bubblesthenurse replied to mmck's topic in International
Hi there! i am currently doing a round-oz trip with agencies. for each state there are hundreds of agencies. but there is a gourp of agencies that service all states. they all fall under the same big roof, and anyone of them can get you a job... the...
bubblesthenurse replied to bubblesthenurse's topic in Rural
I LOVE IT OUT HERE!!!! this has got to be what nursing is about!! primary care, emergency nursing, EVERYTHING!! I'm primarily doing the chronic disease type stuff, so the health board can get more funding, and i've been flown between 3 different comm...
bubblesthenurse replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency
i actually tell my patients ( if they are being narky): "if you thought you needed to come in, and truly think you are ill enough to come to ED, why would you then refuse treatment we reccommend, or want to go home? there are plenty of after hours GP...
bubblesthenurse replied to staceylee67's topic in General Nursing
just a few points: 1: we are a proffessional body. they traditional white uniform, while looking smart, conjures up the nurses role of yesteryear, while as fabulous as they were, were not the clinicians we are today. people remember this. the subserv...
bubblesthenurse replied to bubblesthenurse's topic in Rural
im there for 2 months. theres a fair bit out here for resources... mostly uni websites.... i think i must be nuts, because i sure dont feel couragous at the moment.
bubblesthenurse replied to bubblesthenurse's topic in Rural
thanks for the comments... i feela bit over whelmed about it, and im not there yet. i leave in 2 weeks. Just a bit more on my assignment. The aboriginal community population is of about 800 people, with around 50 non-aboriginal people. The nearest to...
bubblesthenurse replied to gwenith's topic in Australia
hey guys!!! well i am no longer emplyed at the moment!!! its fabulous!!! my last day was last sunday. i leave for the northern territory in 2 weeks!!!! i'm so excited!!! i will definately be using allnurses more while i'm in remote areas. see you all...
hi, i'm about to head out into the australian bush for 2 months on a remote indigenous community, in the middle of the tanami desert. i have never done this before! the basic set up is this: 4 nurses, running clinics 7 days a week, then oncall over...
bubblesthenurse replied to bubblesthenurse's topic in International
Thanks Gwenith, a friend from work gave me a book on remote nursing. it's a study carried out over a year in a remote community in WA, and talks about all the hardships the nurses under go, and the lifestyle of being a remote nurse. absolutely fascin...
bubblesthenurse replied to bubblesthenurse's topic in International
Thanks Gweneth, i know that i'm partnered with another nurse, and we take it in turns to be on call during out-of-hours, and then we run clinics 7 days a week. i made sure the agency knew that i dont have suturing or canulation skills, but i have a ...
Hi everyone, as part of my trip around australia, ive acquired a 2 month contract in a remote town in the middle of no-where in NT. has anyone worked in this kind of environment before? this is a big step for me, and while im not too concerned about...
bubblesthenurse replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor
on my first ever prac as a nursing student, i was placed on the medical ward in one of the major hospitals for 6 weeks. on this medical ward there was an elderly italian lady with dementia who didnt speak english. we , for some reason, called her 'm...
bubblesthenurse replied to bubblesthenurse's topic in International
i have to confess, i thought i would lose out on that bonding, having gone through the uni system.... but theses girls are my world. from what i can tell, its not as solid is it would have been if it was all done in nurses colleges, but its there. we...
it was my birthday today. and i couldnt think of anyone better to spend my time with that those i studied nursing with. nursing bonds people together. i love these people so much, the are my closest friends. they love me for who i am, and accept my q...
bubblesthenurse replied to Chris2006's topic in International
that was only my experience of it. if your at the state childrends hospital, you'll be fine, because they have nurses who are speciasised to paeds care/ adult care transition. they dont expect you to be able to cope. not that they are underminding yo...