Rhi007

Rhi007

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  1. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    Rhi007 replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    In Australia we call 'pop' softie or soft drink, correctional officers are called 'screws', depending on the area you live police are called either cops or

  2. Question for ER nurses

    Rhi007 replied to lynds80's topic in Emergency

    Tolerant, assertive, thick

  3. Can't get accurate radial pulse

    Rhi007 replied to Pepperony's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it can just be the patient. I had one patient who would skip every third beat and it did my head in so I had to rely on the

  4. Coping Mechanisms- How do you cope?

    Rhi007 replied to dstevens25's topic in Men in Nursing

    Being a female it's assumed we all cry: I don't, I'm single live alone and find unless its incredibly personal I detach myself emotionally from a situation like a code and get on with what I have to....

  5. What is the...

    Rhi007 replied to jadelpn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Lol I had a neurosurgeon say to me before my surgery 'I don't normally give consent to death but today is an exception' ....I had a shunt placed and it took 3hrs, aged the attending 10yrs when she...

  6. The "Flirt"

    Rhi007 replied to exit96's topic in Men in Nursing

  7. Why did you want to be a nurse.

    Rhi007 replied to OrealyYouThink's topic in Nurses Rock

    I was always the person mum vented to about crap work days, my personal experience both good and bad as a patient, experience as a St. John member and lavender

  8. Student Nurse with Epilepsy

    Rhi007 replied to mitsybitsy's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have absence seizures and was diagnosed at 3yrs old. Yes there is a stigma....everyone assumes you have grand mals. It took me a couple of months before I felt comfortable telling people in my...

  9. Invisible illnesses...

    Rhi007 replied to silverbat's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have intracranial hypertension...1 in every 100,000 are diagnosed with it. It was only picked up through a radiologist saying I had a featureless brain ( when the icp is raised the 'wrinkles' of the...

  10. Nurse patient friendship scenario

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

    That's tough!! Personally, once he leaves I would cut ties could you imagine what it would be like if you were like that with all your patients? While you're looking after him that's fine, makes...

  11. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Rhi007 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Good: previous patient brought in a 'thank you for saving my life' basket full of everything nurses love...so much chocolate and lollies and icy poles for summer.... Bad: a patient came in with a...

  12. Night Shift

    Rhi007 replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I not long ago did 6wks of nightshift straight. I've found that when I have severe periods of insomnia it's better for me to be doing something then sleep when I get home wake up 2-3hrs before I start...

  13. When did nursing caps go extinct in the wild?

    Rhi007 replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    Mum showed me the pics of her and my auntie in full uniform : cap, cape, dress, pantyhose

  14. What would you do?

    Rhi007 replied to cowgurl89's topic in General Nursing

    People and animals have two basic, non negotiable instincts: fight or flight!!! In this case, my instinct would be to fight by trying to calm her down and focus on her breathing ( clearly she has an...

  15. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    Rhi007 replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    The EP to my nursing career so far consists of: Welcome to my nightmare -Alice cooper Over my head-the fray Basket case- green day Ireland's call-Celtic thunder Walking on sunshine-don't remember...

  16. Best/Worst list of Emergency Nursing

    Rhi007 replied to hardworkinmama's topic in Emergency

    Best: the sense of family I have among coworkers Worst: drunks/drug addicts and psych patients at full

  17. Extremely BAD night...

    Rhi007 replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    I can empathise with you. On way to work man in full cardiac arrest is taken to my ED and dies, 20yr old hit by a car makes it to icy dies 2hrs later, girl was shot by step parent who is a known drug...

  18. Getting kids to take premed

    Rhi007 replied to onthejourney's topic in General Nursing

    Make your own purple juice, it could be water with food colouring or something, and just say 'look I've got goofy juice to' give some to the parents and all take it together that way the child feels...

  19. How often do you have codes on your unit?

    Rhi007 replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    To fecking often!! We do have grand days, days full of craic and even complete orificeways days but all in all after a year they just all seem the same....until you call TOD and have to tell the...

  20. What do you like most?

    Rhi007 replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ED so the best nights for night shift are

  21. Small talk with patients, what to say?

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

    Commenting on tattoos, shoes real little things, elderly people I would say hairdo, grand kids,

  22. I apologize

    Rhi007 replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

  23. Curious about something...Anyone heard of droperidol given for migraines?

    Rhi007 replied to kclpn2013's topic in Emergency

    It's a NON FDA labelled med for headaches and migraines according to

  24. Cursing on the job

    Rhi007 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

  25. Bite Release Pressure Point

    Rhi007 replied to emma34's topic in General Nursing

    Use the pressure point in The shoulder, you cause pain but won't cause any damage basically just squeeze the muscle with forefinger and