gwenith

gwenith BSN, RN

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  1. Cancer deaths fall as US smokers quit

    gwenith posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg18925394.200.html Good

  2. Looking for warm area by mountains and ocean

    gwenith replied to geekgolightly's topic in California Nursing

    Cairns in Queensland Australia would fit your bill here - PLUS you have the Great barrier reef, Daintree, Atherton

  3. Nimodipine shortage

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

    Sounds about it for neuro:roll: Basically as soon as you have an SAH you have vasospasm problems and the issue is to maintain a MAP high enough to overcome that without creating further bleeding. I...

  4. Needing Info on Neuro Breath

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

    We don't keep them dry anymore but one explanation for this smell can simply be pooling of secretions above the cuff. Usually intubated patients will have come pooling at the back of the throat but...

  5. Neuro Assessment Quiz

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

    :mad:I forgot I wrote this:mad: It is D ABCD is the common assessment priority listing among most neuro and ED texts. (Though there are others) Well A is wrong - I have seen 14 point scales and...

  6. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

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

    Welcome to Allnurses

  7. Rn

    gwenith replied to Possum's topic in Emergency

    Firstly welcome to the site! Secondly less than 10 mls unless you are testing the cuff to destruction. What make is the

  8. touchy subject, but I need an answer

    gwenith replied to Alibaba's topic in International Nursing

    I think it is a matter of how much pressure treating the chonic condition would put on the public purse. I know that sounds callous but it is the bottom

  9. DIC Survivor

    gwenith replied to hunnybee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As the other posters have said Amniotic Fluid Embolus is rare and I don't know that you will find that many other survivors (sad but true) HOWEVER there are a LOT of post-partum life threatening...

  10. Nurse Retention..........

    gwenith replied to CardioTrans's topic in General Nursing

    I get 6 weeks paid ohliday per year 7 days sick leave (cumulative) maternity pay, long service leave (10 days paid leave cumulative for every year after the first 10 years), patient nurse ratios...

  11. I've noticed something on these boards...

    gwenith replied to bethem's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the input Grace - as usual right on the money!! I don't know but if the Forster and Davis inquiries here are anything to go by then all the bullies moved north to sunny QLD. You might not...

  12. Australian requirements for third world's nurses

    gwenith replied to Nuieve's topic in International Nursing

    I would contact someone straight away - I know of one Australian trained Singaporean nurse who has been waiting 3 months for the registration board to process her registration. Don't forget that this...

  13. Australian requirements for third world's nurses

    gwenith replied to Nuieve's topic in International Nursing

    Since the Australian system is based on competency rather than theoretical examinations then the more experience you have the better chance you will have to get

  14. Anyone using a Patient Acuity System out there?

    gwenith replied to cysmith66's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We use Trendcare http://www.trendcare.com.au/ but it is Australian and adult focussed. However it is relatively easy to use and it might be

  15. Mental Health NPs in Australia?

    gwenith replied to DrBlaze's topic in International Nursing

    I think NSW has more MHNP's than QLD does hopefully one of the New south Welshmen who frequent the board will be able to answer

  16. To sign or not to sign...

    gwenith replied to BCNursie's topic in International Nursing

    Too right mate!! Don't know about SA but we do have our backwoods areas where the whole town has the same surname! Cared for one woman who insisted on watching "Sixty Seconds" on TV and could not...

  17. To sign or not to sign...

    gwenith replied to BCNursie's topic in International Nursing

    Absolutely!! Besides we don't HAVE "travel agencies" as such. You will have a better chance of coming over if you can get a hospital to sponsor you. There are some appreciable differences between...

  18. Australia and Learning Disabilities

    gwenith replied to dolphin21_83's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    There obviously is such a thing here as I found one job description, unfortunately the job offer seems no longer to be open but it should give some clues...

  19. New IR laws 'NOT HAPPY JOHN'

    gwenith replied to RN Buzz's topic in International Nursing

    IR= Industrial Relations They have been passed already by the Federal goverment (which is a Liberal goverment but that means that it is a right wing political party because, being upside down to the...

  20. New IR laws 'NOT HAPPY JOHN'

    gwenith replied to RN Buzz's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry Michelle but don't feel too secure. There has been a consolidated push for YEARS to get rid of penalty rates. The police did it here in QLD - traded penalties for higher wage - trouble is that...

  21. New IR laws 'NOT HAPPY JOHN'

    gwenith replied to RN Buzz's topic in International Nursing

    :ROTFL::ROTFL: If though, you actually had the chance to tell this guy what it is like to just be an "average Aussie" and a nurse - what would you

  22. New IR laws 'NOT HAPPY JOHN'

    gwenith replied to RN Buzz's topic in International Nursing

    In fact, the person Howard chose to head up the Fair Pay Commision has NO ) nada experience in wage negotiation or industrial relations instead he is an academic, a life- long academic. This is from...

  23. New IR laws 'NOT HAPPY JOHN'

    gwenith replied to RN Buzz's topic in International Nursing

    :rotfl::rotfl: Found this site

  24. Needing Info on Neuro Breath

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

    I too, have never seen it mentioned in texts or literature (although that does not mean there is not an article somewhere). It is a distinctive and unpleasant smell and does not seem to be associated...

  25. Urgent: BSN student searching for an online nurse to share wisdom :)

    gwenith replied to mjlt's topic in International Nursing

    This question has been asked before in the Australian and New Zealand forum and there is a thread there (about a year old I think) where we posted all sorts of links to Australian