SpudsMomGuinea

SpudsMomGuinea specializes in Childhood TLC.

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1. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to gt4everpn's topic in Relations

   I have stayed up WAAAAAY past a decent bedtime laughing at these {and risking waking up my sleeping son} but - thank you all... My own contribution comes from a very heavily to term +3weeks pregnant older single woman... who ummm, believed that sexu...

2. How did you lose all your nursing school weight after graduation?

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to leeae85's topic in General Nursing

   I realise this thread is a bit old, but I am going through this, and believed that I was the only one... for all my classmates are all staying the same. {that I know of} When I started my studies in July, in the middle of our Tasmanian winter , I was...

3. Medication Management {legalities}

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to SpudsMomGuinea's topic in International

   Thanks for that vote of confidence Joanne, I needed that.

4. First Prac...

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to AusNurse2B's topic in International

   I have my own aged care prac of three weeks in another two weeks and while I was once in industry as a carer, going in as EN is totally different and I'm nervous too. So I'll simply say "good bl**dy luck to you..." and hope that you enjoy it. Sorry,...

5. Dealing with the Steamrollers...

   SpudsMomGuinea posted a topic in International

   Hi everybody, I recently had a run in with a class member who quite frankly would probably be able to hold with pride the title "Ms Steamroller". It was over a joint presentation to the class exercise that we had to complete, under circumstances tha...

6. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   >>and ***** cats Heck, I was censored... lol I never said a darn derogerative thing about my cats - oh well.

7. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   [quote=princeninaThe big drama here is, as you know, the tyranny of distance... the b***** Midland Highway, but the Royal was doing something for ENs a few years ago and there is certainly a lot of political pressure to offer at least something in Ho...

8. Kick your feet up!

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to nyapa's topic in International

   I would love to do some scrapbooking or papercraft, or even some sewing... but there's these huge lumps on my desk... oh yeah, textbooks they call them. Though generally, I spend my time with my son, just reading his books to him... and have some mo...

9. Any Enrolled nurses out there doing their training ?

   SpudsMomGuinea replied to nurse07's topic in International

   I'm presuming you're asking as a 'never touched a needle, given meds, done documentation' desire to be a qualified member of healthcare team. I'm three weeks off my first prac assignment, having started EN fulltime at TAFE in July... I thought I wa...

10. Medication Management {legalities}

    SpudsMomGuinea replied to SpudsMomGuinea's topic in International

    Firstly, sorry it's taken so long to return to this medium, it's been a hectic few weeks. I was focusing on 'ethics' and principles... but it appears that's not what it was about. Aaargh, dumb me. After review with my lecturer {well the person auth...

11. Medication Management {legalities}

    SpudsMomGuinea posted a topic in International

    Hi Australian Nurses... I did originally post this over on the Student's tab for nursing assignments but thus far, no assistance, and so thought I"d repost here under Australia/NZ to see if anybody suitably qualified might help me. I'm really anxio...

12. Choosing the right study path/uni

    SpudsMomGuinea replied to bassandtea's topic in International

    I'm doing Medication Endorsed EN at TAFE at the moment, currently it's under Cert III level, {but lecturers reckon they're teaching at diploma level} It's TOUGH. {I heard today that the entire class failed first module of Medication Management Packag...

13. Who's doing Nursing School with a kid?

    SpudsMomGuinea replied to MrsRitchie's topic in General Students

    I have spent the last five months with my nose in a variety of books or plastered to this monitor... The other morning a strange blonde haired almost three year old came stumbling out of the bedroom... I feel I've forgotten who he is, except that I...

14. Older Nursing Students

    SpudsMomGuinea replied to Neats's topic in Student Assist

    Oh, and I have near on 20 years hx, from education, to administration and personnel and all areas including Aged Care.

15. Older Nursing Students

    SpudsMomGuinea replied to Neats's topic in Student Assist

    If you consider working as a mommy to be included, then I'm in.. {cause I reckon I'm 'older' at 40} I have an almost three year old, and am doing my Enrolled Nursing {USA's LPN} over a 12 month period. I was going to try working in industry part tim...