totally_nuts

totally_nuts

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  1. Methotrexate in an OB setting

    totally_nuts replied to FLOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    why do you give a chemo drug to ectopics? Sorry, I'm a psych nurse and don't know much about

  2. What to you like about being a nurse?

    totally_nuts replied to 2RNornot2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I like being a nurse when my patient says to me "I'm really glad you're my nurse today. You are really easy to talk to and you seem to get me". I'm a psych nurse and any day I can stop my patients...

  3. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    totally_nuts replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    NO! you don't get to ignore me or talk over the top of me when I'm asking if anyone needs help and then run to the boss whingeing that no one ever helps you! And while we're at it, whoever told you...

  4. Funny Names for Nurses

    totally_nuts replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    My son's paediatrician is DR Smiley and my grandfather's surgeon was Dr

  5. Such a bad rap

    totally_nuts replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    Can we not have a ***** session about this? Yes those jobs are dangerous but they are usually freak accidents. Nurses and police officers get hurt more frequently from what I have

  6. very little patient interaction

    totally_nuts replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Like GoldenGirl22, I spend most of my shift with the patients so I can assess their mood, and get a fix on how they are travelling that day but there are some of the staff who have little

  7. What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    totally_nuts replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    You get a holiday bonus??? Wowee!!! I've never had such a

  8. Blood, Bodily Fluids and Germs OH MY!

    totally_nuts replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    "Originally Posted by Lisa, MA Those of you who don't shower after work or change clothes, I have to wonder what school you went to." AS a previous poster said, the same kind of school you went...

  9. What I really think of nursing

    totally_nuts replied to jmeng's topic in General Nursing

    your post is really difficult to

  10. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    totally_nuts replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's probably because the management got sick of complaints of cold soggy toast being served and they figured that if the nurses do it the toast would be fresh. I can see their point but that doesn't...

  11. I got my dream job!

    totally_nuts posted a topic in Psychiatric

    As a mental health nurse!! I'm absolutely ecstatic I've been trying desperately for a psych job since I finished school and kept getting told that I needed a minimum of 2 years experience in an acute...

  12. Such a bad rap

    totally_nuts replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    Good on you! Ignore them - they don't know what they are missing ... lol ... or maybe they do!! I start my psych ward job on 4th Dec and have also been asked if I'm the one whose nuts. I love mental...

  13. Help with application letter please!! (longish)

    totally_nuts replied to totally_nuts's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Carol I finally got a full time job using a version of your application letter! I start work at Woodleigh House (mental health unit) on 4th Dec. I'm over the moon! Thanks for your help,

  14. Help with application letter please!! (longish)

    totally_nuts posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I'm in the process of sending in application letters to prospective employers who haven't actually advertised positions. I've only just completed my nursing course and as such have no...

  15. Any nurses with issue of leg edema?

    totally_nuts replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    ted

  16. RN would like other opinions from nurses on this awkward MD/insurance issue

    totally_nuts replied to pensivern's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap! You pay $75 for a doctor's visit? Again, I'm so happy I live in

  17. Pediatrics: Parents asking not to disclose diagnosis

    totally_nuts replied to rant's topic in General Nursing

    My son was told when he had leukaemia, but he was only 5 at the time and has Down Syndrome so he didn't totally understand. Personally I think the child should be told because they are going to know...

  18. Giving residents non-prescribed meds?

    totally_nuts replied to prinsessa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have certain meds that we are allowed to nurse-initiate. They include paracetamol, mylanta, coloxyl (but not senna) and a couple of other things of a similar nature that I can't remember offhand....

  19. How many of you would like to say this.........

    totally_nuts replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree!! I had one family member come to me and whine about how they couldn't cope at home with the client and then in the next breath complain about the fact that we can't get the client to...

  20. ER speedbump

    totally_nuts replied to t.houck's topic in General Nursing

    Vomit gets me almost every time. I don't pass out but join in with the vomiting. A lot of people have a little quirk about some part of their nursing duties, so keep your chin up and remember to...

  21. New Grad RN, 17 weeks pregnant with upcoming interview

    totally_nuts replied to skschultzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm curious to know how you got workers comp for a pregnancy. It may well work differently in the USA to what it does here (Australia), but our workers comp is for people who injured themselves...

  22. Nurses in their 60's or 70's

    totally_nuts replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I fully agree. If they can do the job, good on them. If they are beginning to slip and can't quite make the grade, then and only then, should they be looking at

  23. New Grad RN, 17 weeks pregnant with upcoming interview

    totally_nuts replied to skschultzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you showing yet? They may work it out for themselves. If you do get the job, I would make a point of telling them that you are coming back to work asap and won't be taking extended maternity...

  24. What kind of nurse are you?

    totally_nuts replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    I'm about to become an aged care nurse. This is not my ideal position but it pays a wage and gives me desperately needed experience - I'm a newbie. I would love to work in mental health but I think...

  25. Necrotizing Fasciitis from a PAPER CUT

    totally_nuts replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in General Nursing

    OMG that's a little