Kalohen89

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1. Anyone here work at a hospital that uses nitrous oxide in labor?

   Kalohen89 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   I dont work in Maternity so can't answer from a professional stand point, but here in Australia it is used all the time during labour, dont have to sign anything to use it either. It's often our first go to for pain relief substances and can be used ...

2. What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

   Kalohen89 replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

   5 months. My first job as a new grad RN in a rural multipurpose facility with a 12 bed residential ward, 7 bed general ward and 2 bed ED. There were 2 aged care staff, usually with at least one EN (?LPN) to look after the 12 residents and only 1 RN t...

3. Euthanasia. Murder or Mercy?

   Kalohen89 replied to erinmckenziejam's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with euthanasia in situations where a person is terminally ill and no longer have any quality of life. Before I went to uni to become a nurse I watched my pop die from prostate cancer and it was awful. Once he started falling at homehe was mo...

4. New grad quit?

   Kalohen89 replied to rnby95's topic in General Nursing

   As a new grad I had a similar experience in my first job so I understand what it feels like. I felt very unsafe, was expected to handle situations way above my skill level as a newbie and had very little support so I ran as soon as I as I could and n...

5. 2 month vaccination question

   Kalohen89 replied to nurselove757's topic in NP

   I am in Australia so won't give you information Re: the schedule as ours is slightly different, but no its not preferable to give them spaced out, for the reasons others have said such as potentially leaving the infant unvaccinated and at risk of exp...

6. Respiration counting

   Kalohen89 replied to AMMLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I check radial pulse and resp rate together with fingers still on the pulse as though I'm still counting it, I watch the chest area for both assessments and try to look as though I'm just trying to focus on feeling the rate and counting, so when i sw...

7. should i stay or should i go? advise for a young nurse trying to find her niche

   Kalohen89 replied to sunshine539's topic in General Nursing

   If you want to go to ICU because it's your dream and the suggestion gave you the confidence to try for it, then go for it. If you're only interested in it because someone said you should, then I don't think it's a good idea, sit on this for a while a...

8. New Mom and New Nurse!

   Kalohen89 replied to hillarythenerd's topic in Retired

   I see that you posted this several months ago so by now you may already be working or be on the hunt for a job, but I'll comment anyway incase it helps you. First off, Congratulations on the birth of your baby, and on becoming a nurse. I was in a sim...

9. Regret becoming a nurse....

   Kalohen89 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

   When I think of that 1st year of nursing struggle, I think of anxiety, being terrified on a daily basis, feeling insecure, overwhelmed, like you'll never get the hang of it and of running around like a chicken with its head chopped off; but when you ...

10. How to know how your interview went.

    Kalohen89 replied to Karen 77's topic in General Nursing

    I am absolutely disgusted and ashamed to hear how you have been treated by your peers; i am a young and new RN living in Australia and would never dream of treating a coworker that way. Try not to feel too bad about the job, not getting it does not m...

11. Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

    Kalohen89 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations OP!! Hope you are still enjoying your new role... While I understand there will be women who don't want a male caring for them for a variety of reasons and yes they are absolutely entitled to say who sees their body; I don't understan...

12. Please help :(

    Kalohen89 replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Condolences to you and your family, I'm so sorry for your loss. If I were your coworker I would expect that after the passing of a family member, you would need some time off. To try to guilt someone into working just hours after a family members me...

13. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    Kalohen89 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Stones, bones, groans, thrones and psychiatric overtones - hypercalcemia

14. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Kalohen89 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Older woman bought in by her daughter at 9am c/o a sore foot, during exam she mentions that she had an appointment with her family doctor for another issue at.. yep, 9am, but the daughter decided she should go to ED instead because her foot started h...

15. Nurse Slang Yo!

    Kalohen89 replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    BIBA- brought in by ambulance Going to check the weather- smoke break The COW is out of the paddock- computer on wheels is missing