gwenith

gwenith BSN, RN

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  1. I quit smoking and need advice

    gwenith replied to Medic2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do something else - go hunting for a really interesting computer game to take your mind off of

  2. Opportunities for employment in foreign countries

    gwenith replied to jkharley's topic in International Nursing

    We don't have "travel nursing" as I understand it. You can come out and work for an agency and go to different hospitals but don't forget that most of our hospitals are public and an awful lot like...

  3. Skin breakdown...not sure what to do for it

    gwenith replied to bebop1's topic in Home Health

    It does sound as if she has a folliculitis. I might leave this next bit to one of the home care nurses though as I am ICU and not as familiar with what might be available in the

  4. Skin breakdown...not sure what to do for it

    gwenith replied to bebop1's topic in Home Health

    For a starters what size catheter are you using?? There was some research in the spinal unit when I trained (Okay that was YEARS ago) on leaking catheters - they found that if you used a smaller cath...

  5. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

    gwenith replied to fly-gal's topic in International Nursing

    I gather the ratio is higher though and some places do have PCA's but their role is very limited. I think you will probably like working here though and don't worry about the language - just look...

  6. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

    gwenith replied to fly-gal's topic in International Nursing

    Not too sure about NSW they are on a different award as it is a different state but full time here is 381/2 hours/week with any number of hours for part- time. Part time you will get the same...

  7. Trouble on Night shift

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

    Other tricks include wearing dark glasses to drive home - so that the sun does not reset your body clock. Stay up when you get home for a while to wind

  8. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

    gwenith replied to fly-gal's topic in International Nursing

    One of the problems here at the moment is that house prices are through the roof. It will come down soon I think but we will have to wait and see. You might be better from an economic standpoint...

  9. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

    gwenith replied to fly-gal's topic in International Nursing

    Are you wedded to NSW?? There are lots of other places in Aust you know. As a general rule the opposite is true here - our Goverment hospitals are better staffed. This link is for new grads...

  10. Whitest Smile or How to get that mouth REALLY Clean!

    gwenith posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    We have all seen it - the oral care nightmare. Crusty rusty and just plain not nice - well here is the answer!!!

  11. icu training time and experience

    gwenith replied to findingmywayRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our orientation is only a week but staff are never left to work alone and there is a 6 month training program that all ICU staff go through. This program is 1/2 of a Grad certificate and all staff...

  12. Skirts, anyone???

    gwenith replied to kellyo's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who is considering wearing either a skirt or a dress to work in should look at the research linking attire to back injuries -

  13. Evidence-based nursing encourage critical thinking in nursing..what do you think?

    gwenith replied to VEVINA's topic in Emergency

    Cherry Lowe did some research on this for her masters and ended up with a computer program called trendcare - which we

  14. Union welcomes CMC hospital inquiry guidelines

    gwenith posted a topic in International Nursing

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200505/s1363742.htm Sorry but this enquiry is long long overdue. I am just hoping that they will come up with some real "fixes" for this system and not more...

  15. Steven Johnsons Syndrome

    gwenith replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    There is a bit of information on this disorder over in the Burns

  16. Evidence-based nursing encourage critical thinking in nursing..what do you think?

    gwenith replied to VEVINA's topic in Emergency

    I have worked in places that do not have "evidence based practice" and those that do. In the ones that don't one notable time I was told by senior management that "A policy does not have to be...

  17. Your opinion on HOSPITALISTS.

    gwenith replied to estrogen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    All we have are "Hospitalists". Public hospital. Running the system right is getting GOOD communication between the two. One of the specialists I work for insists on the resident writing detailed...

  18. What is your facility's protocol for managing UTI's?

    gwenith replied to DG5's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry ICU perspective here - we used to do C&S twice a week on all patients but changed that to only those showing +ve for leucocytes in the Urine (we have one of those automated strip readers)....

  19. Long Service Leave - Reducing days worked

    gwenith replied to Husband's topic in International Nursing

    I didn't realise - Does sound like a rort and they SHOULD go to the union. I would also be asking the pay office if the reverse is true. If I UP my working hours a couple of months before I go on...

  20. Long Service Leave - Reducing days worked

    gwenith replied to Husband's topic in International Nursing

    The other option is simply to ring HRM/Personell and get it directly from them. Here is a copy of the Victorian Nurses Award....

  21. TV drug ad study

    gwenith replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    We do not allow advertising of drugs. They of course try to find ways around that like advertising about weight loss and advising you "see your doctor" but apart from some OTC meds NOTHING is allowed...

  22. Long Service Leave - Reducing days worked

    gwenith replied to Husband's topic in International Nursing

    Best to run this past the union but it does not sound right to me. When I got a LSL pay it was colculated as hours accrued not weeks but this was QLD not VIC. They can't reduce what you already have...

  23. Brown Recluse Spider Bite

    gwenith replied to Tashia's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Please don't post your email addresses - this site is Googled which means the information becomes available to EVERYONE on the net. To post pictures click on "go advanced" and then scroll down until...

  24. Urgent: Mom is having shoulder, arm pains

    gwenith replied to redwinggirlie's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give her an option "Mum you are getting into an ambulance and going to hospital". Luck!! I Know how stubborn parents can be - mine told me that they did not want to call an ambulance in case...

  25. Anzac Day -2005-

    gwenith replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    I started watching the miniseries but lost interest. The ABC Doco was superb - Showed both sides - Turkish as well. The Turkish presenter said that after one particularly savage battle when a great...