K+MgSO4 BSN

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    What is the worst hardship/story you have ever seen/heard in your nursing career?

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

    A guy who got high on cocaine jumped off a balcony, survived, he had a significant ABI his wife discovered she was pregnant. So she was suddenly faced with prospect of caring for 2 helpless people...
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    Nursing makes me hate fat people

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

    By the time we see them we cannot fix decades of poor diet lack of exercise in an inpt setting in a few weeks. Talk to your OH&S committee, use 2 or even 4 slide sheets see about getting a hover...
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    Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

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

    Yeah you are in a country that protects it people in different ways. Union membership, free healthcare unemployment
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    Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

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

    At my hospital yes pretty much every nurse is member. We have a very union supportive nursing
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    Nurse management. (sorry if sill question~)

    K+MgSO4 replied to azalight90's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    There is no matron the CNM is responsible for the standards on the ward answering to the div don and edon. There is a bed manager in hoursand after hours hospital manager out of hours who is the...
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    Nurse management. (sorry if sill question~)

    K+MgSO4 replied to azalight90's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Yes we have ward sisters. They are called Nurse Unit Managers. By powers what do you mean? I can hire the staff I want, firing has to go through the process with HR etc. I am responsible for my...
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    Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

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

    The ANMF offers PII through their membership. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation is a pretty powerful union. There is pretty much a union presence in every hospital. It is not as gungho...
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    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

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

    A pt with 2 normal kidneys and also a horseshoe shaped one. Only discovered when he had been shot. The 2 normal kidneys had been visualized intranet op and found intact. However his abdominal drain...
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    Did u have to move to find a job?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Marsha238612's topic in General Nursing

    BSc (hons) general nursing Colorectal and hepatobillary surgery Teritary public hospital Moved from Ireland to Australia yes Ireland's economy was tanking as I left pay cuts recruitment freezes
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    I am scared to do CPR

    K+MgSO4 replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

    I have been that person shouting harder faster. At a code at 6 am before the day shift came on at 7 am I was the access manger (senior nurse on site). I had to be the one watching the monitor as if...
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    Couldn't believe he did this...

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

    This is a group home not a hospital these people have other needs that are met in the group home setting if they were at home with their families their families would be giving
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    What is ENROLLED NURSE in Singapore and how does it work?

    K+MgSO4 replied to chiqui307's topic in International Nursing

    I'd say that it is similar to the Australian system an EN is a second level nurse like a
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    Help! What to wear to work when you use hospital scrubs

    K+MgSO4 replied to roma4204's topic in General Nursing

    Clean
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Over here in Australia they just aired a UK doco called "confessions of a nurse" It is like they are reading my mind with their thoughts and the pt ratios are similar to what I dealt with in Ireland....
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    What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    K+MgSO4 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i had to call in sick .............i had 3 days off and had gone home to my dad's place and was helping him move sheep. I was running across the field and caught my ankle in a rabbit hole and...
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    Wise or silly, you decide

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

    I think you should be good with some restrictions for
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    ACLS and Tabs for 12 leads

    K+MgSO4 replied to green34's topic in General Nursing

    The resuscitation nurse educator at my Hospital agrees with me - the limb leads need to be 4 inches away from the other leads so the abdominal area and upper shoulder is fine. The only rationale for...
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    How good is your food?

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

    Just curious The Commuter how did your pt know what dog food tastes like
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    Tested + for Hep B core ab igm despite vaccine, need advice

    K+MgSO4 replied to laortiz1's topic in General Nursing

    O sweetheart. It is so scary that this is happening to you. As a nurse you have gone through the worse case scenario. Take a breath. Yes you can work, there are people working with hep B and C NOT...
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

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

    There is also the government payments after the hospital has paid you
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

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

    Lol Forgot about 1 year mat leave and a chance to take up to another 12 months after first baby unpaid and guaranteed job to come back
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

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

    6 weeks public holidays and 1 paid day Off a month as the working week is 38 hrs but we work 40 because of our shifts so we accrue a day in liu every 4 weeks. Sick leave is accrued, 3 episodes without...
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    SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

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

    I used to work behind a bar. I used to dash off the the keg fridge to cool off :-). My ward has huge glass windows with awesome views of the city but it does mean it gets pretty tropical in
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    searching for a job

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

    Australian grads are struggling to get jobs at the end of their courses. the government is also cracking down on visas as well. Unless you have specialist experience such as Theatre or ICU post grad...
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    searching for a job

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

    Austria? Or