darius000 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency
on a different note we had this elderly man who was constipated so he decided to straighten a wire coat hanger and insert it rectally to clear the blockage. He ended up in theatre having multiple...
darius000 replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency
well I guess he was off to the night club and intended to impress the girls (or boys) with his appendage - which by the way he never got there, admitted for overnight obs.. Maybe we should have...
well i am not sure about the differences between WA an VIc (ANF wise). Here in WA the ANF provides online education plus in house courses. You get covered etc by lawyers but i have also heard bad...
I work in one of the busiest ED's in Australia (Perth). The department is designed to hold 28 patients but the are nearly always patients on trollies in the corridor. Often there are 8 or more with...
I have been an ED nurse for 10 years. My worst experiences are taking patients to ICU, some of the Nurses just don't want to talk or know you. I worked for awhile in after hours management and did my...
well this is the first year that we have had new grads in Ed, Previously we only had 2nd year grads. Personally I have not had many problems with 1st year grads and I think that it is a wonderful...
darius000 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency
i work in ed in perth western australia. we are a tertiary level hospital and the states designated trauma centre. we have a 5 level triage scoring system: 1 = life threatening - straight in seen...
I work in ED in Perth western Australia or ER as you know it. We often see post surg hip disclocations and do clesed reductions, prior to sending patients back to care facilities or on to the wards...
Hi Zee_RN At my hospital we have recently introduced online learnng packages. One of them is all about bullying in the workplace and consists of a number of multi choice questions. This "e-learning"...
darius000 replied to Ashley752's topic in Emergency
1 - Where did you go to school? Griffith Univerisity, Brisbane Australia 2 - What is your job title? And what are your responsibilities? Senior Registered Nurse, Emergency Department,...
darius000 replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency
and also once the ED gets your file it should be well documented in regards to your previous history, treatment and what works etc. If you move around a lot it may be worth going through the process...
darius000 replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency
My advice as an ED nurse in Perth WA is to be honest (which you have said). Accept what meds or advice you are given. Paracetamol is a very effective but under-rated analgesic. When taken regularly...
darius000 replied to Ashley752's topic in Emergency
forgot to add that if I am the shift co-ordinator, on dayshift we allocate meal breaks, organise teams to respond to disasters or the chopper coming in and in addition on night shift, the co-ordinator...