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  1. What are the top 20 drugs to memorize for Med/Surg?

    rachelgeorgina replied to SiennaGreen's topic in General Students

    Ohh... that's a good one. I'm not sure. I guess it depends on the individual: Maybe it would just be easy to pick the top ten body systems and follow on from there, e.g. 1. Cardio 2. Respiratory 3....

  2. What are the top 20 drugs to memorize for Med/Surg?

    rachelgeorgina replied to SiennaGreen's topic in General Students

    - Digoxin - Lipitor - Lasix - Prendisalone - Ventolin - Aspirin - Heparin - Endone - Morphine - Anganine - Ativan/Valium - SSRI anti-depressants - Panadol ...Maybe try by categories: - Cardiac:...

  3. Where is blood not admnistered?

    rachelgeorgina replied to independ3nt's topic in General Nursing

    My daddy was on home hospice care with prostate and many secondary cancers and was in need of a transfusion. We opted to have it done in hospital and he stayed overnight for it to be done. We had the...

  4. What is Long Term Acute Care?

    rachelgeorgina replied to Spartan05's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I work in a long term acute care facility for severely disabled children. I wouldn't say it's equivalent to ICU step down but we do take a lot of post-ops. All our kids are profoundly mentally and...

  5. time managament ..sniff~

    rachelgeorgina replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Im not sure that I can answer your question but I relate... I'm currently work as an NA in a long term hospital facility for children with exceptionally severe disabilities. Each nurse/assistant is...

  6. Girlfriend becoming a nurse - Advice

    rachelgeorgina replied to Legion6789's topic in General Nursing

    My knees just melted. This is really

  7. Bereavement Committee - Help Please!!!

    rachelgeorgina replied to dootzie_d's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I work in a paedatric hospice. Once a year we hold a "Remembering Day" for all the families of children that have passed away. Bereaved families are always invited to facility events - like the yearly...

  8. Do you have advice for med students on your floor...

    rachelgeorgina replied to Ginger's Person's topic in General Nursing

    My great auntie was in hospital for about a month just recently with cardiac problems. For a while, it was looking pretty grim, including a three day stay in ICU before returning to CCU. Every day...

  9. Volunteer Cuddling

    rachelgeorgina replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work in a hospital for severely disabled children and we have "ward grannies" that sing to the kids, read them stories, hold their hands (if they're to big/to sick to nurse), take them for...

  10. Student clinicals

    rachelgeorgina replied to JanisM's topic in International Nursing

    I've only done two clinicals so far. The first was at RPAH (think the channel nine TV show) and the second and Concord. Strangely, despite RPAH reputation for brilliant medical staff and fantastic,...

  11. Do you have advice for med students on your floor...

    rachelgeorgina replied to Ginger's Person's topic in General Nursing

    Treat the nurses as your equals, not your inferiors or your slaves. Talk the the nursing students! We're probably the same age with similar

  12. Do you have advice for med students on your floor...

    rachelgeorgina replied to Ginger's Person's topic in General Nursing

    Treat the nurses as your equals, not your inferiors or your slaves. Talk the the nursing students! We're probably the same age with similar

  13. Adoption

    rachelgeorgina replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm in Australia (as opposed to being American like the majority of people on this board!) however my mum works for our Department of Community Services (which basically deals with adoption, foster...

  14. Australian STUDENTS

    rachelgeorgina replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi! It's so nice to find another one of us! Your next semester does sound interesting and exciting. Goodluck, I hope you enjoy

  15. Student clinicals

    rachelgeorgina replied to JanisM's topic in International Nursing

    What has everyone found the best hospitals to do clinical at and

  16. Australian STUDENTS

    rachelgeorgina replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Ohh, another one of us! Nice to meet you! What does CDU stand for? I can't place it... You don't mean Charles Sturt, do you? If so, which campus are you at? I'm really interested in what it must be...

  17. help with paper topic

    rachelgeorgina replied to NewNurseyGirl2009's topic in General Students

    Home O2 therapy for chronic COPDers with CO2 retention? (Controversial because a lot of these pts are smokers. O2 plus smoking = a big boom! & because CO2 retainers can only tolerate small amounts...

  18. America's best hospitals... let's hear nurses opinons

    rachelgeorgina replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ I'm in Australia and my great-aunt's cardiologist trained at the Cleveland Clinic. I don't think he's that crash hot! Sorry, a bit off topic.... I find it really interesting that in a number of the...

  19. If pay was not an issue, would you still be a nurse?

    rachelgeorgina replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this. This is why I want to be a

  20. If pay was not an issue, would you still be a nurse?

    rachelgeorgina replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in General Nursing

    I come from a family of lawyers (and am currently a nursing student) so I guess I'm a bit jaded. Both of my parents, two uncles and an aunt (basically all the family I have) are lawyers in some shape...

  21. If pay was not an issue, would you still be a nurse?

    rachelgeorgina replied to Elizabeth K.'s topic in General Nursing

    Why do you seem to think that nurses get brilliant pay? They don't. Nurses are overworked and underpaid for what they

  22. Starting NUR111 with clinicals this fall...

    rachelgeorgina replied to 2boysforme's topic in General Students

    A fob watch. I swear by mine. We actually aren't allowed to wear wrist watches for infection control

  23. Will my nursing school be stressful? *Schedule for semesters included*

    rachelgeorgina replied to johnemmons's topic in General Nursing

    What schooling DOESN'T equate to some form of stress?

  24. Will my nursing school be stressful? *Schedule for semesters included*

    rachelgeorgina replied to johnemmons's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in nursing school, which takes up two and a half days a week in tutes, labs and lectures (clinicals aside, which occur between 1 and 4 weeks per semester) and I'm managing to work two casual CNA...

  25. Psychiatric Home Care Nursing

    rachelgeorgina replied to Pooksmom1996's topic in Psychiatric

    Im really curious, what sorts of things does psych home care involve? What sorts of patients do you see (disorders, levels of acuity etc), what sorts of things do you do with them (just chat, dispense...