Rhi007

Rhi007

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  1. Nurses with Tattoos and Piercings

    Rhi007 replied to CMALynzer's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand the removal of most piercings that pose a risk....fresh nose piercing and you go to work and look after a patient with MRSA or VRE, it gets infected and bam but I would say 9/10...

  2. RN who had two craniotomies

    Rhi007 replied to nurse_dot's topic in General Nursing

    How long has it been since your surgery? I had a VP shunt placed in September for intracranial hypertension and although I'm back to doing things and sports I'm still careful. Don't rush your...

  3. I Chart Too Much?!

    Rhi007 replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    What I've learned from mum is there is no such thing as 'charting to much'. If in court that is all you have then it needs to be as much information to cover your ass and make sure lawyers can't pick...

  4. Kudos for working the holidays!

    Rhi007 replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in ED a couple of weeks ago they had one of us dressed as Santa and one as an elf walking around wishing people merry

  5. Psych patients in ED

    Rhi007 replied to smirn80's topic in Emergency

    We (RAH) have what is called PECU as well as 3 mental health rooms in the diagnostics area. PECU has a registered psych nurse there at all times and it only holds 4

  6. Facebook dilemma

    Rhi007 replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

  7. New to the ED

    Rhi007 replied to 2rmartin's topic in Emergency

    Go to your local police dept and ask for any available information they may have on street drugs. If they don't have a source then you're screwed. Also narcan is your friend.....I've seen people on...

  8. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    Rhi007 replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    The volunteer co ord gave out really nice fruit cake and down in ED one of the docs told me to get a giving set and a Ltr of NS then meet him in the fishbowl with an IV stand......quote' merry...

  9. Facebook dilemma

    Rhi007 replied to calliesue's topic in General Nursing

    Uhmm FB.... Although I have it and am friends with a few of the staff no matter what I would never vent on there about my boss, unprofessional no matter which angle you look at it. As for concern;...

  10. Good pair of shoes

    Rhi007 replied to MsAlba's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Steel cap boots with cushion inserts or air

  11. First cpr experience

    Rhi007 replied to Lpn1226's topic in General Nursing

    Always remember to debrief with a colleague, counsellor, trusted friend or someone who has done it before. As a volunteer I'm not obligated to call a code blue but under the Good Samaritan act I can't...

  12. Whats your record??

    Rhi007 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was volunteering today and in the ED we had 10 mental health pts when I arrived, they all went to the psych unit and then another came in full restraints, shackles and the dr loaded him up with...

  13. Nasty feet

    Rhi007 replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah the pong that comes from mine after 8hrs in work socks and steel cap

  14. Whats your record??

    Rhi007 replied to Rhi007's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have a look in the store room. Take pic if I find

  15. Whats your record??

    Rhi007 replied to Rhi007's topic in General Nursing

    Can I just say that to those that took offense to this: I have been clinically diagnosed with depression and severe anxiety disorder I am medicated for it with Prozac and no longer see a psychologist....

  16. Do we have to give IV pain meds if patient requests when PO meds are ordered?

    Rhi007 replied to VegRN's topic in Patient Medications

    As a patient I have only ever gotten IV pain relief twice: when I had appendicitis I got IV morphine 2.5mg PRN and post op shunt placement in recovery 5mg of fent and that lasted all night then I was...

  17. What do nurses do?

    Rhi007 replied to Heythereall's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This!!!! I volunteer in an ED and have seen quite a few retrievals come through and there are only ever 2 nurses in the resus rooms. The only exciting thing that ever happened was when a entire bikie...

  18. Please help me with my cover letter.

    Rhi007 replied to NurseBeal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well for starters never use contractions for application letters (you do know what a contraction in the English language is right?) you need to compose said letter like you were writing to someone...

  19. Nurse Signatures, matching names

    Rhi007 replied to nkochrn's topic in General Nursing

    Only other nurse I know with the same last name as me is my mum. Considering we will be in separate facilities if I get in that won't

  20. Who do nurses make more than?

    Rhi007 replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing, if nursing was still a job but you had to choose between nursing and no pay or a redundancy package what would you choose? Knowing for well that money doesn't make you yourself...

  21. Dumb ways to die ... a video

    Rhi007 replied to heron's topic in Emergency

    As an Australian and also having known 4 people killed by trains I don't find this entertaining at all!!! 3 people I went to school with were hit by a train in 2001 when a bus load of kids were killed...

  22. ER Radio Etiquette

    Rhi007 replied to SuzieF's topic in Emergency

    Also learn the NATO phonic alphabet and numbers and use pro words Eg of a conversation: Nurse 1: Charlie 1 this is Charlie 2 Nurse 2: charlie 2 send N1: category ONE-er patient to resus TWO N2: roger...

  23. What do nurses do?

    Rhi007 replied to Heythereall's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You'll need to do a post grad course. For me I want to be a trauma nurse so I have to do a post grad in emergency

  24. Getting nervous

    Rhi007 replied to cnastriving2brn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did my application for enrolled nursing on monday. Basically nearly cacked my dacks because I haven't done proper education since high school. I have a 1/140 chance for next year for a class of...

  25. Why is it okay for Doctors to yell at Nurses?

    Rhi007 replied to GlowBear500's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have only ever seen one dr yell at a nurse, it was while I was in hospital at Easter and this particular nurse had been really good, he knew how miserable I was and would hang out with me after his...