K+MgSO4 BSN

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    US Licensed nurse looking to work in Australia

    K+MgSO4 replied to joshusa10001's topic in Nurse Registration

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    When you have a rule that you don't 'friend' coworkers on FB

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

    I'm the boss as well. I only had 2 staff members as friends on FB before the cleanse and they never posted so I am doubtful if they will notice I unfriended them. I vote go with friending none of...
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    When you have a rule that you don't 'friend' coworkers on FB

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

    Interesting timing for this post. I spent yesterday in-between doing 7 loads of laundry doing all kinds of digital cleaning, one of which was my facebook account. I have unfriended people that I have...
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    UK Nurse experience?

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

    I migrated 10 years ago. It has given me opportunity that I would not get / of got in Ireland. However I still need to clean my loo and go to work to afford the mortgage. It is a better lifestyle...
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    UK Nurse experience?

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

    It depends on the location, the hospital and time of year. Jan-April is rough as the academic year runs Jan-Dec therefore most grad years run Jan-Jan. Once it is over you are competing with local...
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    UK Nurse experience?

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

    Many people do post grads or exclusively work in some areas. It is about being sensible when signing with an agency and saying no to shifts that you don't have the skills to
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    Are medical/surgical placement hours important?

    K+MgSO4 replied to kimmy91's topic in International Nursing

    Are you saying you did zero hours on any kind of general ward??? A renal ward, plastics, orthopaedic, stroke are all considered med/surg. Here in Australia we tend to describe the ward by its...
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    Favorite Huber Needle

    K+MgSO4 replied to BFly85's topic in General Nursing

    Please, please follow proper tender process. Set up criteria that a huber must meet, talk to the procurement people, do trials, evaluate based on staff experience, pt / family experience, any need...
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    UK Nurse experience?

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

    Hi LoopyLu, Give yourself at least 1 or better 2 years experience in the UK before migrating. With no experience hiring managers are seeing that they will have to make a significant investment in you...
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    Band 7 interview for trauma nurse co-ordinator

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

    Improving outcomes, decreasing LOS PTA screening ? AWAPTAS or other screening tool you could perform to assess PTA resolving rather than waiting on an OT to assess Performing tertiary assessments...
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    Documenting Patient Falls

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

    Sorry, may be using abbreviations that are Australian centric. When a lawyer applies for a copy of all records pertaining to the client under the FoI (Freedom of Information Act) there is a person...
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    US RN new to Australian nursing

    K+MgSO4 replied to Scooby-Dooby-Doo's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Another consideration is that that health insurance is not provided by employers in Australia. You will need to source it as part of your visa requirements as you will not have any reciprocal rights....
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    US RN new to Australian nursing

    K+MgSO4 replied to Scooby-Dooby-Doo's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Ok Lets do this. 1) You need to complete all required CPD despite the length of time that you have been registered. AusMed is a good, free ap that you can use. 2)Check the AHPRA register of...
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    Almost there!

    K+MgSO4 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    One more 6 week intensive for me and a Master of Health
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    Documenting Patient Falls

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

    Most lawyers know about incident reporting systems so if there is a lawsuit they will ask for the incident report as well as the medical records. It is up to the FoI people to assess what parts of the...
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    Commute time to hospital job

    K+MgSO4 replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    45 min. However the hospital precinct is about to enter 5 years of construction for MetroTunnel so I dread to think what it is going to do. Once that is finished I may do public transport as the...
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    US RN new to Australian nursing

    K+MgSO4 replied to Scooby-Dooby-Doo's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Holy hell! I need to nap as I have been up all night with crewing for Trailwalker. Will try to answer some of your questions
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    TB exposure?? HELP

    K+MgSO4 replied to jeane1090's topic in General Nursing

    Breath deep, you are absolutely fine. I have just been involved in a staff trace for confirmed pulmonary TB. Question 1) Where is the TB? Pulmonary? Abdominal ? Bonr? Answer 1) only pTB is...
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    What do nurse managers do all day?

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

    Whoopsy!
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    What do nurse managers do all day?

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

    Today? I arrived at 7.30. It's Monday so I approved the electronic roster and "locked" it so the staff on this weeks pay run got paid. I checked my letterbox for annual leave requests and medical...
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    can confused pts refuse meds?

    K+MgSO4 replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

    Prioritise what you are giving.....depending on the patient and situation. E.g. D4 #NOF BNO dam sure he is getting laxitives as that will help with the confusion.....however there are ways and means....
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    Interesting ward combinations

    K+MgSO4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys, Just wondering if you have any interesting ward/unit combinations? I manage a gastroenterology and acute geriatric orthopaedic ward, it is a strange combination but all we talk about is poop!...
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    Interesting ward combinations

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

    We had a ward which was palliative care and subacute rehab í ½í¸® was one way of motivating patients on the subacute
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    New LTC DON - need support!

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

    Wow! I have no idea what to say.... Well done on limiting time for the complaining. 2 other ideas - draw up a table / chart and flag how many different people are complaining about the same thing....
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    New Nurse Manager Advice

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

    Don't plough in with meetings setting out vision, expectations etc. Observe the current situation, be able to give positive feedback on what is currently happening. Remember that you cannot change...