kiwijangle

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1. New Grad Stupids

   kiwijangle replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

   I read with sadness bbchicks experience of feeling like she does all the work and gets no support. A few years ago our hospital deciced to recognise the 'more competent' nurses with an extra pay step. Charge Nurses independantly chose which nurses to...

2. Why did you go into nursing....

   kiwijangle replied to nurshathaway's topic in General Nursing

   A Nurses Answer to "The Crabbit Old Woman" What do you see, you ask, what do you see? Yes, we are thinking when we look at thee! We may seem to be hard when we hurry and fuss, But there's many of you and too few of us, We would like far more time to ...

3. Why did you go into nursing....

   kiwijangle replied to nurshathaway's topic in General Nursing

   An interesting topic!!! I went nursing in the early 70's so I could leave a difficult family life in rural New Zealand. It has been a good choice for me. I have enjoyed experiencing the increasing levels of autonomy that nursing has gone through, a...

4. Let's play I Remember When.....

   kiwijangle replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

   I trained in a hospital in New Zealand in the early 70's, and much that has been said I recall. What about walking up one side of the corridor so as not to impede foot-traffic? And standing aside so a more senior person could enter the room first? We...