Practice Nursing is a different stress to hospitals- you maybe the only nurse there and have to use your own judgement. For me (a practice nurse/ ex hospital nurse) the pay is appalling!!! If you...
We had one from the UK come to our hospital and it wasn't recognised. A bit like ODPs. Didn't even get him a CN position I would thing a post grad cert in peri op would be more beneficial
I love the teamwork..I love the fact that my patient has come to us with a problem and we fix it..no long stays. The AMAZING things that surgeons can do.,still have my chin on the floor some days!! It...
It all depends on what visa you are after.. you can get a job and a 457 visa with a years experience but a permanent visa wants 2 years experience ...many get jobs on 457s and then apply for an...
YES YES YES.. Nursing is worth it!! On my very first prac years ago a nurse told me to run away..i was horrified..i was there to help people..to follow my vocation/ passion ect ect...hahaha..oh times...
thanks for that...just been and had my pot off...chuff it feels strange start physio end this week and i have to wearan air splint for the next 6 weeks..
hi all, i am an OR nursein the UK, scrub and circulate and i have broken my ankle..i have a fractured fibula and a bimalleollar fracture i had an ORIF and ended up with a 10 hole plate and 12 screws...
hi, i have been qualified for a year now and i also went straight into the OR. we had a 6 month induction and 6 month consolidation and by God you need it! i went through all the things you are going...
i would like to wish you all a wonderful christmas and a happy new year. good luck in whatever ventures you are undertaking next year see you all in 2007 :smiley_aa :loveya: debbie :santa3:...
debbieuk replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Operating Room
blood, guts, bones, smells, aching feet, a bad back, lead gowns, never finishing on time, and politics......... great team work, fasinating surgery, good pay, patient care like no where else and...
hi, i dont know if this is the same thing as i am not sure of your terminology but in the UK we have operating department practioners whos main job is to assist the anaesthetist. the maintain the...
hey all just had to post this ..... as yoou know if you have read my other posts that i was joining the ortho or team and was very nervous .... BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!! the team are great (apart from GOD,...
think i am gonna have to try and take my own advice now, i was told yesterday that i have to go to orthopeadics (or awfulpeadics as it is commonly known here)...