K+MgSO4 BSN

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    Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

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

    Buy a second had bike, put a light on the front that flashes, a bell etc. Take a self defense
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    8/22 What I learned this week....

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

    That I made a very good decision not to start uni in July, here at the end of August, 2 months out from full accreditation (15 standards, not just the mandatory 10) nobody in our office has time for...
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    Uptick before crashing?

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

    I call it getting better to die. I agree with the PP they appear better but often seem to know that they are not going to last. It is amazing for those families to have one last conversation, hug
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    Nurses and their pens

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

    A friend cleared out her locker after working in a dept for 4 years. There was a grocery bag full of pens and whiteboard markers there. She foraged through it and there were some seriously nice ones...
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    getting a hold of clinical instructors for references..

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

    I hate it! I've had former employees do it, I find it
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    What advice would you give your 19 year old self?

    K+MgSO4 replied to depalma.amada's topic in General Nursing

    Relax, stop worrying about your siblings and dad, they will be fine You are half way through your 4 year degree, go you! Stop with the self doubt, guys actually like you it is not for a bet However,...
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    Who can administer a medication competency checkoff in a hospital setting

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

    WHAT?????
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    Every Nurse has that one patient they'll remember forever

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

    When I was a 3rd year student on the surgical ward Robert had been transferred back from a Dublin hospital after a bowel resection and pelvic clearance. Big man about 6'6" so deconditioned.he had been...
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

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

    Lol, that was
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    To all energetic and ambitious nurses, don't waste your time in Australia!

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

    Thanks for this response. ^^^^^ I would not of been as
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    That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

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

    Wash down as far as possible, wash up as far as possible then wash
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

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

    Booze is always free on the flights from aussie to Europe. Could you imagine the uproar if it
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

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

    The long bit over the water does concern me especially around the point of no
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    Enrolled nurse APHRA

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

    Pretty sure EN is not on the skilled labour
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

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

    I assisted over Germany with an Australian licence, remember there is a world outside of the
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    Late arriving Nurses

    K+MgSO4 replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ward overview starts on time. You better be there and ready. Fluffing around putting your lunch away, filling your water bottle is not cool. That is why you arrive 10 prior to shift commencing so...
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    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

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

    Not weird, one of the greatest honors we have as nurses. I will move heaven and earth if I have an actively dying pt with no family present. When I was on the floor I would smash through the...
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    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

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

    Dropping decompression NG tubes. There is something horrible about putting it in but the relief that a pt feels as I pull off about a litre of contents is satisfying. Washing LOL hair. Or anyone...
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    Tripping/rolling ankles in Danskos

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

    I hear you. My feet are a mess and I wear out shoes so quickly! The only thing that is tough enough is doc martens. I have some none butch ones that I used to alternate with a pair of leather walking...
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    Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

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

    I've responded, it was a deteriorating pt. Not a cardiac arrest. I had to provide my registration details to the senior attendant. Turns out guy was 6 weeks post renal transplant and was returning...
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    This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

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

    That attending a head of Unit meeting is an interesting experience. I was the only Nurse in the room that was not an executive. Reassuring that the medical teams of my organisation are perplexed by...
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    Parental influence on college education

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

    Thanks midazoslam. Im in
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    Parental influence on college education

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

    My father left school at 14 as he was expected to help on the farm (this used to be the age when you could leave school 50 years ago) he left home at 20 and went to work in Dublin on building sites...
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    Prep(s)aring For A Colonoscopy

    K+MgSO4 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Brenda Very recently I have become involved in a standardization of prep project in my hospital. Not fun trying to get the colorectal surgeons and gastroenterology docs to agree. However I do...
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    if someone don't have 2 year experience in nursing but have 2500 hrs experience ?

    K+MgSO4 replied to nitu1's topic in General Nursing

    No, you need to contact the nursing board, this is an international registration requirement as NZ was struggling with under prepared nurses being registered during thier shortage a few years