Aussienurse2

See! now, all my life I have wondered how to make my hair into "Bangs" and now I know...I have noooo life.

Wouldn't the smart thing to do be to cap the insurance payouts, give docs in hospitals shorter hours and provide more nursing places? Oh no wait, then admin would have to do without the three secretaries each and the private use of the hospital cars. Ever noticed that when a hospital gets hold of some money it gets spent on the admin staffers first?

"She works hard for the money" Is that a line from a song or the name? There's another Christian one my Mum used to sing that goes " When I fell the waves around me, Part the waters Lord When I fell the waves around me, Calm the sea. When I cry for help Oh hear me Lord And hold out your hand Touch my life, still the raging storm in me. Well after this week I AM the raging storm.LOL!!

I had an mrsi in my legs, mild but still a worry, got in through a nick when shaving my legs. Now I wax! Probably shaken off bed linens, I don't know, but now am maniacle about gloving and NO shaking out the bed linens. I glove to shower, to make beds, to take bed pans/urinals, to take BSL's, to do everything. I protect myself and my clients in this way. If a client objects I just tell them that it is for their protection as well as my own. I don't get paid enough to put my life at risk.

I had an mrsi in my legs, mild but still a worry, got in through a nick when shaving my legs. Now I wax! Probably shaken off bed linens, I don't know, but now am maniacle about gloving and NO shaking out the bed linens. I glove to shower, to make beds, to take bed pans/urinals, to take BSL's, to do everything. I protect myself and my clients in this way. If a client objects I just tell them that it is for their own protection as well as my own. I don't get paid enough to put my life at risk.

We have people cruising the streets using walkers. I don't consider them a dignity issue, they are a fantastic aide to independance. We aren't allowed to use alarms though, they aparently breach the reidents charter, bummer, they are a great aide.

The pay rate hasn't changed and Q health is still the crappiest employer on the face of the eath! LOL!! Not that I'm bitter or anything! Am moving to NSW though! The bed bath bags are a wast of money but the hair wash bags are great, too expensive for us to use though! Why are you using 2nd daily baths in a hospital setting though? Sounds a bit weird! We use the old green bowls and hydroderm in water and do traditional bed baths now, I would imagine the laundry bills are huge! But then again I am used to finding the beds aren't getting changed either. I do a foot pleat in the beds I make to reduce pressure( dec. ulcers) and quite often find them there a week later....but as long as the ward is under budget... As I'm an EN and working in Aged care I don't realy know much about Hosp. accreditation, I just figured that you were talking about aged care ''cause of all the crap they put us through, sorry! Renerian - was the price in American or Australian? At the rate the dollar is now you could just about halve that price.

Oh Johnson and Johnson market a range of non-soap products that are very good and cost effecctive, your lot might want to take a look, also look at incontinence management- types of napkins used etc.

Hi chicky!, We do the whole 2nd day showering too, crappy aint'it? We have to do bed baths on certain days, even days these beds, odd days those beds. How about inservicing on basic proceedures, we have a LOT of AINs off the street I took some on bed making, infection control, cleaning razors( my pet hate is a dirty razor in the am shift!LOL!), Updates on new dressing techniques( we do "clean" not "sterile" dressings), the diference between "duty of care" and the charter- what falls into the AINs scope of practice and so on up the line. More efficient use of charting to comply with the new program, to avoid double charting but still get the govt. funding when audited. Fire safety and evacuation proceedures are good to use too, they seem to like that, also cleanup proceedures(blood-spills ect), activity programs are also usefull as are rehab programs that can be nurse initiated. Good luck! Hope this helps!

Worrying over nothing chicky.:) As you progress and learn more your confidence will grow and it wont be long before you go walking about, smile firmly affixed to your face muttering things like "I shoulda called in sick", " if one more person says that I"ll give 'em an enema", " I don't care, I'm gonna have a sandwich, I missed brekkie and morning tea" :kiss

I had a patient who used to call me sexy legs, course I followed that up with " Hiya georgeos, how's it hanging" and the conversations used to deterioate from there on....he was 92 when he passed. I think it all depends on the patient....and the setting....and whether the boss is around. We're supposed to be very PC but I never am so they learn to cope. As long as you remember the patient isn't here because they want to be, and it's our job to make them comfortable and if we choose to make the setting a little more open and less intimidating we're doing our job.

Client Centred Nursing Care? Or All-nursing Care :) ( But maybe Brian might get a little snotty:roll ) Good luck and best wishes for your new venture!

I don't do well at funerals, my father died when I was seventeen and my mother made me go to the viewing. Ghastly(shudder), I refused to attend his funeral and have never regretted that decision. I know some people might think this is disrespectful but I figure life is already too short to spend it doing things that are just as easily avoided. I prefer to remember the life of the person passed. I had a friend who stated in her will that no-one was to attened her funeral, she left money on her tab at a local watering hole and we all went there and got shattered. That was the best goodbye I can imagine and told my hubby that that is what I want when I go. Because I work in geriatrics I know that my patients are going to die and try to keep that in mind no matter what, I like the people I work for and their families but nothing could induce me to subject myself to that kind of trauma.

Tell 'em you are allergic to their cheapo scrubs and they need to get you a pair thats more user friendly! You could try soaking them in hot water with a cup of white vinegar in it then wash and dry?

I'm going for a "Star Trek" kinda world too, But my fantasy is the "Voyager" series, Imagine being able to turn off the Doc whenever you feel like it!!!And having a doctor that actually WANTS to find out what is actually wrong with a patient instead of just guessing and discharging. Oh heaven, to traverse the stars with "Tom Paris"...... Mmmmmmmm:smokin: