K+MgSO4 BSN

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    I really want to know?

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

    On the flip side of this is the pt that worries that 3 days of oxycontin will turn them into an addict. I tell them that the majority of people will be fine, my bigger worry is pneumonia which is...
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    When you get your first met call as a new nurse...

    K+MgSO4 replied to soulshine101's topic in General Nursing

    Im guessing Aussie or Kiwi!! MET calls should be a no blame culture. I work in a large metro hospital that has on average 200 MET calls a month. About 20% of them are not appropriate for 1 reason...
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    Mental Health Registry for an American BSN?

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

    You may struggle with undergraduate hours required, however the requirements gave changed recently so NMC is your only route to start
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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    K+MgSO4 replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    You are in Australia? Yes you can restrain someone who is not under the MHA. Its about reason and context. This lady didnt need it but the hypoxic pt who is actively bleeding, cannot be considered...
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    Scrub tops and bottoms, always the same color?

    K+MgSO4 replied to ScaryExciting's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I hsve 4 versions of the hospital crest scrubs I mix them up......does that count? First run which was huge logo in colour, second all white embroidery smaller text, third coloured logo but smaller,...
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    I am the worst person ever.

    K+MgSO4 replied to bicuspidball's topic in Nursing Humor

    Up side to working on a GI type ward. Also the pan room (sluice) is another great
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    When you just don't want to go to work....

    K+MgSO4 replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    6 weeks leave a year when I worked full time rotational shifts. 5 weeks now that I dont work rotating shifts. 1 ADO a month, organizational KPIs with ADOs and annual leave. Work life
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    Moving from California

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

    Hi First thing before anyone will look at sponsorship is get your registration in order. Im irish so had plenty of academic hours as well as clinical so no issue for me, you may have a problem with...
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    New grad need advice.

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

    Have you any leave left that you could take at the end of the grad year. Are you in Oz? If you are full time you probably will have enough hours done for your grad year by the time the job comes...
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    All my friends are RNs

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

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    All my friends are RNs

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

    Nurses, police officers, allied health PT SW and 3 chefs??? All shift
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    Is spine a good specialty to focus on?

    K+MgSO4 replied to ChrisNZ's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Chris, if you wanted to move to the public sector where you would have to do on call for trauma it is worth still knowing your general set.....note not a peri op nurse but friends with the peri...
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    Disability: genuinely curious

    K+MgSO4 replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    They may not have the skill set , ability or intention to devlop themselves. I had a staff member on a return to work program, unable to meet the requirements, unwilling to develop
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    Countries that will take American license (BSN)?

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

    Cruise
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

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

    Update: found the source of the smell, was the underside of my garbage bin. Off to buy a new one tomorrow as I'm picking up a casual bedside nursing shift this
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    why aren't gloves better

    K+MgSO4 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Gloves are only part of preventing HAI. Hand hygiene is where it's
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    inpatient falls in dementia pts

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

    You need to look at more than ratios, in this financial climate that is not going to change. How did I reduce falls as a NUM? I changed culture. I started with my staff nurses and clerical staff. At...
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    Administering Fentanyl

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

    IV in a PCA, subcut,
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    Name of unit ER patients are transferred to

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

    Acute medical assessment, short stay, emergency surgery
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    Relieved my daughter decided against nursing

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

    My dad was concerned about my career choice but that was because he was worried about the abusive patients. ?.... yet I worked in hospitality as a high school student. My brother was not academic but...
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    What method Debridement do you use in your Burn Unit now days?

    K+MgSO4 replied to ARDS's topic in Burn

    Of course they remember morphine doesn't cause memory
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    Gynaeoncology Ward What to Expect for Students

    K+MgSO4 replied to rachiedrake11's topic in United Kingdom

    Does the ward have a early pregnancy clinic? Or a high risk assessment service? These are a massive learning curve which I found out how compassionate nurses can be. The ward had a evaluation and...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

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

    I learnt how to play netball I learnt how difficult the transition from paper to eMR is going to be for my hospital if we get the Government funding. I picked up a shift at a hospital that is in that...
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    ED nurse advice

    K+MgSO4 replied to Altra1992's topic in Emergency

    Cool, I used to work in Letterkenny many years ago, before the new
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    ED nurse advice

    K+MgSO4 replied to Altra1992's topic in Emergency

    Get to know who is who in the zoo.....senior med reg, surgical SHO. Minor procedures that are performed all the time, are you expected to fit Philadelphia collars? Crutches? Where are you