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    1st patient that died

    talaxandra replied to valsquek's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you're having a rocky start anyway, and the first time your patient dies is rough. Brace yourself for the first time one dies when you're looking after them, and the first time one...
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    Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    talaxandra replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I remember contributing to a thread in this topic a couple if years ago. We only use filters when drawing up iron for infusion, so I know filters aren't a built in part of the system. The , and this...
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    Rare Illnesses please!

    talaxandra replied to Fuji James's topic in General Students

    Cracked me up! Pemphigus is awful - I've had a couple of patients with it and really feel for
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    Is immediate, undisrupted breastfeeding needed for long term success?

    talaxandra replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a midwife, not a mum but for what it's worth my three sibs and I were all breastfed for twelve+ months and all had dummies (aka pacifiers) from
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    Fellow student is....a little stinky

    talaxandra replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Students

    To people in Japan, who eat a primarily vegetarian and seafood diet, meat-eating Westerners have an unattractive odour. We don't notice what we're used to, and do notice difference. This isn't to say...
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    ICU envy?

    talaxandra replied to CandyGyrl's topic in MICU, SICU

    You're right at the beginning of what will hopefully be a long career. I happen to think that ICU is not the place to start out as an inexperienced nurse, and some ward experience may give you a...
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    Fellow student is....a little stinky

    talaxandra replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Students

    When my mother was studying she had a similar issue - everyone in the class talked about this woman, and my mother decided to talk with her about it. So, after much thinking and discussion about the...
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    Normal to feel so stupid?

    talaxandra replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    it's a really steep learning curve. The problem is that, for the most part we don't remember learning things, so all the stuff you already know you take for granted and the stuff that's new keeps...
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    How Smart Are You?

    talaxandra replied to nstudent1209's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In general members will be more inclined to assit you with assignments if you demonstrate having thought about it yourself first. What do you think about the questions and possible
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    Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    talaxandra replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just goes to show how foreign and overwhelming medicine is for most people - "I don't understand why they have to take her eyes out, but there must be a
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    How often do you draw Troponins at your hospital?

    talaxandra replied to RNcDreams's topic in Cardiac

    RNcDreams - do 3/24 bloods show anything more significant? It just seems so much extra work and
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    How often do you draw Troponins at your hospital?

    talaxandra replied to RNcDreams's topic in Cardiac

    I'm with the majority - 6, 12 + 18 hous post initial
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    talaxandra replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Need to see, maybe but I doubt you wanted to see
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    For Australian nurses (more specifically qld)???

    talaxandra replied to midori09's topic in International Nursing

    I really wouldn't - there's no record to find and why make tings any more complicated than they need to be? The question specifically asks about convictions, not "any dealings wiht the
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    Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    talaxandra replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    No, me either - but the idea that it's even possible is a
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    My hands need a good hand cream!

    talaxandra replied to brissygal's topic in International Nursing

    Although it has petroleum by-products, like Vaseline, because it's categorised as a therapeutic good the base ingredient isn't listed on the label. I've done a bit of Googling and there are other paw...
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    Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    talaxandra replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    No! Are you serious? Sorry, I just don't believe you... smart and attractive, what a
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    medication errors with family members

    talaxandra replied to aspenleaf's topic in General Nursing

    There's only so much you can do when someone has a picture in their heads. Sorry to hear about your uncle, sharpei, though I do like the idea of GTN blowing someone
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    My hands need a good hand cream!

    talaxandra replied to brissygal's topic in International Nursing

    After 20 years of nursing, with all the hand washing that entails, my hands still look pretty good. The first thing is to make sure you always wet your hands before applying soap, which activates the...
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    medication errors with family members

    talaxandra replied to aspenleaf's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'd definitely make an exception for
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    medication errors with family members

    talaxandra replied to aspenleaf's topic in General Nursing

    While I'd be concerned about the dosage difference, expiration dates are generally less significant than you'd think. Here's an interesting article on the topic, from
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    Australia versus New Zealand

    talaxandra replied to seungk5's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I don't know anything about immigration staus or requirements, or anything so you'll get nothing about that from me. Here's what I will say - if you like NZ go there. The pay may be lower but so is...
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    Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    talaxandra replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh, Michelle - I feel pink just thinking of you! Good work, but
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    schizophrenic brother discharged by his case worker

    talaxandra replied to iwanna's topic in Psychiatric

    there's been a lot of research into smoking (particularly cannabis, and heavy tobacco consumption) and mental illness, particularly schitzophrenia - some estimates put use in this population as high...
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    Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    talaxandra replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing for me with angels, born and called nurses - they don't study, are always lovely and loving, forgiving, near-perfect, don't make mistakes, and what they do is effortless. In short,...