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    list of drugs with a narrow therapeutic range

    suga_junkie replied to maryjane01's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A couple of antibiotics such as Gentamicin and
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    Fentanyl bolus question

    suga_junkie replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well no really, its not. What a registered nurses does when practicing under their license is their responsibility. You are certainly accountable for your own actions as a student, but the RN you are...
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    Australian NCLEX pass rates?

    suga_junkie replied to ccampbell66's topic in Nurse Registration

    I would say that the reason the NCLEX pass rates are so low for foreign educated nurses is that in the US, the entire nursing degree is geared at passing it, with exams etc having NCLEX style...
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    Is it safe?

    suga_junkie replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, on my ward we don't even assign patients on cytotoxic precautions d/t an oral methotrexate dose within 2 weeks ago to a pregnant nurse! Granted, we don't usually have more than one or two such...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

    suga_junkie replied to Amistad's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is what we do in Australia. It is pretty much impossible for an RN to get a job in a hospital without doing a graduate program, usually 12-18 months long. We get comprehensive orientation,...
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    antihypertensive advice.

    suga_junkie replied to nextdoorguy's topic in Patient Medications

    On my ward we generally withhold BP meds if the systolic
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    what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    suga_junkie replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    A bottle of wine and a Christmas
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    Need diagnosis help (from student)

    suga_junkie replied to Boxer Mama's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A bit OT, but on my first ever hospital placement as a student, I also cared for a patient with tetorifice. He spent a week in ICU and was then transferred to the ward. Initially he was bedridden,...
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    Cheating in the Classroom

    suga_junkie replied to meatballgirl's topic in General Students

    Unless you have any actual evidence to support your allegations, I suggest you mind your own business. If this student is in fact cheating, she will either be caught at some point, fail her clinicals...
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    Having a celebrity as a patient

    suga_junkie replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I was still a student and doing a rotation on L & D. I was spending the morning in theatre watching Caesarians. That day we happened to have a rather infamous (d/t drugs, scandal etc) ex-football...
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    The Disrespect Of Nurses

    suga_junkie replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the public system the government pays our wages. The government gets a lot of that money from our universal healthcare tax (the Medicare levy). Sure, they might try to keep the costs down, but the...
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    The Disrespect Of Nurses

    suga_junkie replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work in a private hospital in Australia (so similar to the US system where the hospital is running a business as opposed to public hospitals here) and that sort of behavior would never fly. Security...
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    How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    suga_junkie replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ah I know what you mean! I'm 23 and look about 16! I'm used to it though, people have been surprised to find out my age since I was 17 and it just keeps getting worse every year as I get older but...
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    Ok this may be a rant but....

    suga_junkie replied to PNicholas's topic in General Students

    I'm Australian and I find it interesting that there are 2 different RN entry level degrees that result in the same responsibilities and pay (is that right?). Here we only have a (BSN) RN degree...
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    CNAs no longer doing vitals on our floor

    suga_junkie replied to new_grad_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Australia. Here nurses do: - all respiratory treatments including managing ventilators in ICU (no such thing as respiratory techs) - all vital signs inc BSLs - assist patients with...
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    Practice intramuscular injection students on each other, Australia

    suga_junkie replied to mumlauf's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I am a 3rd year nursing student in Western Australia. When we learnt IM injections last year, we practiced them on mannequins padded with fake skin. The only needle-type practice we did on ourselves...
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    Dumb things new nurses do....

    suga_junkie replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not a grad yet (still a student!). Right at the beginning of my first shift on a new ward, I enthusiastically volunteered to take an IV out, wanting to show off my skills to the nurse I was buddied...
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    compliance with hand hygien

    suga_junkie replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we are required to do a hand hygiene certification annually (online test). There are also alcohol gel bottles on the end of every bed, outside every room at the door and on many...
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    ever have an instructor just melt down in class?

    suga_junkie replied to classof2013's topic in General Students

    That's unfortunate. We've had changes implemented in units because of student's feed back. In fact the units I started with are different now because they regularly evaluate and improve them. Any...
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    ever have an instructor just melt down in class?

    suga_junkie replied to classof2013's topic in General Students

    At the end of every semester, my university sends out unit surveys to every student, which they encourage us all to fill out (we get a million reminders!) The surveys ask us our opinion on the content...
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    Nursing students...I can't believe...

    suga_junkie replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting.. I'm a nursing student too and here in Australia you have to have 5 years experience in "floor nursing" before you can apply for a NP degree. Other students in my year have only expressed...
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    First Care Plan, Help?

    suga_junkie replied to suga_junkie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ooh yeah I didn't think of that, thanks! I'm definitely going to modify my top 7 nursing diagnoses. Choosing just 7 is turning out to be quite
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    First Care Plan, Help?

    suga_junkie posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a case study that I need to write a care plan for, and I'm having trouble choosing 7 nursing problems and prioritising. I feel like we've been thrown in the deep end as we haven't been taught...
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    First Care Plan, Help?

    suga_junkie replied to suga_junkie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks very much for your ideas. Yep, grieving was definitely in relation to his loss of function, I definitely agree that his mood is concerning. I'm just having trouble choosing between...
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    how to deal with microbiology and human anatomy physiology

    suga_junkie replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    I'm the same. For me just reading or listening is not enough for the information to sink in. I have to write notes. What works for me is to first write notes from the lecture notes and text books...