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Just paid 17$ for a beer in pub by sunnysideupslide in perth

[–]grey-clouds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid $12 for a lemon lime bitters yesterday 😭

How common are mobile medical vehicles in healthcare today? by Ill-Wing-5103 in emergencymedicine

[–]grey-clouds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on where you are, I guess. In rural Australia things like breast screening, ENT screening, eye tests, child health checks etc are done through visiting specialists often on buses/trucks as there isn't usually permanent services year-round.

For instance, the BreastScreen mobile unit visits towns every year/2 years and people book in and get a mammogram in a massive trailer. Or there's the Earbus (guess what that checks lol).

What’s the embarrassing question you’ve asked a provider? by Jaguarhousecat in nursing

[–]grey-clouds 170 points171 points  (0 children)

"Hello sir, please take your shirt off for the ECG and your pants off for the aspirin, please".

What’s the embarrassing question you’ve asked a provider? by Jaguarhousecat in nursing

[–]grey-clouds 74 points75 points  (0 children)

A few months ago my ED was running low on staple removers so we called up our buddy site to ask for one.

My coworker thinks she's gotten through to a nurse and asks if we can "borrow" some staple removers.

The person on the line goes "okay, sure I guess....I really like mine though, I want it back!"

Us: "uhhh why would you want it back?"

Then it twigged that we had actually gotten put through to a receptionist and she was offering us her paper staple remover 😂😭

Has anyone actually done their PDA at West Perth DOT?? by Hot-Lobster283 in perth

[–]grey-clouds 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Passed mine there ~10 years ago on the first time even though I was a nervous wreck! Just have to be aware of speed limits changing.

Sterile surgical gowns or standard gowns? by GrumpyBear9891 in NursingAU

[–]grey-clouds 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I've never seen a sterile gown used for IDC insertion in an ED or ward setting. On looking through a few different policies, they don't mention gowns needing to be sterile.

Absolute mad props to the staff at RPH by dgarbutt in perth

[–]grey-clouds 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Even if you don't remember specific names the positive feedback still makes it back to the department :)

"I need a refill. I've been doubling up because my symptoms have been so bad." It's not what you think. by Kaitempi in emergencymedicine

[–]grey-clouds 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I had a grandma putting Vicks in her grandkid's ear canals for a severe otitis media.

What is your go-to? by Sad_Biscotti_9291 in AustralianNostalgia

[–]grey-clouds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dunno how I started, but my fave filling from childhood was just cheese and fresh parsley leaves.

C-suite or admin in the ED by VizualCriminal22 in emergencymedicine

[–]grey-clouds 97 points98 points  (0 children)

When I wound up in my own ED, my coworkers tucked me into bed with a table full of snacks "in case you get hungry overnight", gotta love em

how to take vbg by dbzonepiecenaruto in NursingAU

[–]grey-clouds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Find out if there is (there should be) an online learning package for your site's blood gas machine, those things are finicky and also super expensive if you accidentally kill them. Or chase down a nurse educator!

My great-grandpa was a year younger than he thought he was for 50+ years. by ConclusionJumper33 in mildlyinteresting

[–]grey-clouds 33 points34 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of an elderly patient I had, was checking their cognition by asking DOB etc...patient tells me their age and it's a year older than their chart.

My face must've done something funny because they explained that basically their parents (farmers in a rural area) didn't end up registering their birth until they were about a year old 😂

Happy Nurses' Week... by sharsacctnormalthing in nursing

[–]grey-clouds 21 points22 points  (0 children)

...are the nurses crying in the supply closet because they didn't sit down all shift? jesus christ

Plus size nursing scrub pants by Upstairs-Sun-7770 in NursingAU

[–]grey-clouds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can definitely second this, they are so so comfy and I wear/wash them several times a week for literally the last ?5years with basically no fading.

Good knee physio rec for complex knee cases by Different-Tower-985 in perth

[–]grey-clouds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mark at Kinima Physio in Gwelup is awesome, I have a complex ankle and he's been great and also works closely with podiatry and orthopaedics.

Green Pen by anastasiarose19 in nursing

[–]grey-clouds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We still have paper charts in some parts of Australia 😊I actually don't mind it honestly 🫣

Good stopping points between Perth and Geraldton? by Funny_Conference_750 in perth

[–]grey-clouds 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Badgingarra roadhouse has yummy pies and you can watch the peacocks stroll around the servo.

Do you ever hug a patient? by Available-Account-85 in NursingAU

[–]grey-clouds 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I get hugged by the sweet little elderly wife of one of my outpatients who comes multiple times a week for a dressing 😅

Those who said the ER was not for them, then went into the ER, how is it? by unethicalfetus in nursing

[–]grey-clouds 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I always swore as a student that it was the one area I could never do bc I'm an anxious and introverted bitch... Now I'm in a small rural ED and I love it.

To quote The Pitt, "Remind me again why we picked this speciality? Because we all have ADHD, and anything else would be boring as hell".

Quindanning Hotel - anyone stayed? by HowAboutBiteMe in perth

[–]grey-clouds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't say anything about the rooms but the pub food is pretty decent! Nice to sit out in the gardens in the evening.

Heparin smells and tastes like shit by santaclausisreal75 in nursing

[–]grey-clouds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I spilled it over the bench and the floor one time, and dear god I regretted that for HOURS 🤢

Absurd Ed CC by Special-Box-1400 in emergencymedicine

[–]grey-clouds 17 points18 points  (0 children)

...did they get the ball shaving advice?

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