Bringonthenight

Bringonthenight

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  1. USA RN to Melbourne!!!

  2. Patients who love their sick role

    Omg yes to this whole post! I wish we worked
  3. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Please get up and help me when you see me running around like a mad person and all my call lights are going off at once. I know you think work is more of a social meet up with friends but I have...
  4. Late patients

    Yes yes
  5. Australian nurse practitioners

    Did you find the transition from Aus ICU to US ICU nursing difficult? I'd imagine it's quite
  6. Australian nurse practitioners

    Wow, did you complete your entire nursing education in the US? Or did you become an RN in Australia then become an NP in the US? It seems impossible to get to the US an a nurse these
  7. does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

    There are no monitor techs where I'm from. No CNAs. No transporters at night either. You'll learn to adapt. Unfortunately is all about the money. Nurses don't generate revenue- they just generate...
  8. Team nursing?

    Agree with the above posters. Team nursing can be great but your only as strong as your weakest member! I've worked in areas where it was fantastic and everyone worked hard and helped each other out,...
  9. In Australia, NPs are very experienced RNs who have worked in their specialty area for years as well as completing post grad certificates and diplomas in the same specialty. In fact if a new grad...
  10. So I'm a cat lady...

    I just loved your title for this thread- cracked me
  11. First time crying during orientation...

    Bed alarms don't stop falls. Your doing fine, chin
  12. Fitness and nursing

    The situation!! Good
  13. New grads shouldn't work in ICU?

    It depends on the grad. Some people are born to be critical care nurses and thrive- others struggle and take a long time to learn how to critically think. Bottom line if my loved one were critically...
  14. New to critcal care

    The big picture will come only with time and
  15. Intake and Output Monitoring and Weight Inaccuracies

    Preach!! This is one of my biggest annoyances! Nothing more frustrating then coming on shift, being told in report that the patient is on strict I + O yet that same nurse has recorded NOTHING all...