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    How would i go about becoming a nurse in Australia if i live in the U.S.?

    talaxandra replied to marissa09's topic in International Nursing

    For institutions that offer nursing courses check the Good Guide,which lists every tertary course offered in Australia. For information on Auastralian costs of living you can see a UK-to-Aus real life...
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    Enrolled Nurse vs. Endorsed Enrolled Nurse

    talaxandra replied to pink_margarita's topic in International Nursing

    I'm pleased to see that the idea of giving all meds, all routes makes you apprehensive - there's a reason why Div 1 education is longer than Div 2/EN education. People like the Div 1 you quoted, who...
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    Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    talaxandra replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear about your father, MB37 - that must be really hard. In Australia he'd go on the transplant list regardless of his financial status, and (though only available with an authority...
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    STERILE WATER!!!!!

    talaxandra replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much, Mary :) Especially as I spent half an hour trying to access ti through both my uni e-journal access and my work one, with no success - I was going to go past the work library on my...
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    STERILE WATER!!!!!

    talaxandra replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    If you think about what an isotonic fluid is, it makes sense - normal saline (or 0.9% sodium in water) is classified as isotonic because it has electrolytes at the same concentration as human cells....
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    What if you know a doctor made a mistake?

    talaxandra replied to June1234's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm surprised that nobody else has picked up on this then - in addition to other safeguards (like other nursing and medical staff viewing the record), where I work a pharmacist checks over the drug...
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    What if you know a doctor made a mistake?

    talaxandra replied to June1234's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would be really cautious about doing anything official, particularly as the amount of information you've supplied is so minimal. Factors to consider include: your level of experience (are you...
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    Do your charge nurses have a patient load?

    talaxandra replied to praying_mantis's topic in General Nursing

    As part of the ratios, our resource nurse can only have a patient load on nights, and then it's either reduced or absent. Depending on our bed state it's either no load at all or four (half the usual...
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    Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    talaxandra replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    So far, to the best of my knowledge, no country has a perfect system. They're expensive either directly (insurance premiums and fees) or indirectly (taxes), some people miss out, and demand grows...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    talaxandra replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Man, that's going to be tough to
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    Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    talaxandra replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Without getting into the merits of hypothetical patients over 65 with serious coronary artery disease, that's a far cry from It makes me wonder what other information was left out - like...
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    Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    talaxandra replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of the problem is that in the last 100 years we've significantly changed our perspective about who should survive. In the first session of a professional ethics class I took a few years...
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    Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    talaxandra replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the EU but in Australia (which also has universal health care) people over 65 absolutely have CABGS. I'd like to point out that there you can have an MI and survive even without...
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    Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    talaxandra replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Daniel Callahan on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Daniel%20Callahan - though...
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    Can we really afford any more medical advances?

    talaxandra replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    you might be interested in reading ehticist daniel callahan's trilogy of books ( setting limits, what kind of life, and the troubled dream of life), in which he explores the impact of technology on...
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    Did AIDS patient can share same room with other patient?

    talaxandra replied to Ilikelemontea's topic in General Nursing

    In this case I think any patient/resident, regardless of known status for HIV/Hep B/Hep C/MRSA/VRE, should be isolated. Remember that the only difference between patients/residents diagnosed with HIV...
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    Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    talaxandra replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    Homosexual - someone whose sexuality is oriented to those of the same sex Transgendered - someone whose gender identity is at odds with their body's gender (eg physically male, psychologically female)...
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    What qualifications US nurse needs for work in AU?

    talaxandra replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in International Nursing

    check out the sticky thread at the top of the ausralia/new zealand forum- it has all the information you need. the queensland nurses' board website is http://www.qnc.qld.gov.au/home/index.aspx good...
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    I've had a kidney transplant. Can I become an RN?

    talaxandra replied to S.P.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I trained a long time ago, so things may well be different now but I had a physical - CXR, blood work, urinalysis, and obs, plus a history. I was asked to touch my toes - I'm fat but flexible and can...
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    is this unethical?

    talaxandra replied to bookwormom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Given that he knew your son was in his class, I'd be a little suspicious about what experiment he was actually engineering - it all seems unnecessarily manipulative to
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    I've had a kidney transplant. Can I become an RN?

    talaxandra replied to S.P.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The colleague I mentioned earlier works alongside me on a mixed medical specialty unit that includes Infectious Diseases - he's just more careful than most of us, and less likely to come in to work...
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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

    Word! A friend was at home last year when the phone rang and a suspicious woman said "Who is that?" My friend: "You rang me - who are you?" Weirdly angry woman: "Why is this number on my husband's...
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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

    "Dig your nails into me again and I will break your fingers." I came really close to saying this to a combative, oriented, elderly woman with really sharp nails last week, but refrained and settled...
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    I've had a kidney transplant. Can I become an RN?

    talaxandra replied to S.P.'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work with a nurse who's had a renal transplant (well, two) and it hasn't been an issue with his employment - he was promoted to ACN and is currently in an acting care coordinator role....
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    Are Transgendered nurses not liked?

    talaxandra replied to tmwhalens's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're more likely to run into people who think nursing's an issue because you identify as male than because of your transgenderedness, and for the same reason as your aunt - a limited picture...