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    New CNA worried might have caught HIV working with HIV positive resident

    talaxandra replied to MarellaMagdalene's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should definitely report the incident and have follow up surveillance. That said - 1) the incident you described is very low risk, even for a virus far more communicable than HIV (like...
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    Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    Congratulations on both your course and your reward :) I hope you enjoy your time in Oz. A few things to think about first: How long are you planning to travel for? Are you more interested in staying...
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    A Few Simple Rules For Electrical Safety

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    My two decades of nursing have clearly been entirely too uneventful - I think I've missed out
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    Huge Keppra Dose

    talaxandra replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, that's quite the
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    Infiltrated IV lead to infection?

    talaxandra replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more. Even in ten minutes makes no appreciable clinical difference to infection or localised phlebitis, there's no reason to leave it in and every reason to remove it immediately....
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    when crazy family member is also a nurse

    talaxandra replied to rnto?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, Aussie idioms sometimes slip in! That'd be Not Quite Right
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    Death work and talking to the dead

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I'm now at the recruiting stage of my research - if anyone's interested in writing a (brief, if you like!) narrative about their practice of talkign to the dead whle performing deathwork I've love...
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    Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    It's possible that some people think that the brain dead patient is in some way still present, without beleiving they're still alive. I found in my research that all the interviewed ICU nurses who...
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    when crazy family member is also a nurse

    talaxandra replied to rnto?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, rnto? - while I appreciate having an interest in some patients that's a little more invested than most, that's a little NQR right
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    Usa nurse going to australia

    talaxandra replied to USA: TEXAS NURSE's topic in International Nursing

    Yeah, it's probably a good idea to hold off until you have an idea of where you'd like to work. I don't know anything about working in NZ first-hand, but we've got three Kiwi grads this year (out of...
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    when crazy family member is also a nurse

    talaxandra replied to rnto?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    True, Korky - but the OP did specify "crazy" and a nurse :) I'd like to think we're all able to distinguish between stressed family members and those over-the-top, truly nutty relatives that make your...
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    Do you tell pts who get heparin that it comes from pigs???

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

    I checked with my friend who worked in Saudi - they used regular heparin in dialysis and as one of the thrombosis-prevention interventions. She was surprised that it was an
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    Medical Question - Please Help!

    talaxandra replied to Marz's topic in Government, Military

    The ToS prohibit members giving any advice regarding health issues - this includes possible diagnoses, suggestions about investigations, or recommendations about pharmaceuticals. You should speak with...
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    Pt beats another to death at one of our clinical sites - Unsafe for students???

    talaxandra replied to rad sugar's topic in Florida Nursing

    I understand why this makes you apprehensive, and also why your instructor is not worried that you'll be unsafe. Would it help if you knew the phone codes etc? I'm sure the staff in the unit would be...
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    when crazy family member is also a nurse

    talaxandra replied to rnto?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I usually look very enthusiastic and say things like "That's great! So you know that [we can't give out that information/the fasting has to start from now/a laparoscopic procedure's the best...
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    Question about isolation patients???

    talaxandra replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA and VRE are easily removed with alcohol rub or warm water and soap. The isolation precautions are primarily aimed at reducing the likelihood of you transmitting them to other patients, whose...
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    I have a B.S. degree, what would it take to become a CRNA?

    talaxandra replied to NYMOM83's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Google scholar has around 19 hits for "Schwann-Ganz" and around 38,500 hits for "Swan-Ganz" so I'm pretty sure the former's incorrect, albeit not uncommon in non-academic writing. I now return you to...
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    Be careful of what you ask for....

    talaxandra replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Direct comparisons in pay and cost of living across countries is difficult even for professionals,bowever according to the 2009 rankings Melbourne (my capital) ranks 92nd least expensive in the world;...
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    Aus National Registration --- Query / Need help

    talaxandra replied to cioman94's topic in International Nursing

    Well, I thought the same thing when you posted, but I suspect we were both
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    Aus National Registration --- Query / Need help

    talaxandra replied to cioman94's topic in International Nursing

    Let me translate ghillbert's post: the national licensing authority has not yet released any specific information about how the new system will work. This includes CPE requirements, registration...
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    US Nursing Student seeking help with Global Health Project

    talaxandra replied to agraves01's topic in International Nursing

    Glad we could help :) I'm on leave now but can ask some of this years' grads if they're interested in participating, too. I'd be interested in hearing what differences and similarities you uncover -...
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    US Nursing Student seeking help with Global Health Project

    talaxandra replied to agraves01's topic in International Nursing

    I've been registered for almost two decades, so I can't answer on my own behalf but I have one of last year's grads beside me :) 1. After school, what steps do you have to take to attain a license?...
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    Do you tell pts who get heparin that it comes from pigs???

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

    That said, this article looks at heparin alternatives for HD patients. I'll ask a friend who worked in Saudi on a transplant unit what they did and let you
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    Do you tell pts who get heparin that it comes from pigs???

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

    I would tell your patient that you had not thought about the source of the anticoagulant but will notify Muslim and Jewish patients in future. I would also suggest he consult to his Imam. Bovine-based...
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    The worst code you've seen?

    talaxandra replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    Three arrests really stand out. The more recent was in a four-bed bay - the ambo's arrived to take the patient in bed three home and discovered Mr X arrested in the chair. Mr X was a stable ESRF...