greatshakes

greatshakes has 4 years experience and specializes in aged -adolescent.

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1. I Need Help Really Bad!!!!!

   greatshakes replied to **new!!'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   Speaking of Jesus, He was definitely watching me today I went to the tip (dump) with a trailer full of green waste and just as I got to that section after turning off a busy road I heard a thump, got out of the car and noticed the trailer had come lo...

2. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   Thanks Grace He's gorgeous.

3. I Need Help Really Bad!!!!!

   greatshakes replied to **new!!'s topic in Pre-Nursing

   Just a thought Does your chem text have questions at the back relating to each chapter? I hated the questions but they made me think. When I first started nursing I bought some second hand books and the nclex one became my nursing bible. I swear by ...

4. Sick of all of the bullying.

   greatshakes replied to ANH_RN's topic in Relations

   Sometimes I think negative people just drown you too. I actually hated going to work when I was a AIN because one girl wasn't ******, actually she was very good to me at the start and actually showed me the ropes properly. When I was studying she'd m...

5. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   I have a new grandson born today, to love and just adore to help boost my energy through new realms to explore His mother is a midwife and their family has two girls with good manners and cute faces and really gorgeous curls. I have arms that cuddle...

6. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   Thanks Grace Oz for your message and I will look in then from time to time.:) I have been keeping busy, painted the laundry floor and the sink cupboard and it looks heaps better and doing something physical really helps.

7. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   No luck with the competency I was just so nervous and so I will probably look elsewhere for a job. Its heartbreaking but life goes on I guess. Right now I am expecting news of a grandchild. I probably won't be back to allnurses, no use hankering for ...

8. Was written up ! I am so upset is there any hope to ever be a RN?

   greatshakes replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

   i feel that you are going to find many of the remarks quite cruel but nurses are realists and sometimes they see things from a very direct perspective and that is because nursing often leaves little room for error so i can see their point. it doesn't...

9. New grad and Pregnant...help

   greatshakes replied to gizmo222's topic in General Nursing

   Just curious about whether in USA if you are able to take maternity leave at half pay. If you really want to work for a while and know that you want to return to that field of nursing it may be an option for you. Hope it all works out for you. Enjoy ...

10. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    greatshakes replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    crb613 hospital politics oh no! ha ha. at least with the messes, the patients always get sorted and cleaned up eventually. i try and stay away from hospital politics. they can get very messy and there aren't many winners.

11. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    greatshakes replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    No matter how careful we are and even when wearing gloves, some of the more incontinent patient's messes aren't contained, have any of you a tried and true remedy for removing the smell. I was told toothpaste is a sure thing and have used it. It was ...

12. The "dirty" side of nursing...

    greatshakes replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I used to often wonder what I would do if I saw someone without an eye. I eventually did in an A & E. placement. The patient had taken some medication which made her bleed from both eyes. I had her comfortably settled in a screened cubicle waitin...

13. Am I incompetent?

    greatshakes replied to rnrae's topic in Agency

    To drive that long each way when gas is so expensive you must be very reliable and I think reliable people are a godsend. They probably love you.

14. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    greatshakes replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

    I did the competency and was so nervous right through it. I won't know whether I passed for ten days. I don't have a good feeling but if by chance I have passed, I will be elated. I have learnt though, as much as you love a job, there is life after i...

15. Drawing up meds in syringe.....How to?

    greatshakes replied to Dratz's topic in Student Assist

    Yes it's hellish and the trouble I have is trying to withdraw the plunger and make it look easy. I know exactly where you are coming from and it is equally hard to convince myself that when I hold the ampoule upside down the medication won't come out...