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    Fake Nurses

    talaxandra replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    I get why so many people think it's okay for the child to be mislead/uncorrected/confused - I don't agree but I understand. The fact that her husband also thought she was registered, though, is a...
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    Does Australia have a registration exam?

    talaxandra replied to madascanbeRNtobe's topic in International Nursing

    You could certainly look at working in smaller cities than the capitals (in Melbourne Geelong and Frankston come to mind first) - they're about an hour by train from Melbourne but still pretty urban....
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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

    I actually did tell DQ2 a slightly more polite version of that, with a bit more emphasis on "If you press the buzzer I know you need help even if I'm not in ear-shot [of your ridiculous melodrama]"...
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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

    "If you've got analgesia due I'll bring it without any need for theatrics; if it's not due and you've got pain I'll talk to a doctor. Dropping your voice to a pained 'dying swan' whisper doesn't make...
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    UK RN with Diploma-would I be EN/RN in Australia?

    talaxandra replied to lisaevans's topic in Immigration Advice

    I imagine that, like the psych qualification we used to have here, the disability-specialty-restricted nurses mentioned earlier had a heavy educational focus on disability and therefore insufficient...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    talaxandra replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Great stories, JustmeinKc. If we don't have a Best First AN Post award we should think about it - welcome to the
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    Male nurse in L&D

    talaxandra replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not interested? Don't read, but you're not the only member reading this thread, and America is not the only country associated with this site. I get that you have some issue with male mammographers,...
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    Had to bite my tongue and....

    talaxandra replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I hate reading this on AN threads - it seems to me that people who take this tack don't appreciate that there's more than one kind of education essential to being a good nurse. Formal, tertiary,...
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    Had to bite my tongue and....

    talaxandra replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    This, this, a hundred times
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    "Nurses Are So Mean"

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I almost want to create a second account so I could kudos this
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    Pediatric examination standards I don't understand

    talaxandra replied to Shuck's topic in Pediatric

    Um, no: "Inguinal hernias account for 75% of abdominal wall hernias, with a lifetime risk of 27% in men and 3% in women."
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    iv therapy or medication training

    talaxandra replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    I work in a public tertiary hospital in Melbourne, on a mixed medical specialty unit - some of our patients miss out on IV meds but they're way the exception, and a few of our sicker ones have 2-4/24...
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    iv therapy or medication training

    talaxandra replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    My hospital routinely uses the flask-and-burette method, provided the volume to be infused
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    Male nurse in L&D

    talaxandra replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I assume you meant 'hires only females'? We don't have BFOQ regulations in Australia (though I'm sure there's some kind of equivalent), so I don't know what the difference is in this scenario between...
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    Nursing Research Topics! Any Ideas?

    talaxandra replied to judieli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nccity2002 - are any of those papers by practicing ICU nurses? Because I'm seeing a few drawbacks to 24/24
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    iv therapy or medication training

    talaxandra replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    I've worked with a lot of OS-educated nurses who've done their first shifts with us, on nights, and think it's a bad idea. Things are absolutely often quieter, in terms of patient throughput,...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    talaxandra replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    In this whole thread that's the story that I found most horrific, and also the one I don't repeat when telling other nurses about this
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    UAP d/c-ing peripheral IV's

    talaxandra replied to Lorien_LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I once had a patient we had to send for a cystoscopy because we couldn't deflate the Foley balloon - turns out someone (a doctor, as it happens) had used saline to inflate, and it really does...
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    Male nurse in L&D

    talaxandra replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There may not be a choice of units where the OP works. And what if every L&D unit in his city, or even state, have reservations about male midwives? Should he relocate? If nobody ever pushed at...
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    Male nurse in L&D

    talaxandra replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Really? You're going to snark "Yeah, I knew someone would jump all over me for wording it that way. Thanks for living up to my expectations." and then be outraged that I suggest you be more clear next...
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    Male nurse in L&D

    talaxandra replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why would a male doctor want to be an OB-GYN? And, as I have no interest in the specialty myself - why would anyone want to be a midwife, regardless of
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    Male nurse in L&D

    talaxandra replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe you should have worded it better, then. What exactly did you mean instead? Just because I've got a female reproductive tract doesn't mean I have any idea what pregnancy, labour and delivery are...
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    talaxandra replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was once called in to the NUM's office after night duty because "I hear from [an on-call dialysis nurse] that you made nachos overnight." "Oh. Has one of the morning staff said there was something...
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    iv therapy or medication training

    talaxandra replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    I'm not sure if you have to do a course - I'll FB a colleague from Scotland and see if she had to do one, and will let you know when I hear back. Welcome to
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    Male nurse in L&D

    talaxandra replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does this mean childless women and women whose children are adopted/fostered/step etc also shouldn't be