buttercup99

buttercup99

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  1. Professional Behaviour & Conduct - help!

    buttercup99 replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Nursing

    Rachelgeorgina Hmmm..... I am not sure where you do your placements or why this is. I NEVER have time to talk to little old ladies. I NEVER have time to sit at the nurses station. You need to be...

  2. Professional Behaviour & Conduct - help!

    buttercup99 replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Nursing

    I had pretty much a similar experience on my nursing home placement. On the Wednesday of the last week, i had to work with an EN who my facilitator surmised was threatened by me (as an RN student.)...

  3. negative/toxic work environment...is this normal for nursing??

    buttercup99 replied to jamkpb's topic in General Nursing

    I just read that as "with the exception of the one that just got me fired."

  4. Nursing, is it really that horrible of a job?

    buttercup99 replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

    As a counsellor, you cannot get involved with clients. There is a concept called "Professional Boundaries." As a nurse, you can hug your patients. As a nurse, you can tell your patient about your...

  5. Would you encourage someone who was considering nursing school?

    buttercup99 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I put moderately encourage. It depends on the person, their reasons for wanting to be a nurse and whether they seem cut out for it. Like others have said, i would discourage some and encourage...

  6. Another nurse got fired because of me.

    buttercup99 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it is classed as falsifying records, that suggests a deliberate act. Call me naive but i think the chances are that she signed it, intending to give it and got side tracked. Yes, this...

  7. Wearing Gloves When Taking Vital Signs?

    buttercup99 replied to student1000's topic in Emergency

    I have worked in a few places such as Emergency Dept, Short stay surg, nursing home, and I have never seen a nurse wear gloves for vital signs except for if the patient is on Additional precautions...

  8. Australian STUDENTS

    buttercup99 replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    WOW, congrats Rubystar!! How many rotations do u get and what specialties are they? The deadline for applications for GNPs here closes on August 31st. I haven't started my apps yet. i'm a bit...

  9. tasking vs thinking...eh critically that is

    buttercup99 replied to lulu rn's topic in Emergency

    Like marjie322 said, look at your pt not just the BP or heart rate -you're looking at the whole pt rather than parts and it means you will catch things quicker. Plus, over time, you will learn what...

  10. Australian STUDENTS

    buttercup99 replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi ppls, I'm at UniSA (uni of South Australia) in 3rd year. I have 4 weeks left of the course I am doing now and then an 8 week placement and that's it! WOOHOO! (omg, I can't believe I'm nearly...

  11. Getting hired with ADHD?

    buttercup99 replied to skandy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    When you do your clinicals depends on the course. You would have to find that out from the nursing school itself. As for whether to disclose your conditions or not, the only things you have to...

  12. Getting hired with ADHD?

    buttercup99 replied to skandy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's not the kind of thing you would tell the nurse recruiter. You should be talking up your strengths and not mentioning your weaknesses. Unless there is some law in your area(I am Australian) that...

  13. what is the job opportunities for ERs during the ecomomic downturn in SA ?

    buttercup99 replied to Lucia cong's topic in International Nursing

    I am assuming that you mean an EN - enrolled nurse. All TAFEs are exactly the same as each other. They are all the same government run organisation - just different locations. In SA, there are only...

  14. ECG

    buttercup99 replied to jfu1985's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can also find great explanations on this thread including a list of websites from Daytonite.

  15. I am scared of pathophisiology

    buttercup99 replied to goodperson's topic in General Students

    Do you have "course objectives" eg - a list of things that "you will understand when you finish this topic" If so, go through these and use them as your guide as to what you need to know and your...

  16. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    buttercup99 replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    At our uni, we have to wear a white polo top with the uni monogram and navy blue pants. It used to be that we could wear any colour polo top but when they changed it, they said we could keep wearing...

  17. OB, Peds, and Psych Clinical Rotations

    buttercup99 replied to luvbug080688's topic in General Students

    in australia, we have blocks of clinical placements. my uni doesn't give us as much clinical placement as other unis which sucks! and the way it is now, you do your first placement at the end of the...

  18. Test question, just wanted your thoughts

    buttercup99 replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    I just think this is such a ridiculous question. If it is what Daytonite said, they should have said "These 4 drugs have been ordered by the doctor, which would you give first?" or some such thing....

  19. Test question, just wanted your thoughts

    buttercup99 replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students

    I don't know if this is a country specific thing - I am from Australia and i would have thought it was tylenol. That is something you can pretty much give before you even think about what is causing...

  20. help with my assignment

    buttercup99 replied to phil_heff's topic in General Students

    i second that. in the case that you ever use potential problems as n.ds, they always go at the bottom. you need to look at what is most likely to make the patient deteriorate or die. so any...

  21. First Clinical

    buttercup99 replied to Goldenatom's topic in General Students

    That sounds pretty much like my 1st placement except some of the nurses at mine were mean and the rest were unsupportive . Make sure you seek out as many experiences as you can. If a meeting is on,...

  22. NEED HELP. Medical Issues of a nurse

    buttercup99 replied to chescarn_phils's topic in International Nursing

    The way I understand it, if you get 7 or over in your IELTS and you are qualified in your country as an RN, you don't need to do any further study to be an Australian RN. All you do is fill out this...

  23. Hospital Classes

    buttercup99 replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    I'm just wondering if you have to be a nurse before you can take those courses at the hospital. If not, then go for it. It will be fascinating and will give you a background in concepts to do with...

  24. NEED HELP. Medical Issues of a nurse

    buttercup99 replied to chescarn_phils's topic in International Nursing

    I'm not really qualified to answer this question but no-one has answered yet so I'll give you my opinion. I don't see how your health problems would be a problem especially if you are stable. If...

  25. Video Taping Nursing Students ?

    buttercup99 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I would love that kind of simulated experience. Especially if it wasn't marked. But if it was I could probably handle that too. It would be so fun! As long as it wasn't worth a huge percentage of...