I live in Melbourne, Australia. Started work as a Division 2 nurse, not medication-endorsed. Starting pay rate was $20.20 an hour for permanent hours, but as I was casual I got $25.25 an hour. Later received a union-negotiated rise to just over $26 a...
Can everybody please settle down? Opinions are all welcome, no matter what experience you've had. Personally I look at it like this. - As a nurse you need to be empathetic, not just to patients, but to students as well. It's not easy so just do your ...
Some great advice here. I was a student as recently as 18 months ago and I try to teach them things that I was struggling with when I started. - Time management & care planning - Medications - asking hard questions that I know they will struggle ...
On the topic of shoes it'll be hard to get something without a logo unless you buy it and remove the stitches that hold the logo on. For interest's sake though, I am plagued by ongoing ankle pain/arthritis (yes, at age 22) resulting from surgery when...
Hi guys, just joined. 22 y/o from Australia, been nursing since I was 20. Other interests are cars/racing, Australian football, reading and fishing. Women too, of course Nice to have a place to hang out. I'm the solo-male on my ward. Andy
For me it would be: - Not speaking English. I'm half Chinese myself, but honestly I can't teach you anything if you've been in Australia for over two years and still don't understand basic English. There is supposed to be an English test to ensure th...
I can't imagine how difficult it must be not only with the steep learning curve that is the beginning of your career, but also having to support your family. The only thing I can say is that you will need to have faith in yourself and some perseveara...
You should always auscultate on the skin as clothing can cause accoustic interference by friction with your stethoscope bell. Also so that you can inspect the patient visually and do your skin assessment! However research has shown that applying grea...