gwenith

gwenith BSN, RN

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  1. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    gwenith replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

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  2. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    gwenith replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    Aussie outsider here but I have to ask Why are you not having an Academic ceremony complete with mortar board and robes??? Geez even for my undergrad diploma I got that much!! I personally would be...

  3. 17 lb baby!

    gwenith replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When my cousin was born at 11lbs my uncle quipped that at that weight he could put a backpack on her and send her to school with the rest of the

  4. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    gwenith replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    MIF For X-rays showing large amounts of abdominal gas stands for Massive Internal

  5. Registering IN New South Wales

    gwenith replied to vicki25's topic in International Nursing

    It would be easier but I would very strongly suggest that you apply from the UK first and especially get the immigation visa paperwork done as soon as possible. THAT can take up to 6

  6. ETT tape and tape changes

    gwenith replied to Celia M's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The only time I have seen someone hurt from an Etad was when it was put on upside down:chuckle Otherwise we like them. We don't have the thomas ones available here in Australia. We sometimes get...

  7. ETT tape and tape changes

    gwenith replied to Celia M's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Where possible we use E-Tads but not everyone is suitable for

  8. new grad RN training program

    gwenith replied to tarirai's topic in International Nursing

    I depends on the state but most are "competency based" so that it is an examination of practical skills. RE-entry is anything from 3 months to 1

  9. How do YOU give a great injection?

    gwenith replied to fromTeacher2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Flick the skin first or tap it with your finger - seems to stop SOME of the pain - especially with those rotten Enoxaparin

  10. Surgical Tools Washed In Hydraulic Fluid At Duke Hospitals

    gwenith replied to mac23's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't anyone notice the lack of soap

  11. Tsunami's effect on the country of Sweden

    gwenith replied to InfRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank-you for your continued updates they have been invaluable as future

  12. migrating to Australia from US

    gwenith replied to wam79's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    that is because the only thing between you and the antartic is a couple of frozen Tasmanians and a penguin or two:D But honestly if you come to QLD you will be gob smacked to see people rugging up in...

  13. migrating to Australia from US

    gwenith replied to wam79's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    And Melbourne will be all of the above within 1/2 an

  14. Frightening events during chemotherapy

    gwenith replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Oncology

    I agree with Stevirae here - minimum is suction - twinovac or something - crikey a foot pum would be better than nothing. So, you have ambubags, fine, tell me how are you going to manage the airway...

  15. Sign Language - useful for nurses?

    gwenith replied to Hodge's topic in General Nursing

    I knew an Enrolled nurse (LPN) who grew up with a deaf mother - she could sign like the wind. She was always used as an interpreter around our regional hospital BUT she grew up with the language...

  16. Skin Care Kardex

    gwenith replied to manatee1218's topic in General Nursing

    I developed one at one time that was a cross between pressure area assessment tools and wound care assessment. The idea was to do a holistic assessment and TREAT things like poor nutrition instead of...

  17. Re:Oral Care in Intubated Patients

    gwenith replied to amynahmed's topic in MICU, SICU

    Speaking from Australia:D Where possible we use toothbrush and toothpaste TDS with peppermint water in between Q2h. Other facilities use products ranging from sodium bicarb through to chlorhexidine...

  18. Hey~ What's the Time Span between....

    gwenith replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Julie - if you don't mind I will move this to the neuro forum so that it will not get lost and you will get specific feedback. Answer is - it really depends. Post operatively we used to do 15...

  19. the best state

    gwenith replied to kahoro's topic in International Nursing

    Hmmmmmm You may not be looking in the right spot. Here in QLD some of the community nursing jobs are actually listed in the general public service section NOT the specific nursing job site. Try...

  20. Increasing number of deaths

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

    It is always hard especially at this time of year. Sometimes it helps to write out about those that really get to you. Change times dates and facts so that you are not in a HIPPA violation and can...

  21. Nursing theory = gobbledygook

    gwenith replied to zacsmimi's topic in Online Distance Learning

    One of the funniest and wittiest nursing articles that it has ever been my pleasure to read was in an British Nurisng Times and it was the theory of "Hole-istic" Nursing where the patient may be seen...

  22. Potassium piggybacks

    gwenith replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    In general we have less pre-mixed drugs than you seem to. Some of our wards are going to the pre-mixed KCL bags but in ICU where the needs are very volatile and we need to get stingy with fluid we...

  23. Potassium piggybacks

    gwenith replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    Subclavian is a huge vein whose own flow through will dilute the K+ even further - very different from a teeny vein at the back of the hand. Actually we don't use piggybacks here we add the K+...

  24. Potassium piggybacks

    gwenith replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have an issue with lignocaine being given on a monitored patient but I have to re-iterate to use extreme caution with an unmonitored

  25. what is "chandelier sign"?

    gwenith replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: I think it is the last - patient levitates to cieling due to cold end piece unexpectedly contacting warm part of