K+MgSO4 BSN

K+MgSO4 has 12 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Surgical, quality,management.

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   Student Elective Nursing Placements

   K+MgSO4 replied to abbeycliffe2001's topic in Australia, New Zealand

   OK. There is a massive difference in nursing education requirements between the 2 countries, however if you are going to come I would suggest something that you haven't experienced at home. Bush...
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   Student Elective Nursing Placements

   K+MgSO4 replied to abbeycliffe2001's topic in Australia, New Zealand

   You do realise we have closed our boarders? It is doubtful that you will get into the country
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   Misconceptions/truths about specialities

   K+MgSO4 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I always say that I want to be a palliative care nurse at some point in my career. I have been involved in "good deaths" and it is so beautiful. Much more than pushing morphine. It was about...
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   Turning a morbidly obese patient

   K+MgSO4 replied to Edmond Dantes's topic in General Nursing

   I think the OP is in Australia. OP, I am assuming that the bed that has been ordered has an air mattress and turn assist functions on the bed. I would also look at hiring a hover matt system and...
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   Misconceptions/truths about specialities

   K+MgSO4 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Inpatient gastroenterology is just ulcerative colitis and crohns disease, jist young people needing infusions and inpatient bowel prep for diabetics needing colonoscopy. In truth crohns and colitis...
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   Belgian ICU/ED nurse wanting to relocate to Norway/Ireland

   K+MgSO4 replied to Alice2912's topic in General World

   Hi, if you are looking for nature in Ireland then once you are outside of Dublin you can have it on your doorstep and still have an OK commute to a job. I believe that An Bord Altranis requires 7.5 in...
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   Could the police learn something from nurses?

   K+MgSO4 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   @LibraNurse27 check out the PACER model in Australia. It is also in parts of the
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   Darco post-op shoe

   K+MgSO4 replied to Lauren21bk's topic in General Nursing

   Call the company? Call orthotics services at a major hospital and ask for
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   Well...back at it!

   K+MgSO4 replied to klone's topic in Nurse Management

   Welcome back! Recent clinical experience will be a great benefit to you and your
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    Safe way of identifying pt when....

    K+MgSO4 replied to Sweetlb's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Photo taken at admission, confirmed by NOK. That plus ID band checked at admission by NOK. Check hospital
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    How does your hospital address patients who refuse all care

    K+MgSO4 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient is competent and refusing care and refusing to be discharged as the NM I speak with head of unit and go in as a combined force. If they still refuse to leave the CMO, CAHO and EDON...
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    What happens if narcan doesn't work?

    K+MgSO4 replied to FutureFNP99's topic in General Nursing

    DRSABC Assess for danger (now that includes PPE appropiate to the situation such as risk of aerosolising procedure ), Response try to elict one, Send for help, Airway head tilt chin lift, simple...
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    Is this an acceptable way to bathe patients or am I overreacting?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Cherrydrop's topic in General Nursing

    Both models are acceptable. Some places do doubles from start to finish. Some places you start and a colleague comes into assist with the parts you can't do, or inverse start the double bit and then...
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    Is NPO really NPO??

    K+MgSO4 replied to LH366's topic in General Nursing

    I actually wrote our hospitals fasting for surgery procedure. In normal GI tract water leaves the stomach in 2-4 hrs (ANZCA) therefore moderate clear PO fluids can be taken until 4hrs prior to...
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    If the US started a system like the NHS in the UK should nurses expect a cut in pay

    K+MgSO4 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Completely depends on the nursing home. By laundry the HCA is sorting the clients clothes not washing and ironing the bed sheets etc. Kitchen duty is dishing up and clearing plates after meals....