sandgroper

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1. Nursing in the USA

   sandgroper posted a topic in International

   I'm sure this topic has been widely discussed, but I am not inclined to search the forum for an answer. I would like to offer my skills and experience to the US health care industry but I'm not entirely sure that my age (53 years) is acceptable for e...

2. moving to WA, have a few questions

   sandgroper replied to goats'r'us's topic in International

   Hi, Just saw this thread, hope I'm not too late. I'm not certain about PMH, but most tertiary hospitals now offer 2nd year grad programmes. Here is a good place to start. http://wchs.health.wa.gov.au/

3. All Saints on channel 7

   sandgroper replied to marion12's topic in International

   Hi Marion I've tried to watch it a couple of times (nothing on the other channels) but usually switch it off it disgust. The characters are stereotyped, the situations are over dramatised and cliched, the roles of the nurses are unrealistic to the ex...

4. WA Health Authority

   sandgroper replied to uk student nurse's topic in International

   This site refers to Royal Perth Hospital and has some information that you may find useful. http://www.nursingwa.com.au/content/movingToPerth/migrationAndSponsorship.aspx Do some research into the regions in this state. As Gwenith rightly points out,...

5. The Ashes

   sandgroper replied to J. Tigana's topic in International

   Err... http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/members/sweden.html

6. The Ashes

   sandgroper replied to J. Tigana's topic in International

   Looks like being 2 to 1 after this test. The Australian team is getting old and England has some good young hopefuls. But how can you call it an English team with so many ring-ins. South Africans, Welsh :) . And the flat tracks prepared for the test...

7. Nursing Equipment

   sandgroper replied to Michelle123's topic in International

   Good quality shoes...don't skimp...

8. Best Aussie nurses journal

   sandgroper replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International

   Hi If you work for the government, you can access Clinical Information Access Online (CIAO) through your workplace. Here you can look at the journal holdings of all the major health libraries in WA. Hope this helps Daniel

9. EBA for WA Nurses

   sandgroper replied to Jenny Renn's topic in International

   hi jenny i have just received the latest eba update dated march 22. unfortunately i couldn't attach the pdf file so here is the text version public sector eba update 33 the anf and the government met last week to resume negotiations on the public ...

10. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    sandgroper replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    HVLT = High Velocity Lead Therapy DIC = Death Is Coming FITH Syndrome = F#$@*& In The Head

11. Professional Portfolio - West Aussie Nurses

    sandgroper replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International

    Would you believe it? 5% of nurses in WA will be audited each year. We have 22 on our roster in ED and 2 have been selected already! Our hospital has adapted the portfolio to suit us but I haven't had a close look at it yet. (The lucky pair are getti...

12. Urgent-unemployed Uk Nurse Stuck In Nz!!

    sandgroper replied to ionaht's topic in International

    What's so bad about Auckland? Don't know the place myself. Should I avoid it?

13. paracetamol

    sandgroper replied to rivergirl2003's topic in International

    the following statement was extracted from mims online... symptoms. toxic symptoms include vomiting, abdominal pain, hypotension, sweating, central stimulation with exhilaration and convulsions in children, drowsiness, respiratory depression, cyanosi...

14. Psych nurse attacked by patient

    sandgroper replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International

    Found some more info http://www.thewest.com.au/20040310/news/general/tw-news-general-home-sto121257.html And to show that our health minister cares about nurses http://www.thewest.com.au/20040311/news/general/tw-news-general-home-sto121314.html

15. Security in the ED

    sandgroper replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    Our ED is locked at night and on weekends with a combination lock on each of the three entrances. Triage is protected by a perspex screen. The waiting room is under video surveillance so we don't have to go to triage with out looking first. Our secu...