K+MgSO4 BSN

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    What would you do

    K+MgSO4 replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    First sorry to learn of your ortho problems. Next your manager is required to have these conversations as he has a manager he reports to and has to explain the variance to. If you have been upfront...
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    "My doctor told me..."

    K+MgSO4 replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had one but more of "well the doctor didn't say". We had been educating the patient on a low salt diet as he has Child Pugh C cirrhosis. Use herbs, spices instead to bring out the flavour...
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    Struggling, am I a crappy nurse?

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

    You could be one of my grads! For the month of September she was a **** magnet. Similar 2 codes a ward intubation which rarely happens, a hypoactive delirium GCS3, a pt who was so septic in a matter...
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    Rearranging the office furniture

    K+MgSO4 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    So this week I finally cracked it with my office set up. It was so formal like a bank managers office or a school principles office circa 1998, yet with tones of excess store room with a collection...
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    Do healthcare administrators know one another?

    K+MgSO4 replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I joke with my DON that no new nursing leaders are created they just move about different
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    Nurse abuse

    K+MgSO4 replied to Dairian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Behaviour plan if not safe for discharge Planned care in a bundle with security vitals, meds, personal hygiene. 2 staff for any interactions other than planned with security. An understanding...
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    From Australia to UK

    K+MgSO4 replied to SimonG86's topic in United Kingdom

    Simon get a certificate of service from your HR. Also you can get a certificate from AHPRA regarding your registration status which when the 2 are combined show your registration in years plus your...
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    StressedNewlyqualified nurse career advice

    K+MgSO4 replied to Newlyqualnurse's topic in United Kingdom

    Mel it is slightly different in the UK. We specialise from day 1...there are 5 streams of education adults, childrens, mental health, midwifery, learning disabilities. It is rare to work in another...
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    I just pricked with a used needle

    K+MgSO4 replied to kf19's topic in General Nursing

    Follow your organisation needlestick
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    withholding medications ethical dilemma

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

    Thank you!! Someone who understands detox and withdrawal. So many nurses seem to think that they need to ration doses and prevent "addiction". The problem is that the patient already has an...
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    Newly qualified (sept 2018) I need advice!

    K+MgSO4 replied to Yellowdiamonds's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take a breath! You are in a transition phase and you time management skills are getting battered. Your job is not to make your peers happy. It is to deliver safe, competent care to the residents of...
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    Friend is sending FB requests to all ICU/ER nurses

    K+MgSO4 replied to NurseSince2014's topic in General Nursing

    What does she think friending staff on the floors is going to achieve? I, like many managers lock our FB down tight and don't accept stranger requests.... This screams irrational to
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    Newly qualified (sept 2018) I need advice!

    K+MgSO4 replied to Yellowdiamonds's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Part of the issue may be that you worked here as a HCA. You may feel a sense of loyalty to you fellow carers and currently are unable to say no as I am betting there has been comments along the lines...
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    Tattoos in the workplace

    K+MgSO4 replied to KB4848's topic in General Nursing

    Same. I have a few real hippie nurses who have lotus flowers, daisies etc on thier arms. Both are fantastic nurses and one is working on become a MCHN with a goal of working with Aboriginal...
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    Anxiety

    K+MgSO4 replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    Lols I have been busy doing the Christmas roster (a rotating shifts workplace) and aforementioned office rearranging (it is now less like a bank manger office and much more
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    Managers, How do you deal with staff perception?

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

    This often happens with very young managers. I was the same my first attempt at being a NUM. I was so busy focusing on achieving targets and keeping the budget under control and being seen to follow...
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    Anxiety

    K+MgSO4 replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    Davey, I have just reorganised my office at work and I am thinking of swiping this to put up behind my monitor as I am now facing the
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    ED RN in Australia

    K+MgSO4 replied to Mary3010's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    And lots of gen med secondary to non compliance. Not taking diuretics, not adhering to fluid restrictions, not taking immunosuppressive meds and having flares of UC or chrons, continuing to drink...
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    Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    K+MgSO4 replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    Same.
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    Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    K+MgSO4 replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    My whole staff were exposed to a pt with resp TB for 3 weeks. Not a single positive result despite him requiring 2 people to turn and stand him, intensive physio etc. I got very familiar with the...
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    drug calculation

    K+MgSO4 replied to priya0504's topic in General Nursing

    Check your route of administration. Flagal IV is 500mg, PO is 400mg. Welcome from a colleague across the
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    Back on med/surg after 15 years

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

    What the heck??? My organisation is a "no lift" as are pretty much all in Australia. Slide sheets, hovermatts, hoverjacks, banana boards, pat slides sit to stand hoists, Sara Steady, full hoists and...
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    Misuse of the ER

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

    Ahh socialised healthcare Many GPs bulk bill (Medicare) so no out op pocket expenses for the patients, superclinics open until 11PM and weekends, the children's hospital has a GP 24/7 so those that...
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    MSN vs MBA

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

    I am in Australia and my MHA was approx 60% the same content as the MPH as both groups were merged for those subjects. I found a lot of allied health clinicians did the MPH as career progression is...
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    Injured doing compressions?

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

    Fantastic news. Now may be the time to work on core / upper body strength. But next time there is CPR also speak up for