nyapa RN

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    Please Read

    nyapa replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Very special Fran...and a bit of a wake up call for me. I often think when I care for some of my patients who are dying how sometimes families dont come together even then...sad does not begin to...
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    Abuse Towards Nurses...

    nyapa replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    We nurses support each other. Our hospital has a policy of not allowing violence in the workplace, but all it seems to have done is create more paperwork, ie extra incident forms as well as recording...
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    night shifts....

    nyapa replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked permanent nights for seven years and absolutely loved it. The independence was great. However towards the end of it for some inexplicable reason I found I became quite depressed. Don't know...
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    Monitoring of Boards

    nyapa posted a topic in General Nursing

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    how do YOU deal with unruly patients?

    nyapa replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    Well you said not to take it personally. I interpreted that to mean that it was ok for ppl to have a go at us...we just have to be understanding about
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    how do YOU deal with unruly patients?

    nyapa replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse is expected to stand back and take it? Even more so, why does the nurse expect him/herself to accept abuse? We have a physical and verbal abuse policy. Three strikes and youre discharged....
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    what color are you as a nurse

    nyapa replied to maelee's topic in General Nursing

    two colours Blue for the frustrating, unsatisfying times. A gentle pink for the satisfactory situations, when you know you have succeeded and "done a good
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    Sink or Swim/Eat Their Own

    nyapa replied to organic_matter's topic in General Nursing

    the senior staff member and the staff attracted to the ward. An orthopaedic ward I worked on definitely "ate its own staff" apart from a few shining examples. The current medical ward I am on consist...
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    Nursing?

    nyapa replied to jaemsa's topic in International Nursing

    How did you manage studying for your massage certificate? That would give you an inkling of how you might manage. Secondly, have you many supports to help you ie family, partner? Dont answer this,...
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    PBS and Free Trade Agreement

    nyapa replied to nyapa's topic in International Nursing

    that reducing the amount of medications to what we need is important. I have managed to do that. Down to the nitty gritty. I have epilepsy. I need my medication. If I dont take it the situation...
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    PBS and Free Trade Agreement

    nyapa replied to nyapa's topic in International Nursing

    I depend, like a lot of ppl, on medication due to a chronic condition. The cost of those I take would be astronomical should the PBS scheme be rescinded. I dont want to have to go back to medications...
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    Pay to park?

    nyapa replied to uamsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Parking where I am is free. (Not for much longer though Ill bet) But if you have a bicycle then you have to pay 50$, you cant just lock your bike up to a tree outside, or to a post ... Wonder what a...
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    pcos

    nyapa posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I suffer from this condition, so figure this might be the appropriate site to ask a curly question...has anyone here heard of an increased incidence of PCOS in women with epilepsy? More to the point,...
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    pcos

    nyapa replied to nyapa's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am actually on valproate. The information I have found says 30% of women with epilepsy will have it anyhow (as opposed to 10% of the general female population) and that 50% of women on valproate may...
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    people get u down

    nyapa replied to nurse07's topic in International Nursing

    Lacie. OK, I never finished my own RN course, for reasons I listed elsewhere. But being a mature aged entrant was not one of the reasons I left. If you have a little bit of a fear of failure, that can...
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    Scabies

    nyapa replied to caffine addict's topic in Infectious Disease

    "If you have a confirm outbreak of scabies between staff and patients this is a Major Indicator of probable assault..." What species of scabies do you have in your location? We have Sarcoptes Scabiei...
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    Please Reply If You Love Your Watch.

    nyapa replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    How do you manage to remember to take your watch off before washing your uniform? So many of my fob watches have gone to a watery grave that way. One even fell off at work, landed in a linen skip and...
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    Nurses Are Most Admired

    nyapa replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Must be cos we put up with so much. They did a poll out here in Australia within the last year...the violence nurses have to put up with is equivalent to that experienced by police officers. They can...
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    stethoscope queries

    nyapa replied to road runner2003's topic in International Nursing

    I have one that cost $35 from the local uni bookshop. Hey, yeah, its cheap, but hey, yeah, it works! . It has three interchangeable diaphragms and two bells. There are even a choice of ear pieces. The...
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    I need ideas from you guys

    nyapa replied to warrior woman's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I am an enrolled nurse working in the Northern Territory. We also work under the supervision of an RN. in some states we have our own patients, but I think policy varies even from hospital to...
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    In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    nyapa replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    If I werent a nurse; I wish I were my cat...lots of love and attention, time to do as I please, and food turned on whenever I want it. Time to relax, time to play. But thats not realistic sooo.... I...