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    insulin regime

    talaxandra replied to coffeekat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Suni: when a patient is acutely unwell and has unstable blood sugar control (in ICU this covers a lot of patients, on the ward it's usually restricted to T1DM's or really unstable T2's), the patient...
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    Student sense of entitlement

    talaxandra replied to kris113's topic in General Nursing

    That was... very delicately put
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    Student sense of entitlement

    talaxandra replied to kris113's topic in General Nursing

    Kris, it's really hard balancing your needs as a student with your need to impress the clinical teacher (who often hasn't worked int he field for ages and not long even then) and not annoy the nursing...
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    insulin regime

    talaxandra replied to coffeekat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Even if they were, infusing Gelo at a rate
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    insulin regime

    talaxandra replied to coffeekat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Gelofusin is weird - we always use N/Saline as the dilutent. If you find out what the rationale is I'd love to hear
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    Student sense of entitlement

    talaxandra replied to kris113's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that 1) the nurse has other patients and therefore other priorities, and 2) they have more experience and knowledge about this particular patient than you do. For these reasons, things...
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    Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    Weclome, Janis! Glad you're enjoying the site
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    new nurse biggest mistakes

    talaxandra replied to smtwinfalls's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Peaceonearth I don't really understand your question - can you clarify? Everyone has a bad shift every now and then - sometimes you're cruising along dine and then it all goes to hell in a hand basket...
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    reason why the pateint cant be qualified for the kidney transplant???

    talaxandra replied to k.dilraj's topic in General Nursing

    Some reasons patients of mine have been refused entry to the transplantation waiting list included: - previous issues with compliance - issues with tobacco, alcohol or illicit drug use -...
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    why do you think ppl go to other countries for kidney transplant?

    talaxandra replied to k.dilraj's topic in General Nursing

    Because the demand for organs exceeds the supply, many Western countries have criteria to determine who is eligible for organs. These take into account not only the suitability of the individual's...
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    Registration in Victoria as both Div 1 and Div 2

    talaxandra replied to gogirlgo's topic in International Nursing

    Ceridwen's right - if you're registered as a Division 1 nurse then your actions will be judged based on the expectations of someone at your classification and experience level. In other words, if...
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    14+ dead in Victoria bushfires

    talaxandra posted a topic in International Nursing

    After a horror day of heat and gale-force
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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

    "Yeah, no worries - even though there isn't an order I'd be happy to get you the benzos you want. No, we don't have to tell anyone, it can be our little secret. I'm not quite sure how I'll fudge the...
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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 love when that happens. Or when they say that and think you'll give out extra information ("fantastic - as a nurse/doctor/OT you know that we're legally not allowed to disclose information about the...
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    14+ dead in Victoria bushfires

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in International Nursing

    Sam the koala's an international star! And can I just say - $50+ million raised so far. Proud to be an Aussie (but worried that the death toll's going to
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    14+ dead in Victoria bushfires

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in International Nursing

    I'm pretty impressed with the fundraising ($31+ million to date) and with Coles, who are donating all their profits from Friday
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    Ethical Question about NGs and medication administration

    talaxandra replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds as though she may be profoundly depressed - not eating, not participating in self-care, becoming incontinent... If she has an NG in for feeds because she's refuced/decided not to eat, I...
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    14+ dead in Victoria bushfires

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in International Nursing

    Ceridwen, I feel for you, your colleagues, your patients and your
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    14+ dead in Victoria bushfires

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in International Nursing

    I have friends in the CFA and thank god they have peer support programs - some of the stories I have heard so far are horrific. and its only going to get worse - estimates of 200+ dead by the end.....
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    Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    Hi Yvonne - welcome to the Aussie/NZ forum
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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

    There are some patients who I swear have the tea room under video surveillance - the microwave goes off and buzz; you sit down and buzz, and some of them (and others) must also be watching the staff...
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    14+ dead in Victoria bushfires

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in International Nursing

    Hi frellyou - yeah, I'm a Victorian. I live in Melbourne but have family in the country who are fortunately all safe. And I agree - there's something particularly devastating and frightening about...
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    14+ dead in Victoria bushfires

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in International Nursing

    The latest reports have 25 confirmed and possibly dozens more dead - Herald-Sun A colleague told me about an horrific call to 3AW from a woman who fled her house. When she and her husband returned two...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    With my first example - failing to check the BP before giving the antihypertensive is only a symptom of her bigger problem that exacerbated an existing issue. She should have been checking the BP...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    talaxandra replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    wow - that was so much better expressed than my attempt at an