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  1. dumb nbm question

    GE90 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    just wondering for pts who are nbm have oral medications? i rmb someone told me they can't but some said its

  2. dumb nbm question

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in Patient Medications

    sorry folks, i meant NPO (here in oz they call nbm, lol) so now i assume for pts who do not have gi issues, preop pain relief like nurofen and paracetamol or oral antibiotics are acceptable?

  3. Ng tube feeding- aspiration

    GE90 replied to dhoomboys's topic in General Nursing

    never heard of having to aspirate all the content just for ng feeds, all i know is aspirate some, do a ph test, confirm placement, feeds

  4. Advice for New Grad Peds Nurse (first job!)

    GE90 replied to joshriveraaa's topic in Pediatric

    would be nice to do some readings about bronchiolitis/asthma/gastro/t1dm/appendicitis+ectomy/pneumonia/meningitis+viral meningitis/sepsis/neonatal sepsis/mesenteric adenitis/cellulitis/ulnar...

  5. Why do nurses.....

    GE90 replied to offlabel's topic in General Nursing

    because of two reasons. 1. inferiority is a real thing 2. to most of these people, becoming a doctor is their lifelong dream, since they can't put the two letters MD behind their names, they have to...

  6. Different Titles (initials)

    GE90 replied to emtpbill's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sadly no matter how many initials u put behind ur name, none of which will ever be MD, so my dear insecure nursing fellows, if you need a title so bad to help fight ur inferiority, u should have put...

  7. I need advice pls

    GE90 replied to L.dnurse's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    i think 90% of the new grads are the same, 9% are so good at bluffing they way off and the remaining 1 are those who really know their stuff....so don't worry too much...(been a new grad for 2mths as...

  8. did i make a med error?

    GE90 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So here's the thing. A pt was ordered tazocin 1.7g, we had a 4g vial, which was to be mixed with 16.8mls of WFI and that would give us a concentration of 200mg/ml. There are two ways of giving...

  9. Nurse practitioner

    GE90 replied to das729's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    i was under the impression that once you become a np you can work in any

  10. Systemic Infection vs Sepsis

    GE90 replied to Nanz_B's topic in General Nursing

    not entirely sure, but to me sirs is a condition that could trigger or leads to

  11. never seem to be getting the hard patients

    GE90 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi so i'm a new grad myself, have been working on my own for 4 days now. On my first day working independently i got the hardest patients on the ward, struggle a little bit at first and had to ask...

  12. never seem to be getting the hard patients

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

    thank you guys for all ur input! :) I feel a lot better now! Was simply worry that I've lost my trust from my colleagues after the dramatic first

  13. UK Nurse Registration Full Application and Assessment stage before OSCE

    GE90 replied to UK Gal's topic in Nurse Registration

    Just wondering, can I register with the NMC as a paed RN with a general (we don't have different fields, mental/paeds/adult/learning disabilities the way UK do) bachelor of nursing degree from...

  14. any advice for my cover letter?

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in Nursing Career

    Updated Version! I am writing to apply for the position of Graduate Registered Nurse at XXX Hospital. I am a passionate RN-To-be who is extremely interested in the 12 month ICU/CCU program or a...

  15. any advice for my cover letter?

    GE90 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm about to graduate and have started looking for jobs. However I'm not good at writing cover letter (or even writing!!), so could anyone give me some tips about writing an excellent cover letter...

  16. do experience working as an AIN help?

    GE90 posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hi I'm an international student residing in victoria and will complete my study(final placement) in 4 months. I recently applied for an casual AIN position with queensland government and got a notice...

  17. What do you think about male nurses going into pediatrics?

    GE90 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Recently started my clinical rotation in the med imaging department in a children hospital and I absolutely love it. I love to participate in different procedures, to see the human systems through the...

  18. Wonder what radiology nurse do

    GE90 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Gonna have my placement real soon the a medical imaging department chose this area as I have literally never heard of radiology nurses, to my understanding pts only enter this department for...

  19. anyone in australia feels that we're not learning enough?

    GE90 posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Any of you have the feeling that universities here focus too much on theories rather than actually teaching us some real stuff about nursing? Also compare to other countries, we only need to spend...

  20. anyone in australia feels that we're not learning enough?

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    south

  21. I'm not doing very well in placement..

    GE90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have been doing my placement for almost a month. Normally I just work as a care worker, help the residents with their shower, get dressed, feeding and toileting. Today I was told by others that I...

  22. Nursing assessment for stroke patients

    GE90 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have this assignment asking us to provide 2 nursing assessments for a patient who's very likely to have a stroke, several related health problems that he might have and some nursing interventions....

  23. How hard is your nursing school?

    GE90 replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Students

    Mine's not hard at all. And that's why most of the graduates end up going to work at nursing

  24. Nursing assessment for stroke patients

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wrote these two because the assignment didn't tell us if the patient had trouble breathing, so I assumed I should assess his neurological functions to see what kind of results the patient was...

  25. Nursing assessment for stroke patients

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    damn....should have thought about pulmonary and airway