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  1. WA Health Authority

    bulletproofbarb replied to uk student nurse's topic in International Nursing

    I was working in the UK in 2004 and didn't realise I hadn't updated my profile until you mentioned it!! Must put that on list of things to do. I live in Perth and have worked at all the major...

  2. WA Health Authority

    bulletproofbarb replied to uk student nurse's topic in International Nursing

    You'll be pushed to get a place in a hospital if you don't have experience. We had one UK nurse who was 6 months out at a hospital in Perth I worked at and it was very stressful for her and was an eye...

  3. Epilepsy and ANesthesia

    bulletproofbarb posted a topic in Operating Room

    Trying to find out about the effects of anesthesia in people taking anticonvulsants when they have general surgery...not surgery for epilepsy. Do these patients have an incresed risk of seizures, do...

  4. Epilepsy and ANesthesia

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Operating Room

    Well I survived to tell the tale. The anesthetist said that anesthetic can cause a higher risk of seziures. I am not sure if that is specific for Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy though. I forgot to ask. I...

  5. Epilepsy and ANesthesia

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks everyone. I'm going in today Have I slept...no Surgery tomorrow I've got a room near the exit, you know, just in case I decide to do a runner

  6. Epilepsy and ANesthesia

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks. I am going in on Sunday afternoon, having the op Monday. I will see the Anesthetist Sunday as I have acidosis from Diamox used to treat my seizures (the myoclonic

  7. Epilepsy and ANesthesia

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks, I was told that Pethidine and Tramadol lower seizure threshold. I'm still scared, but trying not to

  8. Epilepsy and ANesthesia

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Operating Room

    Nope haven't spoken to anyone yet, awaiting reply from epilepsy doctor and nurse...I sent an email

  9. Epilepsy and ANesthesia

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Operating Room

    Actually, the reason I ask is because I have epilepsy and take lamictal diamox and clobazam. I have Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and am due to have my gall bladder out. Some artcles I have read that...

  10. Anesthesia in people with Epilepsy

    bulletproofbarb posted a topic in General Nursing

    Trying to find out about the effects of anesthesia in people taking anticonvulsants when they have general surgery. Do these patients have an incresed risk of seizures, do they get confusion and take...

  11. Younger Nurses: Do you find people dont take you seriously? (semi-rant)

    bulletproofbarb replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse since 1990. Since then I haven't aged. So 16 years down the track, I'm 38 and still look like I am in my early twenties and get treated like I know nothing. Meanwhile, a friend of...

  12. 20 Day "Protected Learning", & Why I Loathe The NMC

    bulletproofbarb replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    So, did you ever get to the

  13. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Same on our ward. The agency gets the majority of the basic cases plus maybe one post-op. Anyway, some good news. After all our complaints we have booked an agency nurse for 4 weeks full time who is...

  14. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    well that turned in to a interesting discussion!! This thread was about incompetent agency nurses, and not competent ones, that I know do exist. It's the ones who try and wing it and are there for the...

  15. UK Overseas Nurses Program?

    bulletproofbarb replied to sweetnlow121's topic in International Nursing

    I'm loving your post Steve. I hope that the 20 day thing won't apply to nurses already registered in UK. I registered almost 3 years ago and worked. I was going to reregister but aren't sure if that...

  16. Patient Complaints

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    yes, annoying it is. It was one of those situations where nothing was right from the moment the pt was admitted. The doctor was on on holiday and so his cover was called in to operate and the pt was...

  17. Patient Complaints

    bulletproofbarb posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient complain about me because I said "I can't read your notes right now I'm busy but will get back to you." (she stopped me whilst I was enetering another patients room, linen in one hand,...

  18. Patient Complaints

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    good point. maybe it was interpreted wrong by her which in that case, fair enough but I'm still peeved that she lied

  19. The agency REALLY cheesed me off today

    bulletproofbarb posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm pretty mad at the agency I work for at the moment. Last week, the care home I was working at asked me if I could work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week and I said yes. So, they rang the agency...

  20. Overweight nurse needs advice!

    bulletproofbarb posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I'm very overweight and am trying to loose weight. I joined a gym as well but after a couple of weeks got sick of the aching joints so stopped going and decided to do the water aerobics class and...

  21. Overweight nurse needs advice!

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much what the physio said today. But I told the Personal Trainer at the gym that I was sore and she just said "another 5 minutes". My back already felt tight but I just continued to push...

  22. Overweight nurse needs advice!

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    went to a physiotherapist specialising in back problems today. It's all just tight muscles. Got some execises to do and heat therapy. Feels a bit better and am going back tomorrow. SO GLAD I

  23. Overweight nurse needs advice!

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I should have given more detail. I am already doing Weight Watchers, but at home not going to the meeting because I couldn't afford to go to the meeting and join the gym. However,...

  24. The agency REALLY cheesed me off today

    bulletproofbarb replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in Agency Nurses

    Oh, they pushed it too far. I told them I would let them know when I was available and they rang three times in 2 days wanting to know. In the end I said "look, just take me off the books, I start a...

  25. What are Aussie hospital patients like?

    bulletproofbarb replied to bukko's topic in International Nursing

    Don't panic, the prime minister wouldn't know how to sur the net so he'll not see the comment Australia is like America was in the 1950s, before Kennedy got assassinated and everything started...