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  1. What's your spiel?

    thenightnurse456 replied to lucymalfoy's topic in General Nursing

    And 90 seconds later they use the call light...

  2. What's your spiel?

    thenightnurse456 replied to lucymalfoy's topic in General Nursing

    Introduce yourself with confidence and explain that the previous nurse is going home and you are taking over until 7am. It sounds silly but some patients don't realise your taking over, some think...

  3. Medication Error

    thenightnurse456 replied to rhapsodyinblue's topic in Patient Medications

    The "friend" really should have reported it, even if no harm came to the patient.. Med errors happen. People are human. This one didn't hurt the patient. Even when stressed and busy check check...

  4. Does it get better being a new nurse?

    thenightnurse456 replied to telealli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This made me laugh. Does that make me a bad

  5. New PCT on Med-Surg Floor, Need Tips!

    thenightnurse456 replied to eclectmint's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Interesting thing about the enemas considering it's a

  6. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    thenightnurse456 replied to chillnurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It says your a NP that works nights, I'd love to hear what a typical shift is like for you. But I won't hijack the thread.. Carry

  7. What's it like at your ER

    thenightnurse456 replied to godbless-yute's topic in Emergency

    What's

  8. New PCT on Med-Surg Floor, Need Tips!

    thenightnurse456 replied to eclectmint's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It will get better with time. You'll be a pro before you know

  9. Higher patient load, higher acuity, and adverse events

    thenightnurse456 replied to snsbelcher's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like a recipe for disaster that ends with the nurse getting

  10. Do you hear nurses will take over respiratory work?

    thenightnurse456 replied to SeekingNewCareer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Interesting... Nurses, doctors or phlebotomists do our ABGs. It just depends on the facility and it's protocol. So if an RT thinks the patient needs a specific treatment or change in vent settings,...

  11. Burrette

    thenightnurse456 replied to das729's topic in General Nursing

    Once the vancomycin has finished you open the clamp to the normal saline to allow 20-30mls into the burette for the flush, then you clamp it shut and make sure the air valve clamp is open. Then just...

  12. Do you hear nurses will take over respiratory work?

    thenightnurse456 replied to SeekingNewCareer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is the role of RT? Assess respiratory status? Nebulisers? Oxygen therapy? Can they prescribe O2 or nebs etc? Does a nurse have to do anything respiratory wise for a patient or does RT do it...

  13. Do you hear nurses will take over respiratory work?

    thenightnurse456 replied to SeekingNewCareer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Australia doesn't have any

  14. Littman II vs Ultrascope OR other favourite stethoscope?

    thenightnurse456 replied to Julia77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've always loved any littmann that I've owned (master classic and classic II) the pricing is reasonable and they are light on my neck. I'd like a cardiology littmann but they are expensive and quite...

  15. How do I respond to wrongful allegations

    thenightnurse456 replied to clownlove's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    It's a shame our elderly have to be "cared" for by people who are cruel like

  16. No More ED Report?

    thenightnurse456 replied to FarmerFNP's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What's the managers rationale for this? Time saver? It just sounds

  17. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    thenightnurse456 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    Was loving reading this thread before realising it was created when I was a child... Crazy to think that I wouldn't have understood a word of the posts back then, now I'm really enjoying reading the...

  18. Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    thenightnurse456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Love Thor! I actually like everyone of

  19. How do I respond to wrongful allegations

    thenightnurse456 replied to clownlove's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Some facilities have policies that don't allow ENs to call doctors. You should check if your facility has that sort of policy. It has something to do with assessment/phone orders or something like...

  20. Dealing w/ rude RNs

    thenightnurse456 replied to PlumeriaSun's topic in LPN to RN

    I get your frustrated and your venting but by saying your smarter/better then the nurses you work with- your showing the same attitude that your colleagues are supposedly showing you. Also this...

  21. Lack of basic care--appalling!

    thenightnurse456 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    This whole thread makes me feel gross! I can't believe the differences in cultures from USA to Aus regarding hygiene cares and other ADLs. Most areas of my country the nurse is responsible for these...

  22. Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    thenightnurse456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    She's so cute and

  23. Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    thenightnurse456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    In the early seasons he was known as an RN but the writers changed it for whatever reason. Maybe the medical advisors told the writers they needed an LPN on the show... There's an episode where the...

  24. Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    thenightnurse456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I watch nurse Jackie.. But not for the nursing/medical stuff that's on that show because it's THE MOST inaccurate currently on television. I watch it for the dramedy. She is a great advocate for the...

  25. Who's the Best TV Nurse? - allnurses in the news

    thenightnurse456 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! I loved the non main character nurses. They were so cool calm collected and knew their stuff! I also loved that they made Malik an LPN and showed him working right in the trauma room with the...