NO50FRANNY

NO50FRANNY

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  1. Australian nurse wanting to work in America

    NO50FRANNY replied to Aussienurse123's topic in Immigration Advice

    I am keenly following this thread and dying to know how you went. Will be starting my path to American license soon. Fingers crossed for you

  2. Stooopid

    NO50FRANNY replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    My stoooopid triage shift yesterday..... (people usually cry if I'm at triage) oooh, and everyone wanted to play my least favourite game, kick the triage nurse. Someone rolled away the big rock from...

  3. ~Likes & Dislikes~

    NO50FRANNY replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in General Nursing

    It really comes down to basics for me on this one, too easy. I love looking after sick people and making them feel better. I dislike not being able to look after sick people properly, sometimes not...

  4. I had time for a chat....

    NO50FRANNY posted a topic in Emergency

    Having time to chat with our patients is a luxury most Emergency nurses are rarely afforded. I was Fast Track boss today with my hopelessly hungover and partied out colleague on a very civilised...

  5. Drug Seeker Stories

    NO50FRANNY replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    We have a young guy who will let his calcium levels drop so low that he gets obvious carpal / generalised tetany. We suspect he just doesn't take his medication then comes in when he's in trouble....

  6. What are your pet peeves?

    NO50FRANNY replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Oh, I almost forgot. Rigid C-spine collars on any patient over 85. Just, don't. I will take it

  7. What are your pet peeves?

    NO50FRANNY replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Honestly the list of things that irritate me on a daily, if not hourly basis are endless.... here are but a few. - I too, DESPISE the carry on with regard to insertion of an IV. It's 10 seconds of...

  8. What are your pet peeves?

    NO50FRANNY replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    It was a rough

  9. Hey there Colorado nurses- aussie nurse moving... hopefully!

    NO50FRANNY posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi all, I am an Australian ED nurse in the process of applying for US nursing registration (RN) and had plans to move to Colorado when immigration/license is all organised. My father is a US citizen...

  10. Things to do to past the time...

    NO50FRANNY replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    On my last day of work in my oncology ward many, many years ago one of the greatest pranks ever executed occurred. I was in charge of the shift and when I walked into the handover room and saw the...

  11. Getting burnt out with non urgent patients

    NO50FRANNY replied to Lisa9090's topic in Emergency

    I have an answer for you but I don't know how helpful it will be. In our department we kill them with kindness. Food is not something we will often dish out regardless, but when being snarled at...

  12. ER Doc, "I need Succ!"

    NO50FRANNY replied to Adenosine6's topic in Emergency

    Can relate- I kid you not, we had a resus patient just yesterday who had some sort of catastrophic cerebral event at home. Our senior physician was deciding whether to intubate prior to CT given...

  13. Odd ER visit

    NO50FRANNY replied to inshallamiami's topic in Emergency

    A few years ago, early evening, I discharged myself from my hospital in the city following an umbilical hernia repair that morning. I was adamant that my pain could be managed at home with oral...

  14. Getting into emergency nursing

    NO50FRANNY replied to countrygurl89's topic in Emergency

    I can imagine it is difficult for a lot of nurses to get their "foot in the door" and I know nurses are always knocking the door down to get a job in my department. I would say apply even if you...

  15. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    NO50FRANNY replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    My favourite "shocking" pardon the pun.... Very sick looking 40 yr old gentleman walks up to the triage desk, sweating profusely, white as a ghost. "I feel like I am going to pass out". Patient is...

  16. What won't nursing/medicine be doing in 10 years?

    NO50FRANNY replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I too love reflecting on how things used to be and I've watched the steady deterioration of holistic nursing care and the subsequent role of "nursing" becoming a rapid, task orientated one, a push for...

  17. Violence in the workplace

    NO50FRANNY replied to Pudnluv's topic in Emergency

    If someone is assaulted in our department (a common occurrence), and by this I refer to intentional and unprovoked acts of violence against staff members charged with duty of care, they are encouraged...

  18. Grateful for grateful patients....Tears and Thank yous.

    NO50FRANNY posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's been an interesting couple of weeks in the old ER, rotten shifts and yet strangely awash with genuinely sick and unnervingly pleasant patients. I've had a tear in my eye more than once because a...

  19. "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

    NO50FRANNY replied to Mully's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How do you think this response would go.... "probably yesterday when I dumped ice cold water on the face of a patient at triage because she was pretending to be unresponsive". She wasn't expecting...

  20. Code words

    NO50FRANNY replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    We use FOS too, only it doesn't mean the same thing. Diagnosis = Full of

  21. Which job should I pick as a new grad RN?!

    NO50FRANNY replied to copegirl21's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your job offers, I think you will find either of these specialties both interesting and challenging. I am a firm believer that working as a ward/floor nurse (regardless of...

  22. Something funny

    NO50FRANNY replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    Hi there, I buggered up my reply to this- it's comment 18 /

  23. Something funny

    NO50FRANNY replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    I have to say without a word of a lie, the problem of wards not being ready for patients, delaying tactics, obstructions essentially no longer exists. The important thing to remember is that the...

  24. Something funny

    NO50FRANNY replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    There are definately some downsides. We are seeing the same number of patients only faster, so we are all pretty tired and I have noticed a small increase in the number of failed discharges which was...

  25. Something funny

    NO50FRANNY replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    I laughed from the very deep, dark recesses of my very jaded, PPI laden belly when I read that but fortunately in my neck of the woods things are changing. At my hospital last year we proved that...