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  1. Manager "threatening" us with primary nursing!!!

    malestunurse replied to lelafin's topic in General Nursing

    We pretty much all do "primary nursing" here in NZ the last medical ward I was on the nurses had 7 patients and 2 HCAs to make peoples beds and help get them up to go to the toilet but there were 35...

  2. Nursing Student Issues

    malestunurse replied to WanderLust07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Damn, 1 and half hours isn't a nap, that is a

  3. Current and former sacred cows in nursing

    malestunurse replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    Stink, my university doesn't subscribe to this

  4. Charge nurses

    malestunurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospitals where I have worked the charge nurse roll is a designated senior nurse position with assistant charge nurse managers. During the day the charge nurse is on with an ACNM then during...

  5. Giving a voice to creative nurses & nurse innovators

    malestunurse replied to LittleDevices's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome

  6. Prioritizing infusions

    malestunurse replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    Platelets. We have to hang platelets within 30mins of receiving

  7. "Take the skin off the tape" advice given here

    malestunurse replied to 3aremyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds good. I just use these adhesive remover wipes we

  8. The 12 mcg Fentanyl patch(vent)

    malestunurse replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    I put one of the 12.5 ones on today. It is clear but the backings around it

  9. Deciding how much solution to dilute a medication in

    malestunurse replied to Student100's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We still have loose ranges for PRN meds here in New

  10. Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    malestunurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Even though I see it a fair bit, I would also say not to leave tasks for other staff members in the notes. Do, however, document that you informed someone that a job needs to be

  11. help with accuchecks

    malestunurse replied to melcolbstorm's topic in General Nursing

    The other reason you don't want to use alcohol wipes is that it will dry the skin out which can cause it to

  12. The *EXPERT* Beginner

    malestunurse replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WOW!, her critical thinking really should have fired off before starting all that fluid though and talked to someone about it first. I hope I don't ever become that complacent that I don't ask my...

  13. Legally Protect the word "Nurse?"

    malestunurse replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Of course there are always going to be people that sneak around the protected title legislation too. For example, saying they are a part of the nursing

  14. Nursing theorists

    malestunurse replied to kp1987's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Tidal/strengths based model is what they teach at my university I feel it is very good. We even use his text

  15. "You've got the wrong Mary" ... A Vent About Rude Doctors

    malestunurse replied to annie.rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's how it works for us too. Everything pretty much goes through our junior doctors first (house officers) and there is always someone working 24/7 who is on call who you are suppose to contact....

  16. It is time for a change folks....

    malestunurse replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This would actually technically be illegal where I live as it would unwarranted

  17. Case study of sorts

    malestunurse replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    That is what I was wondering, in NZ I think this would be fine as long as it was cleared with maybe the patients current charge nurse and their

  18. SCHOOL PROJECT: What are the effects of being a neonatal nurse? Please Help

    malestunurse replied to melissa15's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You need to formulate a proper

  19. Places that still use Nurse Uniforms?

    malestunurse replied to Mr. Interested's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    There is a nurse at the hospital I work at that wears a long uniform dress. She is the only one I have seen wearing one in the whole hospital

  20. The Strangest/Most Inaccurate Things You Learned In Nursing School

    malestunurse replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Students

    Priming IVs in the lab last week with our instructor is just not the way they are doing it in

  21. Who should make patient assignments??

    malestunurse replied to D.R.A.'s topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we have Charge Nurse Managers that do not have their own patient

  22. Half Question/Half Pet Peeve

    malestunurse replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmm that is slightly different I think. There are 3 males in our class of 90 so we stick out like sore thumbs, everyone knows who we are. An election for something kind of silly like class president...

  23. Exit Strategies For Nurses Who Deal With Overly Talkative Patients

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

    You are tracked everywhere you go? That sounds horrible.

  24. How many men in your cohort?

    malestunurse replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Nursing Students

    3 of

  25. Female cathing

    malestunurse replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    If so many women are unsure about their own anatomy how are us guys suppose to have any