ahalvorsen

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1. What am I doing? Am I insane?

   ahalvorsen replied to zdjoe's topic in General Nursing

   G'day! ZDjoe, I have only been a RN for the last few months, in the past I worked as a Personal Carer for people with various disabilities. This work I really enjoyed but felt I could offer more - so a nurse I became. As one of the response states it...

2. What shift do you work? Why?

   ahalvorsen replied to duckie's topic in General Nursing

   G'day! I work either 0645 - 1515 or 1430 - 2300. I have to say that I do not mind working either shift as I am licky enough to live fairly (5mins drive) from my place of work. However, nightduty is not my favourite shift as it takes me a few days to ...

3. Agency or not?

   ahalvorsen replied to crazymonkeybee's topic in Career Support

   I have just completed my nursing studies, although I have been doing basic nursing for some 10 years. I have worked as an agency nurse and I have found it to be very difficult. Why? I found working in a new environment almost every day quite unsettli...