AussieJack

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1. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

   AussieJack replied to platon20's topic in NP

   Its a forum for student doctors - some members are a little ignorant to other health care proffessions - and a little rude and immature, some are very into advance practice nurse bagging. 'Doctors are the kings/queens of the health care world' sort o...

2. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

   AussieJack replied to platon20's topic in NP

   OMG nurse_god is obviously a troll from SDN, look at his/her Hx. The only thread he has started is 'Have you ever dated a doctor' ddduuuhhhh.

3. made a big mistake in clinical.... now what?

   AussieJack replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

   yeah, ok, so stop telling her to move on, she is worried about failing! my god kinda a stressfull notion. (sorry if i just made you feel worse OP). I agree move on about the sharps box incident; but if shes worried about failing her degree, i mean co...

4. gratitude for staff at clinical site

   AussieJack replied to all4schwa's topic in General Nursing

   You should bring in a really big basket of muffins and put it in the break room with a card. If they have a break room. Yeess it kinda romantic-comedy-esque, but still, who dosent like muffins?

5. Nurses vs EMTs?

   AussieJack replied to bluepenguin's topic in General Nursing

   uhh you have EMTs who are still in high school!!!! I cant really decide if thats ssssooo cool or ssssooo not good. I'm in st john ambulance which is like a volunteer first aid thing (im 15) the most advanced stuff we do is SAED, 02, Asprin, salbutamo...

6. sydney university

   AussieJack replied to chaseh's topic in International

   Firstly, you can do graduate entry at most universities for nursing, I am pretty sure just into their bachelor of nursing programme. Melbourne only allows graduate entry, but the rest are both. And nursing at the university of sydney is now by a mast...

7. "but doctors are better than nurses"

   AussieJack posted a topic in General Nursing

   Alright, when I finish school I want to be a nurse, and I was talking with a friend today about 'House, MD' and i was like 'oh i hate that show it perpetuates the whole myth about nurses not actually doing anything and just being like assistants to t...

8. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

   AussieJack posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi, Do you guys reckon that 'E.R' the tv show is accurate from a nursing perspective? Does it underrepresent nurses? (is underrepresent actually a word? well you know what I mean lol) It does seem to glorify the doctors a bit... Its not as bad as ot...

9. Which victorian uni is good for nusing?

   AussieJack posted a topic in International

   Hi I was wondering if anyone knows which victorian universities are good/the best for nursing. ACU has a good reputation as does La Trobe apparently. Did anyone go to uni in victoria? If so can you tell me if it was good etc TThhaannkkyyoouu Jack.

10. Aussie Auscultation

    AussieJack replied to AussieJack's topic in International

    Thankyou both, thats what I thought.

11. Australian nurse practitioners

    AussieJack replied to AussieJack's topic in International

    nah i meant the nurse practitioners in emergency there are like five of them i think, mainly at the alfred. Dosent really matter i was just curious

12. Australian nurse practitioners

    AussieJack posted a topic in International

    I was just wondering which medications emergency nurse practitioners can administer/prescribe... I cant find any information anywhere on the internet sssooo if anyone knows 'twould be nice to know.

13. Aussie Auscultation

    AussieJack posted a topic in International

    Hi, I did work experience in the respiratory word at the Alfred hospital in melbourne, and I never once saw a nurse auscultate a patient. Do Australian nurses auscultate patients regularly? The only time a saw a stethoscope used by the nurses was fo...

14. Nursing Student Blog

    AussieJack replied to hobbes's topic in General Students

    Did you remove the webiste link thingy? Coz I cant see it...