Michelle123

Michelle123

Med/Surg, ED, ortho, urology

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  1. New to nursing - ward routines?

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have just started on a medical ward. I had a week of supernumerary and then I started on my own. As you can imagine being a brand new nurse, I am overwhelmed to say the least. I'm frustrated that I...

  2. How often do you document fht's?

    Michelle123 replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious, you are talking about continuous aren't you? Doesn't that cause issue with requiring the woman to lay in bed throught her labour? Or do you have portable monitors? Do you get many women...

  3. 'Us and Them' mentality

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm concerned with the 'us and them' mentality between the wards and emergency at my hospital. I'm just wondering if it's just me or does it happen in other areas? It feels like I am always...

  4. Medical shows...

    Michelle123 replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yeah seeing docs do IV's and stuff on TV. Doesn't happen in real life. The only time I see a doc routinely do IV's or bloods is in emergency. Actually the only time I see a doc routinely do anything...

  5. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Michelle123 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    I must admit I'm pretty ok with most things now. I still get watery eyes from being up close to the really bad BM smell, and sometimes vomiting will do the same, but the one thing that really bothers...

  6. New to Emergency

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi everyone, I have just started a 2nd yr Emergency nursing program. I am in my 6th week of it. I rotate between a few different hospitals the main one being a major trauma centre, which I get to...

  7. Tell me again....it does get better?

    Michelle123 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm currently rotating on a busy surgical ward.. We have ortho, general surgery and a few urology as well as general medical patients (the overflow from the medical ward). Most days we are above...

  8. When a patient dies

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a new grad who has just spent the last 20 weeks rotating in a medical ward where we have a portion of palliative care patients. We have had patients die before. But there was this one patient...

  9. Applying for student midwife position, any tips?

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Over here they ONLY employ midwives in L&D. So this is the only way for me to get experience. So back to the original question, any

  10. Applying for student midwife position, any tips?

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I am currently a new grad RN and have just applied for the post grad diploma student midwife position. They will probably have interviews the end of this month beginning of september. Do you have...

  11. Tell me again....it does get better?

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nope.

  12. Applying for student midwife position, any tips?

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, here you can't get experience unless you are a student or registered midwife. The whole point of the program is not only for you to complete the post grad diploma, but you are employed as a...

  13. interventions?

    Michelle123 replied to nicetomeetyou's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Some of the HTN that I come accross is because due to the length of time the person has been in ED, or due to their injury (I'm on a surgical ward), the person either hasn't had their regular...

  14. Need to Vent: Slow and Stupid NG

    Michelle123 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The main thing that changed for me, was when I sat back and watched the other nurses. I listened to them in handover, and on the floor and I heard things like, "Oh I forgot to do that" or "I can't...

  15. Learning to prioritise/become effecient

    Michelle123 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for all the replies to my other thread. I feel like I keep asking the same questions over and over again.... How long does it take till you can do things quickly? It took me almost an hour the...

  16. Another not coping thread....

    Michelle123 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Last night was my first shift with my own patient load. In our new grad program we spend our first week doing the corporate, OHS, manual handling etc orientation, we then spend a day on ward...

  17. Why aren't we assessing patients?

    Michelle123 replied to bluebelle0604's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is the first thing I do when I come on shift after report. I do a full set of obs and an assessment. I also look through the chart for when meds are due and to see where they are up to with their...

  18. Head injury - Serial assessment/neuro obs stupid question

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm just curious about the serial assessment and the neuro obs that you would do on a pt that was brought in with a head injury. Here is what I we have been told in class: The basics Airway, C spine...

  19. Handover and report/charting/documentation

    Michelle123 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I'm not sure if there are differences between countries, which I am sure there would be, but I am interested in how you prepare for verbal handover (I think it is referred to as report in the US?)...

  20. advice from Mom's working overnights

    Michelle123 replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is something that I am interested in, I won't be doing perm noc's but a rotating roster that includes them. My son will be almost 18 months. We co-sleep and he is still breastfeeding. So far days...

  21. Thanyou Daytonite!! Show your appreciation!

    Michelle123 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know that there have been a lot of us (particularly students) who have been helped by Daytonite, she has provided so much indepth information, links for further information and advice on how to...

  22. New Grad starting in Med-Surg

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi everyone, I will be starting my new grad rotation in med/surg in Feb. It's like 7 weeks away! Anyway, does anyone have any advice or tips on things that I can do to prepare myself? Not that...

  23. Case Study Template

    Michelle123 replied to Michelle123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks so much for that. I just wasn't feeling it with regards to flow organisation... Not sure if you've ever been there

  24. Case Study Template

    Michelle123 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, As my final assignment, I am putting together a case study - this one is in relation to cataract surgery, which discusses presenting S&S, health history, co morbidities and how they impact on...

  25. A witness to CPR

    Michelle123 replied to michuria's topic in General Nursing

    The bleeding could have been from something other than the CPR. It is a very unique experience, the feeling of ribs breaking under your hands as you perform CPR.... But it could have been a number of...