else uncomfortable with this?

    Tiwi replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    Before I became an RN, I was a non-medication endorsed EN. My hospital did not recognise medication endorsed ENs anyway. So this meant that we could not administer medications, unless under the direct...

  8. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Tiwi replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Actually our patients are pretty clever. Part of the code call is three buzzers. If they do that accidently, and get 5,000 staff of every description running in their direction, then they quickly...

  9. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Tiwi replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    why didn't you take her up on it, but do it with the biggest set of metal forceps you could possibly find, or some artery forceps, or what about scissiors? Or how about a surgical blade? I mean that...

  10. what is a surgigator?

    Tiwi replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG!

  11. How has nursing changed since you were pinned?

    Tiwi replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Bowel washouts, soap and water enemas, flatus tubes. No jewellery of any description. Holding your hands up, with the palms facing outwards, so the senior could inspect your hands and make sure your...

  12. Did anyone lose weight AFTER becoming a nurse?

    Tiwi replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Nooo...I was so stressed out that I'd head for the fridge. And when you are studying, you are not exactly exercising. Mind you, sitting in front of the computer reading "allnurses.com" is pretty...

  13. Altering documentation?

    Tiwi replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. I hope he wasn't nasty about it. It is illegal; and as you say, nurses are easier targets than doctors. Besides, he should have the same knowledge, if not more so legally. The fact that...

  14. restraint reduction and fall risks

    Tiwi replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    1. We are not allowed to use any form of restraint without documentation from the official guardian and the RMO, combined. A guardian is appointed by the court to represent a person unable to make...

  15. Male nursing students can do assessments on the women?

    Tiwi replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That "jerk" (and that is a nice word to call him, I could think of less kinder ones) is the sort of person that gives nursing a bad name, not male nurses. That must have been so hard for all of the...

  16. australian / adelaide nurses?

    Tiwi replied to aussiemags's topic in International Nursing

    You are from SA? I plan to be moving there next year post grad year...have had enough of living in NT most of my life. Can you tell me anything about hospitals there, whether country or

  17. help with topic for paper

    Tiwi replied to telalc's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have access to any databases? I have found EBSCOhost very useful as you can get a lot of full text articles which are up to the minute. I also have pM'd

  18. have you ever lost it at work?

    Tiwi replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    I've also lost it bigtime. It kinda creeps up on you, and can build up over several days or even months, so that you often can't even identify the original cause, and its become a complex issue. Once...

  19. Nursing by Song II

    Tiwi replied to Tiwi's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand. I have seen similar threads on this area. Are we not allowed to have fun if we have no access to the Break

  20. Nursing by Song II

    Tiwi posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, unfortunately the original thread was moved to the Premium Members site, which many of us can't access. So I thought I might start again... What about "Ring Ring (Why don't you give me a call)" -...

  21. Smoked cannabis reduces pain caused by HIV-associated neuropathy

    Tiwi replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    The saddest thing I have ever seen are two pensioners with terminal conditions discussing which legitimate medications they can afford, and which they can never afford, to assist in comfort and pain...

  22. Health system struggles with spiritual care

    Tiwi replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Same here in Oz. At our hospital we offer pastoral services, some of which are ecumenical. And we will contact anyone the person/family so wishes at any time. Sometimes being 'spiritual' can be...

  23. customer svc the norm?

    Tiwi replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    OMG the security guards? I bet they are delighted with that

  24. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Tiwi replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, I'm thinking the same thing. Why is it you can remember the terrible experiences, but never the good / heart touching ones? There are so many 'little' thankyou's that mean so much at the...

  25. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    Tiwi replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    When you talk about "starting IVs", are you talking simply about connecting an IV med to a cannula, or are you talking about the whole process - ie insertion of the cannula, then administration of...