aussiemags

aussiemags

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  1. Do You Tell EVERYONE You Are a Nurse?

    aussiemags replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my friends are nurses so its not an issue with them. And of course my family all know but they dont ask me for advice or information. In fact I havent found being known as a nurse to be a...

  2. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    aussiemags replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Just last week a man I was specialling told me "just 'cos you're paranoid doesnt mean they're not after

  3. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    aussiemags replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. If anyone looks a bit dodgy when we're out my family all turn and look at me as if I'm going to do a superman thing and rush in and save them. I'm not sure whether the family WANT me to rush...

  4. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    aussiemags replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I check their veins to see if they'd be easy to cannulate or draw blood

  5. australian / adelaide nurses?

    aussiemags posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi there, I'm new to allnurses (have taken ages to work out how to make this site work). I'm currently working in Adelaide as an agency nurse,and am wondering if there are many other australian or...

  6. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    aussiemags replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    Couldnt agree more, and I particularly like your analogy of the Vietnam nurses. I feel that every new grad needs a few years of variety, to get your feet wet, in a range of placements. It is a...

  7. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    aussiemags replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, Havent read all your replies as yet and am sure others will have pointed out the obvious to you but here goes. You are working in an extremely difficult area of nursing, one that is...

  8. Funny fake names for meds

    aussiemags replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I cant administer Magmin without saying it in a Dr Evil voice a la "liquid hot magma". So i mutter under my breath, "ah, liquid hot magmin" as I go around. Very childish I know, but hey, whatever gets...

  9. Funny fake names for meds

    aussiemags replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    In palliative care we used to call midazolam "razzle

  10. handover information

    aussiemags posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi there, Am frequently puzzled by various terms and abbreviations used in handovers. What is the difference between a patient who is disoriented and one who is disorientated? And abbreviations - I...

  11. handover information

    aussiemags replied to aussiemags's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the clarificaton. There are times when I wonder how we can keep up with all the abbreviations, although it does worry me that I dont know what some of them mean. Being an agency nurse,...

  12. handover information

    aussiemags replied to aussiemags's topic in International Nursing

    thanks both of you. Sabby, Australia is as beautiful as ever. We are curently having the worst drought in over 100 years. No rain since I can remember. Houses are cracking. Here in Adelaide (as well...

  13. australian / adelaide nurses?

    aussiemags replied to aussiemags's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Tiwi, Have you considered agency nursing until you find where you want to work? Its a great way to get to know hospitals quickly. Other hospitals in Adelaide are; Queen Elizabeth, Royal Adelaide,...

  14. australian / adelaide nurses?

    aussiemags replied to aussiemags's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Grace Oz, I'm an Adelaide girl through and through, just new to allnurses. RU from SA or elsewhere? Currently working in SA? Me, and agency nurse and loving it. Previously at

  15. Cancelled

    aussiemags replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency Nurses

    the reason I am home today is that I was cancelled today. Agency work is never guaranteed. I find it unsettling at times to be cancelled, but other days it is a pleasant reprieve. It is difficult to...

  16. How do you know if Agency Nursing is for you?

    aussiemags replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency Nurses

    I am an agency nurse in Australia and I couldnt agree with you more. You need to like constant change, be confident but be ready to ask for help, never be afraid to say "I'm not sure how to do...

  17. I Never Remember....

    aussiemags replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the socks act as sleeping bags for the

  18. I Never Remember....

    aussiemags replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    it must be an australian thing with the pens going missing because it is mighty hard to go an entire shift without losing one. I have however rarely found my pen before the end of the day. Once I...

  19. I Never Remember....

    aussiemags replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I too use room numbers to identify my patients, mostly because I am an agency nurse and change hospitals daily -the old brain cannot keep up with so much change. I almost always know their names by...