tiij

thats gold. hahah. i cant imagine it happening in my workplace though... Ive had mixed reactions from women that im a nurse. ive had a few that love it, and some that dont. But the ones that dont.. i dont care too much about. so.. i guess ive been lucky like that

In paediatrics. you would go by this rule the "4,2,1" rule 4ml/hr * the first 10kg 2ml/hr * the second 10kg and 1ml/hr for every subsequent kg. So a 40 kg child most likely will get 80ml/hr full maintenance. But i think island40 hit the nail on the head for your scenario. I just thought id put it out there..

galaknore, i think you should go for it man. as long as your hygienic i don't think it matters what you look like.

i just hate poo and chuck now. oh and sitting with anorexic girls while they eat... i dont judge but i get so annoyed i have to sit there for 30 mins when they know they're not going to eat.

why did i pick nursing!? well.. i finished school on 02' did one year of civil engineering in 03' then decided to transfer to nursing because i was always going to work in somehting that helps people. in engineering i wanted to make like a charity foundation in africa or something that puts in to place engineering interventions to make infrastructure, drains and plumbing, safe. anyway turns out that would be a round about way to help people, so i decided to help people when they are sick. then i decided when i finished my general degree to help kids because i enjoy working with them better than old people. sometimes they say the nicest things, they also let you know when they dont like you! but more often then not.. the kids and parents make it worthwhile!

i went to work today with a mo. we have this thing in australia call movember.. blokes grow a mo in support of mens helth issues like depression and prostate cancer.. why should the pink ribbon get all the attention! so i rock up today not with a handlebar mo like the guy off american chopper, but more of a 70's mo.. everyone hated it! i didnt get in trouble, they just said i was a bit of Media star. where i work anthing pretty much goes as long as you act professional i think.

i hate line changes! just getting sterile and stuff sucks. i also hate doing heel pricks.

never ever a push. you can cause cardiovascular collapse. so you'd put it in a minumum of 50ml NaCl (dilute to 1 - 6mg/ml), preferbally infuse into a large vein. look out for hypotension. give over 30 minutes (unless its a loading dose) cheers.

my house mates doing biomed engineering at uni. he loves it. i don't understand why you want to persue nursing if down the track you know you'll do engineering. i doubt youll get any credit or any thing advantageous doing nursing first. i started out at uni studying civil engineering. i quit after the first year because i wanted to work with people not things.. or structures. but hey. do what pleases you :)

why would people want to go from being an MD to RN?

I probabaly sounded like a bit of a lazy aussie in that post, but i do enjoy studying and learning.. and i want to learn as much as i can. however i do this everyday. i dont need a bit of paper at the end of the year to say that ive been learning things. its the formal education thats going to get me somewhere and so yeh.. i guess i am doing it to look good. the material presented to me would be easy enough to grasp from a badly written text book, however i can't put that on my CV - that i read alot. So i need the qualifications. It costs $12200 at melbourne uni. my work place will pay a third, apparently. and there is a $2000 scholarship on offer from an auxilliary of the hosptial. so if things go well.. it could cost $6200. I'm pretty sure i will submit my application in the comming weeks. Ive done the math. Even if it doesnt get me no where and im just a nurse forever.. it will end up being useful in my worklife, make things easier.. and finacially it will pay itself off in 4 years and 3 months (on the current allowance for having a post grad diploma) or if i got theat scholarship.. 2 years. bethem, what are you doing post grad qualifications in??

dont regret your tatts steve, they're obviously a big part of you. and you cant be a bikie without tatts as much as you cant be a nurse without a watch of sorts! i have a tattoo that you can see when i stretch my arms out. its on my inner bicep. havent been spoken to about it. so its all good. i dont know i think they're are worse things in nursing than tattoo's. like some nurses' not being able to speak english for one.

all doctors are Dr. except surgeons who are Mr. or Ms. anethesists are doctors too. ive never called a doctor "dr so and so" always first name. ive never spoken much to consultants, but those that i have ive called them bu their first name. although.. i have noticed that the residents and registrars call their constultant.. or surgeon "Mr. last name" and they were good buddies.. so i gather they perfered that.

if its what you want to do, do it. the course is fine. the most challenging part was trying to work for cash and do clinicals at the same time. i was exhausted during those periods. but study wise.. the content of whats presented is not overlly challenging, just read lots. too easy. do i think its worth it? well maybe more scope of practice and increased room to climb the professional ladder.. and i have no idea about pay...but other than that... div 1 or div 2. doens't really matter in the end? your doing the same type of stuff.. especicially if your medication endorsed. hope your happy with your decision but div 1 is certainly not unobtainable. you can do it :)

haha donuts. no one replied! well ill reply. for what its worth. you probabaly have already made up your mind about st. vee's. i applied there. it was my second prefrence. i didnt get it in the end. but the interview was a group interview. i did a clinical placement there, twas really nice. i liked hte idea of the 24hr gym mainly. that was why i wanted ot go there.. and i like fitzroy alot too.. hmm... and about paramedics. maybe 2 year post grad? the course is three.. and you ussually get a year or two off if you enter as a graduate.. and you might get some exemptions in A&P and stuff.. so myabe even 1. lots of people do that.. i dont think its as essy to get a job though if you go down that path! peace