debbieuk

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1. General Practice Nurse

   debbieuk replied to KyAnRN's topic in Australia

   Practice Nursing is a different stress to hospitals- you maybe the only nurse there and have to use your own judgement. For me (a practice nurse/ ex hospital nurse) the pay is appalling!!! If you need money don't go to GPLand, the unions don't care ...

2. Perioperative Nurse Surgeon's Assistant

   debbieuk replied to Happy Wombat's topic in Australia

   We had one from the UK come to our hospital and it wasn't recognised. A bit like ODPs. Didn't even get him a CN position I would thing a post grad cert in peri op would be more beneficial here.

3. What do you LOVE about being an OR nurse?

   debbieuk replied to usnwbama's topic in Operating Room

   I love the teamwork..I love the fact that my patient has come to us with a problem and we fix it..no long stays. The AMAZING things that surgeons can do.,still have my chin on the floor some days!! It never gets boring... the constant change in knowl...

4. Top 5 Reasons Why Student Nurses Rock

   debbieuk replied to TheCommuter's topic in Rock

   my fIrst day on clInIcals I was advIsed to run away as fast as I can by my preceptor! I dIdnt and I am now a clInIcal OR nurse who loves havIng students and grads! I have formally preceptored 3 students and they have all become OR nurses...well done...

5. Work Experience

   debbieuk replied to reshin's topic in Australia

   It all depends on what visa you are after.. you can get a job and a 457 visa with a years experience but a permanent visa wants 2 years experience ...many get jobs on 457s and then apply for an onshore permanent visa later.

6. Is becoming an RN still worth it?

   debbieuk replied to round12tko's topic in International

   YES YES YES.. Nursing is worth it!! On my very first prac years ago a nurse told me to run away..i was horrified..i was there to help people..to follow my vocation/ passion ect ect...hahaha..oh times have changed !! I have shite days as does EVERY J...

7. will i be ok

   debbieuk replied to debbieuk's topic in Operating Room

   sorry about that....bit of local slang debbie

8. will i be ok

   debbieuk replied to debbieuk's topic in Operating Room

   thanks for that...just been and had my pot off...chuff it feels strange start physio end this week and i have to wearan air splint for the next 6 weeks.. debbie

9. will i be ok

   debbieuk posted a topic in Operating Room

   hi all, i am an OR nursein the UK, scrub and circulate and i have broken my ankle..i have a fractured fibula and a bimalleollar fracture i had an ORIF and ended up with a 10 hole plate and 12 screws in all... my worry is that as an ortho nurse will i...

10. Stick it out in the OR or not?

    debbieuk replied to Chloe07's topic in Operating Room

    hi, i have been qualified for a year now and i also went straight into the OR. we had a 6 month induction and 6 month consolidation and by God you need it! i went through all the things you are going through but all i can say is stick with it it WILL...

11. Use of TKR cement with a pregnant circulating nurse

    debbieuk replied to eloborn's topic in Operating Room

    hi, in the UK we also don't have pregnant women anywhere near cement debbie

12. Happy Christmas Everyone

    debbieuk posted a topic in International

    i would like to wish you all a wonderful christmas and a happy new year. good luck in whatever ventures you are undertaking next year see you all in 2007 :smiley_aa :loveya: debbie :santa3: :reindeer:

13. Positives and Negatives about working OR

    debbieuk replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Operating Room

    blood, guts, bones, smells, aching feet, a bad back, lead gowns, never finishing on time, and politics......... great team work, fasinating surgery, good pay, patient care like no where else and something different every day.... i would not do anythi...

14. Do you have Anesthesia Tech's?

    debbieuk replied to laneyRN's topic in Operating Room

    hi, i dont know if this is the same thing as i am not sure of your terminology but in the UK we have operating department practioners whos main job is to assist the anaesthetist. the maintain the machines and are responsible f or the anaesthetic room...

15. no longer at the bottom of the pile

    debbieuk posted a topic in Operating Room

    hey all just had to post this ..... as yoou know if you have read my other posts that i was joining the ortho or team and was very nervous .... BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!! the team are great (apart from GOD, sorry i mean one surgeon who thinks he is but that...