steve0123

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1. Did he get too much morphine?

   steve0123 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

   Did he get too much morphine? Intravenously - perhaps 8mg is a bit much to push in one go. IM/SC - not at

2. Nurses Smoking

   steve0123 replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

   I believe that I have no right to expect others to abstain/refrain from smoking. Just as no one else has any right to expect me to behave in a certain way. So what if it's harmful/addictive/etc! We...

3. RN to LVN in California

   steve0123 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Hi- I've been trying to get this information from the Californian Board (for LVN's), but have not had any luck getting an answer... Any help you can offer would be very much appreciated! I am an...

4. Please help!! US Citizens using Aus BSNs to work in the US

   steve0123 replied to Murasaki81's topic in International Nursing

   It depends how keen you are to start nursing in the US after graduation from an Australian university. It's a long process (as other posters have stated, as your program of study will be scrutinised...

5. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

   steve0123 replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

   I've been in the game for seven years. What used to get me out of bed was knowing that I was doing something good that couldn't be bastardised for the profit of some fat cat somewhere. Now I've gone...

6. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

   steve0123 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   Good call. I think that's a very sensible and much more helpful alternative to the ridiculously PC "non adherence", which achieves nothing more than the term "non compliance"

7. What's special about male nurses?

   steve0123 replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

   What's special about male nurses? I don't know, but one thing that makes me so ANGRY is being called a "male nurse", as though it's an entirely different job description. I do everything the girls do,...

8. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

   steve0123 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

   There's nothing I like better than a debate over medical semantics... To those people who find the terms "non-compliant" and "denies" distasteful when used in the context of patient behaviour or...

9. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   steve0123 replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm 24, and have been nursing since I was 17 (straight after I left high school). I worked as a nursing assistant through my uni degree, and have been a registered ("professional") nurse for a bit...

10. Is It Really Mass Unemployment, Or Just Mass Hysteria?

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    Yes - I'm interested in what people might have to say about 5thflrnurse's question. Which groups of the nursing population are enjoying stability, and who is looking at trouble ahead? Does the problem...

11. Is It Really Mass Unemployment, Or Just Mass Hysteria?

    steve0123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I worked in the UK briefly earlier this year. When I left, there were plenty of nursing jobs all over the place, but recently I've been hearing stories of mass redundancies in the midst of the worst...

12. Would you or wouldn't you?

    steve0123 replied to White Shoes's topic in General Nursing

    No I would definitely not. I was working in an ICU not so long ago where we treated a critically ill thirty something person with necrotising fasciitis after a friend administered IM B-12. I know that...

13. IRELAND!!! Get me there toot sweet...

    steve0123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all. I'm an Aussie nurse, currently living in London (not nursing here of course, it's far too difficult to get registered and I'm sick of playing the game), and I can't wait to get out of this...

14. What does a Respiratory Therapist Do That An RN Can't?

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in MICU, SICU

    When I asked this question (seems like over a year ago at least) my intention was to find out more about the role of the RT. Thanks to the many RT's who responded - I wasn't aware that so much...

15. 20 Day "Protected Learning", & Why I Loathe The NMC

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    Oh yes. Double the registration fees! Lord knows they earn every cent! The overseas registrations department alone brings in at least £8046000 for the NMC each year (their own statistics - £149 x...