K+MgSO4 BSN

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    looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

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

    GilaRN I know, I recently attended a preceptorship and mentoring inservice (one day) course and I was the only Irish one there, I remarked to the presenter (during morning tea) how much of the day...
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    looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

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

    holy moly!! You have never done any of that?? Actually I am not surprised but it still concerns me, Grad nurses in Oz are in the same boat of not experiencing these clinical skills Yikes! I done a 4...
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    US RN to UK RNC?

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

    To become a RNSC (RN sick children)you have to do a further post graduate course. The demand for these courses is quite high I believe so you would have to talk to the universities yourself to see...
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    Blaming the nurse

    K+MgSO4 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Its raining - nurses fault the sun is too bright - nurses fault The pt who needs 7 tubes of blood has no veins - nurses fault the pt is discharged in a timely matter, paper work done, meds up from...
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    Transporting patients to testing

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

    a nurse must accompany the pt if they have a narcotic infusion, TPN, blood, IV infusions other than plain bags, chest tubes or any king of drainage tube except a catheter. We escort them down to the...
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    Canadian RN : Work in Australia

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

    just google hospitals in the state/ city you are looking to move to and get onto the hospitals websites. Look for the overseas nurses section under the nursing jobs section. Or you could apply to...
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    Can a BSN graduate without license work in Australia?

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

    You would be best getting registered with the country you did your training in to start with. You could work as an AIN (assistant in nursing) but it it is poor pay for bad work. I did it when I was...
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    Red zones and green zones in hospitals - general use of these terms

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

    I'm in Melbourne never heard of it...... Possible that it is sterile / clean areas in theatres (OR) or areas where there is radiation or cytotoxic drugs being prepared. These are just guesses never...
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    Advice on registration for US RN moving to Australia

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

    AHPRA is the registration body you HAVE to register with them if you are going to work in Oz except WA. WA has not yet joined AHPRA and has its own nursing board (they are a bit odd over there :) )....
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    Advice on registration for US RN moving to Australia

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

    I'm not too sure on the visa situation as I came on a 417 and transferred to a 457 quite easily, I have an American colleague who had to leave the country to transfer to her 457 so there are different...
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    Confused about visa 457 English requirement

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

    because it forms part of that occupation's registration, licensing or membership requirement, the visa applicant must have at least the standard of English language proficiency required for the grant...
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    Is my Littman Stethoscope a fake??!!

    K+MgSO4 replied to sixthwannabe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Have you got it in the right way? I am not being rude but if you put the earpieces in the wrong way you will hear very little. Try turning the scope around. Also over how much breast tissue were you...
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    Advice on registration for US RN moving to Australia

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

    We have a new national registration board now so you need to contact them. AHPRA - AHPRA Home I'm not sure if you can become an RN with an associates degree you may be registered as an EN but I'm...
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    Confused about visa 457 English requirement

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

    I'm pretty sure that you have to sit the English test. All forgien trained RNs have to since sept 09. I know friends from Ireland have had to do it for their rego as well. If you are being...
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    Thinking of moving to Australia-

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

    I came over on a working holiday visa for the first year. I travelled around and found a job that I liked and asked the hospital that I liked to sponsor me. I got a 457 long stay business visa which...
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    Skating on thin ice?(at my job)

    K+MgSO4 replied to nursep2b's topic in General Nursing

    If your workplace has a pop-give-sign policy mark each med on the MAR with a dot from your pen as you drop it into the cup. This shows you what meds you have given, give the meds and if they are all...
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    Blood pressure cuff sizes

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

    just to be picky, even though we don't use mercury BP sphygs any-more, Blood pressure is still reported in mmHg. So it is not a "points" drop but mmHg drop. Sorry pet
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    Starting salaries for new nurses

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

    I rang the company that my hospital has their salary sacrifice with and made an appointment with their on site consultant. Got an email before hand about what documents to bring in and we went...
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    Leading (or best) practice

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

    Huh? Remember your first rule of documentation, write like you are describing the scene to a lay person with no medical/nursing knowledge. I'm sure you are up to your ears in stuff about this but the...
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    If I had a dollar every time I heard....

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

    "NURSE!!!!! I want the toilet! " every fricking 20 min over night with a pt we have had for 3 weeks. The same 3 weeks I have been on nights and guess who has had her?? We were in the middle of a MET...
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    Can Lovenox Injection Be Too Deep?

    K+MgSO4 replied to redraider1977's topic in Patient Medications

    yeah I have noticed that there was a while with those syringes and the needles seemed really blunt. get in contact with pharmacy and if they dont satisfy you the company rep. That is why those...
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    Need to get post grad.

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

    Im out of uni 4 years and want to go back to get a post grad because I feel that my brain is turning to mush. I can function highly at work but I need to stretch myself
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    Any experienced nurses still have bad shifts?

    K+MgSO4 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    course you do I had the night from hell the other night as well. It was partly because I was on with a lousy grad who couldn't manage the sickies that we had. So I and the other nurse ended up with...
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    colostomy with rectal tube.

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

    did this pt have an emergency procedure?(hartmans??) if there was no bowel prep that may explain why there is PR loss but why the tube I can not understand.... the bowel doesn't need compressing...
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    nbv approval letter

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

    national registration went live as of the 1st july I think. It is probably an oversight on a piece of paperwork that was written months ago. Happening all the time. I have seen tons of jobs looking...