Kiwidanni

Kiwidanni

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  1. Comfort care

    Kiwidanni replied to meghanls's topic in General Nursing

    How about "I am your Dad's nurse, and his wishes were bla bla bla, which I am legally and morally bound to abide by. I'm sorry that you are in this situation and understand you are grieving but I must...

  2. Help! Cute Visitation Sayings in LTC facility....

    Kiwidanni replied to shell1977's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How about simple and to the point for those who don't get subtle niceties. I find "please stay home if you are sick" works quite

  3. Dx: Paralysis secondary to hospital admission

    Kiwidanni replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that for those whom hospital induced paralysis is an issue use some assertiveness in dealing with such patients. I'm sure the ones that complain, because you say to them "You are capable of...

  4. First ER death

    Kiwidanni replied to Crux1024's topic in Emergency

    Do your ER's not have private rooms? Or proper beds? Cos ours sure do. There are stretchers for resus and quick visits, and proper rooms with proper beds if they are needed. Why send a patient to an...

  5. Casuals: Experiences and # of hours you work

    Kiwidanni replied to Dove87's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about the first poster, but I cover sick calls, or shifts where the unit is over loaded and they need more

  6. Casuals: Experiences and # of hours you work

    Kiwidanni replied to Dove87's topic in General Nursing

    I do casual and could certainly turn it into a full time job if I wanted to, I'm offered that many shifts. And that's just in one small unit. I've just been taking weekened shifts at the moment...

  7. All nurses do is wipe butts

    Kiwidanni replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    All firefighters do is rescue cats from

  8. Not a waitress or barista

    Kiwidanni replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm sorry, I'm busy right now, though I can show your wife where the kitchen is and she can make the tea for you, and for herself while she's at

  9. Urgent: need help with important project.

    Kiwidanni replied to tiaranny's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If this project was so important, then you should have done it earlier. Thus, my response is: do your work the way you are supposed to in a timely fashion. Nurses need to learn good time management or...

  10. insignificant complaint...lol

    Kiwidanni replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm most of the doctors where I work introduce themselves: "I'm Sam, one of the doctors with the renal service" (for example). Same in other hospitals in my

  11. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

    Kiwidanni replied to cherielpn23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even those who have practised for a long time know that this advice is rubbish. Check your drugs before you give them ... that's advice worth following. Not "meh, don't worry if you make a mistake,...

  12. 24/7 Video Cameras in ICU rooms

    Kiwidanni replied to umcRN's topic in Critical Care

    Just because I do all the "right things" at the "right times" doesn't mean I want a camera on me while I'm doing it. How can you properly establish a rapport with a patient and their family if you are...

  13. mandatory reporting

    Kiwidanni replied to farmgirlie9's topic in General Nursing

    Surely you are morally obliged to report abuse regarless of what the law

  14. Mass patient Incidence

    Kiwidanni replied to Reydel's topic in General Nursing

    Any incidence which leads to a mass of

  15. Things you "should" be taught in nursing school

    Kiwidanni replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I always wondered with the "K" stood for in EKG - considering it's an electroCardiogram (we call it - more accurately - an ECG here in NZ). Today I wiki'd it and discovered that the K is for the...

  16. Treat all patients the same

    Kiwidanni replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    You can treat patients equally well without treating them 'the same'. No two people are the same, thus no two people will ever be treated the same. But that doesn't mean they are inequal, and I guess...

  17. Patient teaching speeches

    Kiwidanni replied to srRN912's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Umm shouldn't patient teaching be interactive, rather than

  18. The frightening ignorance of teens having babies

    Kiwidanni replied to ShariDCST's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A majority of teen mums (Kiwi version of mom) drop their kids on the grandparents? Really? A majority? So more than half of teen mums rely on their parents to raise their kids? Strange, because as a...

  19. Following up on interview: Advice Needed

    Kiwidanni replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This, plus start looking at your other options so you don't feel "optionless" if you don't get the position you

  20. Dextrose 10% IV in NICU

    Kiwidanni replied to Carrybee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ALL NICU/Paeds patients fluids when through a pump anyway so doesn't matter what size bag. Just depends on the hang time vs how much you are using as to what size bag you would use because of

  21. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    Kiwidanni replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Hehe can you imagine if a NURSE pulled this one when asked to start an IV? "No thanks Dr, I've already done 10 this week and don't feel like practicing any

  22. I have been an ER nurse for exactly one week....

    Kiwidanni replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    yes, because sick people shouldn't be treated because they have no money. Only those with money deserve to recieve healthcare. Revolting

  23. I have been an ER nurse for exactly one week....

    Kiwidanni replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    Bah I can't stand the idea of "user pays" when it comes ot health care. Why should kids suffer because their parents don't have a decent income? Health care should be free for all. The rich or even...

  24. Weirdest, funniest, grossest male teenager pt. Stories

    Kiwidanni replied to Mtb97's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've spent time on a postnatal ward where a room was left with a used sanitary pad stuck to the wall. Teenaged boys sure don't do that. But just because other people can also be gross, doesn't mean...

  25. Name your Hospital, City, State, Per-Diem Rate, Date of Posting(Only Per-Diem)

    Kiwidanni replied to NancyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    RN in New Zealand. All hospitals have the same rate that increases depending on experience that is graded into 'levels'. Starting rate: $40k per year. After about 6 years - roughly $60k per