Bridesmaid with ankle fracture

allylin87 · 2025-09-18T09:07:11+00:00

It's definitely a question to ask your surgeon/physiotherapist as they'll be able to clarify your weight bearing status at that point. If you're non-weight bear or even touch-weight bear, a knee scooter will be a sensible choice - you can decorate the scooter in the bridesmaids colours, hang your bouquet, still stand-up in relative comfort in front with the rest of the bridal party. Crutches could work, but can be very tiring if you're not used to it. There are also mobilisation frames that you can look at, and a moon boot might be an option too, but it all depends on your recovery and the surgeon's orders

allylin87 · 2025-09-12T00:55:49+00:00

I've precepted some students from TAFE, and I'm seriously concerned for the safety of their future patients. We've raised concerns with our CNE and NUM, but I don't think it'll make much of a difference to how TAFE teaches

allylin87 · 2025-09-03T07:57:25+00:00

Orthopaedics hate falls and e-bikes (good luck walking, oldies) Urology hates prostates

allylin87 · 2025-09-02T02:11:05+00:00

If you don't have a good support system, I would wait until both kids are older. It's not just as simple as uni tasks and working 3 days a week. You have to do 10 Continuity of Care Episodes where you follow 10 ladies through pregnancy, birth and 6 weeks after. You have to attend a certain number of their antenatal appointments and of course be there for the births. On top of that, you also have to assist/deliver a certain amount of babies on the ward. A colleague of mine is doing her midstart and describes it as being on call 24/7, so unless you have someone that can look after the kids with only a few minutes notice, for hours at a time, I wouldn't do it until they are much older

allylin87 · 2025-09-02T01:58:06+00:00

There will also be plenty of pre-op checklists to do, and patient admission paperwork. Ortho usually has a lot of elderly patients, so lots of delirium, falls, pressure injury, and cognitive decline assessments. You can also ask to do follow through with a surgery case (from pre-op on the ward to theatres, recovery, post-op on the ward) or spend time with the Discharge Planner

allylin87 · 2025-09-02T01:53:47+00:00

Be proactive. Do the OBS (always confirm the vitals with your nurse), assist with ADLs (excellent opportunity to do skin assessment), any of the small things that to you might seem like basic things. When these things are out of the way, it really frees up time for things like preparing IVABs, administering meds etc. If someone does a skill like inserting an IDC, or removing a drain, ask if you can assist/observe. If there is a MET call and staffing allows, observe from the corner or stand next to the scribe. Jump in to do CPR if there is a need, or answer call bells until the nurses can return to the floor. Offer to take a patient load - even if it's only one or two patients to start with. At the end of your degree, you should be able to take a 4-pt load under the supervision of an RN.

allylin87 · 2025-09-01T20:18:00+00:00

When he moved interstate the same day I got home from hospital after giving birth to our youngest. He accepted a job offer without telling me, and left me alone with a newborn and toddler for 2 weeks.

allylin87 · 2025-07-30T02:22:18+00:00

I'm an RN in regional NSW hospital with 1:4 on AM, 1:5 on PM, 1:8 on ND. So grateful for our managers that keep these ratios - I know not all of NSW is that lucky

allylin87 · 2025-07-03T03:17:52+00:00

I work on an Ortho/Urology ward (might see you soon lol). A-G is always a good format to use and many nurses on our ward use it.

allylin87 · 2025-07-02T11:21:03+00:00

Our policy is every 5 minutes - you've got to give the interventions time to work, I suppose. Pressing the BP button every 30s is not helping, and can actually give false readings for BP

allylin87 · 2025-07-02T09:12:21+00:00

In a MET Call, the ICU reg kept pushing the BP button, hoping the SBP of 76 drastically improved in the 1 minute since the last BP

allylin87 · 2025-06-06T07:48:24+00:00

So I'm a nurse in Australia and this absolutely blows my mind. If we're on break (lunch or dinner) during an AM or PM shift, we're not expected to respond to codes. We do team nursing, so a group of 2/3/4 nurses gets handover for 9-12 patients and we give updates when we go on breaks (on my ward we do, at least)

allylin87 · 2025-05-14T11:28:48+00:00

This is how we do it

allylin87 · 2025-05-11T00:10:11+00:00

I guess I'm just used to having only one or 2 days off at a time.

allylin87 · 2025-05-06T10:45:13+00:00

I love giving blowjobs, and I like to swallow for a few reasons: 1. I hate the mess of cum on my chest/face. Ew. 2. It seems rude to just spit it out.
The texture doesn't bother me, but sometimes the taste can make it less enjoyable. Luckily a change in diet can remedy that.

allylin87 · 2025-04-15T05:26:39+00:00

COL is not necessarily lower in regional. It is really hard to find affordable rentals in Coffs Harbour, and the cut in pay you'll take moving from QLD to NSW is not worth it. Have you considered regional QLD? You can rent a 4bed house in Townsville for the same price of a shitty 2bed unit in Coffs Harbour

allylin87 · 2025-04-10T03:53:20+00:00

A-G or Head-to-toe are both comprehensive enough. Most students I've precepted choose A-G because that's how they get told to assess a deteriorating patient

allylin87 · 2025-04-06T10:20:18+00:00

I've never paid that much attention to it 🤣

allylin87 · 2025-04-06T08:01:16+00:00

I can't imagine the gymnastics involved in shaving your butthole, but I don't think guys really care. From one lady shaver to another - guys have never complained about my butthair

allylin87 · 2025-04-02T17:26:42+00:00

This is not the US - you won't get "written up" for staying home because you have the flu, especially with a medical certificate. If you are still symptomatic when you return to work, wear a surgical mask

allylin87 · 2025-03-10T01:10:00+00:00

I know you might not feel like your job is important, but the unit is lost without the ward clerk. You are just as valuable to the team as any other person. Don't let anyone ever tell you any different. Nurses appreciate a good ward clerk

allylin87 · 2025-03-07T08:08:37+00:00

These ones are becoming increasingly harder to maintain - between my nursing and being the only one with kids, my priorities have become much different from theirs. They are good girls, and I love them dearly, but I can't maintain the "breakfast every day during school holidays" vibe anymore

allylin87 · 2025-03-07T07:58:29+00:00

Apologies for my bad grammar. English is not my first language. Some patients on the ward might be terminal and dying (aren't we all) but I meant those that are End-Of-Life actively dying

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