Graduates...

[nyapa]

To all of you who have finally gone through the torture chamber of study and 'enlightenment' ... welcome to the other side.

Have you got new graduate programmes yet? What are your rotations?

Love to hear how you are all going...

[AussieTina]

:w00t:

I am now an RN

It came through today!!

[Scrubby]

Congratulations! Best wishes for your first year out!

[nyapa, RN]

:w00t:

I am now an RN

It came through today!!

:pumpiron: :cheers: So how long now before you start in the hospital? And what placements have you been given?

[nyapa, RN]

Thank you!

I have just had the results of the State Exam (NZ) I passed!!

I am off to Starship (kids' hospital) later next month. It's so exciting and scary...I can't wait :roll

Do you have particular placements in the hospital? Or do you stay on one ward for a year. How does it work in NZ?

[Scrubber]

Hi Tina,

from an old grad to a new grad, in qld which hospital will u be working at.

dont worry about te QNC, my friend was in the same boat as you and it did come through eventually. but the other person was right, you dont need it for orientation, it will al be good.

good luck and enjoy.

you are a real nurse now. RN=Real Nurse.

i have just finished my grad year, and it was great.

scrubber.

[anj04]

Starting the New Grad Programme at Auckland city Hospital on 29th of Jan!

Can't wait~

Wish all new grads best of luck for their first day at work~!

[lisamaree]

Do you have particular placements in the hospital? Or do you stay on one ward for a year. How does it work in NZ?

Hi nyapa; sorry I just saw your question! :redpinkhe

Where I'm going, we have one 10-month placement. That suits me just fine...I take awhile to settle in and really feel like I 'know' an area.

Other hospitals here give their new grads two 6-month placements.

Only 4 days to go til I start now...feeling a bit nervous but excited as well

[nyapa, RN]

Times ticking ppl, you'll be there before you know it...

[AussieTina]

:pumpiron: :cheers: So how long now before you start in the hospital? And what placements have you been given?

I had orientation last week, just listened to talks on workplace bullying ect...so it was a long week LOL

I had 1 day of orientation onto the ward on a ward I will not be working on :icon_roll

I have 1 day of orientation onto the ward tommorrow and then I am going to be working as an RN

I am meant to be working the same shifts as my preceptor for the first 2 weeks, but will have my own patient load

We do three rotations of 4 months each.

There are 2 hospitals that work as 1 more or less. First I go to the less acute hospital, then the next two rotations are at the acute hospital

First

The ward I was to be working on has not opened yet. So I am being put onto a ward that was closed over christmas, and is to be reopened tommorrow. I have no idea what type of pts I will be having there.....I know it is a 'non-acute' hospital, so I guess it is mainly elderly people waiting for nursing homes or that type of thing....

Second

I am going to Paeds :w00t:

Third

Medical ward in the acute hospital :redpinkhe I did my last 5 week placement on this ward and just loved it there!!

Hi Tina,

from an old grad to a new grad, in qld which hospital will u be working at.

dont worry about te QNC, my friend was in the same boat as you and it did come through eventually. but the other person was right, you dont need it for orientation, it will al be good.

good luck and enjoy.

you are a real nurse now. RN=Real Nurse.

i have just finished my grad year, and it was great.

scrubber.

Thanks for the vote of confidence, I need it LOL I am terrified and excited at the same time :innerconf