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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    They all sound very different to me - ah, regional differences :) So which word (Mary, merry or marry) are they pronounced like? Obviously this is addressed to those who can hear a distinction! and at...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    talaxandra replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    maybe i should have included that the doctor was neither a trauma doc nor a neurosurgeon but a medical resident and that nipple twisting is not the standard at my hospital, even on the neurosurgical...
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    Flu Vaccine caused the flu of 1918?

    talaxandra replied to Vtachy1's topic in Disaster Preparation

    How exciting - it has been ages since I came across a freaky new conspiracy
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    talaxandra replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    "Thank you for attending this MET call for an unconscious, hypoglycemic patient. I appreciate that you want to assess her GCS for youself. However, a sternal rub is the standard to elicit a response -...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Australia,
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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

    As a friend of mine says in those situations, there go the last vestiges of my
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    A colleagues says full nursing cares instead of full nursing care - drives me nuts every
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    Holding insulin for NPO & surgery

    talaxandra replied to MrsRNn2009's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It depends on what kind of diabetes the patient has. You almost never withhold long-acting insulin from a person with T1 but often the dose is reduced if the patient is fasting, more frequent...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    That must have been some shift,
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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    you've conflated three concepts here - priorities, waiting lists and funsing for external provision of care. as you haven't clarfied what you mean, this may not fully address your point. however,...
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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    what now? no citizen is denied health care in a uhc country. why on earth would a patient presenting repeatedly be jailed? we have very strict guidelines for psych admissions, and that scenario...
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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I have read some horror stories on this board from US nurses about workloads that would not be tolerated here. As I have said over and over and over again, while some wages may decrease, without...
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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    i've said some of this before but as opponents to uhc seem to ignore experiences of members from uhc countries unless they're bad, here i go again. objection: some people can afford insurance but...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    ruby, i loved all your responses but had to say:
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    In what universe is it more efficient to come wandering randomly down the hall to ask the first nurse-shaped person you see a question about your relative and their care instead or pressing the...
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    Nursing - changing me for the worse

    talaxandra replied to king red's topic in General Nursing

    Work is such a huge part of life that if you hate it this much you have to stop. The great thing about nursing is that every area is different - you can hate one area and love another. I am so...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Though usually not explicit, most legal systems have a principle consistent with the Doctrine of Double Effect. You can give a potentially lethal dose of narcotic of your intent is to relieve pain,...
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    really disappointed after my trip to the BON

    talaxandra replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    Among the 8 registered nurses on our Nurses' Board three are definitely current clinicians and I think three are in nursing management roles. I'm amazed that isn't a requirement everywhere, but...
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm so sorry, your mother/brother/aunt's dead. What? Your name's Brown? Oh, I'm sorry - we have so many mothers/brothers/aunts here. Your mother/brother/aunt is in bed 6. If you tell me their name...
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    Australian STUDENTS

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

    It has been quite some time since I was an undergraduate, so I am of no use but I wish you luck with what I think is a great idea. Good luck
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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 think dizzle was sying she has appreciative patients and works in the NHS but expects that, now she posted that, another British nurse will come along and contradict her by saying that her (or his)...
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    What school do you suggest in Victoria?

    talaxandra replied to chabeli's topic in International Nursing

    ghillbert, I was just about to post that very information
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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

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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    It'sMe, you asked Maisie about a few services that - I assume from your tone - you didn't included as part of universal health care access. In Australia some physical therapy is free and some isn't;...
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    How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    thank you. in australia the taxation rate varies depending on your annual taxable income, from nothing ($180,000). the average australian full time nurse's income falls in the third tax bracket,...