I have been a nurse for over 30 years and I have had a wonderful, wonderful career. Would do it again in a heartbeat! My love of nursing must be contagious as my daughter is also a nurse
joannep replied to neeke816's topic in International
Australia does not have a nursing shortage and it is very competitive to get a job, many new graduates find it difficult to get a job. You need to get your experience up if you are going to apply for jobs in Australia.
joannep replied to DaYZ1983's topic in International
Great idea to do this as a double degree, especially as you want to do M&CH. When its time to do M&C quals, try nd get sponsorship from a council to help pay for the postgrad study. To get out of the aged care sector, maybe contact hospital b...
After 30 years of working as a nurse I work to pay the mortgage, eat, have a vacation and have a life. I don't give a brass razoo about politics or anything else. I work for money.
joannep replied to carolmaccas66's topic in International
I really feel for you, I can't think of anything that would make this situation better, and I'm sure it has impacted on your relationship with your mother. Perhaps taking time to catch up with RN's you have worked with over the years would help refre...
joannep replied to rickmoss's topic in International
The way to increase your chances of gaining a graduate position of your choice is to work in the health care sector as you go through uni. This can be as a nursing assistant in aged care or personal carer in community care or do a Cert III in Patholo...
Actually I agree with all the posters. Any issues I had with patient's or family took place before security was implemented within hospitals. Issues with surgeon's I would now probably file reports, when I was younger I never felt I could do that, th...