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  1. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    lasair replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Was on night duty, did evening vital check on elderly patient - spo2 was low, dropping on O2 and needed transfer. Next morning her consultant asked "why were you checking her vitals anyway, why is she...

  2. Just wanted to say I hate nursing soooo much

    lasair replied to NursingBro's topic in General Nursing

    I do feel the same in some way - I am working on my way out of this job. In saying that I would never say it ruined my life, I have been thought some much from this work. Try focus on what good...

  3. Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    lasair replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I was going to save the

  4. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    lasair replied to chunkalunk's topic in General Nursing

    I try to have a lot of food at work, I eat two breakfasts, big lunch and afternoon tea. last meal is usually between 5 and 6pm, usually get home at 2130hrs - I may have a cup of tea but I usually...

  5. Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    lasair replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    After only two full years of nursing I know I cannot do this for the rest of my life - I want to become a complementary therapist, I studied holistic massage and will do my aromatherapy this year....

  6. Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

    lasair replied to jk2185's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am an introverted psych. nurse, I am very sensitive to other peoples energy. I take my breaks on my own and sometimes I meditate, but usually read. Other nurses gather in groups and are all chit...

  7. How long did you stay at your first job?

    lasair replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    1.5 years - I wanted to do 2 years but it was an awful place to

  8. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    lasair replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Almost a nurse 2 years now, I make more money than I ever did - I bought a fancy car and joined a private gym so I'm paying that off and I save - I only pay for myself at the moment but I am scared to...

  9. Meaning of your username?

    lasair replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Lasair is the Irish word for Flame and guess what...I am Irish...but not a

  10. Group therapy ideas

    lasair replied to WCSU1987's topic in Psychiatric

    Do a survey and ask what the patients

  11. How do nurses view psychologists?

    lasair replied to PsychNewbie's topic in Psychiatric

    Yeah, in long term care there is no one else apart from nursing that can put the likes of behavioural plans or recordings in place...we are the ones here 24/7. It is very different in my new work...

  12. How do nurses view psychologists?

    lasair replied to PsychNewbie's topic in Psychiatric

    I didn't have a good experience in my last job but that was the only psychologist I have ever worked with. When reports are being written up and actions been put in place psychology need to understand...

  13. Manipulative, attention-seeking, impulsive, demanding pts

    lasair replied to Neurotic Student's topic in Psychiatric

    Never believe that a male patient will not hit you because you are

  14. Psych Nurse Report Sheet

    lasair replied to Ndy-RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I must sat that is pretty cool - I work in long stay applying for acute so it may come in handy -

  15. How many hours is your shift?

    lasair replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    12hours

  16. Patient Population?

    lasair replied to smoup's topic in Psychiatric

    I mostly work with adult individuals who have Huntington's Disease. The disease can cause behavioural, emotional and mental health symptoms due to brain

  17. Patient Population?

    lasair replied to smoup's topic in Psychiatric

    Do

  18. Eliminating Seclusion/Restraint? Um, NO.

    lasair replied to Angeljho's topic in Psychiatric

    We don't use seclusion on the unit I work in - restraint is used as needed, it is not needed all that much but can be up to 3 times on a single person per day. I can understand the need for both but I...

  19. Charge nurse/ years of experience

    lasair replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Nurse Management

    I think I had a month experience as staff

  20. Non nursing duties

    lasair replied to babynurse73's topic in Psychiatric

    Nursing and care staff on my unit work closely together - Nurses have jobs that care staff cannot do but there is no limit to the non-nursing jobs nurses do. On any given day a nurse will be on the...

  21. Ideas for groups run by RNs?

    lasair replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

    relaxation, yoga, meditation, weekly service user meetings, information on patient rights, mental health

  22. How do you shake off the horrible?

    lasair replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Debrief with someone, take what you can from it, try park it and move on - it is very difficult - if you feel you need it see if where you work offer employee counselling

  23. Nurse retention

    lasair replied to mombuxx's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse what is keeping in my place is the experiences I am gaining. My current employer heavily supports my cpd, my roster is really nice with every second weekend off, I get on with the...

  24. Uniform maintenance

    lasair posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oh my I just cannot get the creases out of my uniform and it looks bad. I put them on a high wash, they need to air dry as I have no tumble dryer, I Iron them but they still don't maintain a good...

  25. Uniform maintenance

    lasair replied to lasair's topic in General Nursing

    The uniforms are supplied by the hospital and have the logo on it - I will put the starch on my shopping list and give it a go. Thanks peeps