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    IV Cannulation courses in Melbourne

    talaxandra replied to SarahRN1987's topic in International Nursing

    Remember that you claim the cost of the course (which also counts toward your CEU) and also the full cost of ANF membership as tax deductions
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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

    People are, I know none of us is surprised to learn, morons - I had surgery a couple of years ago to pin a couple of broken bones in my hand. While I was being consented the surgeon warned me that I'd...
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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

    AngelFire, I
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    Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    talaxandra replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to leave aside my responses to the rest of your post and just say that, at least in acute dialysis, transfusion's far from uncommon, especially considering the anemia so common to
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    Can US RN with Associate's degree work in Australia

    talaxandra replied to aliviasims13's topic in International Nursing

    Also know that they have document criteria that they don't lay out on the site. A friend is in the process of renewing her lapsed registration - it's been three years, so she doesn't have to statrt...
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    My hospital is breaking the law...

    talaxandra replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a potential issue whenever we give someone else's patients meds, regardless of the level at which they
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    talaxandra replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    neeke - my hospital has a non-mandatory uniform. If you wear it the cost of purchase is tax-deductable, and laundry costs are deductable regardless. Scrubs are generally only worn in ED, ICU and...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    talaxandra replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    nursegirl62 - I wasn't offended by your post; be aware, though, that for the most part Australians are sensitive to criticism on the topic of racism, accurate though it often is, so it's easy to hit a...
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    My hospital is breaking the law...

    talaxandra replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't need to re-read your post - I wasn't advocating that your unit should emulate ours, just reporting what the situation is like where I work, and commenting that it wouldn't work here. Our...
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    Can US RN with Associate's degree work in Australia

    talaxandra replied to aliviasims13's topic in International Nursing

    It means if your ADN was over six semesters (or three years) and in general nursing (i.e. not psych or mid etc) and you're registered as the highest level of nurse (ir registered nurse not licensed...
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    My hospital is breaking the law...

    talaxandra replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Nursing

    When I'm in charge on a shift I often barely have time to get handover, let alone help EN's (our LPN/LVN equivalents) with their meds! We have ratios (1:4 in acute care), with EN's and grads combined...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    talaxandra replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    In counter-point to nurse62 I'd like to point out that, though there's certainly an expectation in my ICU, at least, of getting post-grad qualifications, I'm not aware of any pressure on the wards to...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    talaxandra replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Thus far ratios are only mandated in Victoria, so patient loads are often heavier in other states/terriroties and in Victorian private hospitals. The ratios vary depending on the type of unit (eg ICU...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    talaxandra replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    a little about melbourne hospitals: the alfred is part of the public, three-campus alfred group of hospitals, and has a combined cardiothoracic and cardiology unit, as well as a the heart centre; the...
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    Bookish, low common sense... will I fit in?

    talaxandra replied to FRESH_90's topic in General Students

    Hmm. A lot of nursing's a lot of simple, necessary things strung
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    Why does only nursing have to put the patients first?

    talaxandra replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    "that's certainly a valid concern, doctor - i think this is something you need to follow up with the department. why didn't i get it done? if only i had the ability to make everyone else do as good a...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Or as I often add, "short drive on a good
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    Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    talaxandra replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I work with two Islamic nurses, who are both comfortable assisting patients with meals even if they contain pork. One of them told me that for him it was the same as if he was vegetarian - he doesn't...
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    how much do you pay for your health ins.

    talaxandra replied to Zen123's topic in General Nursing

    Every time i read about the cost of insurance in the US I'm amazed by how many of you think universal healthcare would be more expensive. I'm thinking about taking out private health cover; at the...
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    Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    talaxandra replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't applicable for people who object to transfusions based on religious doctrine (eg Jehovah's Witnesses), but is certainly relevent for people who have other concerns about blood
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    Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    talaxandra replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe, but on my ward we make allowances for nurses who've had transplants by not allocating infectious patients to
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    Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    talaxandra replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    It appears as though, in Canada at least, it is illegal to discriminate against a health care practitioner on the grounds of religion - click here for details of a case where an ICU nurse who...
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    Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    talaxandra replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    As Roser posted, there are several threads here dealing with nurses who are Jehovah's Witnesses and blood product administration; even if that isn't the reason underlying your objective a lot of the...
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    Co-workers don't want to help me change residents!!!

    talaxandra replied to Ev1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You're welcome :) My remarks about experience were less intended to be a comparison between you and your colleague than a way of bringing attention to the fact that your focus will, necessarily, be on...
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    Co-workers don't want to help me change residents!!!

    talaxandra replied to Ev1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The point of my post, and I'm sorry if this didn't come through, is that your perspective of your colleague's availability is partial and filtered through your patient's needs. This is partly...