ROSYJO11

ROSYJO11

Member

  • Content

    36

  • Visitors

    1,545

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by ROSYJO11

  1. Queensland Public Health. I'm struggling with key selection responses

    ROSYJO11 posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi everyone, it's been such a long time since I've changed jobs that I've never had to go through the formal application process before. I've always just been given a job based on my...

  2. Advice on how to return to workplace after traumatic experience?

    ROSYJO11 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, recently my father was a patient in the hospital where I work. It's a small hospital so whilst he wasnt in my ward, he was in the ward next door and I know the staff there as well as they...

  3. Advice on how to return to workplace after traumatic experience?

    ROSYJO11 replied to ROSYJO11's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I hear what you are saying but it doesnt apply here. I wont go into details cause it will be too long a post but to try and cut a long story short we were prepared for his death cause he's talked...

  4. Advice on how to return to workplace after traumatic experience?

    ROSYJO11 replied to ROSYJO11's topic in General Nursing

    thankyou all for your words of support. Learn2nurse, I cant even begin to imagine how much you and your family's hearts are breaking. How you managed to work in that area and get through your shift...

  5. Would You do the same thing I did?

    ROSYJO11 replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

    i also gotta say though, leaving three teenagers home alone unsupervised at night? I supervised my babies for safety, I supervise my primary school aged children for safety, when they are...

  6. Would You do the same thing I did?

    ROSYJO11 replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

    Is meningococcal not a problem in the US? Death can come in hours! Those symptoms and a call from my children (yours must have grown up well educated in matters of health and first aid considering...

  7. Calling All Mothers

    ROSYJO11 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this may sound like a cliche but it is still very true. Your kids are only young once, enjoy them while you can. It wont be long before they hit school and bless you with their independence and...

  8. what is the patient - staff ratio...

    ROSYJO11 replied to Tiwi's topic in International Nursing

    that's a good ratio. I am in a 26 bed surg ward. M - 1:5 on a blessed day, 1:12 on a bad day or any number in between. L - 1:7 to 1:9 depending if it is a TURP day N- 1-13 or one extra staff...

  9. a few questions about australia

    ROSYJO11 replied to Claire_Fraser's topic in International Nursing

    The Royal Brisbane Hospital is the largest in the southern hemisphere. Brisbane is in the state of Queensland and is the cheapest of all capitol cities I believe and the weather is the best of them...

  10. Addressing physicians

    ROSYJO11 replied to NeuroNP's topic in International Nursing

    i've been nursing since 1990 and I've never heard a doctor/surgeon been referred to as a Mr or Mrs! All doctors/surgeons/anaesthetists/consultants I have ever worked with have been referred to as...

  11. Can you apply to queensland hospitals directly?

    ROSYJO11 replied to littleflower123's topic in International Nursing

    Have a look at this one, it employs from the UK and has recruitment there at the moment. http://www.fsph.org.au/jobs.php3 cheers,

  12. The Joys of Childbirth

    ROSYJO11 replied to TazziRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    hehe, just emailed that one on to my pregnant friend

  13. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    ROSYJO11 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Your job is to observe the signs, treat the symptoms. This attitude of 'is she faking'? shouldnt be a major concern to you, the school nurse. Is it any skin off your nose if she is faking? I'm sorry,...

  14. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    ROSYJO11 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    a common one I use on the post ops when moving them or changing a dressing or other such thing, ' Does that hurt?' pt replies "no", I say, "Hmmmn, I"ll have to try harder

  15. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    ROSYJO11 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    pre-op checklist - do you have anything in you that you werent born with? ( asking about prosthesis, lenses, pacemaker, artificial bits and

  16. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    ROSYJO11 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I'm flushing the TURP patients and they are wincing I calmly say, "I'm not thinking of childbirth when I do this", the patient's eyes near pop out of their heads as they ponder whether or not...

  17. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    ROSYJO11 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    nursing a 97 yr old dementia lady, the nurse made comment on her son being there. The patient quite seriously said he wouldnt be there as he was overseas at the moment. The nurse said, 'look, he's...

  18. Secondary IV tubing question

    ROSYJO11 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    i found a post on here with all the abbreviations. in aus, we have en (enrolled nurses) that are a 1 yr course through a tafe. een is endorsed enrolled nurse, an en that does extra training to be...

  19. Secondary IV tubing question

    ROSYJO11 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a lot of hassle. We use an Abbott Plum pump. It has a line A and line B bung on the pump itself. (techinically on the special Plum tubing we put in the pump) Line A is for the...

  20. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    ROSYJO11 replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    Does this hurt? No? Hmmmn, I'll have to try harder then. The young men and even the cheeky middle aged ones often get this response from me 'I'm just going to take your temperature now, if you can...

  21. Nurse fanny packs

    ROSYJO11 replied to Sassybottom's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    well here in Australia fanny doesnt mean what it does in USA, it means the female genitalia! I remember some nursing friends of mine went on a cruise together and came back from America with these...

  22. Vent: Admits and discharges

    ROSYJO11 replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

    Our doctors hand write the patient's medication on a special sheet when they are admitted. Anything ceased during pt stay is crossed off that sheet by the doctor. When patient goes home they are...

  23. Worst Nursing Experience--What's Yours?

    ROSYJO11 replied to tonyluvnelly's topic in General Nursing

    maybe not worst experiences but things to be aware of After alco-wiping the skin prior to a subcut injection, my finger slipped on the slippery skin I was pinching up and the needle went straight...

  24. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    ROSYJO11 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a young man who came to us in the medical ward after a significant brain injury from a sports injury. We didnt think he'd live for 48 hrs to be honest. He was in a vegetative state. He...

  25. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    ROSYJO11 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    There's more to nursing than hospital nursing. You owe it to yourself to try other areas, community nursing, aged health care, medical centre, school nursing. the hospital work is a great learning...