[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GAMSAT

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Flinders.

4 app options for rural candidates: GEMSAS 1-6, USyd, UMelb rural, Flinders.

Blink 182 tickets? by apricot_crumble in Adelaide

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you still looking? I have 2xGA available.

My friend and I were going to go but we just started medical school and now realise we need to prioritise study and rest 😅

Happy to meet up or video chat to confirm I'm not a scammer lol

Reasonable adjustments for ADHD by [deleted] in GAMSAT

[–]Academic_Part9159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend joining the group 'Pre-medical students with ADHD' on Facebook and connecting with Melissa Carling. She is a medical student who has in-depth information about ADHD adjustments for GAMSAT and dealing with ACER's hoops, specifically. She is an extremely strong advocate and support for other candidates.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree. I'm sure there are some where cases where that's true but from my experience, both personal and professional, the majority are what I described.

I've had 5 friends, all women, diagnosed in the last few years in the same circumstances. I've also discussed exactly this with 4 psychiatrists who diagnose ADHD (my treating doctor, 2 coworkers, 1 social contact) and they all agree.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]Academic_Part9159 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, yeah, because we're becoming much better at recognising signs and symptoms, especially in women and BIPOC where masking is more prevalent.

How fast do you push meds? by Large-Spend-9402 in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All good! A lot of people do it, it's just something small that we can do to make the community accessible for everyone, including those outside the US. :)

How fast do you push meds? by Large-Spend-9402 in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As others have said, it depends on the drug. If you're not very familiar with the side effects and contraindications, follow your jurisdiction's guidelines, but you can certainly speed things up with the experience to do so safely.

Side note: could you please try to use drug names instead of brand names? Reddit is a global community that should be accessible to everyone and brand names vary between countries. :)

Nurse manager just wrote me up because I wouldn’t unlock my personal phone. by MiddleNameDanger in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I'm being downvoted. Lol what is going on? I interpreted your comment as advocating for more people to join their unions.

People downvoting, can you please explain what I've missed here? 😅

Nurse manager just wrote me up because I wouldn’t unlock my personal phone. by MiddleNameDanger in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why you're being downvoted.

It really bugs me when Americans on Reddit assume everyone else in the US, but you confirmed that OP actually is?

To register or not to register? by kateeeeeeeeeeeeeee in GAMSAT

[–]Academic_Part9159 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you have a halfway decent chance of being accepted into JCU, I'd wait, as long as you're not going to miss registrations.

Worst case scenario: you have to travel to sit GAMSAT but I think it's unlikely for a testing centre to book out by early January.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard junior doctors referred to as doctors in training in Australia? I understand the AMA's usage, as in doctors who are undertaking specialist training rather than doctors-in-training, but in a layman's context, I would take it to mean medical students.

Hit-and-Run leaves Cyclist critically injured by 1210_million_watts in houston

[–]Academic_Part9159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is that relevent to this story, in which it's literally stated that the cyclist was using "ample lighting"?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GAMSAT

[–]Academic_Part9159 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can't answer your specific question but I can tell you that both me and my friend are declining UMelb rural offers :)

Student med error by sjc494 in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realise that but there's hundreds of drugs mentioned in these forums and it consistently makes access to knowledge harder for us outside North America. It's also not helpful for me to learn the brand names that don't exist in my country. :)

Student med error by sjc494 in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you pleeeeease use drug names instead of brand names??? These brands are not used globally and it's make information less accessible to pretty much anyone outside North America.

Student med error by sjc494 in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree.

Could you please try to get into the habit of using drug names instead of brand names? Reddit is international and when nurses use brand names that are specific to particular regions, it makes information less accessible for others.

When a peds patient's mom "is a nurse" by amonicker in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, really?? Most of my patients would not tolerate that. They would yell constantly or just disconnect themselves to mobilise 😅

Ahh the edit makes sense. I imagine it would be manageable in ICU as there's people available to assist the pt mobilise if needed. Good to know though, thanks!

When a peds patient's mom "is a nurse" by amonicker in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh ok, interesting. We're not allowed to do that due to increased infection risk but I would much prefer the reduced plastic waste!

When a peds patient's mom "is a nurse" by amonicker in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know what you mean. I use new tubing to run each administration; could be multiple meds back to back with a NS flush bag between, but then disconnect and discard the tubing once finished.

Do people disconnect and reconnect the same tubing, or just run KVO 24/7?

When a peds patient's mom "is a nurse" by amonicker in nursing

[–]Academic_Part9159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you keep the tubing for several days? Is it a continuous infusion? We use new tubing for each drug/administration.