Rhi007

Rhi007

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  1. Wearing scrubs at the gym??

    Rhi007 replied to phieud's topic in Male Nursing Students

    A slight over reaction, if you are that concerned stash tuffies in your gym bag and wipe the bench down before use. You can still be a Carrier of MRSA because of your nose. Do you cover your sneezes...

  2. Codman ventriculostomy without monitoring

    Rhi007 replied to classicaldreams's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Ok here's the thing about codman VP shunts. Think of them like a pressure release the CSF builds up gets above the programmed pressure and the valve releases. I had one placed and chose that over an...

  3. If you could pick your ideal job in nursing, what would it be?

    Rhi007 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Anything traumatic!! I'm a sucker for blood and gore! Don't care about hours, decent pay would be nice and work with mostly males....I can't stand the ********, cat fights and snarkiness that goes

  4. Critical care nurse with migraines on disabilty

    Rhi007 replied to theremotejen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    For the past 10yrs I've had massive headaches but they slowly got worse then September this year I had a VP shunt placed so I understand what it's like to barely be able to do things and then have it...

  5. Reality shock

    Rhi007 replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    You may not have time to eat but if the docs can sit at a computer and munch so can you... Even if its a bag of trail mix while you prepare shift change notes. Just remember you are number one, not...

  6. FAST exams in traumas

    Rhi007 replied to Dumbledore'sArmyRN's topic in Emergency

    I'd love to know how a Focussed Assessment with SONOGRAPHY in Trauma exam is pro formed without the sonography part? Don't they know skin makes an excellent wall but a crappy window! Their not new age...

  7. Making first impressions with your patient/family.

    Rhi007 replied to ArgentumRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Having been a patient myself I've found male nurses to be much more approachable, compassionate and empathetic than many females. Even in the ED as a volunteer some of the female nursing staff are...

  8. Calling Code Blue in ED

    Rhi007 replied to becca001's topic in Emergency

    55yr old male arrived via ambulance with chest pain, initial exam showed slight elevation in ST waves pain. After half an hour when I walked past he was having a STEMI, cyanotic ( lol lucky I have had...

  9. Nights in the ER??

    Rhi007 replied to scrubsandasmile's topic in Emergency

    I've found that many staff kind of 'lose the plot' ... By about 2am they've hit the wall it's rather entertaining actually. When I landed in the ED as a patient, one night the shift co ord was stan...

  10. Calling Code Blue in ED

    Rhi007 replied to becca001's topic in Emergency

    I am a volunteer in the ED until I get into nursing school and the other day I ended up calling a code blue on a 55yr old male. Yes I have the training to call one due to my St. John training. While I...

  11. Scrub pants for thick legs

    Rhi007 replied to MrPopeye's topic in Men in Nursing

    I will be getting mine made when it comes time also if you go to a suit place that Taylor's clothing get them to do some

  12. Is this volunteer position worth my time?

    Rhi007 replied to Bazi-preNursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a volunteer in an Adelaide hospital and the only people who get in the ED as volunteers are those on placement or those who are looking into paramedical care/nursing/medical school. The most...

  13. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    Rhi007 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    Even though I'm not a nurse yet I always perve on people's veins!! I carry hand sanitiser with me EVERYWHERE. Places I have fallen asleep are bolt upright at the library, curled up on the tiled...

  14. Getting patient information before shift

    Rhi007 replied to AikoRN's topic in General Nursing

    My mum is an RN at a private hospital and handover for them is they dictate it and the next shift listens to the dictation. They are now implementing bedside hand overs but they don't have a...

  15. Best one sentence handoff report

    Rhi007 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Best one I've heard while working in the ED as a volunteer was 'bed 14 just needs a sitter, apparently giant bunnies and ewoks are coming for her...leave the foil hat on her it's blocking the...

  16. Only a nurse would say......

    Rhi007 replied to enigmaticorange's topic in Nursing Humor

    We only go to the hospital if your dying, sorry

  17. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    Rhi007 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Anyone good at blood draws is called 'James' Berocca is vitamin B Stretchers/guerney is called a Baruch Where the docs sit and do their thing is 'the fishbowl' Foleys are IDC's or

  18. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    Rhi007 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Lol I did this once!! I then proceeded to ask who put the sling on and were they drunk??? I had coffee bought for me I'm not a nurse yet but this is a doozy- you know you're a nurse when after a...

  19. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Rhi007 replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I spent 2wks in neuro/stroke unit at Easter this year due to low pressure headaches after a double tap. When I went home I got twice daily calls from pain management and my neurologist as well as 3...

  20. How is there a shortage?

    Rhi007 replied to Luularoo's topic in General Nursing

    In Australia it is estimated that by the year 2025 we will have 110,500 less nurses in the health sector than we do now. This is due to retirement of nurses; our current retirement age is 67 but for...

  21. Australia- Can anyone give me some advice for first grad RN job hunting

    Rhi007 replied to tyc1115's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Agency work!!! Gets your foot in the door, gives you experience in different areas and different

  22. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Rhi007 replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    I think if a patient knows where their best veins are listen to them. No one wants to be stuck multiple times. I can tell you where the best vein is to cannulate me and get it first go, instead of the...

  23. Doctors disrespect Male nurses.

    Rhi007 replied to Jimmyjuice's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just remember this 'behind every good doctor is an even greater

  24. Guys, do you take this personally?

    Rhi007 replied to bethannie's topic in Men in Nursing

    We've all been a patient at some point. My experience is quite recent and probably what has led me to go to nursing school; in my experience I have always found male nursing staff to be just that bit...

  25. Who accesses central lines in radiology?

    Rhi007 replied to MelindaRNCEN's topic in Radiology

    In my experience as both a patient and daughter of a chief radiographer both nurses and rad techs can start lines. After having a cerebral venogram and manometry as well as 9 lumbar punctures, 4 mri's...