toninz

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1. Prayer with patients if you don't believe

   toninz posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi there. If a patient or their family asks you to pray with them/for them, what do you say if you don't believe/have a religion/don't believe in prayer? Would it be considered offensive if you say no? Thanks

2. Please use some common sense on Facebook.

   toninz replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

   This didn't happen in a hospital, or area of nursing, I do have a friend who works in retail, that three of her colleagues were fired for making comments about their store on facebook. So I would definitely watch out, as a nursing career is much more...

3. Can nurses have piercings?

   toninz posted a topic in General Students

   I am in my first semester of Nursing - doing the common semester, which I think is like the pre-reqs i hear everyone on here talking about. My question is, when I start nursing and clinical placements, will i have to remove my piercings? Particularly...

4. Stethoscope colors...HELP!

   toninz replied to oguesswhat's topic in General Nursing

   ciel blue!! :)

5. Hepatitis B Vaccine

   toninz posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all. Just wondering what the minimum gap between each dose is for the other. I've had two already (one month apart), and am hoping in a month my blood work will show up that I am already immune, for nursing school (but would still get the third do...

6. Young Nursing Students

   toninz replied to TaraRae123's topic in General Students

   I'm 18 and in my first semester :)

7. Hepatitis B vaccine

   toninz replied to toninz's topic in General Nursing

   Great thanks. I'd been getting so worried about what I would do next semester. I'll still get the third shot, but just hoping the screening would show as positive earlier

8. Hepatitis B vaccine

   toninz replied to toninz's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks I haven't had any vaccinations either (until I started nursing school. Now I've had MMR, and 2 Hep B). My mum never believed in it. I would never get my children vaccinated, but at my university (in New Zealand), we have to be immune to a num...

9. Hepatitis B vaccine

   toninz posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi there, Hope this is the right area to post my question. So, I need to be immune to hepatitis B before I start my clinical placements. I have alreay had 2 doses, and my third is due late February 2010. Then wait a month to get immune screening so l...

10. How has your perception of nursing changed?

    toninz replied to nursejodiecvicu's topic in Student Assist

    I never realised how much science knowledge nurses have to have. I always imagined it as an easy job...how i was wrong!!

11. can someone clarify what does 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift mean?

    toninz replied to 28nursingstudent28's topic in Student Assist

    Here in New Zealand 1.0 is considered full times, and then 0.800 would be considered 80% of full time hours etc...

12. Accelerated BSN in New Zealand

    toninz replied to deadend226's topic in International

    Hey. I'm currently a student nurse in New Zealand. As far as I know, we don't do "accelerated" nursing programmes...the only accelerated programmes I can think of is midwifery, if you're already a nurse, or teaching, if you already have a degree. Sor...

13. New Grads and Clinical Hours

    toninz replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not from near you, from New Zealand. Doing a BHsc (Nursing) and we get 1500 clinical hours before graduation, for a 3 year degree. It's supposed to be pretty important around here and Australia on how many hours u have had

14. Agencies in UK to find overseas nurse placement

    toninz replied to toninz's topic in International

    I am able to get an ancestry visa, which allows me to live and work in the UK for five years, so that's no problem

15. Agencies in UK to find overseas nurse placement

    toninz posted a topic in International

    Wanting to come from New Zealand. Are there any agencies I can use to help me find a job. Preferably in London