Darknights

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1. Blood transfusion and heart failure

   Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   This is for every patient, including those with heart failure. The rationale is that there is no reason not to administer the packed cells over one hour. However, when the pt has been admitted with...

2. Blood transfusion and heart failure

   Darknights posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Hi, We frequently have extremely elderly patients with heart failure and multiple co-morbidities who require blood transfusions. The physician wants the 350ml Packed Cells administered over an hour...

3. Bedside med locker vs drug trolley

   Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

   She said it was to decrease errors. As most safety experts talk about having less steps in a process, to lessen the risk of errors....I can't see how administering from a trolley out in the corridor...

4. I hate what's happening to nursing...

   Darknights replied to nyteshade's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My worst scripting experience was dealing with a telecommunications company lately. The call centre personnel were totally unable to deviate from their script and actually stumbled if I tried to...

5. Bedside med locker vs drug trolley

   Darknights posted a topic in General Nursing

   We have med lockers on the wall next to each patient's bed. Nurses are responsible for restocking them or initially stocking them from meds stocked in cupboards in the treatment room. Our DON has...

6. I'm afraid that I'm a bad nurse.

   Darknights replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

   You care. From what you said I don't think you sound like a bad nurse. Try to remember that New Grads aren't considered able to work confidently and independently until they have at least 12 months...

7. I don't like floor nursing...

   Darknights replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

   "Keep your chin up matey and at least you know ur not alone :)" ..................................... I can tell you're an Aussie.

8. How to support New Grads....?

   Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

   What programs are in place for New Grads in the U.S? Are they just given a couple of days supernumerary like here, or are there extended programs? When staff are run off their feet it is ridiculous...

9. What to do when.....?

   Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all your responses. I think I can let this incident go

10. What to do when.....?

    Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    When a patient died a couple of months ago I had an audience of new nurses who all wanted to see a dead body and learn what to do before taking the body to the morgue. When I showed them how to get...

11. What to do when.....?

    Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    We don't. I have some friends who work as nurses in the U.S so I know what our equivalents are. The minimum qualification for RN's here as been the equivalent to your BSN, and has been like that for...

12. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    Darknights replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Paracetamol, Coloxyl and Senna, pantoprazole, frusemide, clarithromycin, ceftriaxone, metformin, coated aspirin, perindopril,

13. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    Darknights replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    And I always thought the pillow cases faced away from the door so all the departing spirits didn't get trapped in the pillowcases on their way out the windows. :-) I read some of the original nursing...

14. What to do when.....?

    Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I expected feedback on what I'd done wrong. I hadn't anticipated your positive comments. I really thought there was some answer on what I should do in such a situation and I just...

15. How to support New Grads....?

    Darknights replied to Darknights's topic in General Nursing

    I am working in a very remote hospital in outback Australia. It is a 5 1/2 hour drive to the next town. We have to fly critically ill patients interstate for care as we are too far from city hospitals...