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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Listen closely, not for very much
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    talaxandra replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I once worked with a doctor who didn't buy that a patient really was unconscious, so he pinched her nipple through her gown...and twisted it 180 degrees The arms of every woman in the room instantly...
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    Heparin SubQ administration?

    talaxandra replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Patient Medications

    The only injection I ever give with the drawing up needle is insulin.
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    Air in IV flush syringe??

    talaxandra replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    If that happens again, psu, you can let the patient know that the combination of gravity and fuel dynamics mean air won't proceed further than 2/3 of the way down the tubing, so she's safe
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    psu, I'll have to remember that the next time I've got a patient with a drain in. "What's the drainage like?" "It's, like, totally
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My bugbear when it comes to ads isn't misspelling, its grammar - too much "less" and almost no "fewer". If you can count them, they're fewer: 8 items or fewer, fewer incidents... BTW, you only need to...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Are you psychic, OCN?
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    Sharpening skills and advocacy

    talaxandra replied to DjKaeDae's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with Jan that this sounds like textbook septic shock in an immunocompromised patient. At my hospital a SBP under 90 is grounds for a medical emergency team/rapid response - since introducing...
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    How honest are you?

    talaxandra replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I wasn't calling him mean, I meant that my keyboard was blurry as a result of having tears in my
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    Kicked out of nursing school for leaving a bed in the high position...

    talaxandra replied to rocketsurgeon87's topic in General Students

    Also, things might be different in the US but here the primary role of the Nurses' Board is to protect the public - it says that right on the top of the page. So you'd not get much of a hearing in...
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    How honest are you?

    talaxandra replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I'm not normally too affected by posts but your description of that poor woman's grief, and the responses of your husband and the other patients, mean my keyboard's
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    Air in IV flush syringe??

    talaxandra replied to samiam4's topic in General Nursing

    I tell all my patients who've got infusions that on TV people painstakingly flick out every bubble (and often squirt the fluid into the air for some bizarre reason) but in real life they need to have...
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    Student nurse in australia

    talaxandra replied to jhae's topic in International Nursing

    I'm in Melbourne - my two bedroom apartment in Hawthorn (which is 20 min east of the CBD by tram) just went up to $1300/month. I live alone - if I shared my rent and utilities would be $800/month and...
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    Heparin SubQ administration?

    talaxandra replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Patient Medications

    Slow's supposed to be less painful, but my slow's pretty quick for SC and IM, and I usually get feedback that my technique's less painful than
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    Safety goggles

    talaxandra replied to magnoliophyte's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear glasses, not contacts, at work for that reason and have had the odd near miss. A lot of goggles aren't comfortable if worn for a really long time so be really sure you like the fit of any you...
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    Is it faster/cheaper to get your DNP in another country?

    talaxandra replied to JanelyCalderon's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd be really cautious about a non-US qualification being recognised if you want to practice back home - Australian nursing degree isn't fully recognised in the US (and an associates' degree doesn't...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I leave you for a weekend back at work and miss out on Janet! Dr Scott! Janet! Brad! Rocky! Janet! Dr Scott!
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    How honest are you?

    talaxandra replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I'm not in ED but I think this is an issue that's hospital wide so I'm butting my med-specialty head in :) I, too, explain to patients who are unhappy about waiting (for radiology, surgery, medical...
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    Heparin SubQ administration?

    talaxandra replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Patient Medications

    I guess it depends how slow you were. In general you want to insert the needle quickly and inject more slowly, but that's comparative - I probably take less than 10 seconds to give 0.2ml of
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    Kicked out of nursing school for leaving a bed in the high position...

    talaxandra replied to rocketsurgeon87's topic in General Students

    Maybe the reason you were kicked out is because in real life, just as here, you didn't see the significance of your errors or take any responsibility for them. Even if your CI was drunk to the point...
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    talaxandra replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Laypeople - always confusing kidneys and
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    There are two things that remind me why I became a nurse - (some of) my patients, and my pay. Often, they're also two things that remind me why I won't be a nurse
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I've come up with a new response for those "Should I be a nurse?" threads - yes, absolutely. And while you're making life-changing decisions based on the opinions of a group of strangers, you should...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    About most things I'd certainly recommend caution replying on Google, but in this case it was to find out what an acronym for an organisation was. I've tried Googling "AHPRA" several times, and the...
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    need an OZ update! us rn seeking to flee country..

    talaxandra replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in International Nursing

    I guess that depends on how you view the forum. I use it, in part, to seek information I can't find in other ways. That would certainly include anything left unanswered by a site like AHPRA, except...