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1. Public and Private Hospitals - whats best?

   bungies replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

   What an interesting thread. My most recent hospital experience was in a small public (cancer-specific) hospital. I can't speak highly enough of the place!! Only left because I wanted to work...

2. How long does report take?

   bungies replied to RNnites's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, our haematology/ stem cell transplant ward reports go for up to 1.5 hours. We do need to get report on everyone 'cos they're always pretty unwell, and need to know what's going on and who's...

3. new grads that don'y ask questions

   bungies replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I'm a nearly-finished grad nurse (that is, I've nearly finished my Grad Year). I'd like to add as my $0.02 that although I never pass up a learning experience, I always seek out someone...

4. How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?

   bungies replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

   And if you really need to get away from it all to recoup so you can be yourself again, go to the bathroom! People may think you've got diarrhoea, but at least you don't have to share the

5. Do any fem. nurses here have Stay at Home husbands/SOs ?

   bungies replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

   Surely better not to burn out at all, Mario! I'm just 6 months into my Graduate year and my husband is currently working at the Immunology Dept. of a local university packing media plates into boxes...

6. Almost zero WBC count

   bungies replied to misti_z's topic in Oncology

   I work on the haematology ward of a relatively large cancer hospital. More than half of our patients have a lower than normal blood count, and if someone is really low (nearly or = 0.0 neutrophils)...

7. medical lightbulb jokes

   bungies replied to nurseybikerchic's topic in Nursing Humor

   Q: How many nurses does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None. They aren't allowed to. They can determine the health of the bulb, record it's health in the charts, and order a new bulb, but the...

8. Pain scale (Rated R)!!!

   bungies replied to nurseyperson's topic in Nursing Humor

   I agree with your assessment of the pain scale, babs, but it IS useful in a field like hospice care, where patients are very much more in touch with how they feel. I think I'd find it difficult to...

9. Any FUN nursing Jobs?

   bungies replied to Bessie's topic in General Nursing

   Bessie, If you want a job which will combine your wish to stay sensitive and the need to find humour in a job you can't go past paediatric oncology. The kids there have a black humour all of their...

10. Any FUN nursing Jobs?

    bungies replied to Bessie's topic in General Nursing

    Bessie, If you want a job which will combine your wish to stay sensitive and the need to find humour in a job you can't go past paediatric oncology. The kids there have a black humour all of their...