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^ this. If you listen to nothing else on here, listen to this. Most of us have concentrated on the 'doing' tasks, which are important obviously, but qualities which are as important are empathy,...

Hi, I replied to your post last year. Congratulations on making it to 2nd year! Good for you. Did you receive any feedback on your last 2 clinical placements? It would be a good place to...

Whatever the cause, this young man died needlessly and that's bad, whichever way you want to look at it. I do wonder why other health professionals looking after his care (physio, doctors doing...

Yeah I have to agree with some of the other posters here. The OP wrote an excellent, well thought out, realistic article but in response to the 'special children born to special parents' argument...

Lovely lovely story - good luck to her.

It's not that nursing has a higher incidence of awful people - I honestly don't think that. All professions have their challenges, bad people, unhappy people, etc. The corporate sector, for example,...

Being ex RN of a couple of years, but having visited here over the past 10 years (I lost my account so had to make a new one in 2006) Allnurses didn't make my physical skills better but improved my...

I guess the reason nursing is so scrutinised is because, a) the perception by so many people of nursing being altruistic; and b) the fact that nurses see their clients more than any other health...

I can see where the OP is coming from actually .. I mean I don't think everyone necessarily needs to say they want to help people in regard to their career, and certainly, being attracted to a job...

The OP was obviously placed in a difficult situation - it had to be done by someone and there was nobody else around. Some of my thoughts on cleaning tasks ... Nurses should not be cleaning,...

Sorry but I would have had the PEP. It sounds horrendous but better safe than sorry. I respect her decision though, I just don't understand it.

I really felt for you reading that. It's very difficult to do your job well, particularly a task like administering medications, when you're anxious or stressed out with too high a workload. Anxiety...

Hi, not sure if anybody contacted you or not yet, but if not I'd be happy to help - send me an email if you like.

I haven't had experience with the QHealth program but a few years back started a 3 month refresher program at Greenslopes Hospital. Was terrible; no support and I was basically just an RN working...

Yeah I noticed some people weren't that bothered by it. I wonder if they'd freak out more if they found out their doctor or lawyer or accountant was practising fraudulently? Methinks so!

Is this a joke? I thought this type of thing happened in the 50s or something ... way to set the women's movement back 40 years?! :down: I probably wouldn't marry a doctor because of the...

I didn't see your previous question unfortunately - it sounds interesting. I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but I've observed a certain type of person with depression (and in fact chronic...

I was terrible at time management when I was a new grad nurse - and yet time management hasn't been a problem in other non-clinical, healthcare jobs; in fact I've been dropped in the deep end in...

I agree with the above. You made a mistake, and it wasn't a terrible mistake on the scheme of things. You will make mistakes over your nursing career and you will sometimes feel stupid :clown:. That...

I tend to get sweaty hands when I'm nervous - I do have a general anxiety issue though. I don't know why, but it didn't pose much of a problem once I started nursing because you're so busy with...

Love this, sums up everything I've believed on those good, positive days :spin:

Yes, thank you for sharing, I hope all goes well, waiting for test results can be an anxious time.

undergraduate nurses are considered a bit childish and not quite the real deal. A bit of a micky mouse degree if you will. virtually anyone can get into a nursing degree ( charles sturt university...

Traditional medicine is flawed at times and is far from perfect but it is the only proven system we have of managing disease. Those grandmothers, ancestors etc who used 'home remedies' also had a...

I wasn't suggesting the OP was older or overweight, I was giving information. I also advised a physiotherapist if you read my original message - in Australia you need to get a referral from a doctor...