gwenith

gwenith BSN, RN

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  1. avondale college... (???)

    gwenith replied to landa29x's topic in International Nursing

    Can't say I know anything about it - try contacting the registration board though - they might be able to shed more

  2. neonatal units in Adelaide?! Uk male nurse looking to move to Oz!?

    gwenith replied to Leofric's topic in International Nursing

    Come on now Brisbane is best! We have one of the biggest units anywhere!! Here though is the link to the ACNN Australian College of Neonatal nurses http://www.anna.org.au/nnaq.php All I can say is...

  3. Enrolled endorsed Nurse in final semester and needing to embark on a research project

    gwenith replied to lucylou1's topic in International Nursing

    I work in ICU and we have one Endorsed EN working with us and she is invaluable!! She is our support person and although her role does have a lot of ordering and cleaning it also encompasses...

  4. 2 countries = language barrier in OR?

    gwenith replied to BCNursie's topic in International Nursing

    I don't work in OR but I understand that we are still short of experienced OR nurses and would welcome you. I don't think the names are all that different as use American texts

  5. LPN in Australia?

    gwenith replied to Medicine Man's topic in International Nursing

    Depends on the State you end up in but you will be either an Enrolled Nurse (endorsed for pharmacy here in QLD) or Registered Nurse division

  6. please help a very motivated french nurse who is looking for informations...

    gwenith replied to Jeanrouflaket's topic in International Nursing

    Please use English only on this board as it is not fair to the other

  7. Enrolled endorsed Nurse in final semester and needing to embark on a research project

    gwenith replied to lucylou1's topic in International Nursing

    A good place to start is your state registraton council relating to standards and boundaries of practice - here is Queenslands...

  8. please help a very motivated french nurse who is looking for informations...

    gwenith replied to Jeanrouflaket's topic in International Nursing

    You would have to contact one state registration board and apply to that board for registration - some require you to do a program before you are registered here. It might be better to apply for a...

  9. Re: Blowing The Whistle On Deliberate Understaffing & Toxic Managerial Practices

    gwenith replied to TsunamiKim's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Suggest you download some spyware cleaner for your computer adware is good as is

  10. Future job prospects for a NZ nursing graduate?

    gwenith replied to wannabekiwinurse's topic in International Nursing

    :chuckle: Trying to

  11. How's your pressure ulcer prevention care on your residents like?

    gwenith replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are none of you doing risk assessments on

  12. Facial Burns

    gwenith posted a topic in Burn

    Just curious. What do you use on facial burns for the best result? How frequently do you cleanse/dress the face? How early do they graft the

  13. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care

    gwenith replied to lee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked with the system in ICU and it might have just been that hospital but I resented nursing being reduced to a "tick and flick" response - mouth/eye care - 2nd hourly - tick appropriate boxes....

  14. UK Graduate nurse - how much experience needed to work in New Zealand

    gwenith replied to aishah951's topic in International Nursing

    Welcome to the forum. Unfortunately our New Zealand colleagues are only here occasionally but when they do pop in they usually do thier best to try and answer any New Zealand questions. Be patient -...

  15. Learning disability nursing in NZ

    gwenith replied to kaz n joolz's topic in International Nursing

    Welcome to the forum. Unfortunately our New Zealand colleagues are only here occasionally but when they do pop in they usually do thier best to try and answer any New Zealand questions. Be patient -...

  16. Tarasoff--Duty to Warn

    gwenith replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Not long ago there was a reporter who used comments like these on this board to "prove" that Registered nurses were untrustworthy and contemplated murdering thier patients. I would counsel anyone to...

  17. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    gwenith replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Merry Christmas Grace - sorry to hear you are not well hope you get better

  18. shaving cream to clean dirty butts??

    gwenith replied to old heart's topic in General Nursing

    I have used pure hand cream to clean diarrhoea. One of the reasons for rapid breakdown in patients with constant diarrhoea (or as one student put it - dire rear!) is the removal of the natural skin...

  19. Shift breaks - 8 or 10 hours??

    gwenith replied to purplemeech's topic in International Nursing

    Hmmm you two might take some thought about keeping quiet where you work in case you need this forum to vent. You never know it just might turn out horrible and you will need to come here for advise...

  20. Aussie patient loads

    gwenith replied to bethem's topic in International Nursing

    We use Trendcare - a computerised patient dependency program to work out ratio's - works reasonably well IF you are staffed to

  21. New Grad in Australia??

    gwenith replied to ShortyLPN's topic in International Nursing

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

  22. Shift breaks - 8 or 10 hours??

    gwenith replied to purplemeech's topic in International Nursing

    Okay - Late/earlies are a KILLER!!! Make no mistake. No matter how close you live if you get more than 4 hours sleep between a late early you are doing well. The disadvantage of the 10 hour break...

  23. Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

    gwenith replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Waaaaa! Hoooooo! I did it! I did! I did! I did! Reached my goal - 10 kilos for Christmas!! Now it is eight kilos for Easter! I am using short term, doable goals to manage my weight and it is...

  24. Vent

    gwenith replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm think of the message it is sending all of those who think that nursing is the "easy option" at

  25. Funny song about the Drug Industry

    gwenith replied to lpnadmin's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a serious side to this - ONE of the major reasons drugs are much dearer in the USA is that you allow them to be advertised. Someone has to pay for advertising and it always ends up being the...