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I should have done nursing straight out of school, but it took me a while to realise that. (10 years...) Left a paying job to be a student nurse; registered as a nurse December 2001. Very happy!

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  1. Public and Private Hospitals - whats best?

    What an interesting thread. My most recent hospital experience was in a small public (cancer-specific) hospital. I can't speak highly enough of the place!! Only left because I wanted to work community. Long hours and busy shifts, but only 4 patie...
  2. USA or OZ? need help aahhh!!!

    Absolutely - and that goes for the beer and the weather! It's a brave step to let go of everything and trying something new. Melbourne is an incredibly liveable city - as Ceridwyn said, Melbourne is a tad more Europe than most Aussie cities - incr...
  3. Are you a real nurse?

    A quote from Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern Palliative Care (Hospice) movement, that I think all LTC nurses can appreciate... ..."You matter because you are you, and you matter until the last moment of your life. We will do all we can, ...
  4. Nursing and tattoos

    LOL - I think we've all considered that one! :roll
  5. Are you a real nurse?

    P.S. More important, as you play a bigger part in your residents'/ patients'/ clients' day-to-day lives...
  6. Are you a real nurse?

    I don't know how it is in the US, but here Oz LTC nurses have begun to tell their story and claim equal recognition (and equal pay). I now work in an acute ward setting, but have worked in LTC as a ... CNA (I think you call it) prior to and during m...
  7. How long does report take?

    Yeah, our haematology/ stem cell transplant ward reports go for up to 1.5 hours. We do need to get report on everyone 'cos they're always pretty unwell, and need to know what's going on and who's about to crash. Every now and then we try to cut tim...
  8. is it oriented or orientated?

    Sorry in advance - getting on my soapbox. :imbar Better be careful being prescriptive - if you ever study comparative linguistics (which I did for some reason...) you'd learn that: Oldseimers - actually correct pronunciation of an originally Germa...
  9. Smoking Policy- What do you think??

    I work at an Oncology hospital. We have a little out-of-the way balcony with a self-closing door (doesn't lock from the outside!) It's not far from the wards or any other part of the hospital (it overlooks a central courtyard) and I think there has...
  10. Easist Nursing Areas?

    If you want to be happy as a nurse you have to consider your own strengths A defining feature of Hospice work is the incredible amount of maturity required. As an older RN, your appreciation of the life circumstances of your patients - although not ...
  11. new grads that don'y ask questions

    Hi! I'm a nearly-finished grad nurse (that is, I've nearly finished my Grad Year). I'd like to add as my $0.02 that although I never pass up a learning experience, I always seek out someone experienced before I attempt a new procedure, and I do my h...
  12. Union, yes or no?

    I might not be understanding this correctly, but in the US, is it the HOSPITALS that are union or non-union, rather than the NURSES? In Australia, at least where I've worked, it's an individual choice, and not that big an issue - you are or you are...
  13. How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?

    And if you really need to get away from it all to recoup so you can be yourself again, go to the bathroom! People may think you've got diarrhoea, but at least you don't have to share the cubicle.
  14. Would Jesus be employable

    I thought it might be interesting to address the objections to Jesus as a nurse in a semi-scientific way, using documented evidence... QUOTE]Originally posted by MK2002 I don't know about this career change for Jesus. He might have a problem treatin...
  15. Nursing Hx:Share Oldtime Ineffective tx's?

    This is a hydrometer - what we use to test the car (?bike!) battery when it seems to be flat!