amelipet

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1. agency nursing compared to hospital

   amelipet replied to greatshakes's topic in International

   I currently work for an agency that I have been with for the past 5 years. Although some staff in hospitals have a negative opinion about agency staff, this is not always the case. The harder you work the better your reputation is with facilities an...

2. What happens if you don't get a grad year?

   amelipet replied to JoMc's topic in International

   Hi, although I graduated about 11 years ago, I decided not to apply for a graduate program place. I felt comfortable with my level of knowledge and experience from uni to go without it ( and being a registered nurse was my first and only job). I had ...

3. Is it worth it doing Masters in Nｕrsing??

   amelipet replied to sester's topic in International

   Wow if I had the chance to do a masters in one year I would take it. I am currently completing an honours year which gives you NO financial benefits in the workforce (though I can now streamline straight into a PhD). However, if you choose your maste...

4. Shakeup of nurse education.

   amelipet replied to Levin's topic in International

   Unfortunatelky I think that John Howard is ill-informed regarding nursing and nursing education. At what point do we as professionals allow others (no-nurses) to dictate what we should know and what level we should be educated at. Although it would b...

5. Choosing the right study path/uni

   amelipet replied to bassandtea's topic in International

   I live on the sunshine coast and am a science student at USC and the staff are wonderful. Although the nursing degree is relatively new, it was designed by staff from several different unis, so they have used positive qualities from their past exper...

6. PDA's for Aussie nurses?

   amelipet replied to AussieTina's topic in International

   I have been using a PDA for the past 5 years, however I work for a nursing agency so it is helpful to have current information at hand particularly during patient education. I started off with a PALM however have moved over to the micorsoft platform....

7. Please help!! US Citizens using Aus BSNs to work in the US

   amelipet replied to Murasaki81's topic in International

   I have a degree from australia and have had problems with registration in the US as a result of the university I studied through here. However I do know of a Uni (University of the Sunshine Coast) which will accomodate anyone who is interested in eve...

8. what is the patient - staff ratio...

   amelipet replied to Tiwi's topic in International

   Sunshine Coast/ Private Sector Wow! I work nights and I can have anything between 7 to 19 patients in a med/surg ward.

9. What brand/type of shoe should I get?

   amelipet replied to opal6779's topic in General Nursing

   I tried Birkenstock Boston's 9 years ago and haven't found anything as comfortable.