little_lost_bear

little_lost_bear specializes in Cardiac Medical, surgical, medical, more.

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1. different reasons for why we are not allowed to wear scrubs

   little_lost_bear replied to jov's topic in General Students

   In australia, nurses wear dress style clothes, Here we have public and private hospitals. I work in the private system, we must wear a light blue dress shirt, navy dress pants, or navy skirts, black or blue stockings, black or blue shoes. They are re...

2. Age you will/were graduated?

   little_lost_bear replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

   I graduated as an LPN at age 33, moved to australia in 1999 and graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing at age 46. Here in australia the average age of Nurses are 40 something. Best thing i could of ever done.

3. Nurse Patient Ratios....

   little_lost_bear replied to sehbear's topic in International

   I work in a well known private hospital where there is suppost to be team nursing in place. On days shift you have 3 staff down one side with 16 patients while other hall has 12 patients for 2 staff... The problem with this is, not all work in a team...

4. Rich nurses?

   little_lost_bear replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

   I did not say anything about being rich, I was just saying things are so different around the world, don't get me wrong, i was an LPN making 10.75 an hour trying to raise 3 kids on that by my self. Moved to australia and things are so different. As a...

5. Rich nurses?

   little_lost_bear replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

   Here in Australia we make less than half of what nurses from other countries do, here we must have a univeristy degree to become a Registered Nurse. We are over worked, underpaid, always working short staffed, and they say no agency staff available, ...

6. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

   little_lost_bear replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

   Just an added thought, If they can't get enough nurses now, what makes them think that by forcing people to do a university degree will solve anything. I know here in Australia there is no such thing as an ADN, everyone had a degree, for what, i do t...

7. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

   little_lost_bear replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

   When i left Texas in 1999 I was making 10.75 an hour as an LVN, 25 cents an hour for doing IVs, moved to Australia where i made 21.08 for EEN plus 12.5% evening shift plus 1.5 for saturdays and 1.75 for Sundays, 20% for nights. Just up graded to RN-B...

8. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

   little_lost_bear replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

   Australia too requires new RNs to have a University Degree,,,, you can do EEN which is an endorsed enrolled nurse who can do medications. I was an LPN/LVN with IV certification in America, moved to Australia where i was an EEN but have since upgraded...

9. Why does Nursing put up with short staffing?

   little_lost_bear replied to elfinM's topic in General Nursing

   Australia have both private and public hospitals and we often work short, they say that they can't find agency nurses to cover. Pay here in australia is a little better, but still with heavy elderly patients and such people just don't want to do our ...