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    A/O patients throwing things

    talaxandra replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with nerdtonurse about giving timeouts to tanty patients who are slamming down their own belongings. If anything leaves their hand while in motion: "This hospital has a zero tolerance approach to...
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    Antibiotic Tubing

    talaxandra replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    We mix almost all meds on site and most often administer via burette, so yeah, I usually use the same line, with a minimum 30ml N/Saline (or other compatable fluid) flush between drugs. However, you...
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    COPD patient wanting to leave to smoke

    talaxandra replied to chris10lsuRN's topic in General Nursing

    And he won't be getting a transplant,
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    COPD patient wanting to leave to smoke

    talaxandra replied to chris10lsuRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of a smoker who's unaware that it's bad for them, and I'm happy to work with them on alternatives, like patches, but I also think that people are not in the best position to make major...
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    The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    talaxandra replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Burst sewerage pipes? Ew! The enemy? I hear the Alfred and RMH are like hands in
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    Albumin Reaction

    talaxandra replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    Goonette, do think about joining the fabulousness of Medscape - it's free, packed with fabulous information (including dozens of free weekly subscriptions of masses of specialties), and has free CME...
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    Hardest patient as a student nurse?

    talaxandra replied to MsBlissful's topic in General Nursing

    My hands down worst patient was fine, it was the circumstances that made it so awful - I was floated to a surgical ward (after three medical rotations and still very junior) to special a young girl...
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    The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    talaxandra replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    "The agency nurse who was going to be an hour late because she didn't know about the Day Light Savings change has decided not to come in. So you'll have to be in charge and take a load - sorry!" "The...
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    Was that a dumb decision?

    talaxandra replied to donnaalyssa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like Lunah says, time management is something that you only get with experience, and a lot of it is so hard to see how other people are managing so well with the same (or heavier) patient load....
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    talaxandra replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, CaliGirl, the startling combination of relief and friustration you must have felt! It reminds me of a family we had who came spilling out into the corridor yelling "Her BP's dropping! She's...
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi Carol, thanks for asking :) I'm certainly on the improve but have no appetite, no puff and no energy so I'm off work for another week (fastest GP visit ever!). In July I celebrated my birthday by...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    talaxandra replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Totally OT but I visited Seattle for the first time (actually my first time to the West Coast) in July this year and really liked it, particularly the underground tour :) Now, back to things all...
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    55yo and want to work in Oz

    talaxandra replied to uswoman's topic in International Nursing

    That's annoying: I posted a response to this last night. Have you looked at NZ citizenship? It would give you reciprocity, making migrating to Aus a mere formality, and your age wouldn't be a factor....
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    Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    talaxandra replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    We use a graphic charting method, where the temp and pulse are separated on the chart. I do document temps over 38.5 in red, but that's not universal. I wish more people got how much easier it is to...
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    nurses VS doctors

    talaxandra replied to iamann's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with all of you who've posted that nurses play a significant role in, and have responsibility for, the administration of medications, and that we therefore have not only a right but a...
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    Nursing portfolio

    talaxandra replied to caramel79's topic in International Nursing

    No. There are mandatory minimum continuing education education hours, but if you're a clinical nurse (ie work on the floor) your pay is correlated to the amount of time you've been working since...
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Thank you both :) I'm certainly heading in the right direction, but the fatigue's killing me - I generally prefer a shower to be the start of my day rather than a planned event with a rest period...
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I'm on sick leave at the moment (atypcial pneumonia - all praise roxithromycin!) so tomorrow will be the first day in a week that I've left the house ot go furhter than the doctor's but I'm going. I...
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    Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    talaxandra replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Um, whatever's usual on your ward or
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    An Interesting Thread: Productivity

    talaxandra replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I think I've worked with her - or her spiritual
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    apparently, peri care is optional

    talaxandra replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    Good heavens - on my (tertiary, acute) ward our LPN-equivalents don't do catheters or trache
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    Where to study?

    talaxandra replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    There really isn't a huge difference between employment at the end of different programs - maybe yu should factor in where you'd like to live for the duration of your course and for your grad year?...
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    Does Australia have a registration exam?

    talaxandra replied to madascanbeRNtobe's topic in International Nursing

    This is so annoying - I wrote a really long post and then my internet went down! Abbreviated recap: I'd be inclined to contact them the way they've asked. Most likely your first point of contact will...
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    LPN-RN does it qualify to get Australian registration?

    talaxandra replied to fallinnstyle's topic in International Nursing

    A friend recently reregistered (which was a ridiculous procedure - don't less your registration lapse, anyone!) and had the same question, imagining a nightmare of contacting long-ago managers three...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    talaxandra replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But can she have some