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Calling all nurses....BNF advice please.

Calling all nurses....BNF advice please.

Old May 26th 2008, 10:45 am
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Hi, Im looking for some advice on the NZ version of the BNF....if there is one Im due to start my job by late August and thought it might be wise to swot up......iv only been a real nurse since October 07 so at times im still finding my way around the drug trolly. Now iv got a brand new one to panic about

If there is an equivalent book, do you think I would be able to find one on ebay or amazon?

Any info appriciated

Claire
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Old May 26th 2008, 11:15 am
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Hi Nearly New,

My experiance here in Oz, is that they use MIMS most of the time.
Dont worry about not knowing all the drugs etc, Ive been qualified for twenty years and I use the formulary practically on a daily basis.

Good luck

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Old May 26th 2008, 11:21 am
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Hi Nearly New,

My experiance here in Oz, is that they use MIMS most of the time.
Dont worry about not knowing all the drugs etc, Ive been qualified for twenty years and I use the formulary practically on a daily basis.

Good luck

donna

Hi Donna

Oh thats a relief! Glad its not just me and my inexperience

I dont like MIMS though, I find it really confusing and disjointed Lol. Ah well, guess I better get used to it . I take it its a NZ published MIMS and not one I could get hold of over here?

Thanks for your reply.
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Default Re: Calling all nurses....BNF advice please.

I agree, its very disjointed. I wouldnt worry about not having access before you come over here (ish!!). I suppose you could see if theres a MIMS on-line NZ, Im sure I remember tapping into that when I lived in the UK.

And dont ever worry that you dont know stuff, just worry when you think you know it all!

best of luck

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Default Re: Calling all nurses....BNF advice please.

Originally Posted by doje6863
I agree, its very disjointed. I wouldnt worry about not having access before you come over here (ish!!). I suppose you could see if theres a MIMS on-line NZ, Im sure I remember tapping into that when I lived in the UK.

And dont ever worry that you dont know stuff, just worry when you think you know it all!

best of luck

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Totally agree about time to worry.

Don't like MIMs either, BNF so much easier to plow through. Try chemists.
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Old May 27th 2008, 9:08 pm
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Totally agree about time to worry.

Don't like MIMs either, BNF so much easier to plow through. Try chemists.
Hi Howden

Whats chemists? Is that along the same lines as BNF? Or do you mean you can buy them at chemists?! Im a tad confused!

You think I could get a NZ version of any one of them on ebay/amazon/trade me?

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Default Re: Calling all nurses....BNF advice please.

Hi
You could try looking at Pharmac (www.pharmac.govt.nz) for common drugs here, otherwise you will be able to familiarise yourself once you get here. To be honest most of the drugs are the same (in my profession anyway) some with slightly different name. Also I still have a copy of the BNF and use it here (and have referenced it for essays!)

Don't worry, drugs is drugs!
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