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    Documentation is your friend.

    talaxandra replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with nurses who chart by exception and wonder how they'd ever do if something happened down the track. I was reminded of this several years ago, when a patient complaint had me called into my...
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    talaxandra replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that's an awesome idea, Babs - I think it would be an amazing support for families who, despite several members who've contributing to this thread, have more often than not coped very well...
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    need an OZ update! us rn seeking to flee country..

    talaxandra replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in International Nursing

    AHPRA's section on internationally qualified nurses and midwives (here) lists under criterion
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    Application for job

    talaxandra replied to spaceys's topic in International Nursing

    Or giving blood products - there's no wiggle room, but assessing the patient pre-, peri- and post-transfusion is part of my hospital's
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    Why do older olders nurses hate juniour nurses?

    talaxandra replied to livv's topic in International Nursing

    I'm both experienced and old. I don't hate anyone, and I certainly don't have an issue with my lerss experienced colleagues - we were all new once. Obviously I can only go with my experiences. Though...
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    need an OZ update! us rn seeking to flee country..

    talaxandra replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Joanna - I missed the part about an associate
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, but to appreciate their situation's not unique they'd need to understand that they're not as special as they think. And I see there's a new thread asking about which areas of nursing have the...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    From a recent thread on moving to Australia, a new member who's been "meaning to go down under" was wondering what AHPRA stood for, haivng seen it mentioned a few times. Here's a novel thought -...
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    need an OZ update! us rn seeking to flee country..

    talaxandra replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in International Nursing

    Had you typed "AHPRA" into Google you'd have discovered it's the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, which is responsible for the registration and regulation of the ten health...
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    free training to be EN or go to uni and study RN?

    talaxandra replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    Although nursing's not nearly as competitive to enter as allied health programs, a smaller percentage make it all the way through coursework and clinicals to graduate - getting in isn't the same as...
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    talaxandra replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm not going to address Jackson's posts - if none of the responses so far have caused any kind of attitude shift then there's no point. Besides, I already called troll. I think it's criminal that we...
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    Please Advise ASAP Confidential please

    talaxandra replied to harnof's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You're very welcome
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    Please Advise ASAP Confidential please

    talaxandra replied to harnof's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I don't know your background, so I don't know what kind of weight your advice to them would have, but I'd be careful. While I generally agree with blackcat's statement that hospice or palliative...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I've always thought it referred to toilet training and the transition from nappies (or diapers, for the North Americans among us :)) to 'big girl panties'.If I'm right, the unpacked message is: grow...
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    Leaving AMA

    talaxandra replied to missjustice's topic in General Nursing

    The difference in approach could be due to a number of factors; off my head these include: - more experienced nurses tend to be less invested - I, for example, no longer care more about the patients...
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    Please Advise ASAP Confidential please

    talaxandra replied to harnof's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    There's not nearly enough information here for me to have an opinion about whether or not oral intake's appropriate in this situation. I'm curious - in what capacity have you been approached, and with...
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    documentation

    talaxandra replied to roxie144's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you've been hit with the trifecta of dismissive, wilfully disinterested in learning, and abusive - the latter makes it particularly hard to maintain a professional attitude, at least for me....
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    What else can I do with my BSN?

    talaxandra replied to rnstudent1217's topic in Nursing Career

    Non-clinical roles are competitive and better paid than floor nursing. THis is part of the reason why they almost always require a period of clinical experience; the other reaosn is that you often...
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    free training to be EN or go to uni and study RN?

    talaxandra replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    Like Carol said, it can look like that as an EEN or from outside the industry, but that's seeing the tasks, not the scope and responsibility. That extra time studying, the pay difference and the far...
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    Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    talaxandra replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually, my indemnity insurance does cover criminal charges associated with work. I hope I never need to access any legal services, but especially that
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    PLEASE buy malpractice insurance!!

    talaxandra replied to Athena2's topic in General Nursing

    My insurance is included in my union membership, and includes legal representation for all work-related issues (like contesting a demotion or firing, if I'm involved in a Coroner's case...). I've got...
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    PLEASE buy malpractice insurance!!

    talaxandra replied to Athena2's topic in General Nursing

    It will be based on the litigiousness of your state and the size of payouts or settlements. In other words: how likely are you to be sued, and how much will it cost if they
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    Why do the weekend on call docs not listen to us

    talaxandra replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know - something triggered my intuition that he wasn't right but despite a lot of thought I still don't know what it was. He was a little pale, a little short of breath (but not tachypnoeic or...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    talaxandra replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe just knowing there'll be a receptive audience will help reduce the angst if you have any kind of frustrating interaction - good luck
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    PLEASE buy malpractice insurance!!

    talaxandra replied to Athena2's topic in General Nursing

    Here's an (old) example from my hospital - two former ICU nurses were diving a patient for hyperbaric therapy, one inside the chamber and one on the floor. The patient started fitting - it was prior...