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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.

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 patient was going, then took the next day as a sick day because I was then due for days off. Reflect on it, but then you need to move on and push it out of your head so you can go back to work. Everyone will tell you éveryone makes a medication error, just as long as you've learnt from it'and it is true. Chin up Kylie, I know how you are feeling and I'm sure once you get your confidence back you will be able to continue learning to be a great nurse!

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 disroders/ depression) if they refuse and their parents and DP/ case manager can't talk them around, they get placed under the Mental Health Act, and we then enforce treatment on them, meds given IM if possible.

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 married (if you are) , you dont like being touched, and repeat this to them when necessary. Ive been a nurse for a couple of months now and find it alot easier now I wear a uniform and don't act in the role of 'leisure buddy'etc, which the kids often equate with 'friend'.

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.

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, and between my feet was the hugest BA. I swear it wasn't there when we left for the bathroom! None of the roommates seemed to notice it was there, I was so shocked! It kept me laughing all day, Im just thankful I didnt step in it!

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 hypotension etc. They have the psychs come to see them, and we give them NG feeds. We are not a psych ward, but it just seems strange that we dont treat the illness, only the effects of it (hope that all makes sense!). Do you find many of your pts/ clients recover? Ours never seem to get better, they are discharged even if they are not eating. What is their treatment like?

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