RN_Amy replied to nursechick182's topic in Nursing Career
I too have trouble with this question.... however my educator came up with a great response. "I set myself extremely high standards and at times, find it difficult to work with people who don't work...
I work in PACU and I find that most of my patients can't utilize the 1-10 pain scale. I too prefer to get the patient to describe their pain as mild, moderate or severe and go by visual cues in...
It's like presenting to hospital justs makes people HUNGRY! It must be the aroma of body odour and human excrement that makes people salivate.... hahhahaha..... I also really dislike the attitude of...
:rotfl: :uhoh21: Comments made by and general behaviour of patients that irk me include (but are by NO means limited to): - No. 1 pet hate is the the young dying swan/drama queen... doted on by their...
Apart for what everyone else has mentioned, maybe the three "befores" include: - checking allergies and/or sensitivites - check the time of adminstration of the last dose of medication ie. to ensure...
I too had never heard of filtered needles until I read about them on this website. So no... I dont use them... and have never heard of or seen them in any hospitals I have worked at in both Victoria...
I'll help if you like... just tell me exactly what you would like to know! I am a Registered Nurse from Australia... I work in Emergency and in terms of education... I completed a three-year Bachelor...
I am in the opposite position... and want to travel to Canada in the near future! I don't know whether this will help much... but I completed my graduate year last year in Melbourne and started on...
As a graduate nurse, I had the joy of looking after a delightful young man who was admitted for treatment of cellulitis of the left arm and an absess in the same area from intravenous heroin use.......
In my humble opinion I think that you should just try and start out in an an area which you know you will enjoy, if that is a step-down unit or ICU well go for it! If you are working where you really...