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Grace Oz

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  1. talaxandra
    Nov 12, 2009 03:47 AM - permalink
    talaxandra
    I only finished my BackSmart annual assessment the week before! But if they fall on you...
    Very pleased about a cool change today, especially as I am air con-free - I agree with you about the drapes (or in my case blinds): free and effective One of my favourite things about Melbourne is that we rarely have long runs of unrelenting heat - though, if last year was any indicator, that is no guarantee. And I know I said this before but we are in for a nasty fire season.

    Glad the heat is not (yet?) getting you down
  2. talaxandra
    Nov 11, 2009 06:46 AM - permalink
    talaxandra
    Since when is November so vile? Long, dry, hot summer ahead and they predict worse bushfires for us this season than last, which is confronting after Black Saturday

    My hand is okay - a little tight when hoicking patients up the bed or (as I predicted) doing a manual BP, especially those hypertensive ones. I did my back last week when a 130k walrus half fell on me but am back at work and fine. For some reason we have nobody on leave and I have a bucket of ADO and UBS hours so I have been working three and four day weeks, which is awesome! With three days off and two sick days I only had 2 PM shifts and now have four off (uni all day tomorrow but still...), two on, three off...

    Apart from baked to a crisp how are you? A friend in Port Augusta says she will come here for a cool change!
  3. talaxandra
    Oct 22, 2009 06:07 AM - permalink
    talaxandra
    Hey, if experience doesn't affect your behaviour there's no point having it Besides, I'm not completely commited to the idea myself - I go back to work on Monday after almost three months off (combined sick/surgical and long service leave) and will decide then.

    The hand's coming along but I'm a little nervous, especially about taking manual BPs and transferring patients, but I've got a great hand therapist who's happy to give me a certificate if I need it, a great boss who's happy for me to take time off if I need to, and buckets of leave up my sleeve if I need it so it's sweet
  4. talaxandra
    Oct 20, 2009 08:09 AM - permalink
    talaxandra
    Just a quick swing by to say hi, vaccine-wary friend
  5. madwife2002
    Aug 24, 2009 11:44 AM - permalink
    madwife2002
    Morning Grace just left a message specially for you in my blog entry "Communication 2"
  6. madwife2002
    Aug 17, 2009 06:29 PM - permalink
    madwife2002
    You should join it is fun and it keeps you up to date with friends old and new
  7. madwife2002
    Aug 17, 2009 11:25 AM - permalink
    madwife2002
    Morning How are you?? Are you on facebook?? I would love to add u as a friend on there.K xx
  8. Tweety
    Aug 17, 2009 08:01 AM - permalink
    Tweety
    G'day Grace!!!
  9. talaxandra
    Aug 17, 2009 01:22 AM - permalink
    talaxandra
    Or sure, one or the other!
  10. talaxandra
    Aug 17, 2009 01:21 AM - permalink
    talaxandra
    Running - exercise is evil!
    I feel ure the trip will be great

About Me

  • About Grace Oz
    Biography
    married retired nurse. mother of two.
    Gender
    Female
    Location
    Where the Gum trees grow!
    Country
    AU
    Nursing Education
    Other
    Occupation
    Retired
    Interests
    allnurses! :) Scrapbooking, reading, hiking, travel and various other interests.
    Years Exp.
    35 years
    Nursing Specialties:
    Med/Surg/Ortho/HH/Radiology-Now Retired
  • Signature
    I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror- the wide brown land for me!
    ~ Dorothea McKellar

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  • Join Date: Jan 27, 2002

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