K+MgSO4 BSN

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    patient requests hand mitts

    K+MgSO4 replied to newone2015's topic in Emergency

    Im guessing a bleeding prostate post
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    Any hospital units that DON'T use telemetry?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    O how different things are! In ireland the UK and Australia telemetry is only used in resus in ED, the chest pain evaluation beds in the short stay unit, CCU, ICU and HDU cardiothoracic beds, out of...
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    What is a Nurses Calling?

    K+MgSO4 replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing

    arrgh I hear you - I live half a block away from a supermarket and am actively stopping myself from hopping on my bike and getting ice cream (its summer down under). Anyhow nursing is a career, not a...
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    FLAME ON!

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

    I can't meet the examination requirements for registration in Australia or uk or Ireland, but I am going to fly over and get a job because God will help me. Or I cannot get registered in Australia...
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    Do you auscultate your NGs?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Nursing

    I know the one I dropped for decompression was correct tonight. 1.3L out in 10min! For feeding tubes fine bore pH aspirations onto indicator paper not litmus paper. CXR for confirmation as well....
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    Police Holds

    K+MgSO4 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Its not up to the nurse to decide that, the police can apply through the appropriate channels for a release of
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    Police Holds

    K+MgSO4 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    The police have to provide a gaurd, security will not do it. We tell the pt that they are being discharged into police custody giving time for police to arrange anything they need for the escort....
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    Do Nursing Students Have a Life?

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

    I went to uni full time, worked 30hrs every weekend and still socialized with friends, movies, pub, clubs & soc events. Got my driving license. Admittedly this was ireland so I could drink at 18...
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    K+MgSO4 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks it is kind of what I feel I spend my days doing replacing electrolytes after interns forget about them for 2 days! I Believe that it is like a sabbatical, your job is there for you when you...
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    About U.S. vacation time..

    K+MgSO4 replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Should I tell you about Australia's long service leave? After 10 years of service to a business we get 6 month of paid leave that can be taken at half pay for a whole year or just taken in peroids as...
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    Anatomy of a Code

    K+MgSO4 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Im not putting an iv in someone who is stable, simply waiting for a rehab bed, risks out weigh the potential
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    Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

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

    Where I work we are all paid the same dependent on years of service, both public and private hospitals are bound by EBAs as well. I know how much my executive director of nursing
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    The Med Room.

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

    A very good friend of mine used the med room to pass gas! Usually after getting me in to do a double check of a
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    What to expect after graduation!

    K+MgSO4 replied to campbekl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    O sweetie. If thats the worst that happens to you you are so lucky. First, a pt has a right to refuse anything, if one explanation doesn't work move on. Set boundaries if a pt curses at you...
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    N95 Mask

    K+MgSO4 replied to mj62308's topic in General Students

    The risk of contracting TB is minimal unless you spend a prolonged peroid of time with the pt. Ie 8 hrs or
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    Do you clean bedpans or throw them out?

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

    A formed BA gets put down the hopper, anything less solid the pan washer can deal with it. Our pans and urinals are reusable,
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    Moving to Ireland to work as a nurse

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

    Ireland requires approx 4500hr of undergraduate clinical hours for
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    Areas of nursing you would NOT like?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    Neuro either strokes or chronic neuro conditions Neuro surg our neuro surgeons are treated like gods by the nurses on the ward, today I had one of my gen surg consultant assist me putting a pt on a...
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    A Day In the Life of a Rehab CNA

    K+MgSO4 replied to Glycerine82's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow, I can't believe that you are doing 2 assist on your own. That is so dangerous for both you and the patient. I know you are doing your very best for your patients but please remember you only...
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    What are the stress level ranking for these units?

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

    I know I just discharged a man with a Foley in, with community nursing supports and education to the pt and his wife. However his daughter a seasoned ICU nurse has taken 5 WEEKS of carers leave...
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    Abandoning family in the ED during the holidays

    K+MgSO4 replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Granny dumping its called in oz. Just like they see their granny for the first time in a year and want to fix her up......however granny is 95 with a bad heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas etc....
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    General rant

    K+MgSO4 replied to Tenebrae's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just a query do you not do syringe driver observations? We do 2 hourly checks on how much infused, site ok, battery life
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    Calling codes

    K+MgSO4 replied to Momma1RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    it depends on the set up of the hospital response systems. Where I work we have a "code stroke" as well - it is local / hospital
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    Zofran

    K+MgSO4 replied to Paramedic51's topic in Patient Medications

    Well okay
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    Thoughts on revalidation?

    K+MgSO4 replied to babyNP.'s topic in United Kingdom

    2 I suppose this is like your bls and course days instead of online journals 3 would that be only if you were audited rather than a manager writing a recommendation for every nurse every year? 4...