RN from OZ

I cannot understand why...when we already have a nursing shortage and recruitment issues......would the government shoot themselves in the foot and make it worse ?? I understand even less why our union did not do a thing about it ! A sad time for nu...

under the billi lights.......in the Bali sun The itty bittys in the humidified isolettes covered in eucerin......cook'n with gas

Hi all I wanted to know if any of you have had experience or if you are currently bush nursing ? My hubbys work commitments are sending us inland, and after writing to the local hospitals in that region I have been offered a community Bush nursing po...

I have nursed a few of these bubs in Oz but have not heard of this. we wrap the bowel in wet gauze and irrigate frequently.

Oh yeah ! We had a guy with a vaccum cleaner attached to the end of his penis ! it had swelled up so much that he could not get it off ! He was in a big hurry to get it off so his girlfriend would not know about it. the Dr said " Son when she gets a ...

Funnel web bite. observe for : Signs of shock Increased HR RR BP Sweating..not sure if thats more to do with panic of being bitten or the actual bite. If they are alert and orientated...usually not by the time they get to us. they now reccomend usin...

MH it was...I heard a rumor that they are selling off all their hospitals...too much trouble not enough gain. They actually wanted us to have a higher turn around of Pts to justify more staff...these poeple are funded for 6 days for a delivery and t...

Well ! I have worked in both the public and private systems in NSW. I left the public system after 10years due to the decline in the standard of Pt care...basically in a level 3 NICU with vented Pts we were dismally lacking in senior staff sometime...

Snakes ? Spiders ? or both ? I have alot of funnel webb stories. here on the central coast we have the funnel webb capital of NSW.

We do not have a set cut off . all depends on the babies condition at birth, wgt, resp effort, and vitals. also the wishes of the parents.

We have a system that does home visits untill the parents are happy on their own. Then they come in to the clinic follow up for 7 years...3monthly 6monthly then after 4 yearly. We monitor their developmental progress and address any issues. they are ...

I am and RN with a masters degree in neonatology. I am a lactation consultant..the hospital sent us on that course fully paid. 2 days a week I go on home visits to follow up our Discharged premmies..wgt, assist with feeds, and O2 setup. I had to get ...

I work in a level 3 surgical NICU and I could not begin to list every thing I have seen...trisomy 18, cruduchat, foetal alcohol symdrome, transposition of great arteries, the amniotic bands...sad. the most memorable was a boy who's parents were cousi...

Same here as is in England but we often do a radial or brachial stab rather than use the uac line...contamination issues For vent changes etc they are the best indicator...we use the cap gases more in term bubs with PPHN or HMD

If they are really bad bums we nurse them exposed with o2 blowing over for 20 min every 4 hours.... just swaddle them with bottom half out and pop them on their tummy and a o2 mask on their butt. Otherwise we use Eucerin as a barrier or intrasite gel...

We no longer use them due to burns if we are worried we get a capillary gas from a heel prick

We empty and irrigate the bags every 4 hours with warm sterile water. Is this bub on thickened feeds for his intollerance ? that also helps, also the type of formula ......I do not know the types you have over there but we have enfalac that is always...

I have heard reports that this herb Fenugreek increases Breast milk supply. Has anyone had any experience with this herb ? Some of our Mothers in my NICU area are asking about it, and I cannot find any information on it or what sort of doses it is u...

Yep Medi care is dying the slow death in the hopes that the public do not catch on untill it is too late. On the Central Coast where I am thers is no such thing as bulk billing....when they put up the refund from medicare...so did the Drs put up ther...

What do you all think of this........... The Private hospital I work for is wanting to bring back the white dress and the nursing cap, as they believe that that is the reason that nurses have lost respect in the community. I know that we have higher ...

You would have no trouble here in Oz finding a job in NICU. We have alot of UK nurses where I work that came for a holiday and came back to stay.

Oh yeah I have had rota virus from a stint in Paeds....22 out of 30 pts had it . When I worked in Resp wards I was so Paronoid about TB that I could get in do what I had to do , fully gowned , masked , and gloved and not take a breath while I was in...

We have a far few of those problems in my unit. We have alot of mothers who have had no prenatal care, cultural reasons we have a large arabic community also a drug using community under the umbrella of our area health hospital. Alot of intermarriage...

We have a Lactation Consultant on Staff every day, she sees the worst cases, and she also holds a clinic after lunch for discharged Mums who are still needing support. To work in NICU here, you have to be a midwife...so you know the breast feeding ba...

I cant believe you have to pay for the privilage to do nursing !!! the Uni course was free over here when I did it ! they charged $2,000 a semester for a couple of years, and now due to the nursing shortage it is free again.