nyapa RN

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    MRSA scare !

    nyapa replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    ...and then complain/stress about
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    Ideas needed for recruitment and retention

    nyapa replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you can only try though
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    Out of a job

    nyapa replied to underpaidrn's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it terrible when honesty is no longer the best policy? I'm really sorry this has happened to you...I can't imagine how it feels.
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    MRSA scare !

    nyapa replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. And you made me do a bit of research too! This is what I found: overovercrowding frequent skin to skin contact compromised skin surfaces poor hygiene intravenous drug use serious...
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    You Just Don't Care!!!

    nyapa replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    i haven't done pool or agency for a long time. but that is exactly what happens. and the hard thing is you are still trying to find out about your patients as well. i wish there was an easy answer to...
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    Ideas needed for recruitment and retention

    nyapa replied to ERnursegrl04's topic in General Nursing

    1 Having real support for your staff, not just a policy statement. Setting standards where senior staff must be approachable, so that junior staff have no qualms about seeking help. 2. If senior...
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    a few questions about australia

    nyapa replied to Claire_Fraser's topic in International Nursing

    We are considering Adelaide in South Australia in the near future. Accomodation and food seems cheaper than in other states, and they have some very good hospitals there by all accounts. But don't ask...
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    Nursing strikes

    nyapa replied to rapidkayaker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think most nurses are antistriking. Its part of the reason we join the profession; to help ppl. But...in saying that, when nurses do strike it is as a last resort. Brian posted recently what has...
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    MRSA scare !

    nyapa replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure that over the years there has been. When I first started as an EN I don't remember all that many; now we have a whole section on our ward specifically identified for MRSA patients. And...
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    Pressure to take breaks ...

    nyapa replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure I didn't just write this post? That's exactly how I feel. I'm probably luckier than you in that my boss has the attitude that nursing is a 24 hour job and that what you can't get done...
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    S4 and S8 drug books - a bit rambly, sorry

    nyapa replied to bethem's topic in International Nursing

    It sounds like yours are different to ours. We have columns, above each column is listed the medication, and then as you give it, you count down the amount. Thus we do use the next page. I would have...
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    Preceptor Problem

    nyapa replied to OkShell's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Your instructor and the DON are aware what she has done. They should be following up on this behaviour. I'm totally in agreeance with underpaidrn. You did not pay alot of money, study damn hard, and...
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    Help Dosage Calculation

    nyapa replied to Neats's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    can you give an example of the sort of problem you are looking at
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    My First Write Up

    nyapa replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't have been yelled at. I'm not quite sure what your employer is like, but you did mention the words "pat on the back", and that she said you were basically doing ok. And your colleagues...
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    Tension rising, Things getting worse

    nyapa replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Like someone else said, if the doctor has noticed your labs are abnormal, then that should be an indication that something is wrong. It then follows that your symptoms are real and that you need time...
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    So. What do I do next?

    nyapa replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue, and everyone else, can I join in? I'll bring the pavlova, with lots of whipped cream, mango, strawberries, kiwifruit, drizzled with passionfruit, and sprinkled with coconut and chocolate. Well...
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    Animal assisted therpay and nursing

    nyapa replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Which hospital was that in
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    home for battered nurses!

    nyapa replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    These homes should be compensation for what we go through, i.e. make them free! You know, like every time you get abused you earn points which add up to time allocated? I
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    Computerised Medication Charts

    nyapa replied to nyapa's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe there are more efficient systems than the one we use. I'm all for the principle, but the way ours is going at the
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    Computerised Medication Charts

    nyapa posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many of you use computers for administration of medications instead of signing paper medication charts? I have had experiences when it crashes - it has happened twice to me. The second time the...
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    Help me decide!

    nyapa replied to kodydc's topic in General Nursing

    Count age out of it! Do
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    Please take my "Where do all the All-Nurses members Live" Poll

    nyapa replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Had an idea for you. Why don't you post in the General Discussion section that you are doing some research and could they go to the polls
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    Please take my "Where do all the All-Nurses members Live" Poll

    nyapa replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on here too. Hope my post bumps you up BTW we Aussiea must be computer mad. We have such a small population in comparison to the rest of the world, and we are up there with some of the more...
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    So I'm fired. Again.

    nyapa replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Two things: Like everyone here, I am so sorry you are having to endure this. I hope you are getting plenty of support emotionally. Its not fair when you work so hard... Good on you for not letting...
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    I got out of nursing and I've never been better!

    nyapa replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who amongst other things became a consultant for a medical company. She got to travel quite a bit. I'm not sure how much you would get paid for that, and I suppose it depends both on...