K+MgSO4 BSN

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    What is the importance of patient sitting up in chair?

    K+MgSO4 replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    think how you feel after lying in bed sick for a day or 2. Your muscles are weak, your light headed and your back is sore from lying on it or on your side. Getting your patient up reduces these...
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    IV pump height safety?

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

    how much tubing do you have between the spike end of the giving set and where it has to be inside the machine determines where I place the
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    Can anyone tell me about the ICU nurse liaison position? Does your hospital have one?

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

    Here in Melbourne, Australia it is a CNC role. they are a resource to the junior staff in ICU, assist in coordinating care. Attend all the MET and Code blue calls. They also review the step down...
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    Help with terminology?

    K+MgSO4 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in International Nursing

    http://www.millpledge.com/images/ANIFLOW_BURETTE.jpg should get you an image of one. Ask at the pharmacy for a recent one. There is very little changes in the common meds. Or see if there is one on...
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    United Kingdom Doctors make end of life decisions??

    K+MgSO4 replied to qt2168's topic in International Nursing

    It is the doctor that signs the not for resuscitation form that sits at the front of a patients chart. however anyone can bring up the topic - the family can request it, the medical team have to...
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    Irish Nursing Students Protest Marching against pay cuts

    K+MgSO4 replied to Florence H.H.'s topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I was one of the first cohort of degree students in 2002 who experienced the 12month rostered placement in 3rd and 4th year. It was great but I worked long days (13hr shifts) weekends and night duty....
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    Help with terminology?

    K+MgSO4 replied to SarahRN1987's topic in International Nursing

    Obs is short for observations. This is what we call vital signs. Neuro obs means neurological observations. A 12hourly or 8 or 6 etc bag pertains to the rate a 1 litre bag of IV fluid runs at. It...
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    Is There ANYTHING We Can Do to Help You - post earthquake

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

    Two nurse friends of mine live in Christchurch. They are twins! One was over here in Oz on a holiday when the quake struck. The other was in CC. She is a surgical nurse but has been seconded part...
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    What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

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

    Analgesia, anti-biotics, anti emetics, (those 3 in large volumes) anti coagulants, anti hypertensives sliding scale insulin. I work on an post operative ward. We do a lot of bowel surgery so we don't...
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    How do I get around to LIKING changing an ostomy bag?

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

    I am a colorectal nurse so I deal with this on a daily basis. It is the large bowel that has the bacteria that cause the odour. So colostomies do smell but once they have been changed to a permanet...
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    Other Languages

    K+MgSO4 replied to KateRN1's topic in General Nursing

    They just need to do Greek and Italian for my population in North Melbourne
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    How long can a person stay on TPN?

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

    We send short gut syndrome patients home on home TPN. not sure how long they survive, it is pretty sore on the body and I'd say even more so on a developing child. Do you have a TPN pharmacist or...
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    Insight please on travel nursing..

    K+MgSO4 replied to JWestbrook20's topic in General Nursing

    If you wanted to nurse in Ireland you would need to registered with An Bord Altranais (ABA) the Irish nuesing board for the Republic of Ireland. If you want to work in Northern Ireland you need to...
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    Jobs at the Sunshine coast

    K+MgSO4 replied to vanessa8060's topic in International Nursing

    If you want to work in the public hospital system I believe that in Queensland you need to contact Queensland health. All Aussies are entitled to free health care. Most cancer surgery is done...
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    Management of Epidurals, Bolus dosing?

    K+MgSO4 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    We used to be able to bolus but our new dept of anaesthesia head does not want us to. Which is fine 8-5 when we have our fantastic Acute Pain Service but as always issues pop up out of hours and...
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    Moving to Australia 2011

    K+MgSO4 replied to aussie2011's topic in International Nursing

    Your welcome! I came over on a Working Holiday Maker Visa, I didn't bother registering till I came over here as I planned to backpack for a few months which I did and loved! I had been to the Down...
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    Moving to Australia 2011

    K+MgSO4 replied to aussie2011's topic in International Nursing

    Welcome to Melbourne! The city of 4 seasons in one day! that is saying something seeing I am Irish!!! NorthWestern Mental Heath (NWMH) is part of Melbourne Health, which is pretty much like an NHS...
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    K+MgSO4 replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    Takes time as
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    thinking of all the northern Queensland nurses

    K+MgSO4 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I have just been woken up in Melbourne by a phone call from my father in Ireland in a panic checking to see if Yarsi was affecting me! Bless him :redbeathe Hoping all of you guys in Northern and Far...
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    thinking of all the northern Queensland nurses

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

    O yes it is! Because we are the 2 Victorian trauma centres it often about how frequently the other goes on bypass leaving us in the $&!%. :) Not sure about beds, I'm sure it is still an issue....
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    thinking of all the northern Queensland nurses

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

    True but its nuts that hospitals are not waterproof! Our 9th floor had plenty of leaks but my brand new ward was spared! We have only just opened up a new ward on the 9th
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    US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    K+MgSO4 replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    Royal Melbourne is hiring :) :) It will depend on your visa how long you can work for one hospital or if you need to work full time. Look into that but any nursing agency will know the limitations...
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    thinking of all the northern Queensland nurses

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

    Bugger that! After all my mocking of my father I got stuck going home last night for 2 hours. Trying to get from the CBD (RMH) to the SE suburbs! Every road was flooded! O well at least we were...
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    Silicone NGT

    K+MgSO4 replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    You will not be able to drain through a fine bore feeding NGT. You need a Rhyles tube with the big holes on it for decompression and drainage. I flick size 16 down all the time for bowel...
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    Looking for an Irish Nurse to chat with

    K+MgSO4 replied to 911fltrn's topic in International Nursing

    wow that is great! Sorry if you took the message the wrong way but so many people believe that Ireland is still booming and don't realise that we were cut off at the knees when the GFC hit because we...