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  1. newly qualified staff nurse

    Well, you also apply for the graduate programs for January in July as well so not always a year in advance, but for July it is a different story. You can still apply for January and see if things pan out. I'm only talking about one particular state b...
  2. New to Perth & searching for a job

    http://www.jobs.wa.gov.au/ Generally have nursing jobs posted on there. Perhaps try private as well. As far as I can tell the 10% budget cut has hit Royal Perth really hard and they aren't taking on any new staff, even the grad program has been cut s...
  3. newly qualified staff nurse

    Here's the heads up: Graduate programs for July this year had to be applied for in July of last year. It is very, very difficult to get a placement as a person who is not a permanent resident of WA at the moment, heaps of my fellow students missed ou...
  4. FYI. Medscape.com

    I've recently discovered that site as well. I love it.
  5. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    I use oriented. Orientated to me is showing somebody where they can go make a cup of tea.
  6. Do people really need a bloody mobile at work?

    I think there's at least one in every nursing home. They are the type that make me wonder whether I should be an RN in the same workplace where I have worked as a carer for 3 years, I have to wonder whether a few of them would respect me as a nurse w...
  7. Do people really need a bloody mobile at work?

    I'm amazed that she didn't just put the phone away as requested and went home instead. I hate it when people can't figure out how to use their phone appropriately.
  8. I got mine about a month ago and I didn't have any issues with it.
  9. Allergy Injections in the Home Care Setting

    I'm seeing the same red flags. I did a few of those injections on my doctors office rotation the other week and I'm fairly certain in the leaflet it says that you have to have adrenaline available when you administer that stuff. The nurse I was with ...
  10. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    I think it's just ignorance, plain and simple. Ignorance of the aging process Ignorance of just what caring for older people involves Ignorance of how bad the staff/resident ratios are I think it's just an effect of the value society places on it's ...
  11. Got really put down by my supervisor today

    I've delt with this kind of rubbish myself in the last few weeks. As a result, I get to do redo my last clinical placement. I think it's more a reflection of the corporate rubbish side of things than your actual ability to do the job. I think you pre...
  12. if you ever leave nursing

    I would go with psychologist or musician. Obviously for the latter I would have to learn to play something first. It's a pipedream
  13. I can't take it anymore

    I feel really bad for you. I have not graduated yet but I am doing my final placement for my Bachelor of Nursing and they have thrown me in the deep end and I am struggling in many ways and succeeding in others, still not at a high enough level for t...
  14. Help explaining thyroid panel results

    I think it's okay for us to understand these kinds of things but for patients this may be right over their heads. Maybe if you're giving a convoluted story draw them a simple diagram of the different parts and draw arrows. Trying to keep track of all...
  15. I Never Thought They'd HATE Me...

    Oh wow. I'm kind of baffled at those responses that you said you got from your friends. I agree with the first poster. That isn't really how friends should behave. It's not like you decided to announce you were going to be a prostitute or a meth deal...