RNJames

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1. conflict with colleague / manager LOOONG

   RNJames posted a topic in Safety

   I'm not entirely sure how to deal with this situation. On Saturday, I was in charge of shift on our orthopaedic ward. We were adequately staffed for the heavy patient load. No problem there. One of my colleagues started her shift at 0930 and I as...

2. Handling of miscarriage pt.

   RNJames replied to keeper's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a nurse on an ortho ward but we get a bit of everything when short of beds. I had a 23 yr old who had just been told she had lost her baby at 16 weeks and would need to have a d&c. I spent lots of time with her and she was starting to open...

3. Taking Call

   RNJames replied to Kansas_RN's topic in Safety

   If we are ever over staffed ( I prefer to say under patiented!) we can choose to have a stand down day, and we get paid the full hourly wage, without penalties tho'

4. How much do you make?

   RNJames replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   RN 3 yrs Ortho 19.01 per hour plus $13 per hour for weekends Australia 6 weeks paid annual leave with 29% loading Just changed hospitals recently and am already the most senior!!! Very scary stuff! After recent bargaining with the government for p...

5. Clumsiest moment?

   RNJames replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   my nickname at work is Parky short for parkinson's because I am always knocking things over!! Urinal bottle in hand, I trip over a TISSUE on the ground and empty said urinal all over patient in the next bed! Bent under a patient's table to pick up pe...