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Hello Everyone Can anyone help me out here? I have to do a Critique of a nursing theory for a foundations of inquiry subject. This is a little new to me so I was wondering if anyone knows of an interesting theory I may work on. Any input would be app...

[Hi There I am an RN in Australia (i'm in my 2nd year out) and we do have similar problems with new grads being placed into senior positions (charge nurse) in aged care facilities. I remeber how overwhelmed I felt when I started as a new grad in the ...

Hello There I am a student about to do my final exam and was wondering if anyone could help me with a practice exam question I have here. It is asking: Assessment findings of pinpoint pupils, varied responses to painful stimuli and absent reflexes mo...

Hello Everyone I was just wondering if anyone here is from Townsville or North QLD? I am a third year student (external through Charles Darwin Uni) and have just moved to Townsville. Hope to chat with other students or nurses in the area. Regards Tra...

Hi there This is a great forum. Congrats for finishing your 2nd year! the last one goes very fast, you will be there before you know it. Do you know what area you want to work in? I am finished and am still not sure!! good luck with the rest of it. C...

Hi Jon, well I came off night shift on Tue morning, which was my last placement shift. I have passed all my exams and have just been offered a job with QLD Health, am very happy as you would know what its like. I studied thru CDU (Darwin, Externally)...

Hi Gwenith I feel so much better now. As a student I think alot of the questions this lecturer has given appear to have more than one possible answer. It has made it extremely difficult as a student to try and decide or find the correct answer to som...

Thanks Janet, yes I knew that narcotics could do this but did not think of it causing a state of coma - how silly :imbar ! I can't wait to get out there and do some prac, hopefully all of this theory I have done I can relate to real situations, as I ...

Hello everyone On the 18 Jun 04 I will sit my final exam for my external nursing degree (Charles Darwin Uni Australia. I have finished all of my assignments so it is now time to study. I am finding my nerves are getting in the road of my study at thi...

Hello to you all again I have been working on a case study for emergency nursing (uni elective) which involves a burns patient being brought into a rural hospital setting with burns to all areas of her body. I have to discuss the preparation for her ...

Ok, thanks Gwenith, this is a really interesting assignment, I cant wait until I get the chance to do my prac in E.D. so some of this theory comes together for me. You sound like u have a broad range of experience, do you still practice nursing? and ...

Yes it does help heaps, thanks for that. In the case of the patient smelling of fuel, would it be the same? to wash the patient down to stop the chemical (from what I have read this would be a chemical burn aswell as flame as she was found alight) fr...

Hi Gwenith Ok, an example is in Sheehy's Emergency Nursing Principals and Practice (this is the prescribed textbook for the unit) which goes through and explains Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Infection, Pain Management and Wound Care, then on this ...

Hi there I am finally on my last assignment for this degree!!! which is a case study for my elective (emergency nursing). I have a scenario where I'm a nurse in E.D. - rural hospital and I receive a call from the ambulance saying they are bringing in...

How long have you been nursing? forgive me, but I am a little overwhelmed. How on earth do you ever get to a point where you 'pluck that from the top of your head'? I am totally amazed at this, I will print this off if I can and go through bit by bit...

LOL I was just looking in there as you posted a reply to me!! Thankyou your resources are very good, just have to find one that relates to my scenario. Thanks again Tracy

Thanks heaps for that, I will look them up. Cheers Tracy

Oh thanks for that .

Hello There I started when I was 28 and now (four years later) am 2 assignments away from finishing. I too am much more of a practical person so have found the theory quite difficult at times (u just have to read some of my desperate posts to see tha...

Hello All I have to come up with a research question for a subject i am currently doing. I am considering doing something along the lines of Are men aware of self checks for prostate cancer? I want to do a qualitative approach and propose to intervie...

Hi again everyone I have just been reading some literature about testicular cancer in Australia. I have read that although testicular cancer is the most common cancer found in men in Australia, it easily cured compared to prostate cancer and other ca...

Wow nursemaa, you obviously did well in your studies. Thankyou so much, you have helped me out alot just by your examples that you have given! Thankyou to all of you it is much appreciated thats for sure. This is the most difficult assignment I have ...

Thanks Gwenith I am really struggling with this one. I have tried coming up with other questions - but they are probably not the right criteria for a research question. I was also thinking along the lines of while I was on prac in the childrens ward ...

Ok thanks for that Gwenith, yes I meant testicular self examination. I was thinking along the lines of the more men that carry out the exam then the earlier abnormalities are detected. So I guess I would have to interview a group of men who have had ...

Thanks Gwenith, I found it. I am a bit thick when it comes to these groups as you can see! Cheers Tracy