Nurse Shirley shares her 2009 memories and highlights...    Normal.dotm 0 0 1 394 2246 Shannon's Way (NZ) Ltd 18 4 2758 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false 1.  What did you do in 2009 that you've never More...

I was having a think the other day when asked what nurses do at Christmas and I realised that the biggest thing we do is compromise. From what I hear, most nursing shift work roles have a work one or the other policy over Christmas and New Year but it seems to vary as to what the various area More...

Everywhere I go, I hear comments about that agency nurses get better wages.   I hear it from hospital nurses, from nursing administrators, and sadly even from the agency nurses.  How easily they are deceived! "Earn $42 an hour NOW - Join <Insert Name Here> Agency! lots of More...

Some of our friends and visitors here at Nurse Uncut are seeking some advice. A student, alfigjam, asks: I am currently doing an acute care case scenario and my patient is on IV Tramadol 100mg 6/24 . I have looked in MIMS and other drug books and I can't find IV Tramadol. Is there such a More...

As you may have guessed from my name I am a male and I am also a nurse. Over the years there have been many representations of male nurses on TV and in the movies.   My earliest memory is of a male nurse on TV was probably Michael on “A Country Practice” who from what I can More...