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Getting an IV in that no one else could manage. ABG bloods, I've done that plenty of times, but I still love doing it and interpreting results. And ECG's... love interpreting ECG's. However I hate assisting intubation, but only because I haven't done...

Hello! I know this has probably been done before, but I was just wondering if people would like to share their first code stories? Or their most interesting codes? We've had a lot of resus and codes lately and would love to hear other peoples stories...

You won't have to run a code as a first and if you're not advanced life support trained. I'm advanced life support but quite junior, before that I was just scribing, which is a great way to learn how a code is run. As you learn more, you'll recognise...

Wow... the ones where blood going everywhere sound horrible. My first code was a elderly lady post op who had massive pulmonary odema, and went straight into asystole. Had great staff on but for the life of me couldn't remember how the bag and mask g...

"Run!" "Thank god you're here." "This person here is waiting to code and we don't have a NFR" "Another admission."

I think we measure in nanograms- our old system used to be anything over 0.02 as positive. The highest one I saw the other day was 8800, but I think our measuring system in Australia is different- the old style would have been 8.80. Inferior ste...

A nurse I worked with left an 28 year old with respiratory distress and sp02 of 82% and did not notify MO. Pt ended up coding and intubated.

Calling everything a "thingy". Swearing when hurting myself. Being too loud.

multivitamin, vitamin c, fish oil and glucosamine for my joints as they hate long shifts. fish oil tastes blergh!!

When I grew up, I wanted to be a vet, then a lawyer. I decided that was too hard and became a nurse instead.

This is so touching, and so true.

Would but I'm in Australia and don't know how well that would correlate

I get the "wow you're so tall.. do you play netball?" all the time, it makes me laugh I never get the i'm too skinny bit except from my workmates who see me eat so much food.... I never find it offensive from my workmates, and I'm lucky that I don't...

Fill up the bath with bubbles, grab a glass of wine, chocolate, music, and chill for a couple of hours. Can't do that atm due to having a piercing in my belly, but when I get some waterproof dressings I'll be right back at it. I cuddle my two dachshu...

I love nursing. I love being able to help people, to watch them get better even if they are seriously ill, watching them rehab. I hate that we are understaffed and don't have the time to spend with our patients. I hate the way I'm always tired and m...

I love my job. About to start high dependancy training, but I love wherever they put me- paeds, medical, surgical, a&e....

It's a full moon. Several people booked off and because the ward is so full and heavy no one wants to come in... I've had 10 patients before, was scary. Report done. Previous shift state "run!!" Wanders. Multiple of them. Ones that are x1 assist and...

I have just finished my grad year and don't plan on moving yet, but I'm torn between finding a hospital that has ICU (I'm in country Australia, everything ICU goes to the capital) and staying where I am because I love the people I work with. I'm only...

I'm from Australia, and I'm a RN :)

I got plenty of offers from Queensland when I applied, and they always have vacancies posted on several websites, I had 2 offers, one palliative care, one oncology. If I moved up there (I'm from South Australia) I'd do intensive care, but I don't th...

Thank you to the people who help me out when I can't hit a vein, get a patient to shower, or find yet another stuffed up cannula.

Hello all! I'm a second year RN in South Australia, and was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to get into intensive care work in either SA or Australia. I'm finding it pretty hard to find stuff on intensive care in Adelaide, and am accepting th...

I was meant to spend a month in high dependancy unit as part of my program but never got the chance due to budgeting, in the country I believe its a bit more tight out here than in the city. Wish I'd gone to the city to do my post grad year

I got a permanent part time position, 7 shifts a fortnight but they love to call me in because I'm quite flexible in the off netball season. I'm going to get some more experience and hopefully do an intensive care program, hoping in Adelaide, but not...

A paediatric code. Always in the back of my mind when I work the kids.