Grace Oz

Grace Oz

Med/Surg/Ortho/HH/Radiology-Now Retired

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  1. what nurses know thats diff from physicians

    Grace Oz replied to yaz's topic in International Nursing

    In a nutshell....... The entire nursing process! And... how to juggle a dozen patients, treatments, procedures, etc, all at one time! Wishing you well with your paper. Cheers,

  2. what nurses know thats diff from physicians

    Grace Oz replied to yaz's topic in International Nursing

    In a nutshell....... The entire nursing process! And... how to juggle a dozen patients, treatments, procedures, etc, all at one time! Wishing you well with your paper. Cheers,

  3. Psych nurse attacked by patient

    Grace Oz replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    Saw this reported on the TV news last night. Like you Barb, I felt angry & saddened. My heart goes out to this poor girl. They had her photo on the news. Only when something like this happens to...

  4. drug calculations

    Grace Oz replied to emmy's topic in International Nursing

    Emmy, Using a calculator is fine. But... you still have to know HOW to calculate! :-) As one poster wrote, even a 1% error is TOO much! There are courses available that you can attend in order to help...

  5. There have been a number of studies which seem to suggest that PRAYER may improve....

    Grace Oz replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    In 34 years of nursing in Australia, I have witnessed some amazingly inspirational outcomes when health care is supported by prayer. One thing that has also impacted on me; those patients who have a...

  6. Is there a "job market" for US RN's in New Zealand or the South Pacific?

    Grace Oz replied to Roland's topic in International Nursing

    G'day Roland, Having a NP license in Australia is something relatively new to our country, and I'd suggest you contact the individual state nurses boards for indepth information. I think Gwenith has...

  7. Survey: Do you think hospitals should require a uniform code for nurses?

    Grace Oz replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Just imagine the worlds Armies, Navies, Air Forces, swanning around in 'casual', or, 'anything goes', clothing!!!!????..... A uniform gives one a sense of 'belonging' to an organisation as well as for...

  8. Why LPN??

    Grace Oz replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    This old argument has been doing the rounds for years and years and years!!!... We ALL make CHOICES in life. There are many many, and varied, reasons a person studies for one or another level of...

  9. Public and Private Hospitals - whats best?

    Grace Oz replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    I worked in a non profit private hospital some years ago & they installed a $4,000 etched glass (HUGE) window in the staffroom! This window faced the backyard!?! You know, the bins, the linen...

  10. Am I just being petty?

    Grace Oz replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

    You poor girl! What an awful experience. Try & chalk it up to experience, learn from it & grow. It's about all we can ever do unless you are in a union & they can seek retribution /...

  11. Hello! I'm new with an odd question...

    Grace Oz replied to Kgem's topic in General Nursing

    G'day from "Down Under" & welcome! I wear graduated lens glasses. These cover reading, middle distance & long distance vision. It took me awhile to get used to them, but they're great. An...

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

    Grace Oz replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    Live & let live I say!!...Whatever works best for us as individuals & /or couples is the way to go. So long as one partner is not having " a life" at the "expense" of the other. The only...

  13. Allnurses.com history?

    Grace Oz replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    G'day Brian, I second all the above. Congratulations! A truly excellent site. I also second "Tookies" request re the monetary exchange so we Aussies can also buy from the store. Any ideas?... Sending...

  14. All Lpn's Please Read

    Grace Oz replied to RNforLongTime's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Greetings all, Here in Australia, Enrolled Nurses ( E.N.)- I believe it to be the same as your LPN- are trained to do most things an R.N does. We administer Medications if accreditated to do so &...