alsal41

alsal41 specializes in Aged Care/Dementia/Palliative.

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1. Working with pca's

   alsal41 replied to ceridwyn's topic in International Nursing

   I'm glad I got to read this thread, it gave me a greater understanding of who feels what when. I don't want to sound down on either side in particular but ............ Having been a PCA in aged...

2. another one !

   alsal41 replied to sandcat's topic in International Nursing

   All nurses, RN's and EEN's have to do a medication competency when they start work with a new employer. That is, lots of little questions that involve the calculations. You get to do it mostly in your...

3. another one !

   alsal41 replied to sandcat's topic in International Nursing

   For example: I am an Enrolled nurse, but I have my endorsement (I can give out most but not all medications), so my employer has hired me as a Division 2, level 2 EEN, whereas another worker who does...

4. Patient Care Assistant Pay Rates in Australia?

   alsal41 replied to tiurichard's topic in International Nursing

   Thankyou! Tonight I had my first patient load. 4 patients except one got discharged. But the buddy I had last night had two horror admissions so I ended up pretty much looking after the rest of his,...

5. Patient Care Assistant Pay Rates in Australia?

   alsal41 replied to tiurichard's topic in International Nursing

   Having just left Aged Care as a PCW (Personal Care Worker), I was earning $17.49 at one job (because I have done Cert III and Cert IV in Aged Care) and in the other job it was $15.63 because they...

6. Nursing Career

   alsal41 replied to Ronnie3's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   from an Australian point of view, I have been a medical secretary for some 25 years, and sorta fell into nursing by looking after my in laws for a couple of years. This gave me the confidence to do a...

7. Tympanic vs digital thermometers

   alsal41 replied to alsal41's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'm sorry, perhaps I didn't explain myself properly I am an Australian Student Nurse (EEN = Endorsed Enrolled Nurse). The quesion was in an assignment I had to do. Don't ask me why .. ask my teachers...

8. Tympanic vs digital thermometers

   alsal41 replied to alsal41's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Thanks for everybody's help. I finally pinned down a nurse at work and asked her the same question (and yes, it's a bit cryptic, but I guess that's why they're the teachers and I'm the student eh?)...

9. Tympanic vs digital thermometers

   alsal41 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Ok .. I'm stumped .. this is one of my assgnment questions and I can't find ANYTHING valid .....:uhoh21: What is the difference between a digital and typmanic thermometer? Any help (with references...

10. Baby-child clinical observations query

    alsal41 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have hunted high and low and I CANNOT find the 'normal' ranges for: Temperature in a Baby of 6 months Temperature in a Child of 10 years Oxygen saturation in a baby of 6 months and oxygen saturation...