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  1. How many of you have blackout periods at work?

    pfongk replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    we are allowed to take holidays around christmas and new year so long as we aren't rostered on to work the public holidays for christmas, boxing day and new years day. We also can't take the exact...

  2. Appearance at work

    pfongk replied to peds_cna's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my hair usually in a ponytail but sometimes a bun if it's hot or in pigtails, a braid or platted if I feel like doing something different. No make up my uniform blouse and usually pants but if...

  3. Calling Docs by their first name...

    pfongk replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    We use 1st names for all but about 4 of our doctors and those 4 are definitely old school doctors who should really retire soon but that's a different story. The rest get 1st names and that's at their...

  4. What do you bring to work?

    pfongk replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    my scissors that no-one else can cut with several pens that have to be from one particular shop my long life milk my coffee cup my name badge soup occasionally herbal tea

  5. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    pfongk replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I managed to say **** in front of a nun at work on Sunday as I was assisting her mum to the toilet before she went to hospital and went to fall head first into the television. I wasn't really...

  6. Do you wear rings at work?

    pfongk replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I just wear my wedding ring which is a rounded,9ct yellow gold

  7. our method is not soooo green and effective!

    pfongk replied to rxrn's topic in General Nursing

    we have plastic jugs that are changed of an evening by the kitchen staff who put them through the dishwasher. If a resident runs out of water during the day we just refill them with the appropriate...

  8. do you go to work sick?

    pfongk replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    if it's contagious then yes I'll call in sick but if I've just got a doozy of a case of hay fever or if I'm having an eczema flareup that's not on my feet or hands I'll go

  9. Does your LTC go meatless on Fridays?

    pfongk replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we have fish or chicken for lunch on fridays and the evening meal is a salad, fish or

  10. Demented Residents & Funny Comments

    pfongk replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was chatting to a resident's family member the other day and the resident comes up to me and goes "Aren't you a lovely little boy, are you married?" I have hair half way down my back and I'm a DD...

  11. Daft things you've done after night shift

    pfongk replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    I've ended up on the motorway going to my parents house 4 hours away once. I've also driven home from work but the problem was I went to the wrong house, we'd moved a week previously and I got there,...

  12. Bicornuate Uterus

    pfongk replied to RosesrReder's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a dydelphus uterus (sp) and have recently have the septum removed from my lady parts to increase my chances of conceiving. I'm a member of an online group for women with mullerian anomalities...

  13. Bowel Routine/Protocol

    pfongk replied to Scrabbler's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ours used are prunes, lactulose, coloxyl & senna, agarol, sennokot, metamucil, pear juice, ducolax, and various enemas/supposotories etc that I can't remember as I don't personally give

  14. Funny Names

    pfongk replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I used to work with a girl whose name was a very nasty name for lady parts and it had a y on the end. With the way we used to shorten names she quickly became cathy so we wouldn't offend people. other...

  15. green poop

    pfongk replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Pediatric

    I've seen some interesting shades when working with kids as they'd eat the

  16. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    pfongk replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know. 10 years as a CNA or similar and some of the girls have been doing the job for 50 years or so and it grossed us

  17. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    pfongk replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    this one I learnt last night. Just because they are full assist with all adls due to severe cp and have double puree food and jelly consistency fluids as they are unable to chew properly and asperate...

  18. new "CFC-free" metered-dose inhaler "Pro-Air"

    pfongk replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We've had these in Australia for years and I haven't noticed any difference with the effectiveness of them just that they taste different. I can't remember when we got the CFC free ones but I think I...

  19. Is there anything that you cannot handle as a Nurse?

    pfongk replied to cammy429's topic in General Nursing

    Vomit and the stench of gangrene. Anything else not a problem but those two are just

  20. Ever Gotten STUCK w/a Needle???

    pfongk replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    so far not a used one apart from managing to stab myself with my own needle re-capping it. I did manage to stab my finger screwing on a needle onto an insulin

  21. Bed & Chair Alarms

    pfongk replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    we have one resident currently on a bed alarm and ours plug into the buzzer system. This means that yes there is a noise but it's no different to a resident pressing their buzzer. It also just comes...

  22. I look at doctors differently now!!! And what is it about their handwriting

    pfongk replied to ltmja's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I actually had one doctor come in yesterday to update a residents MAR (that's right they're written by hand) and he questioned why I had rung him the previous day to get methotrexate written up when...

  23. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    pfongk replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an aged care facility and I now call all the residents by either their first name or a shorterned version except for one lady who is the mother superiors mother and gets called ahma which is...

  24. how are you paying for nursing school? or how do you plan to pay for nursing school?

    pfongk replied to mashamontago's topic in General Students

    my A.I.N (I think that's the equivalent of CNA) I'm paying for as I start each unit. My EN (LPN?) is a traineeship and when I finally get into my RN I can get some government loan type

  25. What's In Your Pocket?

    pfongk replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know but we renovated and I'm in the new section and they didn't really see the use in putting in lockers for like 2 staff. plus I can't hear the phone when I'm in the other end of the wing so if...