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How about some nice smelling hand cream to keep at the nurses station? always nice to put on at the end of the day after using the industrial strength soaps on your hands.

Today I was assisting a pt to transfer himself from the bed to commode. He has wearing tshirt, pad and jocks. Transfer was uneventful, assisted him with his shower, got back to the patient's 5 bed room, went back to the side of the bed looked down, a...

T's and A's removal can reduce apnoea, at least in ped's. Many many of our chilldren have obstructive sleep apnoea and regular desats preop.

Hi Kylie Im a grad RN as well, 3 months in. A couple of weeks ago I gave a double dose of methylpred IV. As Im sure youre feeling now, my heart stopped and I felt sick for days afterwards. I went back to work the next day, wanted to see how my patien...

Cooee can also be used to say something is very far away, eg ''The pub is not within cooee of my work'''.

We hep lock their PICC's, it lets them get up and about, rather than lying in bed in their room all day.

On my adolescent ward we explain to the kids why they should take it, if they still wont,we write in the notes that they refused and get on the phone with their mum, usually the kids never win then! Our kids with psych issues (generally eating disrod...

Ive been working with kids/ teenagers / young adults for a couple of years as a carer (equivalent to a CNA), I did find some kids would become overly attached, affectionate, physical etc. Make sure you reinforce to them that you are working, you are ...

I work in a peds hospital inAustralia, I saw the policy in our Nursing practice manual, but will have to have another look and get back to you.

Kids with CF are so special. They are not here on earth for all that long, but they touch so many people and make us remember what is important.

Hi TLC I work in a peds hosp. in the adolescent ward. We have a lot of patients with eating disorders. I enjoy working with the girls, my problem is that the philosophy on the ward is that we do not treat the ED, we treat them for dehydration, or hyp...

You will find this at school, you will find it in the workplace. I know its annoying, but try not to let these types of things annoy you. In the end, she makes a fool of herself... and it probab ly makes for a good laugh for you!

Cystic fibrosis is definitely a good choice- lots of facets to it, as it affects many of the body systems.

I am sorry you are having a hard time, Im a new grad, with two more days orientation, . Im sure I will be in the same boat in a couple of days!

I was going to say Jean Watson, the theorist but someone beat me to it! Unis' love it when you discuss theorists!

I just got registered in Western Australia yesterday. but I am a local! Welcome to Perth!

Thats crazy! I rarely see dresses in my hospital, sometimes a skirt though. What do the men wear? Or are they also behind the times in employing males?

I do this kind of work , but am called a nursing assistan (Im in australia). I really enjoy working in the community, still very demanding work, but I have learnt alot, and had some wonderful experiences. It has also worked well for me by fitting int...

Im starting my final 5 weeks of prac on Monday, and there is so much I still dont know. Im sure I will feel the same when I start in my new job too. Completely normal to feel like this. You just need to seek out supportive nurses to help you learn.

I have just finished my final unit in nursing, and it was called 'Professional issues in nursing.' Some of out topis were Horizontal violence in the clinical setting Recruitment and retention of nurses Evidencce based practice- a help or hindrance Th...

My agency is having a river cruise on Saturday night, dinner and drinks with a black and white theme- I can't wait! It's so good to meet up with other girls from my agency, we are always the outsiders, as agency staff! What will your work christmas p...

Thinks are soooo different in Australia! I am a nursing assistant with an agency. they require us to be in our final year of study to be an RN. We do personal care- showering toilet, feed, but mostly we 'guard' the pt, ie I sit on my bum for most of ...

What got me through in my most busiest times of school was having one shift a week as a carer overnight, I would do twelve hours, and be only epected to stay awake for 3 hours. The other 9 hours, as long as I was in the clients home I could study or ...

Heh, my thoughts exactly, I'll leave my ideas for someone that is willing to give me a share in the takings thanks!

I wore a suit with trousers instead of a skirt in july this year for my job interview as an RN, and I got the job. I think as long as what you are wearing looks smart and professional, it is better to wear trousers if that is what you feel more comfo...