Happy International Nurses Day!

Congratulations @GregB_vaccin8ed and Stuart Baldwinson

Are you an #Australian dual qualified #nurse #paramedic? Still working clinically in one or both roles? I would love to hear your experiences via an online interview. Full details at bit.ly/Fitzgibbon-PhD Australasian College of Paramedicine (ACP) @lizthyer Georgia Clarkson

Late/early shift = ⬆️☕️

Need to filter urine for renal calculi? Try to layers of triangular bandage over a jug. #MacgyverSchoolOfEngineering #1001usesforatriangularbandage

So I have finished my Paeds rotation, here are the things I have learned: - parenting is unique to every set of parents, this sometimes means you spend more nursing effort is directed to the parents than the patient. - you need to be good at maths More to follow….

Lessons from Paeds 2: - you know your patient is getting better when: 0 - 2 years - increased oral intake 3 - 7 years - wanting to play and run around the ward 7 - 11 years - become sassy 11 + years - increased sassiness and attitude

I feel this.

Happy Emergency Nurses Day to my fellow Emergency Nurses. If you’re on shift today, may it be peaceful and not require excessive amounts of PPE!

This is me contemplating the fact that I have now completed 18 years of service today…..at 0430…..on night shift. #NurseLife #wouldnotchangeathing

I’ve been having some foot pain, I think my shoes might be the issue so I am wearing my combat boots to work to test that theory. Why are they so comfortable?!??

My reaction I’m thanked for my positive approach to the cleaning and organising system the civilian work place I am at is implementing. (Seemed like Army standard to me)

Finally used the ringer cutter function of my Leatherman raptor. Highly recommend. It cuts so well!!

RAANC colleagues, Who’d be interested in a corps stable belt similar to this?

Rings 0, Leatherman raptor 3.

Happy International Nurses Day! #InternationalNursesDay2022 #militarynurse

Well it finally happened. They taken down many rings in their time but today the ring cutter on my Leatherman Raptor Trauma Shears have suffered a catastrophic failure.

Congratulations Kirstin Tanner! A well deserved award!

Doing a trauma simulation today at the hospital. In the debrief, one of the nurses noted they weren’t knowledgable on the use of the CAT. Ended up running an impromptu lesson on its use. #TCCCskillsintheED

And just like that my two clinical years are done. Huge thanks to the Emergency and Paediatrics crew for teaching me a thing or two but mainly for the banter and good times.