Djuna

Djuna

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  1. Princess Alexandra, Mater, or Royal Brisbane?

    Djuna replied to Picklednerd's topic in International Nursing

    Have you considered a more rural area in NSW rather than Sydney? In terms of cost of living advantages rural living is less expensive than the big

  2. Princess Alexandra, Mater, or Royal Brisbane?

    Djuna replied to Picklednerd's topic in International Nursing

    Hi I worked at Rotorua Hospital 3 years ago before I came to Australia. I suggest you look at NSW before Queensland, better pay rates here. We have a couple of new grad NZ RNs at the moment, they are...

  3. I just need to vent a little

    Djuna posted a topic in International Nursing

    I sent a letter requesting a full transcript and verification of training to my School of Nursing in New Zealand and yesterday received an email from Vermont asking me to request a complete transcript...

  4. Any Suggestions for Comfy Shoes?

    Djuna replied to sg6307's topic in General Nursing

    birkis by birkenstock. pure heaven for my feet

  5. Being called "Nurse".

    Djuna replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    Being called 'Nurse' is marginally better than being called 'Sister'. I feel like saying 'Do I look like a

  6. Second thoughts? Medicine calling me!

    Djuna replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Spriess I have never wanted to be a doctor but I can see the benefits in making an effort to do your training. You have so much more autonomy as a Dr and even though you have more responsibility...

  7. Why do people apply to Vermont when they have no intention of working there

    Djuna posted a topic in International Nursing

    All this does is hold up the process for the genuine people who actually intend to work in Vermont. Why can't Vermont make it a requirement that only RNs who intend to work in Vermont can apply

  8. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    Djuna replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I resemble the first one of those!!!

  9. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    Djuna replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not familiar with some of the US acceptable abbreviations but this is a great way to learn

  10. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    Djuna replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    What a great reply realkreativ! I cannot agree with you more, vindictive, difficult, rude people are in all jobs, not just nursing. Part of our learning curve as humans is to learn how to deal with...

  11. If you had your time over again >>>

    Djuna replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    As much as I agree about the flexibility and broad options nursing has to offer, I would not choose to be an RN again. You learn a lot about yourself as you get older and I have come to the...

  12. Best Nursing Agency in Australia

    Djuna replied to mmck's topic in International Nursing

    I was with Nurseworldwide when I was agency nursing. WANA and Mediserve also have good reputations. I currently work with 2 RNs who are with WANA and they have very good things to say about this...

  13. Looking to immigrate to NZ

    Djuna replied to adboehnen's topic in International Nursing

    NZ has had 3 year nursing training for many years now. I did a Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing in 1990 and the 3 year degree was introduced in 1994. We used to have Enrolled Nurses but their...

  14. Cruise Ship Nursing???

    Djuna replied to adrianrn's topic in Travel

    My brother was the Chief Accountant on the Carnival Cruise Lines. When I did a two week holiday with him I met one of the RNs. They do shift work like regular RNs, they are not on-call 24 hours a...

  15. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    Djuna replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN from New Zealand currently working in Australia. My partner and I are hoping to move to the US sometime this year or next but after reading many of the posts in here I have huge...

  16. ER Patients

    Djuna replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    You made my day with that remark

  17. Looking to immigrate to NZ

    Djuna replied to adboehnen's topic in International Nursing

    Hi I am an RN from New Zealand and while I agree it is a beautiful country there are a couple of things you need to be aware of; First you will earn a lot less money than in the US and the cost of...

  18. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    Djuna replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    Cost of living in NZ depends on where you live. In the cities like Auckland and Wellington it's very expensive. I left NZ to make more money in Australia. My base hourly rate is $30. On Saturday I...

  19. Help and Advice please

    Djuna replied to uk_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    Hi uk_nurse I am a New Zealand RN working in Australia so I can give you my thoughts on both countries. I am also a Paediatric RN although I now work in ED. I have worked in Auckland and Rotorua, so...

  20. Verifying receipt of transcript problems

    Djuna posted a topic in International Nursing

    My school of nursing posted my transcript to Vermont before I sent my application. According to the website my application has been received but it doesn't show my transcript as having been received....

  21. Verifying receipt of transcript problems

    Djuna replied to Djuna's topic in International Nursing

    I realize Vermont take 3-4 months to process applications and I wasn't expecting mine to be processed any sooner. I was just concerned after reading some people have been waiting almost a year due to...

  22. Verifying receipt of transcript problems

    Djuna replied to Djuna's topic in International Nursing

    We will be living in Vermont and I am planning to work at Fletcher Allen Healthcare in Burlington

  23. Has anyone taken the NCLEX in Sydney?

    Djuna replied to lavarn's topic in Immigration Advice

    Congratulations lavaRN :balloons: I am waiting to hear back from Vermont to see whether I can sit NCLEX and I'd love to know which books you found helpful for study aids. Where in the US do you intend...

  24. How much to rent?

    Djuna replied to X-treme's topic in International Nursing

    www.realestate.com.au This is a great site for finding

  25. It's Official We are definitely short staffed

    Djuna replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    I recently went to 2 interviews in Brisbane, one in Caboolture, the other in Ipswich. Ipswich mucked around with getting my referees so in the end I said forget it, Caboolture didn't even bother...