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

    steve0123 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi All- I was just wondering what education/etc one needs to become a Respiratory Therapist, and what their role is in the ICU? In Australia, Registered Nurses manage almost all aspects of day to day...

  6. 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...

  7. 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"

  8. 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,...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  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. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 20 Day "Protected Learning", & Why I Loathe The NMC

    steve0123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all, it's me again... Am I alone in thinking the NMC has just gone completely mad with bureaucracy and political correctness? My story goes a little like this... I'm an Aussie, and I love the UK...

  17. 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...

  18. UK Overseas Nurses Program?

    steve0123 replied to sweetnlow121's topic in International Nursing

    Dear sweetnlow121, I could go on for pages and pages and pages and pages about why the NMC puts me off my dinner, but I've summarised the most annoying points in an earlier post (...

  19. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    steve0123 replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a big fan of feng-shui, nursing style... By that, I mean all the furnishings have to be parallel (in ICU - the bed must be parallel to the wall, the ventilator parallel to the bed, and so on) -...

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

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    Dear Mio, Thankyou for your kind words. Since I last corresponded with the NMC (having sent away my application forms for processing), I've grown a beard, written a screenplay for my novel, chosen a...

  21. Why Am I Being Refused Work In ICU?

    steve0123 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all... I'm an experienced RN from Australia, and have spent the last 8 months working in the intensive care unit of a major teaching/referral hospital. Although I may not have the academic...

  22. 20 Day "Protected Learning", & Why I Loathe The NMC

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    Further to my rant before, I have a new example of the idiocy of the NMC's policies. As you may know, every overseas trained nurse wishing to register in the UK has to undertake a 20 day period of...

  23. 20 Day "Protected Learning", & Why I Loathe The NMC

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    LOL! I'm so glad I'm not alone in my mild to moderate outrage. Damn

  24. Why Am I Being Refused Work In ICU?

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    I understand that these policies exist to protect the public (and the agencies business interests). I think the reason I was so put out by their response was because I'm used to appointments being...

  25. Why Am I Being Refused Work In ICU?

    steve0123 replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    Perhaps my expectations are a bit too high. Nevermind, guess its back to med-surg for a while (not that theres anything wrong with that by the way! I just know where my interests are...). Thankyou...