nyapa RN

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  1. nyapa

    I need some advice here.......

    nyapa replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, none of us can give medical advice. What I would suggest is that if you are unhappy with the treatment that you have received, that you do seek another opinion. Best of luck... BTW scrubby,...
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    Australia has a new Government!

    nyapa replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    Republicland? Mind you, it wasn't called Kingsland when there was a king in power *evil
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    need info about IV vancomycin

    nyapa replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    We do trough levels. Every three days. We also check urea electrolytes and creatinine to determine renal
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    What would you do if this was your patient?

    nyapa replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    My question is this: is this lady competent to make her own decisions? If she is, then family really can't do anything. But it sounds, obviously, that she is not. If the ambos have been picking her up...
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    Heroic measures on a full DNR pt?

    nyapa replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

    In our country our situation is just as dependent on the doctors opinion. However if the DNR (NFR) order is written, a doctor is not on the ward, then we nurses are expected not to resuscitate. I...
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    How do you deal with grumpy docs

    nyapa replied to Imuneek2002's topic in General Nursing

    I am a person who has problems dealing with aggression and cannot think on my feet quickly as a result. So I record record
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    Australia has a new Government!

    nyapa replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    Actually, the last time the referendum was on for a republic, the Queen was actually interested in getting rid of us. They had a special on the selling of the QEII and the Queens last voyage... this...
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    Nursing Crisis

    nyapa posted a topic in International Nursing

    You mean to say there is one?! Have the political parties only just found out? Look at all the solutions they have to help us! They will magically fix the bed blockage, ensure there is more room in...
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    Australia has a new Government!

    nyapa replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    I don't want to get onto that subject without my head getting bitten off. Suffice to say, I feel we as nurses have lost the trust of many of our indigenous ppls; good ppl. I was really angry at...
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    That Phantom Nurse

    nyapa replied to fancee free's topic in General Nursing

    I usually throw them away, because 1. you don't know what it is 2. you don't know how long it has been sitting there. There are times you give medications to patients and they don't take them. So I...
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    nyapa replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with this, but.... ...I don't think it is fair to categorise ppl who have a different point of view to be "lack[ing] in compassion". Suespets has a right to hold her own opinion; I'm...
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    MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    nyapa replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started nursing I found this issue very hard to deal with. Was I involved in procedures causing someone to die? Over the years I am beginning to accept that death is a part of the...
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    Australia has a new Government!

    nyapa replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    that makes two. i'm pleased there is change, but by the same token all parties are capable of lying, and who knows what is in store for australia. what will be, will be, and i hope its
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    Why should I be afraid??

    nyapa posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've always been a little scared to say too much on these pages, because although this is a big site visited by nurses all over the world, I live in a regional northern city of Australia, and often...
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    Why should I be afraid??

    nyapa replied to nyapa's topic in General Nursing

    But are they happy with my performance? Are they not? Why am I getting mixed messages? Why is my grad educator as shocked as I am?\ Why were neither of us told, this late in the game, if they were...
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    Kick your feet up!

    nyapa posted a topic in International Nursing

    OK, we all come here, and we all talk nursing. What do you do to relax and forget about nursing for a while? Out of
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    Is this inappropriate?

    nyapa replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    No, its not just you! I try to avoid looking after ppl I know. But sometimes it is not possible. There was no reason to be looking at the LVNs chart, and in fact she could avoid looking at it simply...
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    What to do, what to do (a tad long)

    nyapa replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    All of the above! Being a CNA (PCA here) is 'hard yakka', but then so is
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    International nursing student studying in Australia

    nyapa replied to coffeealice's topic in International Nursing

    Are you a nurse in your own country already? Because you can be recognised for some things and do a shortened programme. Not sure if all unis run it. Charles Darwin University in Darwin do run
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    OMG I just got fired...what now?

    nyapa replied to NurseSarah86's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, fair enough, I imagine all you would want to do is get away
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    Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    nyapa replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ. I find it really hard to go to mandatory violence education inservices, because of previous experience. Last time I walked out halfway in tears and had a good cry in the toilet. One...
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    OMG I just got fired...what now?

    nyapa replied to NurseSarah86's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting point. Is there some way you can put in a complaint about her behaviour with the doctors? Angel, you have had a terrible start to nursing. You have the right to learn. Both times ppl have...
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    is this abuse?

    nyapa replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    That would be my approach as well. The other thing you could do is ensure the patient has the number for the 'complaints' dept of the hospital, but again, I would suggest that you speak to the...
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    Are we adequately treating pain?

    nyapa replied to ag01medic's topic in Emergency

    I think we do undertreat pain. And it is often based on prejudice. I cared for a man with ca of the bowel last week, newly diagnosed. He was in pain, but never complained unless you actually asked...
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    Why is it? Things nurses do other people can't

    nyapa replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    I've done exactly that! You just don't think that what is normal for you at work is not palatable to