K+MgSO4 BSN

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    What courses do nurse educators need to have?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Stevenyzwife's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The expression Cert IV is Australia specific. It is a tertiary
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    Where do LVNs work?

    K+MgSO4 replied to DBall's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    social work or occupational therapy may be a better fit. Or Physiotherapy or speech pathologist but they both see sputum! (suction!) You have to go through school and placement and trust me that...
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    Favourite Doctor Moments

    K+MgSO4 replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked with a fantastic south African surgeon who I would let operate on me in heartbeat if I needed abdo surgery. He was well known for his blunt bedside manner. One pt of his was approx 50kg...
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    nursing informatics in Australia

    K+MgSO4 replied to AZUNUA32's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    what exactly is nursing
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    Job interview tips for theatre position in big city hospitsls

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

    Look on the hospital websites to see if you can find the values of the hospital as this will defiantly come up in your interview. Clinical secanrios and dealing with a difficult staff member are...
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    Need Help! Getting Into Nursing School

    K+MgSO4 replied to Judia21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why is this in the Australia and New Zealand
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    Hello Irish Nurses

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

    Hi there I have been in Ozzie for nearly 4 years 3 of those in Melbourne. I applied for a permanent post 6 months before I finished my contact in Letterkenny General on the advice of my CNM2. Just...
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    Ortho Docs and pain meds

    K+MgSO4 replied to onyx77's topic in General Nursing

    I get ortho truama pts like that all the time with traumatic spinal fractures and possible brain injuries that cannot have anything bar paracetamol as anti inflammatories could exacerbate a bleed in...
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    Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

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

    so glad I has a Irish upbringing!! I would never of been allowed to think that I was great or ME ME ME! I am only 27 and I think that I am just about floating some days and I have been nursing for 6...
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    Creepy Patient

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

    Threatening to tell management should not of deterred you from anything I recently had a pt that was not happy with his care ie security telling him that he could not throw things at the nursing...
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    Wanting to move interstate...

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

    the hospital I work in doesn't employ ENs on Surgical wards. I think that they don't in general medicine either. We do have a nursing resource team that is often used to special pts in ED and on the...
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    Life after nursing school

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

    I know the Royal Melbourne has stopped their mid year program. Talk to AHPRA becuase their year runs from April - April so you may have enough hours if you start a grad year in Jan or Feb next year....
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    Dumb question: How do you move a pt w/ left side hip fracture to the restroom?

    K+MgSO4 replied to J-Swish's topic in General Nursing

    Not all the time our ortho surgeons do not put routinely put foleys in or order them as they require IV gentamycin pre insertion and pre
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    Agency Nurses (Melbourne)

    K+MgSO4 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    we have about 30 unplaced nurses that went through last years grad program so they are given priority for
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    Is giving meds early common??

    K+MgSO4 replied to Bonnie86's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It depends on the reason that a pt is fasting. If they have a bowel obstruction there is NO point in giving them meds PO as they will not be absorbed & simply sit in the gut until the obstruction...
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    GUILTY

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

    Hmm slightly off topic but where I work at the intersection of 2 busy streets there are 5 hospitals one of the 2 trauma centres in Victoria (Australia), a private hospital, women's hospital, private...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

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

    here's the keys to the narcotics cupboard............Look after
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    Pt refusals

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

    It is the elective patients that resist that frustrate me more. You knew that you were going to have surgery, pre admissions advised you of what would happen. Don't be surprised that it hurts when...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

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

    No I will not tell your girlfriend she cannot break up with you. You and your brother stabbed each other the other night and are waiting to recovery so that you can be charged with GBH. I think she...
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

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

    Finally there seems to be a resolution. I missed the meeting on nights (again!). next up the teachers and the
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    Besides CPR, what other situations/procedures require you to act fast..

    K+MgSO4 replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Nursing

    the rival gang members to the pt that you have on the ward turning up "to finish the job"! Really
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    Fingersticks and Gauze?

    K+MgSO4 replied to smiler2010's topic in General Nursing

    It is a superfical puncture to the finger pad. Clean gauze or a cotton ball. No need for
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

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

    Finally!! 700 nurses stop work on MSN Video the media has recognised that it is not about pay! also check out min 1.31 I am
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

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

    Of course K Rudd chooses yesterday to announce his challenge for leadership! THAT is all over the news and we are 2 or 3rd
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    EBA 2011 - here we go again

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

    Well here we go! Rolling STOP WORK stoppages starting RMH tomorrow. Going in on my ADO to support the staff and boost the numbers for the first walkout! Imagine all of this just to get the government...