twistedpupchaser

twistedpupchaser

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  1. How to fix the nursing shortage?

    I think that re-thinking strategies for maintaining retention would be more beneficial for the nursing profession than training new staff. I have lost count of how often I have heard of nurses turning...
  2. My butt gets pinched so rarely that each time I check to see if my wallet is still in my back
  3. Another daft question...

    I have just finished my degree and am just waiting for my Registration to clear the Nursing Board and I have to say that I am a bit dubious about how I will handle the real world. I feel that not...
  4. More combat medics are men than women during war time..

    I am an Australian so my info is a little different than already stated. In our Army there is a large number of female medics, (Medical Corps) and female nurses, (Nursing Corps). Often they will be...
  5. "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    My Dx of the Dr is Mad Cow Disease. I have read a number of responses suggesting that the Dr should have used "Universal Precautions"....is that within their scope of practice? Sorry my sarcasm is...
  6. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    There are some great stories here, keep them coming. Some of my favourites: "I hope the voices in your head are happy because mine are doing fine.":yeah: "I need to go out for a cigarette, if I dont I...
  7. I had a pt yesterday I wanted to ask if he carried on like that when he got the tattoo. Because if he did the tattooist would have ***** slapped him into next
  8. Some parents amaze me

    Dalesgirl you are so right! My upbringing was definitly not one to brag about so I tried to be different from the example I had. My oldest is now a teenager and I still wonder how he made it this far,...
  9. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    I am an evil man, definitly not on Santa's "Nice List" some patients are there for my own amusement and I can pick them on admission. When doing pre-op checklists the section on chronic illness,...
  10. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    A big thankyou to all of the good lecturers/instructors, you know who you are! A little thankyou to the mediocre lecturers/instructors, you know who you are! (On the day I finish the course) a full...
  11. No you ARE right, you don't realy need this procedure, we are only doing it for; 1/ I need the practice 2/ I have nothing better to do 3/ I am only doing this to look busy and avoid my paperwork 4/...
  12. Which nursing skills do you dread?

    About 14 years ago I was doing Primary Health Care in a tent in the middle of nowhere, (in the Army). A patrol came in as I was heading to breakfast and one of the members had a huge boil he wanted me...
  13. Do patients/families that are hostile, rude affect your morale?

    As a nursing student I have heard lots of stories about these patients/families and wondered how I would deal with them. Coming from a very physical background and standing 6 foot 4, I figured that...
  14. What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    After my grandfather had his second above knee amputation he was feeling low so in an effort to make him feel better I tried cracking a few jokes. He started to laugh and feel better and we talked...
  15. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    It is funny to read some of the posts regarding this subject, although I am a student I have worked with both Registered and Enrolled nurses, and believe that both have their strengths. In Australia...
  16. I have just finished another 6 week placement as a student, 3rd year!, not long to go. I was put onto the ortho ward and had a great time. (who would have thought that ortho was full of little old...
  17. Reconciling professionalism with patient attitudes.

    Thankyou for your advice everyone! Sorry to delay getting back, between my placement, Uni assignments and work there hasn't been much time for the 'net. Update; the patient had his surgery and is...
  18. Hi Everyone!, I am writing for some advice about how others reconcile their "duty of Care" with patients refusing correct treatment. I am currently a third year Nursing Student doing my advance...
  19. Nursing in the military without actually joining

    Thanks LuvLondon, I figured that I would have to sit the NCLEX testing and think that that will be no problem, (best if everyone sings off the same page). My concern was the foreign and previous...
  20. Nursing in the military without actually joining

    I have been reading this thread and have an interest in this area myself. Last year I was lucky enough to visit a US hospital ship that was visiting Australia and was impressed with the facilities and...
  21. I have only just finished a four week clinical practice where I had a variety of preceptors. At the handover a nurse would be given responsibility of "the students" (said in a variety of tones) to...
  22. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

    I recently watched a video of the my oldest sons birth. Before the delivery Mum was screaming "You did this to me you @#$%^&*", "More drugs NOW" "I dont want to do this anymore!!!!!" all at the...
  23. Deployments in military nursing

    I am a medic, (Medical Corps) in the Australian Army Reserve and am yet to go on an overseas operational deployment. During my training I have been taught that I am a soldier first and a medic second....
  24. Managing Perceptions (male nurse/student in OB)

    In the ward, (med/surg) that I did my first placement a few weeks ago, I had different experiences due to different preceptors and different patients. Every day I had a different preceptor and worked...
  25. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    HONDA: How