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    What's the purpose of pleating a medicated bandage?

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks - I'm still not completely clear but have a better picture now
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    Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    talaxandra replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    "My daughter caught the
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    Is Drama a Pre req?

    talaxandra replied to echo56's topic in General Students

    Hopefully venting's helped a little. I think that's good advice, too - with any luck, being re-assigned seating will let you ignore as easily as the lecturers do
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    Help with terminology?

    talaxandra replied to SarahRN1987's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Sarah - welcome to AN and to Aus :) Feel free to ask away here - I can't imagine how much new information you have to process. Kind of like a grad, without the support and with the experience...
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    talaxandra replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    I spoke with my NUM today - you suggests putting "references available on request" on your covering letter. Apparently putting your former, but not current, employer as a reference can raise concerns...
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    talaxandra replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    On the other hand, it also means you're committing to stay there until you leave. But I know that, compared to here, labour laws are all screwy and many places will let you be fired without cause...
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    Hypoglycemic Nursing Student

    talaxandra replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is seven years old - prairiegirl's last post was in 2008, when she was thinking about returning to her nursing
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    talaxandra replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    To clarify - I would imagine AHPRA would ring anyone, but contacting your current employer is fairly standard. That said, I'm sure potential employers are aware that this can be a delicate
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    Dissertation- Help with my chosen topic and CAM

    talaxandra replied to jojo812's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    No worries - good luck
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    What do you read to keep current?

    talaxandra replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    I subscribe to Medscape.com's nursing newsletter, as well as one for each of the specialties on my unit and others that touch on them (eg transplantation). It's free, they have CEU, are current and...
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    Dissertation- Help with my chosen topic and CAM

    talaxandra replied to jojo812's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What research methods have you used? I've found a couple of papers via Google's scholar tool, using the terms 'complementary' 'alternative' 'lung' and 'cancer. From the first page I got: -...
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    talaxandra replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    My boss would rarely hire someone without speaking to their current employer first, but that may not be
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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

    "We have a lot of mothers - does yours have a
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    I'm REALLY uninformed about the next step(s) in nursing school fu

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

    You're welcome, gabriel - if I come up with anything I'll let you know, and feel free to post again if you've got more questions after your researching weekend
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    I'm REALLY uninformed about the next step(s) in nursing school fu

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

    Wow, nursing education is hella more complicated for you guys than it is here! There are only enrolled and registered versions of nurses in Australia; the latter is a three year degree course (plus...
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    talaxandra replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    I guess that depends on whether or not you think you can rely on her discretion. That said, your current manager will have to know soon enought because s/he'll be called for a reference at some
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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 once looked after a bowel-obsessed guy who drank a bottle of lactulose a day. His colon had all the tone of a
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    Conference attire

    talaxandra replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most of the conferences I go to academic (social sciences, ethics etc) but the rules seem to be much the same - I see a range of outfits from suits with ties to jeans and thongs (which are footwear in...
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    I'm REALLY uninformed about the next step(s) in nursing school fu

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

    I'm in Australia, so not all of this is totally accurate, but I'm sure other members will be happy to correct me :) Accelerated programs are for people who already have an undergraduate degree,...
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    code blue question

    talaxandra replied to maiohmai's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work a code blue is called on a patient who meets any of the following: - absent or inadequate respirations - absent femoral or carotid pulse - threatened airway - decerebrate posturing All...
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    Postpartum and newborn nursery

    talaxandra replied to maria8484's topic in International Nursing

    There are a gazillion threads posted on AN. Members can check out specific areas (eg I check the Australia/NZ section every time I log on), but many check out threads by clicking on the "what's new"...
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    Postpartum and newborn nursery

    talaxandra replied to maria8484's topic in International Nursing

    I would think that "neonatal training" refers to a course/qualification, otherwise "neonatal experience" would be used, but it's not remotely my area so I could easily be wrong. The only way to know...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    How can someone teach conflict resolution and not know the word? Spell check? Literature on the topic? Does he think the word "conflict" is something different than the "conflick" he lectures about?...
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    talaxandra replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    Odder and odder - how would that be different (for AHPRA) than a CV, reference and statement of
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    talaxandra replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    That's bizarre. I suppose they could be asking HR to verify that your previous employment/experience on the current CV tallies with the CV you used to get the job you have now, but it's still weird....