yanmah

yanmah

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  1. Yes, yes, yes. I have been a nurse 9 years. Maybe we are lucky in Australia, but in our hospital nurses are treated well (kinda). Have usually worked with good pt ratios. . Yes its frustrating sometimes, but the privilege of helping families (and ...
  2. Disgusting Behavior of Nurses

    i wouldn;t wish bipolar on anyone. My friend is a fantastic nurse and has bipolar, she has been employed at the same place for almost ten years, in between episodes. I am sorry to hear any nurse harassed in public. Any 'justified comments, which was ...
  3. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    We got nothing to our outpatients department, but there was an event in the hospital. (Australia) But this week on the bus, I got a thank you and how great nurses are speech,
  4. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    Yes, i am lurker not a poster but i wil contribute more. One thing i have always wanted was to publish/promote the stories of the 'wiser' nursing generation before me ( i am 30). What do you think?
  5. Moving to Perth, Western Australia

    Hi shadowcat80, I have worked in Freo and SCGH ('Charlies'). Liked them both and the nurses i know there have stayed there. What speciality do you want? Do you know many people in Perth/ Royal Perth do have open days for nurses, or morning teas.
  6. Reducing our carbon foot print

    Sorry i meant why wrap them indiviually, just put them straight into room bins, for collection when full, or would there be odor problems Thanks Lee
  7. Reducing our carbon foot print

    Hi, i applaud you for caring about your carbon footprint. In WA, in my experience, incontinence pads are just put straight into plastic bags, ie in patients rooms and then in large ward or wing bins. So at least that skips the paper bag step. I woul...
  8. agency nursing compared to hospital

    I haven't done agency nursing but some great nurses i know have been agency. Due to money, lack of staff it is harder to get grad programs in country Australia but is too late. In WA some hospitals offer grad programs if you have less than twelve mo...
  9. What to do?

    Thanks guys for your support. I now work for silver chain palliative care where it is very patient centred. I did get on well with my old manager so maybe i will mention to her. I think (big generalisation here) is that cause ward nursing can be b...
  10. What to do?

    just a whinge i suppose. But this happened last week. I left that ward in August. I just feel some nurses have issues like being patronising to their colleagues and patients and controlling.
  11. What to do?

    Sorry this is a new thread. I had to have my appendix out, and they put me the ward i left in August. The first (new to me ) nurse ignored three requests for pain relief and took two hours to put up my fluids when i was first admitted and left me i...
  12. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    Yah, i have been looking for a chat thing for ages. but bring back Aussie Rules. Does anyone have or know any with, in interest in CAM and holistic nursing. thanks
  13. Holistic nursing evidence based

    Hi, i may be able to help as now my master's of clinical science (complementary medicine. I will get back to you .