Mopples replied to KateHalliday's topic in Australia
I would finish your en, then work as an en whilst completing your RN via distance. Once you have completed your RN, then apply for graduate entry midwifery. In nsw at least it is a 0.8 paid position, therefore you could always be working and studying...
Kasey, do you have grad coordinators that can help? Where I work we have 3 and are just a page away. It is hard. I have just started my second rotation & the new ward seems so much more hectic then the previous one. Just remember, nursing i...
They are all much of a muchness really. They all have major specialties, however, if trauma is your thing, rpa, st George & westmead are trauma centres. St Vincent's, rpa and pow do transplant, however rpa has a transplant ward. Pow has spinal. T...
They will probably ask 6 questions and you will be interviewed by 2 to 4 people. During my interview I was asked 1) what are my personal & professional strengths. 2) situation question. 3) medication safety/administration. 4) workplace conflict....
I have had pretty good experiences at RPA. I had two educators on my first ward as the first one went on maternity leave. They were all very supportive etc. there are 3 graduate coordinators and they are fantastic as well. I started my second rotati...
As a new grad 3 months into my grad program, I have to agree with others, that asking questions is a good thing. We do not know everything and it is better to ask questions of things you are unsure of rather then jump in hope for the best. Look after...
I'm in week 6 of my new grad and I have had a few crap shifts, but mostly good. Each day I learn something new and make a point of looking at each day as a new learning experience. I get my jobs done etc and am happy with how I am going and have been...
I'm not sure what state you are in, but you can do the course through Oten (online version of Tafe). The course is $793 for the full year + $50 Oten fee + approximately $100 for text books. In my first semester of nursing, I also started doing this ...
I recently started my new grad. I am in Australia and we get basically 7 days. 4 days classroom orientation & 3 days shadowing on the ward then we are off on our own. We get 4 pts on morning and 4-5 on evenings. We do team nursing, so always have...
Paid mat leave = to 14 weeks pay, it can be taken at 1/2 pay over 28 weeks. 10 sick days and the paid FACS leave (for funerals or other family emergencies etc of family members) which is 4 days in your first year, then 6 for every two years following...
I'm in Australia, so things are a little different here. We have blocks of placement. When it came time for the unit that related to paeds, it was combined with rural health, maternity & community, so we could choose either of these settings to d...
Perfect post Grntea. I remember reading your post about the learning to drive thing. As a new grad on my 5th week, I think half the stress we put ourselves under is because of our own expectations of ourselves. Remember you can do this, it just takes...