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    How to handle co-workers who have had addiction issues?

    talaxandra replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Maybe you could say that to him
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    Does anyone like their job?

    talaxandra replied to kayty2339's topic in General Nursing

    I've spent the last 18 years working on a mixed medical specialty unit in a tertiary hospital. The work's full on - sick patients, high acuity, rapid throughput, and many shifts are non-stop. And...
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    How to handle co-workers who have had addiction issues?

    talaxandra replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I haven't been in a similar situation, on either side, so I'm not sure how I'd handle it. Did your colleague take umbrage or seem
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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

    I also find it frustrating when I'm kept waiting after asking for help. However, in all your posts on this thread your focus has solely been on your patients and your needs. In that two hours, during...
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    How to go about saying thank you to your nurse?

    talaxandra replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    By mail would be finel alternatively, most florists will include a card with the delivery, and should be willing to add more. I'm glad you had such a supported birth experience
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    Would you be mad if a fellow nursing student did this?

    talaxandra replied to StangGang92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just because Streamline posted that after you doesn't mean she was directing it at you, Karla. Obviously she can speak (or write) for herself, but it's just as likely that her take on the question is...
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    "I didn't want to go into nursing because I didn't want to be labled gay"

    talaxandra replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Men in Nursing

    I know this is a little OT but I'm pretty sure there are gay Army Rangers
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    I like learning about diseases but hate nursing

    talaxandra replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? Make a choice - do something you don't enjoy, or do something you enjoy and take the pay cut. Also: working as a CNA is not the same as working as a nurse; and almost every indoor job will...
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    Answer this question please...

    talaxandra replied to forgop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    D. And I doubt that any adolescent girl already contemplating sexual activity will be dissuaded by the information that abstaining will decrease the likelihood of developing cervical cancer years from...
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    Are there any floors like mine, acute care, with no lifting equipment?

    talaxandra replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Manual handling's heavily regulated in Australia - facilities with inadequate equipment are fined or shut down, and there are regular
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    Would you be mad if a fellow nursing student did this?

    talaxandra replied to StangGang92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    One of the women in my training cohort only studied nursing to marry a doctor - she met her aim and never worked once registered. I'd much rather a place was taken by someone interested in working in...
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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'm sorry you've been waiting for almost ten minutes - we do try to answer call bells promptly. I'm relieved to find, after getting into full isolation gear, that the delay wasn't life threatening....
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    talaxandra replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    They'd be right at home in New Zealand - the Kiwi accent turns 'fish and chips' into 'fush and chups', 'six' into 'sux' and 'infection' into 'infuction'
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    Morphine dose in vial?

    talaxandra replied to Chaya's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, the things I never realised would be different! We stock morphine in 10mg, 30mg and 120mg ampoules; I was always taught that standard dosing (ie acute pain in opiate-naïve patients) was 1mg/10kg...
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    Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

    talaxandra replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was serious when I asked what people think is morally acceptable for me to do
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    UK nurse moving to NZ or maybe Oz

    talaxandra replied to ooottafvgvah's topic in International Nursing

    Unfortunately I'm of no use to you when it comes to giving visa advice. However, if I were you I'd be leaning more heavily toward Australia than NZ, because of your earning power (larger job market,...
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    Would you give Lantus without BG check?

    talaxandra replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

    My patients are usually prescribed Lantus nocte (given at 2000, and therefore 2/24 post their pre-dinner BSL) or mane and nocte (and therefore also with their pre-breakfast BSL). Left to my own...
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    Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

    talaxandra replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I believe that the potential life of a fetus has intrinsic value. I believe that abortion is morally wrong. I believe that using abortion as a form of birth control in unconscionable, provided other...
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    Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

    talaxandra replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Interesting. Did you have any specific European countries in mind? Because some of them are considerably more liberal than the
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    Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

    talaxandra replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i've often wondered where slippery slope arguments wound up before the third reich. here's a hypothetical - what if i have an ideological position that pain relief, by diminishing the suffering of the...
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    Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

    talaxandra replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Are we supposed to be talking about hypothetical cases here, or focusing on facts in evidence? There's no move to mandate the compulsory administration of abortofacients and I find it extraordinarily...
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    Conscience Schmoncience! Who cares what you believe?

    talaxandra replied to jmqphd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This assumes that you know about every termination every woman you know has had, which is not necessarily the case; I would certainly have some reservations talking with people I knew to be pro-life...
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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 don't come to check your vital signs, empty your IDC, clear your IV pumps and give you meds because I've got nothing better to do - I do it because you're here for nursing care." Same patient:...
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    Would love some advice......

    talaxandra replied to Punkygrl's topic in General Nursing

    Though we don't have them in Australia, my understanding is that the CNA role involves a lot more than wiping butts, but is limited to providing assistance with basic care and daily living activities...
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    Future student, oncology nursing

    talaxandra replied to timetostartliving's topic in International Nursing

    Well, first you have to enter an education program and meet registration requirements. Then, if you're in Australia you need to apply for, enter and complete a graduate program, preferrably with an...