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    Enterally-administered TPN?

    talaxandra posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know the invariably-fatal consequences of administering enteral feed IV, but need advice about any potential ill-effects if TPN were given via a PEG/PEJ. Clearly it's not optimal, but is it harmful?...
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    Enterally-administered TPN?

    talaxandra replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    I get the impression they were transitioning from TPN to EN, and the enteral access was new, but it's all third-hand so anything could be the
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

    talaxandra posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    On Wednesday Victorian nurses will be meeting at Dallas Brooks Hall in Melbourne to discuss the upcoming Enterprise Bargaining Agreement negotiations between ANF (who represents nurses) and 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

    "You know how you went to ICU three times because you were completely unrousable and we didn't know why? And then the fourth time someone decided to a BAL as well as a drug screen, and found you 6...
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    Californian to Sydney experienced PICU nurse looking for advice.

    talaxandra replied to kitdikat's topic in Immigration Advice

    I've had paid study leave for all my post-grad qualifications, and none of them were even in nursing (health ethics, social health, medical anthropology/health sociology) albeit with a focus on...
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    Nursing shortage??

    talaxandra replied to KylaRN's topic in International Nursing

    In the same way, Savonina, as the 50% or so of my colleagues who've worked, or plan to work, in the UK for a couple of years. It's aboutt he experience and the travel, and nothing to do with the money...
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    Fasciitis AKA Flesh-Eating Bacteria

    talaxandra replied to Marcee_29's topic in Infectious Disease

    Thanks Dan - as posted by me above (quite some time ago!) your story is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing it - as a nurse working with survivors of NF it's been invaluable for both my own...
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

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

    We treated over 1.5 million patients last year, and $6M is less than a week's operating costs for a medium sized hospital - this is another Herald-Sun xenophobic beat
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    Californian to Sydney experienced PICU nurse looking for advice.

    talaxandra replied to kitdikat's topic in Immigration Advice

    I'm not as familiar with the NSW ratios as I am with ours in Victoria, but my understanding is that they're pretty much the same as ours. The ratios depend on the acuity of the hospital and the kind...
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    Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    talaxandra replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I don't think you're a sheep for having concerns about unions, and I'm pretty sure I haven't ever used the argument that "I'm right because I'm right". I absolutely object to the idea that nurses who...
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    Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    talaxandra replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My union is the only reason we achieved (the world's first legally mandated) nurse: patient ratios in 2000 - something we have since had to fight to keep every time we've negotiated our conditions. If...
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    Californian to Sydney experienced PICU nurse looking for advice.

    talaxandra replied to kitdikat's topic in Immigration Advice

    Welcome to AN as a participant :) I live in Melbourne, and work with adults, so I can't help with most of your questions. Every public hospital I know has rotating shifts, though many nurses have a...
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    Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    talaxandra replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Chico David, thanks for articulating a response that I couldn't quite
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    Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    talaxandra replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My father also ran his own small business, and has been strongly anti-union. I have no idea where my strong sense of social justice came from, but it's been an integral part of who I am since I was a...
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    Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    talaxandra replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I don't think you have to be spiritual or religious to be a good nurse. I don't need to share my patients' beliefs to respect them. I don't need to care about my patients to provide care for them. And...
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    Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Guttercat, is that figure (1 RN:16 patients plus tech/s) the case for acute as well as chronic? And how many techs would you
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    Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    That doesn't sound safe. I work on a renal (and other specialties) ward, not HD, so our patients go to another unit for acute dialysis. They seem to have a 1:2 ratio, and we don't have aides or techs...
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    Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thanks for the quick response, FransBevy :) Does that mean you've got a 12-chair chronic HD unit, with four RN's and 3-4 techs? Sorry to be a little slow on the uptake - I don't transition from mights...
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    Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    talaxandra replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I was wondering what kind of ratios (nurse and tech: patient) you're used to in both acute and
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    Almost had a coronary..

    talaxandra replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You're welcome to the first, and you've earned the second :) I think the DD recording's fairly standard, at least across Victoria, as the log books aren't hospital specific. I do know that not...
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    Almost had a coronary..

    talaxandra replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Not at my hospital, Carol - after a qualifying period, testing, journalling, supervision and an annual competency, RN's can single check almost anything, including narcotics. There's a lot of research...
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    I can't understand what you're saying!

    talaxandra replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I have to work harder to decipher your post than I would reading a clinical article, I won't And the same goes for no grammar, no paragraphs on a lengthy post, a whole lot of unnecessary font...
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    CEU's - Preferred online source?

    talaxandra replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    Try this - they're not all CEU online tests but hopefully something wil be useful. The site does certainly got a far stronger medical than nursing
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    CEU's - Preferred online source?

    talaxandra replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    If you subscribe to newsletters you often net links to CEUs without having to search. which is
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    The best hairstyle for female student

    talaxandra replied to Raewynv's topic in General Students

    Plait is Australian/British for a braid. A snood is a cloth or net than can cover the whole head or, like I wore it, capture hair at the nape of the neck. I tried posting a picture of it but...