bubblesthenurse

bubblesthenurse specializes in Paeds, Gen surg, Coronary Care, ED.

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1. Best Nursing Agency in Australia

   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...

2. remote as you can get!

   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...

3. ER Patients

   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...

4. Uniforms.. color scrubs vs whites

   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...

5. remote as you can get!

   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.

6. remote as you can get!

   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...

7. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   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...

8. remote as you can get!

   bubblesthenurse posted a topic in Rural

   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...

9. Bush Clinics

   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...

10. Bush Clinics

    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 ...

11. Bush Clinics

    bubblesthenurse posted a topic in International

    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...

12. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    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...

13. those friends you study nursing with

    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...

14. those friends you study nursing with

    bubblesthenurse posted a topic in International

    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...

15. Anyone go to Curtin Uni (WA Uni)

    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...