pedicurn

pedicurn LPN, RN

CVICU, Obs/Gyn, Derm, NICU

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  1. Advice sought for a successful transition

    pedicurn replied to KJStarling's topic in International Nursing

    We love US nurses .... thanks for coming down here :) In my experience, US nurses are; friendly, competent, professional and polite.

  2. Seriously, WHO does this?

    pedicurn replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    OP what a lot of drama in your workplace ! Those sorts of places drive me nuts. It is quite possible people are reading too much into this. Sometimes managers act that way because they are handling a...

  3. Stop being so miserable

    pedicurn replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    [quote=mkhoaja;4515990 However, these are not the nurses/moments I am talking about. I am talking about the nurse who doesnt like his/her job and doesnt care. They give meds, do assessments,...

  4. Stop being so miserable

    pedicurn replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can I ask why your mother thinks it's appropriate to yell at nurses? Does she yell at any service provider who looks 'miserable'? What if her doctor looks 'miserable' because hasn't had any sleep and...

  5. What is the most difficult aspect about being an RN?

    pedicurn replied to scott.andrew's topic in General Nursing

    Two negative aspects do bother me more than others. I can handle the heavy work load and rotating shifts...and all the paperwork. Take that all in my stride. However, the two that are starting to get...

  6. What's your reason for putting up with it?

    pedicurn replied to canigraduate's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    hahhaha

  7. What's your reason for putting up with it?

    pedicurn replied to canigraduate's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember being taught that in nursing school too. However, once I had been working a few years, I realised that there is a type of man who behaves like that .... he is generally emotionally stunted...

  8. SPIT AT....AGAIN!

    pedicurn replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Our guards are mostly all at least 6' 2'' and are huge. Several of these can hold someone down well. We sometimes have to give Haloperidol IM first and then wait. Obviously we are not giving these...

  9. What's your reason for putting up with it?

    pedicurn replied to canigraduate's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only p'ts who stay in the ED I work in after being sexually explicit toward me or who harass me are : - Dementia p'ts - Mentally ill p'ts - P'ts receiving IV sedation - Head injury p'ts The rest...

  10. SPIT AT....AGAIN!

    pedicurn replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Go in there with at least 4 guards with your PPE on ....face mask with visor attached. With security holding the guy down, throw in an IV (fit young men have great veins) .... give the Haloperidol and...

  11. ICU Ratios in the US

    pedicurn replied to ShaunES's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've worked MICU in Australia ...in my experience vents were always 1:1. We didn't have RTs though ....the nurse maintains ventilation and sorts transport stuff etc. Docs order ventilation settings...

  12. any recommendations for places in OZ?

    pedicurn replied to tamie's topic in International Nursing

    From my point of view in Sydney ... it is very possible to live fairly well as a single nurse, or as a couple with no children. Having children changes the situation dramatically. I don't think it's...

  13. RNs, does your salary let you live cormfortably?

    pedicurn replied to JonB04's topic in General Nursing

    LOL ....it's only a masters degree ....something many of us have. Let's not blow things way out of perspective

  14. Biting your tongue when it comes to visitors!!

    pedicurn replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Well at least he had a private room ....so perhaps less of an issue. And it may not have even been a problem. We have 4 or 6 p'ts in a room here and when visitors bring in KFC it drives me nuts....

  15. Sick days in the US...and job security

    pedicurn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Flu season down here and many of my coworkers have been off sick. We don't tend to worry too much about this ....if we are sick, we take the time off. Generally job security is not threatened as...

  16. can you be burned out before you finish nursing school?

    pedicurn replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Students

    My nursing school experience had its moments !! However you are almost there ... and then you will be able to (recession willing) find your own fit. I have had some brilliant jobs with intelligent and...

  17. no cell phones no personal phone calls at work

    pedicurn replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree ...I would never work anywhere that didn't allow me to have my cellphone with me. I did once leave a job with this policy (snitches everywhere) ..... I had a sick child who called the front...

  18. Why did you if you hate it ?

    pedicurn replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I still love nursing, after all these years. Nothing has changed ...it's a real privilege to have our role ...to be so instrumental in peoples lives. However, I now dislike the job. I dislike: -...

  19. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    pedicurn replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They guards would still need weapons because the dangerous ones are still dangerous when they don't have their usual knives etc. Managing these people takes a lot of resources. ED life is frequently...

  20. area of nursing in your experience that allows most autonomy?

    pedicurn replied to RN2be2012's topic in General Nursing

    I have found ED and ICU to be highly autonomous ..... the autonomous part concerns working out what is going on with the p't before any protocol is

  21. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    pedicurn replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish our security guards could have weapons ....at least tazers. I work in an inner city ED, in a large Australian city, where we have lots of problems. We frequently have issues with the gangland...

  22. Treating the Muslim patient

    pedicurn replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    I believe it's important to be aware of individual cultural and religious preferences ...plus ask the p't if their needs are being met. We don't always do this where I work. I know many elderly women...

  23. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    pedicurn replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree According to the list (work by graduate student BTW ...who knows if it was ever published, or peer reviewed ? ), I must severely inhibit my emotional and psychological functioning by viewing...

  24. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    pedicurn replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Agree ....whoever thinks not going to those meetings is 'self-hatred' and self-inflicted 'lateral violence' is completely cuckoo. Completely 100% certifiably whacked This kind of language is PC...

  25. Nurse with a condescending attitude - rant

    pedicurn replied to happy2learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And that is a very very big leap. Nobody is condoning rudeness ....and nobody is condoning abuse. The OP needs to know the difference between the two and understand the appropriate action to take....