gwenith

gwenith BSN, RN

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  1. Nursing in OZ

    gwenith replied to SugarHanie's topic in International Nursing

    Don't worry has US pretty confused too:D I actually rang the Queensland Nursing Council to try and sort some of this out. Seems that if you are only on a working visa you apply direct to the state...

  2. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    Hassled I did try to Google the answer but I could not remember the current title of the legislation. Originally it was titled the "Drug administration act" but I think that has been changed to the...

  3. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    :groupwelcome: Can I say that is excellent advice

  4. Pushing IV Lopressor

    gwenith replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like this patient might have sick sinus syndrome. 130 - asystole. sounds about right. I KNOW this sounds callous but lopressor is almost a diagnostic tool for sick sinus or tachy/brady...

  5. How do i get in?

    gwenith replied to fd5151's topic in International Nursing

    Check out the "sticky" thread on resources found at the top of this forum. I have added some links to Australian registration boards and the New Zealand one. Since you have dual citizenship with NZ...

  6. doula

    gwenith replied to new nursing student's topic in International Nursing

    Ditto this for me!! But before I went too far I would look at the Australian College of Midwives and get thier input. Midwifery in Australia is very different to the USA and more along the British...

  7. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    I am from Queensland and I am used to those who live round that overgrown coathanger that they have down there bagging us!! It's jealousy - that is what it is:p Actually I find that it is more...

  8. Non-Invasive CO monitoring

    gwenith posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Is anyone using USCOM yet? http://www.uscom.com.au/ I am embarrassed to say that this was invented in my own home town and we have not got one yet:imbar: Had a talk from the rep yesterday and it sound...

  9. Neurogenic shock

    gwenith replied to monkeyman1000's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I don't believe in stupid questions (or didn't till I found an agency nurse standing in the middle of a frantic ICU asking if she could plug an ordinary bit of equipment into the socket on the wall -...

  10. Malpractice Insurance

    gwenith replied to AngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Although your legal situation is NOT the same as here your coverage by your employer is based on the same legal principle - vicarious liability. Under this legal principle the employer is legally...

  11. Neurogenic shock

    gwenith replied to monkeyman1000's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sorry - I am a bit confused and want to make sure I am on the right wave lenght SCI = Spinal Cord Injury - yes? I ask because Spinal shock is different to Neurogenic shock. (well at least in some...

  12. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    I love the completely foriegn language convesations about football that go on at work - to it is all terra

  13. Maternity Leave

    gwenith replied to littlehobo's topic in International Nursing

    No. we do get paid maternity leave at the moment - but just wait until the IR laws start to

  14. To agency or not to agency

    gwenith replied to littlehobo's topic in International Nursing

    Apply direct it seems to short circuit the process but they might want a guarantee of stanying on for a period of

  15. work vacation to New Zealand

    gwenith replied to zipporah's topic in International Nursing

    Suzanne is correct - here in Aust we do not have "travel companies" as such (hey Suzanne - perhaps next time you are over this way we should start one up;) ). We do have some agencies that will book...

  16. New grad interested in neuro and your advice

    gwenith replied to supernova004's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Neuro patients have EVERY issue. Cardiac is good but compared to Neuro (and I am going to get blasted for this:p) it is like mass producing an article compared to hand making something. Neuro is...

  17. sedation and the neuro assessment

    gwenith replied to dorimar's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    No, we never woke the patient up like that. You lose your advantage of sedation if you do that. One of the purposes of sedation is to keep that ICP down or to stop the patient from becoming too...

  18. Professional Nurse: BSN VS ADN... need help...

    gwenith replied to weirdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No merely

  19. Professional Nurse: BSN VS ADN... need help...

    gwenith replied to weirdRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I Australia we did a total conversion to BSN for Registered Nurses. Hasn't helped our standing as "professionals" one single bit. We are still the least powerful of any of the health professions,...

  20. A CT to make you feel sick

    gwenith replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sounds like you have a bit of a toxic work environment. Been there dealt with that. Best you can do is ensure your work is the best you can do and make plans NOW to deal with bullying because I will...

  21. Difference Between Lethargic And Obtunded

    gwenith replied to wonderbee's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    i have only ever seen the descriptors used in a handful of books - they have long been replaced with the glascow coma scale simply because they were too confusing. Dictonary definition obtunded:...

  22. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    gwenith replied to bjs54321's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Many, many years ago I had a young patient - 18 or 19 I think - overdose on his grandmother's oral hypoglycaemics - he was brain dead by the time he reached us - very, very sad

  23. A CT to make you feel sick

    gwenith replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Yes I must admit to cruising around that site looking at the Burns images and some of the others - a very very good site. And for those worried about HIPPA with an image like this one, when I FIRST...

  24. A CT to make you feel sick

    gwenith replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    And these images http://www.trauma.org/imagebank/neuro/images/neuro0011b.jpg http://www.trauma.org/imagebank/neuro/images/neuro0011c.jpg Moral of THIS story NEVER EVER EVER put a nasogastric tube into...

  25. A CT to make you feel sick

    gwenith replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sorry Siri - It defaulted to the generic link - It is actually a CT of a nasogastric tube INSIDE a skull. I'll see if this works