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    This Does Not Make Sense - But happens anyway!

    talaxandra replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    And this is why I love AN - the things I learn that I never knew an inkling of before, and so often in unexpected
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    Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

    talaxandra replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    talaxandra replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    For a gender generally so focused on their genitals, and with considerably easier access and visibility, I'm often surprised by men waiting to seek medical attention for issues in the area, often with...
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    Only 5 units of insulin per injection site??

    talaxandra replied to utah23LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a diabetes CNS - you may, on occasion, split huge doses, but I've given over a hundred units in one site without incident. The important information about insuling and injection sites is 1) to...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Allie is ridiculously hilarious! I love all her dog stories, but especially the one about her special needs dog's accidental adventure. And the preteen birthday party wolves. And her childhood...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    no, but see, this is different, because i'm a student/a grad/three kinds of special. and don't, like, tell me that this has been answered before, because you can just not read this thread. you can...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Or so very, very right. "I'm not dead
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    talaxandra replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hi ho the derry o, maggots in the
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I love High Anxiety - it's ridiculously underrated. The more Hitchcock you know the better it
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    Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    talaxandra replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    To summarise: whatever state you live in, whatever kind of work you do, all nurses should have indemnity insurance. Pick a company from the list sirI provided on the first page, in the first post, or...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly my favourite line from Blazing Saddles: (my first successful YouTube
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    "The Criminalization of Mistakes in Nursing" - NC Philipsen

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    To be clear, the situation is Australia is so different in almost every respect that I don't have any personal affiliation with the author's position, and I'm certainly not advocating we/you should al...
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    "The Criminalization of Mistakes in Nursing" - NC Philipsen

    talaxandra posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just read this brief, interesting paper from the Journal of Nurse Practitioners (via Medscape) that compares the increasing realisation in health care that most errors are system based and are best...
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    "The Criminalization of Mistakes in Nursing" - NC Philipsen

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, I think the idea is that you wouldn't need indemnity insurance if health care was more like, say, engineering, where serious problems are approached from a blame-free exploration of systems...
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    "The Criminalization of Mistakes in Nursing" - NC Philipsen

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I found the swing to the conclusion a little abruptl re-reading it the key section to support the argument is My question - the criminalisation/prosecution of health care practitioners affects...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Rocky Horror and Blazing Saddles in one thread? Nirvana :) I do love me some cult
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    talaxandra replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    A friend's banned me from telling about "this thread I read on AllNurses" when talking to
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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

    And following Aurora's example: if you've got chest pain, tell the nursing staff. Letting the doctor know the following morning? Not good for
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    please help me know more

    talaxandra replied to mizen's topic in International Nursing

    I think you probably need to be accepted for registration before you can look at a visa, because with out it you won't meet a skilled entry requirement (based on my understanding of the Australian...
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    "Hidden" cameras on the floor--do you have them??

    talaxandra replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    We've got non-hidden cameras at entrances and in hallways, and two in a patient room used for video/EEG monitoring for seizure typing (there's a warning sign on the door). Although the use of hidden...
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

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

    I've been pretty slack with the EBA updates, but in summary: - the overwhelming majority of members voted to be able to take industrial action - last Friday we voted to implement soft protected...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me, Creature of the
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    Nurses, perception difference and education

    talaxandra replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, three mentions in one post that the doctors you work with are smarter than you - maybe that's the problem. The doctors I work with unquestionably have a deeper and longer education than I do,...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    In just seven days I can make you a
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    Air in IV flush syringe??

    talaxandra replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    Or fluid dynamics,