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Would like to find out if for some reason RN or EEN forgot to sign medication chart after doing a Insulin Injection, is it considered a Medication Error??? and a Incident Report needs to to written due to this??? Is this right or wrong???

Thanks you for all the comments, I agree too.

Also we practices on a sponge.

When I was a nursing student we practiced in class on a orange.

I am in Aged Care. We do all handovers on Icare computer program and could be printed off if needed.

Does anyone know or heard of EEN's are able to do shifts without RN's, mostly high care resident's (at Nursing Home) when there are no RN's available for the shift.

No it is not me, I would not do this never ever. I just hear around from other people talking about this but did not say were and when but they did finally find a RN from agency coming in.

Due to shortage of RN's and even the Agency have shortage and can not provide RN's when you need them when RN calls in sick 30 minutes before handover. Then the EEN's have no choose but to run the floor, give the medications, insulins, injections, S8...

The Train is the close by.

Why not? What do you do when RN's cannot be find ?

Are you thinking to do night shifts? Aged care night shifts are easyer then am and pm.

we have supportive management staff were i work at aged care and management does not put up with bullying.

Lucia cong ! There is no standard in the western world. Nurses in Australia come in all shapes and sizes - skinny to the fattest, tall to mini, beautiful to the ugly, even sometimes cross eyed. Hope this will answer your question?

EEN now it is a Diplomas. Full time courses one year and part time 18 months. This is in QLD.

Joannep ! Thank you that was a interesting article to read. But anyway were I work in aged care we are having difficultly finding experienced nurses despite advertising on line. We mainly depend on Agengy nurses now as there are no nurses interested ...

The whole world and Australia is crying for Nurses and there are heaps of jobs for Nurses everywere despite the economic downturn.

I just find out from TAFE SA that now for EEN's there is a Advanced Diploma and it requires 7 units of competency to be untaken, 2core and 5 electives and it is requires a compulsory workshop in Whyalla for 5 days. That means it will take about one y...

happyvalley ! Are you in Brisbane ? I am from Brisbane.

It depends in which Aged Care Facility you work at. I worked for the passed 21 years in the same Aged Care Facility and I would never leave aged care as a EEN. PCA's need to to working in there scope and follow direction of RN and they are not allowe...

You are right and very very true! Since I finished my EEN TAFE right after I started doing all as above. As well as PM shift's and some time AM shift's when there is no RN's on duty to replace the EEN's are the Senior staff managing the floor, doing...

I wear Hush Puppies shoes only and went to Podiatist ordered custom made insoles which is a great relief for my feet. Also first of all the podiatist cleaned off all my corn and callous which could be her problem killing feet. Hope this will help you...

We use first multi purpose disposable towel and then Jenny Wipes (moist wipes).

Hello wxyz ! I am australian. Sorry but I do not know any agencies but I heard there are agencies that are looking for nurses. Sorry I am not able to help you will need to do a search on the internet. If I will hear of any agencies I will let you kno...

Glad to hear from you gwenith that you are brisbane. Now I do not feel alone at allnurse in brisbane. I am on the south side. Gwenith just wondering what side are you from? Hope to hear from more brisbane allnurses here :welcome: Cheers :ballo...

Hello InnaL I had email to QNC re: what the meaning of 'challenge test' means. Hopefully I will get a answer soon for you.