Aime

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1. Nurse shortage.....WHERE?????

   Aime posted a topic in International

   I'm a Div 2 nurse living in a large rural town in Victoria, and am on the casual nurse bank for the public hospital. Since being fortunate enough to get on the bank in March, I've been getting at least two shifts a week, but since exhausting all my s...

2. Aussie-isms

   Aime replied to Grace Oz's topic in Australia

   Ha,ha,ha!! This post has had me in stiches. I have a friend in CA(California), and she can't get her head around "Bugger me", or "Bugger it". She truly doesn't believe we have "BUGGER" stickers on the back windows of our 'utes' (something akin to a p...

3. What shortage?

   Aime replied to leeca's topic in International

   Hey people, yeah, know the feeling. I live near a large rural town, and it's really hard to find work there. I've put in several CV's to the limited amount of places that take Div 2's(enroled nurses), but so far, nothing. It seems that the town is fu...

4. Two Nurses dead in North Texas

   Aime replied to old-master's topic in Texas

   My heart too, goes out to the co-workers and family of the two nurses gunned down, and I feel so sad the the other nurse will be affected in such an awful way for the rest of her life. I pray she'll have the strenght to overcome the handicap, but I a...

5. Agency nurses banned

   Aime replied to Aime's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Nannurse, You obviously get the same feeling as I do that the push with mature aged nurses is towards aged care, but as I've found out, there are indeed plenty of opportunities in other areas. I'm pushing the big five 0, but that doesn't mea...

6. Agency nurses banned

   Aime replied to Aime's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Socrates Soul, I've still got a few months to go before I really have to worry about where I'll end up, but in Vic. they're really pushing the aged care/psych angle for Div 2's. ( E N's ) My original aim was aged care, but now I'm no...

7. Just wondering, down under.

   Aime replied to Aime's topic in General Nursing

   Danny, yes things in Aussi land have changed a heck of a lot in the last 30 years, but it's not that scary. As soon as I get some money together, I intend to come to the states to visit friends, but they'll never convince me to stay. The Government i...

8. Agency nurses banned

   Aime posted a topic in General Nursing

   Agency nurses banned in Australian state. I woke to the news this morning to hear on the radio that the Victorian Government has banned agency nurses from operating in public hospitals as from today ( Thursday ). Damn. I must admit that one of th...

9. What Freaks You Out?

   Aime replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   O.k. I sat here and read the lot, and my verdict??? The dog !!! The dog takes the prize. I was going to have a snack and go to bed, but now I'll just go to bed.....yes, with my trusty hound curled up beside me. If I hear her licking ANYTHING during t...

10. Just wondering, down under.

    Aime replied to Aime's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you like our sunburnt country Mattsmom 81, and by all means, come on down. You'd be made very welcome. Same for you Danny, but you'll find that a few things have changed in the last 30 years. Nurses don't wear those formal white uniforms all tha...

11. Just wondering, down under.

    Aime replied to Aime's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to Fergus 51, Mattsmom 81, and NRSKarenRN for your replys. It appears you don't have an equivilent to our Div 2's, but I was blown away by what you PCA's can do. A Div 2 in Aus is higher up the tree than a PCA, and yet they can ( at the moment...

12. Just wondering, down under.

    Aime posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I'm a mature aged srudent nurse in sunny Australia, and was wondering if someone could help me with a querie?? I am studying to be a Div 2 nurse in Aust. which means we can do practically anything a Div 1 can do, except give medication. This wi...