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  1. Question on the use of restraints

    rachelgeorgina replied to Wicked Wahine's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in aged care we had an elderly, demented male patient that was a huge, huge falls risk (walk x2 assist with four arm support frame ONLY) and would often try and leave his chair to get up...

  2. cardiac arrest

    rachelgeorgina replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    The patient's code status should be on the handover sheet. The handover sheet should be in your pocket. At least, that's how it's worked when I've done clinical/where I've

  3. Nursing Magazine subscriptions

    rachelgeorgina replied to catluvx2's topic in General Students

    I get Lamp, which is the Australian Nurses Union magazine. I think it's brilliant. It keeps us up to date on all the political issues and campaigns going on around Australia to improve nurses rights...

  4. Comfort Measures ONLY

    rachelgeorgina replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting question - what about when a particular comfort measure is also causing discomfort? For example: pt with end stage respiratory failure/COPD elects not to be intubated/ventilated and has...

  5. Student nurses do the darndest things

    rachelgeorgina replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    We have a little girl with Downs Syndrome where I work who, when she sees a supp coming toward her, makes a grab for it and throws it as far away as she

  6. Interesting*insert sarcasm* day at Clinical

    rachelgeorgina replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Students

    What ended up happening to the

  7. My first care plan, need your advice

    rachelgeorgina replied to futuredream's topic in General Students

    I might want to focus on investigating what's going on with her kidney function, since her BUN and creatinine aren't crash

  8. student question

    rachelgeorgina replied to browneyes4u2me's topic in General Students

    Um, have you got any nursing text books... or heard of Google? This board isn't a "answer your homework questions" website and a lot of members get pretty antsy when people can't/don't bother to do...

  9. Information on Laparoscopic Fundoplasty

    rachelgeorgina replied to dana88daisy's topic in General Students

    In Australia we refer to them as Nissan Fundoplications. I work with severely disabled children, many of whom have PEG tubes/gastrostomy buttons and the majority of whom have had a nissan...

  10. Parents of High School Students

    rachelgeorgina replied to ICAN!'s topic in General Nursing

    Mental health issues: depression, anxiety, eating disorders and more "serious" diagnoses such as bipolar disorder and psychosis. According to www.teendepression.org 10-15% of teenagers experience...

  11. what can i do at clinical?

    rachelgeorgina replied to sprintin08's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to

  12. Help w/ Nursing Diagnosis!!!

    rachelgeorgina replied to AJ28's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If he's waiting for nursing home placement maybe you can look into the psychosocial issues surrounding this? It's a huge change in not only living arrangements but way of life - and a lot of people...

  13. Can someone please explain "plagiarism" to me?

    rachelgeorgina replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Students

    We use Turnitin, too. It scans your papers and picks out anything that is a match to anything that has already been written/published, including research papers, websites and other students papers...

  14. How many of you took Maths in Yrs 11 and 12?

    rachelgeorgina replied to jess112's topic in International Nursing

    I did basic/easy maths - general maths in NSW. In my degree (B. Nursing @ UTS) we need to know basic calculations (in particular long division), be able to work with fractions and decimals and...

  15. What kind of personal medical equipment are nurses allowed to use at the hospitals?

    rachelgeorgina replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    ^ That's what I want to know. When I worked nursing home there was an AIN/CNA that brought her own auto-BP machine that fitted around the wrist to.. "save time" but I've never seen anyone use their...

  16. I am consueling a patient whose food reveals high in fat

    rachelgeorgina replied to drtomperez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ^ Agreed. Most nursing textbooks will have a chapter on nutrition and nutritional management. Especially in the management of poor diet, such as you've tried to described (high in fat, sodium, energy...

  17. Help? I have a 80 year old client that has been admitted what are some of the risk

    rachelgeorgina replied to drtomperez's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's a very broad question. You might need to provide more information. Every eighty-year-old is different and therefore will be exposed to different risks. For example - what is their medical...

  18. Best Medical Dictionary Recommended

    rachelgeorgina replied to newbiepnp's topic in General Students

    I have three. Two pocket sized ones (Oxford and Australian Nurses) and one massive one (Mosbys.) They all do the job fine. When I took a medical terminology class (not for nursing, for medical...

  19. Can you have a history of depression/anxiety and be a nurse?

    rachelgeorgina replied to mell260's topic in General Students

    Mental health problems past or present should not effect your capacity to nurse unless you are significantly impaired to the point of putting others at

  20. Australian STUDENTS

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

    I did come straight from school, but I did year twelve over two years and took one semester part time so I'm a bit older than some of the people in my class who came straight from school and did...

  21. Australian STUDENTS

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

    I'm at UTS going in to second year. Goodluck with your first

  22. beta blockers for anxiety?

    rachelgeorgina replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen beta blockers, in particular propanadol, used in the treatment of the physical symptoms of anxiety. That is to say, it's my understanding that the medication targets things like the shakes,...

  23. Australian STUDENTS

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

    TEN = Trainee enrolled nurse This semester I am taking... - Foundations of Children's Nursing - Adult Nursing: Neuro + Endocrine - Fundamentals of Pathophysiology 3 My two clinicals this semester are...

  24. Australian STUDENTS

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

    I thought I'd bump this thread up again seeing as it's only one month till uni goes back... though I've noticed that there are already plenty of TENs on the floor! What is everyone taking this...

  25. How often do your pts thank you?

    rachelgeorgina replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    As a relative of a patient, I always make a point to say thank you to the nursing staff that care for my