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Hi There,

I know this isn't the nursing student forum, however that area of the board is largely plagued with nursing students in America! I'm an Australian nursing student scouring All Nursing for any other Australian nursing students who might be interested in forming a study group (online or in real time, I guess it depends on our locations!) or even a resource group to further our studies and share experiences and resources.

It's kind of just an idea up in the air at the moment... I guess I'm wondering how many students there are out there from Australia, first! Perhaps if you exist we could have a good chat and form a group that could be of benefit to all of us and our studies and future careers.

Vaugely, these are some of the ideas that I had:

  • Study sessions (online or in real time) going by topics. For example by body systems (e.g. cardio, respiratory, GIT etc) and/or by types and areas of care (e.g. mental health, paeds, palliative care, critical care and so forth)
  • A email resource list with all members emails attached and perhaps a blurb about each person. If another member is looking for something in particular they may be able to find someone else on the list with experience in the area of interest
  • A forum for a whole range of new friendships of other nurisng students around the country!
  • Assignment help groups. For example if someone is having trouble with stats then they can ask the group for help regarding their stats assignment and the group has the opportunity to input/lend a hand
  • Perhaps we could set up our forum public forum and encompass all of these things... ?

Anyway, if you're out there, yell out!

Hey i'm new on this forum. I'm an EN student at TAFESA, at Pt Adelaide. (lol i found it by accident while doing homework) I'm coming up to doing my clinical placement soon, which i'm really looking forward to! I cant wait!

I was speaking to a nurse from NICU at RNS who thought that the UTS bachelor of midwifery students didn't really have the basic nursing skills they needed, so a combined degree would be good. How much longer does it take?

Buttercup, can you talk to your careers centre at uni? Other than that I would play up any community type roles, maybe P&C or something? Organising a family is a hard job (I can't even organise myself, lol) be confident in the skills you have learned rather than focussing on what you don't have. Anyway, I'm sure you're not the first nursing student to be in this position. :)

I just got my graduate nurse position :D The end is so close!

Huge congrats:nurse:

:)Zoe

WOW, congrats Rubystar!! How many rotations do u get and what specialties are they?

I get 4 rotations over 2 years. I was really hoping to get this one because it sounded like the best one going. I'm hoping to do some critical care stuff like ED in the later ones, but I have no idea what ones I got. I don't even know when I start because they have several intakes early next year and I said I didn't mind which one I got.

Cheers for the support everybody :D this is exciting! Nursing school goes so fast.

I was speaking to a nurse from NICU at RNS who thought that the UTS bachelor of midwifery students didn't really have the basic nursing skills they needed, so a combined degree would be good. How much longer does it take?

The double degree is an extra 12 months. The midwives up here in QLD are a bit hesitant towards the undergrad midwives because of what you said, but I think it depends on the uni as to what they learn, I think these days the uni's are expanding their teaching to include illness and pregnancy.

Hi Beccy!

HI

How is everyone going??? Nearly on the count down to end of semester!! YAY I'm looking forward to the break.

Uni is going great for me - I'm loving this semester's subjects (except for one subject, which I really do enjoy - just can't stand the tutor and she makes it really boring) and doing really well. I only have end of semester assessment left now, so

1 presentation

1 A&P2 exam

1 Health promotion exam

and the osca for clinical health assessment

Hope everyone is going well, and look forward to chatting again soon,

:-)Zoe

hello fellow australian nursing students.

i am studying at qut in brisbane. just out of curiosity, what subjects are you guys taking?

i'm taking bioscience, foundations of nursing practice, nursing and the health care system, clinical prac 1. i am allocated to the oncology, haemotology and chronic pain wards for my first clinical prac. i have over a month or so left of waiting and i'm very excited/terrified for it. i'm sure it's normal to be getting mixed feelings for the first prac. :)

... i guess i'm wondering how many students there are out there from australia, first!

there are over 500 nursing students at my school (the numbers are slowly decreasing) and unfortunately not all of them use online forums

-mimi

I think it is really good idea. If there are many good resources, I think it would be wonderful for nurses who are currently working like me. :redbeathe

Good luck, Guys

Wow this is fantastic, thanks for starting it Rachel. I have applied for the ACU for BN next year. I will do it part time too so it will take me 6 years and I will be 50 when I finish. Meanwhile I'm working as a community AIN in Sydney and loving it. I do 3 evening runs and 2 morning runs per week. I have 2 teen's who are preety independent. I have bought some textbooks already and am studying them ahead. Got a great DVD with clinicals on it. Loved the TAFE courses I did so hope I can do Uni ok. I think all the uni's have different subjects, or maybe the names. I've got a brochure with the names of all my subjects and the first two are community, health and welfare and Foundation Biology 1.

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I thought I'd bump this thread up again seeing as it's only one month till uni goes back... though I've noticed that there are already plenty of TENs on the floor!

What is everyone taking this semester? Do you know what clinicals you're getting yet?

Hi well it is a great idea. I'm so excited about starting. What re you doing?? And what do you mean by TENS?

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TEN = Trainee enrolled nurse

This semester I am taking...

- Foundations of Children's Nursing

- Adult Nursing: Neuro + Endocrine

- Fundamentals of Pathophysiology 3

My two clinicals this semester are 10 days at a nursery or special school and 5 days on the wards. I'm 100% excited. So excited I've been practicing my long division for infusion calculations!

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