wam79

wam79

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Psych nurse

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  1. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    I don't post often ,but I do check in a lot to read the posts. I will be moving to Adelaide in Feb. :balloons: I want to thank the Aussie nurses for all the help and advice I have obtained here. (esp. Grace , Gwenith and Talaxandra) Wishing all Ha...
  2. Aussie nurses working in the U.S-know one?

    I have worked with nurses from Australia , NZ, and the UK. They had to have psych. before working. I seem to recall that there are programs out there to help become qualified. I am going to Australia and it took about a year to get all in order. Iro...
  3. Need advice re: Prostate problems & catheters

    Well if I ever need to have this done I want to go to your hospital :roll Bill
  4. Medication guides?

    Thanks for the tips that is good info I have Micromedex at work. I will check if they have they International info available. Talaxandra- I'm sure we will visit Victoria often. To cool and wet for me to live there I would have opted for QLD ( gwenith...
  5. Medication guides?

    I will be moving to S.A. from Hawaii at the end of the year. What Australian med guide would be best to get now? I will need to learn the different meds used compared to the USA. Are there nursing drug refrence books for Ausrtalia? Any help greatly ...
  6. Hello Again

    We are going to go to S.A. I was able to get an independant visa so we can move about the country if we want to Bill
  7. Hello Again

    It took a long time, but I finaly have everything I need to migrate.:w00t: I just got the good news yesterday. Our plan is to move after Christmas. I want to get to Australia in Summer when it's warm. It's been a long time since I lived with cool wea...
  8. I have made a niche for myself as a nurse and I can teach. I took over the patient education for my work area. I have been able to start nurse led groups for patients. We have begun to emphasise a stop with the nurse educator for the patients before...
  9. I have a question about humor etiquette

    Just think about how your humor affects a patint and you will be ok. Humor can be a great tool to help patients. Sometimes a sense of humor is what gets you through the day too:chuckle
  10. SAD: Just Wondering........

    That's one of the reasons we moved to Hawaii 14 years ago. No more Winter Blues!! Still the USA (and half way to Oz :))
  11. too little to be a nurse?

    A friend of mine took care of Andre the Giant. A huge man (pro wrestler) I think he was 7'4" and 400-500 lbs. She was 4'11'' and maybe 110. She was his very favorite nurse. He liked her because of her skills and her ability to help him laugh when he ...
  12. What kind of nursing do you do????

    Acute Adult Psych for the last twelve years Oncology and Acute Dialysis before that
  13. The patient should be respected as a person. I am male and I ask if I am to be in a room with a patient. In twenty years I have only had one person refuse. I would not want to have anyone in the room when I get an exam if I did not know who they we...
  14. migrating to Australia from US

    Good news- I have been issued my General RN by SA I am still waiting for a reply from DIMA , but I will take this as a good omen I hope to be celebrating Christmas down under this year Time to start reviewing Australian medications ....LOL
  15. Australia Day

    hey!! aussie nurses happy australia day!!