I did'nt undertake a 3 year degree to become "your nurse" Nursing is a profession, I am not employed by you, I, like you are employed by a hospital. A patient in hospital is cared for by a TEAM of professionals including RN's, doctors, physio's, occu...
dubstar replied to Shenanigans's topic in International
Hi When nurses finish their degree, 99.9% of the nurses complete "nurse entry to practice" I.E a supported year to enable grads to get rid of their training wheels with the district health boards If you want to work in New Zealand within the district...
dubstar replied to simpson1410's topic in International
http://www.nzno.org.nz/includes/download.aspx?ID=29373 This pay scale is applicable and applied to district health boards, other health providers are sometimes a little behind taking these pay scaled up hope it helps
dubstar replied to uk_nurse's topic in International
Hi, equivalent to HV in New Zealand is a Plunkett nurse (yes thats the name!) google them, they are nationwide, are a charitable organisation. Not NHS tied like UK. New Zealand health service is disjointed and not as streamlined as UK hope this help...
dubstar replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric
Hi , i am just about to finish my pysch rotation and were encouraged to spend 1:1 time with pts. We were advised on OUR safety being priority, gave meds and we were allocated at least 3 pts per shift and if risk assessment was ok it was fine (if ok w...
dubstar replied to FNPhopeful's topic in New Nurse
I agree with you guys, I sit in a class sometimes and think "what am I doing here" NS and clinical placements have not been the joyous occasions I though they maybe.
I remember.. On my very first clinical in a bathroom with a wonderful 90 yr old lady, she was naked and i was supposed to shower her!? I didnt have a clue lol I'd only ever showered my kids and myself, so I thought oh well cant be much different and ...
dubstar replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing
GeekyRN I agree with everything you have said. New Grads and student nurses can have a difficult time especially when they have no support. I have been there. My incident also happened on a med/surg ward. I was devastated for a couple of days but sna...