K+MgSO4 BSN

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    A true life horror story

    K+MgSO4 replied to nurse2it's topic in General Nursing

    He did feel so much better! Spoke to the docs and he was killing himself laughing! was back home at a wedding recently(I now live in Australia) of one of those colleagues and after a few drinks...
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    PICC Lines With Heparin

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

    We have stopped using Heparin on our PICCS and central lines. we use positive pressure bungs from Clave called a CLC 2000. It has a spring in the device which maintains a positive pressure reducing...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    K+MgSO4 replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    :coollook:
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    A true life horror story

    K+MgSO4 replied to nurse2it's topic in General Nursing

    When I was only qualified about a year I got an admission to the ward of a frequent flyer paraplegic with a bowel obstruction. Abdo was huge I had nurses him a few times in the past and knew he was...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    K+MgSO4 replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    It depends on where you go. NSW has a state wide uniform that you have to but from the suppliers. It is a shirt and either skirt or pants whichever you prefer on the wards. In Melbourne it varies...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    K+MgSO4 replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    RMH ED and the Assessment unit put pyxis in a year ago in the refurb. the rest of the wards have drug rooms. With the ratios in the public health care system (1:4 on general wards) you have time to...
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    New Interns are coming

    K+MgSO4 replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    This is a common misconception! Tylenol (paracetomol) is an anti-pyretic. It will decrease a temperature but it will not kill bacteria. If the bugs are in the body paracetomol (tylenol) is NOT going...
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    USA RN to Melbourne!!!

    K+MgSO4 replied to neeke816's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Melbourne has the 2 dedicated trama centres for Victoria. the Alfred & the Royal Melbourne Hospital. I work @ RMH there are many other hospitals in Melbourne as well both public and private....
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    How important is it for a Charge Nurse to be able to run a code?

    K+MgSO4 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Just a curiosty aside.......... any trained monkey can do chest compressions. All staff in my hospital are refreshed on CPR every year. So I'd have a porter or CA doing compressions. I can do...
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    New Interns are coming

    K+MgSO4 replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

    Here down under it is nit till the 3rd week of January.............the new grad nurses start on the wards on the 2nd week of January! EEK!!!And the registrars(2nd in command to the consultants) rotate...
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    So close yet so far

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

    look up both public & private hospitals in Perth & email the international recruiter for each hospital. Most will have one or email someone in
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    The case of the missing pens: A rant and an idea

    K+MgSO4 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    It is the same black hole that swallows hair ties and hair grips. There is a similar one in the restaurant industry it swallows all the teaspoons and order
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    Administering Capsules

    K+MgSO4 replied to nurs3ros3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No do not open the capsule. The med is in it for a reason to protect from gastric juices or so that it is SR. You need to talk to the pharmacy and the doctor about getting another version of this...
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    Is everything computerised where you work?

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

    Misscherie If you are doing a placement in aged care I am assuming that you are a first year. Most aged care facilities are computerised but public, acute hospitals are paper based in Australia....
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    For those that still use paper charts...

    K+MgSO4 replied to freki's topic in Emergency

    the hospital that I worked at in Ireland designed a ED admission book. Had EVERYTHING in it (path forms x ray cards, drug chart obs chart FBC) and then you added another book for a specific problem _...
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    I miss bedside nursing.

    K+MgSO4 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you! I have been ANUM (associate nurse unit manager)for 5 months and I have a patient load on night duty but never on days. And there is only so much you can do to patients on nights! They...
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    Health Care in Ireland

    K+MgSO4 replied to Horsfan35's topic in International Nursing

    I have never experienced the US healthcare system so I cannot comment on it. But from reading these boards I think that I would prefer the Irish one. You may have to wait longer for non urgent...
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    pregnant and on a clear liquid diet

    K+MgSO4 replied to VANursetobe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What suggests that she is on TPN? TPN comes with its own risks and is extremely expensive. A fluid diet should be including chicken broth and jelly (jello) anyway. As a nurse all you can do is...
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    band 7 interview

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

    Great. Thanks for the clarification
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    Moving to Ireland to work as a nurse

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

    Fleetfox I hope you are aware that Ireland is NOT part of the UK. It is a mistake that a lot of people make on your side of the pond. We have been a separate country since 1937. While we do have...
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    band 7 interview

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

    I am just wondering how as a nurse covering an SHO shift is in your role?? I recently applied for a ANUM role in Australia and got it (associate nurse unit manager) the only staffing worries I have...
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    Moving to Ireland to work as a nurse

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

    Poor prospects in the health care system. Mental health nursing is a different degree to general adult nursing in Ireland so I don't know how you would go with getting registered with ABA. You could...
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    Health Care in Ireland

    K+MgSO4 replied to Horsfan35's topic in International Nursing

    HI there I lived in Ireland until I was 23. The Ireish health care system is loosely based on the NHS with the idea that citizens are entitled to free healthcare. However there are differences. In...
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    ICU nursing Australia vs The US

    K+MgSO4 replied to 184859's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    The hospital that I work in is one of the 2 trauma hospitals in the state and a tertiary referral centre. I know that we run a 6 month supported introduction for those from a different Crit care unit...
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    PICC Lines And TPN

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

    Sorry, yes not sure where i got the numbers for the dextrose content. shouldn't have the laptop and TV going at the same