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Help! I’ve been ramped!
credit: martinhoward I had something rather interesting happen to me this week – I was ramped! While ramping is not an uncommon process every day in Australia, it is one that usually annoys / frustrates and infuriates ambulance staff more than anyone else. What is ramping? From the health and community services union: “Ramping occurs [...]
Can nurses be trusted? The survey says…
credit: *Zara This year’s Roy Morgan Professions Survey has named Nursing as the most ethical and honest of all professions in Australia, topping the list at 89% of those surveyed. Interestingly enough, this is the fifteenth year in a row that Nursing has topped the list since it’s addition in 1994. This is despite the [...]
10 surreal minutes – did that just happen?
credit: la_cola_de_mi_perro So today using my powers of amazing dodge-ability, I managed (by mere milliseconds) to get out of the path of a power-vomit. Not just any power vomit, this was the kind experienced only by those who have joined the ranks of the bowel-obstruction team. As any emergency nurse would know, this normally entails [...]
Medication Errors: Behind closed doors
credit: Andres Rueda Medication errors seems to be a hot topic that is revived from time to time. Often it comes up in a slightly sensationalised form in the media, with grim statistics accompanying a photo of a busy hospital, and comments made on the negative outcomes for recipients of such errors. Exactly how often [...]


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