ausrnurse

ausrnurse has 4 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Asking Former Preceptor for Some Space

   ausrnurse replied to betterinthesun's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Just to play devil's advocate for a moment, it's possible your preceptor was trying to check that you had followed up on something without you thinking you weren't being trusted - but obviously didn't...

2. Mobilizing While On CRRT

   ausrnurse replied to yoj1001's topic in Critical Care

   I wouldn't mobilise a patient on dialysis back when I was a dialysis nurse, let alone an ICU patient with a a bunch of other things going on. I have no problem with sitting out in a chair though,...

3. RN forging doc's signature

   ausrnurse replied to Student Mom to Three's topic in General Nursing

   I think the OP needs to clarify the hospital policy in regards to this. I mentioned this earlier, but at my old job we had standing orders and could write and sign our own pathology forms. At my...

4. RN forging doc's signature

   ausrnurse replied to Student Mom to Three's topic in General Nursing

   Very true. Different hospitals have different policies regarding RN's signing path forms. I was allowed to at my old job, if I did it at my current job it would have the same consequences as me...

5. Cleaning up lines

   ausrnurse replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

   This is one of those things that just gets better with experience. First, I pull down everything that's not being used. For example, all our patients come back from theatre with noradrenaline and GTN...

6. U.S ICU-RN Bound for Melbourne, Australia

   ausrnurse replied to GypsyRNsoul16's topic in Critical Care

   No respiratory therapists and for safety

7. U.S ICU-RN Bound for Melbourne, Australia

   ausrnurse replied to GypsyRNsoul16's topic in Critical Care

   Hello, I am Australian but not in Melbourne. It seems like ICUs are very different here, but I think for the better. 1:1 ratios for ventilated patients and closed ICUs with intensive care specialists....

8. What is it with nurses showing up late!

   ausrnurse replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   What the! 45 minutes late! Honestly, I think anything more than 5-10 minutes is pushing it and I would have been calling to find out where she was. My workplace starts calling after about 5 minutes...

9. ER to ICU orders

   ausrnurse replied to amys4304's topic in MICU, SICU

   These targets are absolute nonsense. Patients get transferred before even being worked up or stabilised and you end up with a hot mess on your hands, by the way you only have one cannula for your...

10. Am I in the Wrong??

    ausrnurse replied to regerterb's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Like everyone has already said, I would remember to double check the post op orders and then try not to worry about it anymore. The doctor should have actually double checked that he'd prescribed the...

11. Medication safety what if...

    ausrnurse replied to SBGangelJC's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't mind so much if it's the original packaging on the way to draw it up (eg., a vial of antibiotic powder before reconstitution). I think carrying IV medications that have been reconstituted is...

12. sedation and anesthetics

    ausrnurse replied to francoml's topic in Critical Care

    Wow, I can't imagine not being allowed to bolus propofol or titrate meds! We can bolus as much as we need to taking into account the pts blood pressure, letting the MO know if the pt is requiring...

13. Nonsedated Pt's equal self extubations

    ausrnurse replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    I see you've never had a patient go into asystole from precedex There is a small group of patients it does work well on - typically post-ops with anaesthetics still on board and imminent extubation...

14. Protonix in GI bleed

    ausrnurse replied to coleeliza's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Now you will remember for next time :) We have similar pumps that should also clamp after the cartridge has been inserted in the machine but I usually try to clamp the line with the roller clamp as...

15. Nonsedated Pt's equal self extubations

    ausrnurse replied to RunninOnCoffee's topic in General Nursing

    I read somewhere that doctors always think patients are oversedated and nurses always think they are undersedated. Personally, I've never seen a nurse deliberately oversedate a patient, and if they...