jabiru

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1. What is the major reason nurses leave?

   jabiru replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

   You bet. I get sick and tired of answering the stupid telephone. 99% of outside calls are from friends/relatives wanting to be transferred through to the bedside. I don't remember signing up to be a receptionist.

2. What is the major reason nurses leave?

   jabiru replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, ain't that the truth. Even at ward level, there are fewer and fewer nurses doing the actual hands-on care. And what's with all the frickin' meetings? All the hours wasted in meetings talking about patient care instead of doing it.

3. Anyone had this happen to them?

   jabiru replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Nursing

   Grrrr. Some nurses can't spare the time to take a meal break. Others can't even take the time to go to the loo and yet others nick out for a smoke. What gives? We have a few smokers on the ward where I usually work and they go out three or four times...

4. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   jabiru replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Give it a shot, if you really think you'd like it. I know nothing about how the immigration rules might apply to you but nurses are really in short supply here.

5. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   jabiru replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   This is so very true. I don't know what's happening where you are but in Australia, there is very much a head-in-the-sand approach to the looming nurse shortage. They can't go on importing nurses forever and not enough new nurses are being trained to...

6. Anyone had this happen to them?

   jabiru replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Nursing

   No, I help if I can. I'm going to worry now if my motives are going to be scrutinised.

7. Anyone had this happen to them?

   jabiru replied to AussieKylie's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, dear. If I'm having a good day and on top of things, I always make a point of offering colleagues help. It never occurred to me that I might be seen as gleeful. I've been in situations where I've been running my butt off (will that get censored h...

8. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

   jabiru replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   I work in paeds, so it doesn't apply. Honestly, it never occurred to me that nurses would be expected to take patients outside for a cigarette break. What sort of message does that send? Having said that, the last time I worked in adults, smoking was...

9. Do you like day or night shift better and why?

   jabiru replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

   The permanent staff where I work (full time and part time) do rotating rosters. Some wards have 12-hour shifts and others 8-hour shifts. Everyone is expected to do everything. I don't think new grads should be put on permanent nights, just because it...

10. nursing caps

    jabiru replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We had to use a clean cap each day - starched cloth, not paper. I'm not saying they were essential for reasons of hygiene but the standards today have slipped enormously with nurses wearing their hair every which way. I realise I'm in the minority he...

11. nursing caps

    jabiru replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    To keep the hair under control and to show status.

12. Married / engaged nurses...

    jabiru replied to KLeigh's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. I spent some years out of nursing because of family commitments and I was quite surprised (horrified, really) at how some nurses present themselves. We, in Australia, have only been educating our nurses at tertiary level for about 20...

13. Married / engaged nurses...

    jabiru replied to KLeigh's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen that as well. I think it's unprofessional. Flame away.

14. nursing caps

    jabiru replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The comments that caps are an infection control issue interest me. I trained 75 - 78 and caps were part of all trainee nurses' uniforms then. RNs wore veils. The veils weren't a problem because the RNs did very little actual patient care - that was a...

15. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

    jabiru replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in paeds and no one in my family fits the demographic anymore but when they were small, there was nowhere else I would have taken them, especially for important stuff.