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    So confused on Masters of Nursing and/or specialties... please help!!

    talaxandra replied to SWE3TLILSHORTY's topic in Nursing Career

    There's a reason why most places require a minimum of a year's experience before allowing entry into post-grad courses. Regardless of which direction you go in, there will be positions where you're...
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    Best cardiac hospital in Melbourne

    talaxandra replied to livv's topic in International Nursing

    So some good news - you'll be a division1/registered nurse, and only anaesthetists intubate or take gases. Changes: Australia has a 38-hour work week; for full time staff that means you work either 5...
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    Fed up with nursing, advice please.

    talaxandra replied to carolmaccas66's topic in International Nursing

    Well that sucks! On reflection I suppose my friends and colleagues who've worked bush have been out a while, though at least three had no experience outside ward-based med-surg. I'll try to come up...
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    Professional hospital visiting?

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in International Nursing

    I'd really welcome any feedback, even if you think it's a stupid or unworkable idea, and I promise I'm not expecting a personal, member-led tour or anything
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    Best cardiac hospital in Melbourne

    talaxandra replied to livv's topic in International Nursing

    I forgot to add: - Melbourne's very multicultural, so most workplaces will have a ethnically and culturally diverse population (staff and patients). However, there are fewer Australian-born people of...
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    Are there any other nursing students here with Asperger's Syndrome?

    talaxandra replied to Two Sheds's topic in General Students

    I don't know of any nurses with diagnosed autism spectrum disorders, though I've worked with some who had Asperger-like traits. I can't see it being a problem - I have my fair share of eccentricities...
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    I just have to ask...giving expired meds

    talaxandra replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine it was in vivo testing rather than with test subjects
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    Working and gaining nursing registration in Australia

    talaxandra replied to gemini_star's topic in International Nursing

    The switch from state boards to a national board took place on July 1st, so things will be in transition for a while. The NBV no longer exists, which is why the site redirects. If you want to ring...
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    I just have to ask...giving expired meds

    talaxandra replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    You're right that there have been cases of Faconi's syndrome (a rare renal tubule disease) associated with expired tetracycline - though the drug has since been reformulated and is now less unstable,...
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    I just have to ask...giving expired meds

    talaxandra replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    You're very welcome :) And for anyone who's interested, the article I mentioned is
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    I just have to ask...giving expired meds

    talaxandra replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Research by the US Armed Forces showed that medications past their expiration dates were for the most part unaffected in terms of efficacy and safety; exceptions include insulin and sublingual...
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    Fed up with nursing, advice please.

    talaxandra replied to carolmaccas66's topic in International Nursing

    Have you considered doing a stint of remote nursing, Carol? It pays very, very well and is really different from ward work. Friends who've done it say they felt kick-started, thanks to a combination...
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    Best cardiac hospital in Melbourne

    talaxandra replied to livv's topic in International Nursing

    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 Alfred's transplantation track...
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    What are MS patients like?

    talaxandra replied to tokebi's topic in General Nursing

    Morte, I'm not denying that that's a contributing factor, but I doubt it's the only thing at play here. And unfortunately, if his behaviour is attributable to his disease, things will only get worse...
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    Missed fingerstick

    talaxandra replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I feel like an idiot for noticing the wrong thing in the post this post was responding to! And that's because Australia (where I am) and New Zealand use mmol/L. As does everywhere except Burma,...
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    Missed fingerstick

    talaxandra replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the fact that: onset of T1DM is wholly unrelated to lifestyle, that some people with diabetes can be totally compliant with management and still have labile glycemic control, and that over 15%...
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    New Grad Programs in Australia?

    talaxandra replied to Linds91's topic in International Nursing

    Not in my experience but other hospitals may have late or staggered mid-year
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    What are MS patients like?

    talaxandra replied to tokebi's topic in General Nursing

    Unlike people with dementia, acquired brain injury, autism and other cognitive processing disorders? Having both personal and professional experience with people who've had these conditions I agree...
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    What are MS patients like?

    talaxandra replied to tokebi's topic in General Nursing

    Though I believe people afflicted by MS so significantly they need to be hospitalised or institutionalised are entitled to some self-pity, in most cases this is not the cuase of their behaviour. As I...
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    Identifying yourself as an RN when flying commercial

    talaxandra replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I always fly with my annual registration card, in case of emergency, but have never been on a flight with a declared need nor announced myself ahead of time - but after reading gary130's posts I'm...
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    What are MS patients like?

    talaxandra replied to tokebi's topic in General Nursing

    Cognitive changes, including lability, impaired impulse control, personality changes, problems with abstract concepts, verbal fluency, visual perception, memory and attention issues, and slowed...
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    Before we call doctor. What info should we have handy?

    talaxandra replied to Prado's topic in General Nursing

    I always open with "are you familiar with..." which really saves time if they've seen the patient before or have had handover from the unit. It drives me mad when I overhear nurses ringing for IV...
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    Missed fingerstick

    talaxandra replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    It's true that giving insulin to a patient with a low BSL is dangerous, which is why you should never give insulin unless you have a glucose level that's less than 15 minutes old. But skipping even...
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    RN...?? misrepresentation?

    talaxandra replied to ariel7777's topic in Nurses Recovery

    well that's just rude! i know i'm not alone in enjoying your posts and
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm growing heartily sick of the misuse of "myself" in place of "I" - for example, it's "Jane and I are going out," not "Jane and myself are going out." Do people think it makes them sound better...