K+MgSO4 BSN

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    need help with catheter insertion on a contracted alert patient

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

    Conscious sedation in all honesty is the best option for all I feel. You are never going to be able to do it otherwise an
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    What Do Nurses Want?

    K+MgSO4 replied to medihacks907's topic in General Nursing

    Move to Australia and become a citizen......all plus sick leave, after 10 years of service in public sector jobs 3 months paid leave(long service
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    New qualified nurse. Legs and KILLING me

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

    Look into proper nursing shoes. Many shoes are not designed for 12 hrs on your feet. There are a million threads on the site. Also alternate between pairs of shoes. It gives your shoes a chance to...
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    What Do Nurses Want?

    K+MgSO4 replied to medihacks907's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm a hand held device with access to all kinds of Information? With apps that can assist with all of the above? Wait, we have smart phones and apps already. What would you have that would be...
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    Patient complaint to charge: pt refused test but states that it was done?

    K+MgSO4 replied to newnurse2014's topic in General Nursing

    First of all your boss can't tell you if the pt is persuing other people in her complaint. However it sounds like you are being well supported by your team, OB, paediatric doc and your boss. Make...
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

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

    O my god! Whatever your drinking/smoking please stop. Most of us who work in a hospital setting have had to endure these experiences. There are only a very scant few who get any enjoyment or kick...
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

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

    Or full active resus, not limiting care on those with therminal illness or dementia? That multiple stabs for IV access and phelbotomy hurt the LoL who doesn't understand why we are doing it. That...
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    Nursing Home Supervisor challenges with WOUND CARE

    K+MgSO4 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    Part of my management approach is to ensure that the staff have all the supplies to do their job. Do yours have dressing trollies, correct dressings and enough of them, sterile gloves in the correct...
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    Nurse Management

    K+MgSO4 replied to madwife2002's topic in Nurse Management

    I am guessing that the RN who has been doing your role had no orientation but just had to learn on the fly. She may have no previous management experience. I would set out what you need to learn into...
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    Sepsis protocols causing a future superbug??

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

    In my mainly paper based hospital we do have an electronic handover tool. If the correct box is checked for "sepsis pathway" the antimicrobial stewardship team come and review the patient and narrow...
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    I don't want to go back to school

    K+MgSO4 replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    That is absolutely fine. As long as you are happy, all good. It took me 10 years to go back to uni. The nurse who went to do her masters the day they graduate often get overwhelmed. 2 of my class...
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    Messed up in Clinical

    K+MgSO4 replied to BSN89's topic in General Students

    Ok first of all the whole point of clinical placement is to learn. If you make a mistake and learn from it then sucess. It is not a major error, what you need to learn is that you don't follow people...
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    Dealing with Stress at Work

    K+MgSO4 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a 6 ft tall woman living in Australia. Between my height and permanent water restrictions bubble baths are a concept I have never enjoyed due to an inability to have all parts of me covered by...
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    Squeamishness

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

    You are touching the PATIENT with gloves on. It is not sexual. You have to seek counselling for this if after 6 months from your inital post plus your other post today. This is about patient care....
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    Adults who prefer wearing diapers

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

    And 2 hourly toileting all day and night.....pt must get OOB and to bathroom each
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    Dealing with Stress at Work

    K+MgSO4 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I am wayyyy to fond of eating my feelings. I tend to go for cheese or chocolate. I also grind/ clench my teeth at night. I am avoiding the dentist lately. I also hold stress in my shoulders and lower...
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    The job hunt struggle..

    K+MgSO4 replied to TheNewNurse94's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Start looking for mid year entry grad year. Talk to grad year coordinators via phone or email. People drop out/ get pregnant/life gets complicated. There may be options to get in that
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    Why are nurses the only profession that cannot accept gifts?

    K+MgSO4 replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    A thank you card yes fine A gift over an ammount declared by your organisation can be percieved as a bribe. What if the pt 6 months later return to to unit and has a poorer experience and complains to...
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    Got a position as a Clinical Doc Specialist... but employer won't train?

    K+MgSO4 replied to RegisteredNuisance's topic in General Specialties

    You know the answer to this.... get out
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    Negotiating Pay?

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

    I love that this is not even an option in Australia. We are governed by EBAs in both public and private sector
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    Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

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

    Slightly off topic...... Pt admitted for a c scope day prior for prep. Is paraplegic. I was given the heads up by the elective coordinator, Head of Unit and manager of consumer liaison that he was...
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    Telecommunications in Triage

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

    I would guess that if a company was servicing the whole country they would have people in most states working for them. Here in Australia we have a nurse on call triage service that a lot of ex ED...
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    Adults who prefer wearing diapers

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

    If he is alert, oriented and mobile with no clinical issue for this.....point him in the direction of the
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    Do your clot retrieval patients go to ICU?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Surly Tim's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    HDU....1:2
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    Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

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

    Rights and responsibilities of patients information. Neuro psych if any question over cognition. If NAD, expedite treatment, behaviour contract, no home services and bye-bye. Why is the NUM/DON and...