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  1. Why Am I Being Refused Work In ICU?

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    I agree that different countries have different requirements, and I think it's admirable that the UK sets such high standards. Perhaps you misunderstood where I was coming from. I have two years of...

  2. Foreigners Registering To Nurse In BC

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    thanks

  3. Foreigners Registering To Nurse In BC

    steve0123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all! I know that a lot of people probably ask this question, but I've searched through the posts and couldn't find anything... I'm an RN living in Sydney, Australia, and really want to work in...

  4. Foreign Travel Nurses In CA: How Did You Get Here?

    steve0123 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I've been bitten by the travel bug something BAD and I'm just ITCHING to start work in California. But the more I look into it, the more frustrated I get! It seems as though I will have to wait 2...

  5. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    steve0123 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    lol! i know. its disgusting isn't it ... but seriously my sisters, don't blame me for being so good looking. blame the spineless jerk with no respect for women/others. anyways, i don't really get...

  6. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    steve0123 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been yelled at by a Doc before (I don't think they have the guts, what with the 6'4" build ), but I've been thinking a lot lately about getting out of nursing. Its a whole combination of...

  7. Future Employer wants to run a credit check?!?

    steve0123 replied to hospicenurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Why is it that employers are increasingly having so much influence/control/input/etc over our lives? What ever happened to the notion of turning up, doing your job, and going home? Work is work, home...

  8. What would you do in my situation...?

    steve0123 replied to Nurse Ratchet's topic in General Nursing

    "Lowering my standards..." Hmmm... I had offers to study commerce, business, and economics at prestigious universities, but ended up going with my "safety net" of nursing because it was what I really...

  9. Professionalism and Nurses

    steve0123 replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    Its a freaky coincidence this topic is being discussed - about 2 days ago I was having one almighty fiery debate with my mother about this issue. We were having coffee and the topic was (as usual)...

  10. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    steve0123 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    RN4NICU, I totally agree with what you are saying. I was only thunking that it would be a huge effort that would require overwhelming support both from within and outside of the profession. I...

  11. New uni to tackle nurse shortage

    steve0123 replied to nursebedlam's topic in International Nursing

    Oh John Howard, you brilliant, marvellous man! What a wonderful Prime Minister we have! He seems so genuinely concerned with the nurse shortage that he's spending Commonwealth funds to help build a...

  12. Male, US-trained RN looking for AU & NZ new graduate nurse programs

    steve0123 replied to Pedusc's topic in International Nursing

    I think I made a mistake in the last post - if you need to get your qualifications etc reviewed, then go to http://www.nursing.aust.edu.au/OQN/ the College of Nursing is the mob who does all that...

  13. Male, US-trained RN looking for AU & NZ new graduate nurse programs

    steve0123 replied to Pedusc's topic in International Nursing

    In the state of NSW, most new graduate nurses apply through a central body that hires for about 100 hospitals known (not surprisingly) as the NSW Nurses Consortium. Their website is...

  14. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    steve0123 replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a great idea! I was thinking the other day how nurses seem to revel in being the underdog profession (ie: working "for the man", limited earning potential, etc; whereas other professional groups...

  15. I am a man, can I study nurse course and be a nurse?

    steve0123 replied to cgzca's topic in General Nursing

    Can a man be a nurse? I don't know - can a woman be a police officer, or a dentist, or a doctor, or perhaps a bricklayer? Can a man work as a typist, secretary, telephonist, or schoolteacher? The...

  16. Does Anyone Use The Bispectral Index (BIS) Routinely To Assess Sedation?

    steve0123 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I was just flicking through some journals a while ago (as one does) and a little piece on the BIS caught my fancy... I looked into it a bit more, and there seemed to be a push recently for ICU nurses...

  17. Does Anyone Use The Bispectral Index (BIS) Routinely To Assess Sedation?

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in MICU, SICU

    Isn't that lousy! I understand that healthcare resources are finite and bla bla bla, and that we have to use equipment/treatments/etc judiciously, but when you think about how much extra money it...

  18. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    steve0123 replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    Spit/phlegm/etc I can handle by the bucketful (so long as I don't have to smell it). The one smell that makes me nauseous just remembering it is necrotic/gangrenous ulcers and wounds. The smell...

  19. Discussion Question: What is Professionalism

    steve0123 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Although carrying one's self in a professional manner is obviously an important attribute of a "professional person", an element that seems to have been overlooked so far is the ability of nurses to...

  20. Does Anyone Use The Bispectral Index (BIS) Routinely To Assess Sedation?

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in MICU, SICU

    Oh OK - I forgot to mention in the post that the push was to use the BIS to monitor sedation in all patients on NMBA's. I take it from the less than overwhelming response that the use of EEG...

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

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in MICU, SICU

    Nursiepooh- I hear where you are coming from - nobody can be an expert in everything (except my mother, bless her ). However, in systems where RT's aren't common, critical care nurses have had no...

  22. Other ways to get BP?

    steve0123 replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

    Invasive? A lot of work to insert and maintain the arterial line... Not really worth it if you're just doing routine BP's. I'm stumped...

  23. Pain Management CRNA

    steve0123 replied to TejasDoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    OK, well, just getting back to the topic of CRNA's prescribing analgesia for a moment... My view (I'm not saying this is the correct view, just mine) is that physicians diagnose and treat illness and...

  24. Make up courses for US registration

    steve0123 replied to Clarissa26's topic in International Nursing

    Really? Are you able to elaborate a bit more (if not in public, then PM)? I've been tossing up between doing the whole lot through an agency or applying directly to hospitals for sponsorship, and any...

  25. Care Plans an Exercise in FUTILITY??????

    steve0123 replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Care plans can be useful, so long as they are designed to serve a purpose (rather than just creating more paperwork). Where I work however, they are the biggest waste of paper since the National...