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    I C E......In Case of Emergency

    goats'r'us replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    i just did it then. made my sister #1 with both mobile and home numbers, and my mum and dad #2 with home, mobile and work numbers, and nicknamed them *sister's name*(sister) and *parents names*(mum...
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    Best Thanksgiving Complaints

    goats'r'us replied to JRapha'sRN's topic in Emergency

    that's gross! my mum once grated a chunk off her finger while grating cheese for a cheese sauce. despite the missing bit undoubtedly being in the cheese, she continued with the sauce, served us...
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    What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    goats'r'us replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    two words. Sophie Delezio. not a case i've seen, but the story of the toughest, bravest kid i've ever heard of. Back in December 2003, this little girl (aged 2) was napping at a childcare centre,...
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    What's special about male nurses?

    goats'r'us replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    male nurses are like unicorns. they're rare and have an extra appendage, but at the end of the day they're just
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    I Hit A Bone!!

    goats'r'us replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    in weeny people like you describe, i've been known to use a s/c
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    Doula services for Fetal Demise, Miscarriage, Stillbirth

    goats'r'us replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    that is a wonderful idea, and i really hope you can pull it off. there's a real need, and you sound like just the people to fill
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    Best reply for medication queries

    goats'r'us replied to TheU's topic in General Nursing

    woah! info overload! i'd just tell them that the preparation may be slightly different between brands, but both panadol and generic paracetemol have the same amount of paracetemol in them, and the...
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    Latrobe, Launceston nurses may join strike

    goats'r'us replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    it's not ALWAYS cold, it was 37 degrees there last week. and latrobe could be a really nice place to work if it wasn't so short-staffed. i did some training there and the set-up was pretty
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    Pregnant and terrified NICU nurse here...

    goats'r'us replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    congrats gompers, i'm sending some very belated happy thoughts your way. hope things are continuing to progress nicely for
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    Bedside Cards

    goats'r'us replied to BabyNurse513's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    if you're worried about confidentiality with patient details being stuck to the crib, could you not just stick then facing in? that way, they're still right there when you need them, but for someone...
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    A day in the life of a Registered Nurse....

    goats'r'us replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    well, today was a good day, so i'll tell you about it. arrive at 0645, say hello to poor girl who arrived for an am shift but is rostered for pm. chat a few minutes, then say goodbye and call her a...
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    What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    goats'r'us replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    i have the more innocent version of this story, just to demonstrate that you don't have to be totally evil to teach people a lesson. a good friend of mine at uni had a big problem in his kitchen...
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    What do I do? (long)

    goats'r'us replied to ChrgRN's topic in General Nursing

    what about mentioning that admin are after her for breaking this rule? i would have no qualms about taking her aside and letting her know that admin are watching her, especially since she's helped...
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    Ethical Death or Not?

    goats'r'us replied to dinkysam's topic in General Nursing

    i can understand why your fiance might feel it was unethical. i don't agree, but i can see his point of view. Perhaps what he finds unethical is that you gave the lady permission to stop fighting...
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    Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    goats'r'us replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    yes, nurses are pushy. if nurses weren't pushy, tonsillectomy patients would eat jelly and icecream for a fortnight, then return because they ate scratchy food, knocked off a huge clot and started...
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    Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    goats'r'us replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    we still use amps heaps, for all our S8 drugs, heparin, haloperidol, tramadol, clingamycin... and i've never had a problem at all with them. i've noticed that people who are wary of them get cut much...
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    !st LPN job nightmare

    goats'r'us replied to Ultreya816's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm so sorry that your place of work is like this. i understand how awful you must feel going in there every day and feeling powerless to make a difference. i agree with others, you need to get outta...
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    i'm really angry.. should i be??

    goats'r'us posted a topic in General Nursing

    i work on an ENT ward, and yesterday looked after a man who came in a few days ago via ED with epistaxis (i'm told he was a bad one). he came to us with nasal tampons in one nostril and a foley...
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    i'm really angry.. should i be??

    goats'r'us replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    i think what really annoys me about it is that he's been at the hospital for ages and seems to think he knows all about everything that goes on, and therefore knows be4tter than the kid who started...
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    i'm really angry.. should i be??

    goats'r'us replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    but because i'm new to it all, i don't know if i'm making a big deal out of nothing, or if this really is a big deal. i mean, i know he should have listened to me, but i don't know whether it's as big...
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    meds--are we supposed to know EVERYTHING??

    goats'r'us replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    don't worry. eventually you'll learn the rules about the meds most common to your unit. you can't be expected to know everything (although sometimes it might seem like you are), but you'll quickly...
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    [HELP] Easy or good ways to remember general PEDIATRIC vital sign parameters?

    goats'r'us replied to azzurra29's topic in Emergency

    make up a card with all the parameters on it, and hand it on your id badge, so all you need to do is flip it over and
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    goats'r'us replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    79: you can spend hours bouncing between allnurses and snopes, reading and
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    goats'r'us replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    77: you've learned more from allnurses than you did at university. 78: you go to tell someone a funny story, and you find yourself thinking 'hang on, did that happen to me or did i read it on...
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    501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    goats'r'us replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    76: you've gotten your non-nursing bestie so hooked on allnurses that when you send her a letter, she complains if you haven't printed out a few really funny or gross stories and popped them in the...