jadelee

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1. Ten Ways To Know You're Burning Out

   jadelee replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Stress 101

   I don't agree, while relaxing and not being at work is great, there are nursing jobs out there, where you can look forward to going to work. How easy they are too get, where you live is a different matter. I think the problem above isn't the work it...

2. nurse/patient ratio

   jadelee replied to efRN's topic in International

   Very interesting all posts, does the ANF have patient - ratio agreements in Oz states I wonder, I have done night ratios private hospital surg, 1:10, as routine

3. Ten Ways To Know You're Burning Out

   jadelee replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Stress 101

   I have just had three months off, for a number of reasons, but I have always loved nursing, but once I made the call to leave the way others did, it took that long, to want to nurse again, (after ten years after fulltime nursing), I think it's impo...

4. lost my mojo

   jadelee replied to jadelee's topic in International

   Thank you for your compassion Talaxandra, I am slowly feeling like going back to work, (at least my body wants to having woken me up before 8 last two days, lol,) I think I will ease my way back. I used to always tell students and people, that I h...

5. lost my mojo

   jadelee posted a topic in International

   I have never posted much here, worried I would be caught out! But could do with some advice, not from friends. After a difficult time in my last job, I left. Applied for three jobs, (two at same place) no luck, waiting about two. Have lost all my c...

6. Discouraged by Nurses who hate their job

   jadelee replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I broke my wrist in my first year of nursing, the emergency I went to at the time, was on strike action, The nurse told me to quit my course, quite adamantly. I didn't listen, and ten years later I still love nursing, in all the areas I have worked,...

7. Trying to get a job in adelaide

   jadelee replied to han21's topic in International

   I am not from Adelaide, but have you thought about applying for a Graduate program,. If you have less than 12 months experience than you would still be eligible. (I am curious, and they might be why u moved from the UK, than NZ, than Adelaide). If y...

8. Palliative Care Nursing

   jadelee replied to sassy_squirrel's topic in International

   I am doing post grad pall care at the moment, externally. Lot's of Australia uni offer post grad pall care. (cert level to masters). You can then keep working and study. But I would get a few years experience before specialising. But pall care is a...

9. What to expect in a Hospice interview

   jadelee replied to Cthulhu's topic in Hospice

   I hope I am not too late to help. If so how did you go? I imagine as hospice can be very emotionally challenging area, they will want to know your reasons for applying in that area. However can also be clinically challenging, as advanced disease can...

10. Feels Like I'm Drowning... I Can't Seem to Get it!

    jadelee replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Nursing

    Back again, When I was grad I had huge time management issues, even in my 2nd year, but the place I worked never let Nurses miss breaks, or go on breaks without the buddy nurse covering. If your buddy nurse got lunch, she should of covered for you....

11. Feels Like I'm Drowning... I Can't Seem to Get it!

    jadelee replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Its been ten years since I was a grad, (and yes you are a new grad, please remember how much nurturing you need in the first year, don't feel like you should be able to do it all on day one) but reading your post makes me want to give you a big ...

12. "Evaluate and Treat" question

    jadelee replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice

    thanks for the good explaination. everyone in australia is entitled to free medical care, including hospice, the doctors bill 'medicare' directly but all other services are free, not funded by the particular case. but maybe being smaller population,...

13. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    jadelee replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    Thank you. On the job, i can be really emotionally present and emphatic (feedback from others) and can handle major bleeds and liver failures, etc or mental health crisis on my own (like my best friend self harming and I bandaged her up like it was...

14. "Evaluate and Treat" question

    jadelee replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice

    I am confused, how it works in Australia (well at least where i am) is once a doctor has made a referral to hospice at home, phone contact by the on duty RN is made, then admission time is planned and at that admission permission for the service come...

15. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    jadelee replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    Wow, i was looking to post about my dilemma, and the postings here as so eloquent, and emotionally intelligient. I have been a nurse for eight years, and have always liiked pall care in my general nursing, but have only started it as a speciality a ...