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  1. Inpatient Psych Brain Sheet

    gogirlgo replied to LadyLovelilocks's topic in Psychiatric

    What is a brain sheet? Just curious.....it must be an American

  2. CCU/HDU units similar to Cardiac IMC/Telemetry

    gogirlgo replied to Shiloh06's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    As a psych nurse, just thought I should mention that in Australia CCU can stand for Community Care Unit and HDU for High Dependency Unit which are Mental Health units. But I am sure that they were...

  3. Casual nurse bank using AESOP computerized rostering

    gogirlgo posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi, Anyone willing to share their experiences with AESOP, the computerized rostering system that a lot of hospitals seeming to be introducing for their rostering. Have a look at...

  4. RCNA Postgraduate Nursing Scholarships

    gogirlgo posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just got my letter today to say that I missed out on one of the RCNA Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme postgraduate scholarships which are funded by the Aust Government...

  5. ANF Student Membership

    gogirlgo posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering what other people's experience has been if they have joined the ANF as a student member via their $30 per year membership, and then not wanted to continue with the membership once they...

  6. How many patients do you have as a Psych. RN?

    gogirlgo replied to lion09's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow, things are certainly different in the USA compared to Australia. I am a new graduate in a government hospital, a 25 bed adult inpatient unit. On average I would have 4 - 6 patients, generally...

  7. National Registration

    gogirlgo replied to Sophia36's topic in International Nursing

    Dissappointed that with national registration I will not be able to get endorsement as a mental health nurse. Doing my graduate year at the moment, and plan to do a Grad Dip in Mental Health Nursing...

  8. ANF Student Membership

    gogirlgo replied to gogirlgo's topic in International Nursing

    I have joined HACSU instead of ANF, as they seem to be more relevant to my speciality, mental health nursing. The main reason I joined was for professional indemnity coverage, and, less importantly,...

  9. newly registered RN seeking available hospital's where I can atttain my 2010 GNP

    gogirlgo replied to frances_rn's topic in International Nursing

    hi, have you had a look at the victorian nurse computer matching website? http://computermatching.pmcv.com.au a month or so ago they had a list of all the unmatched positions available after...

  10. What school do you suggest in Victoria?

    gogirlgo replied to chabeli's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry, have no idea about rents. But I suggest you try either of these 2 websites - theage.com.au or heraldsun.com.au and look for a link to real estate and rentals. These are our 2 daily Melbourne...

  11. What school do you suggest in Victoria?

    gogirlgo replied to chabeli's topic in International Nursing

    I am a third year Deakin nursing student and have been very happy with Deakin. It has a good reputation and its location is also good. Burwood is a nice part of Melbourne, very suburban, and a tram...

  12. Registration in Victoria as both Div 1 and Div 2

    gogirlgo posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering if anyone had an opinion on the idea of being registered in both Division 1 and Division 2 (non med endorsed). I will be graduating as a Div 1 at the end of this year but have been able...

  13. Registration in Victoria as both Div 1 and Div 2

    gogirlgo replied to gogirlgo's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks. I hadn't thought what effect national registration might have. I am actually just a newly registered Div 2, having been able to register after finishing 2nd year. The plan would only be to...

  14. Best Melbourne Grad Program?

    gogirlgo replied to Claz403's topic in International Nursing

    One of the advantage of Victorian public hospitals vs private hospitals is that you will have less patients to look after, generally a maximum of 4 in a public hospital. When you are first starting...

  15. Best Melbourne Grad Program?

    gogirlgo replied to Claz403's topic in International Nursing

    Have you discovered the Post Graduate Medical Council of Victoria website which has the graduate nurse match. A bit like applying for a place at uni I guess....

  16. Grad programs in Melbourne

    gogirlgo replied to rubystar's topic in International Nursing

    The Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria manages the computer matching system in Victoria. http://computermatching.pmcv.com.au/index.cfm You will find a directory of all the hospitals involved...

  17. Qs about Graduate Entry Vs regular 3-year Bachelor

    gogirlgo replied to straight4's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I faced the same dilemna when choosing a course in Melbourne a few years ago. I decided to do the 3yr course in the end and I got 3 credits for my previous business degree (so I dont have to do...

  18. Golden Key honours society

    gogirlgo replied to aussiemumj's topic in International Nursing

    suggest you google wikipedia - golden key international honour society. there is a section titled controversies and below is a cut and paste of the first paragraph: quote there have been some claims...

  19. Golden Key honours society

    gogirlgo replied to aussiemumj's topic in International Nursing

    I have been invited to join this a couple of times, because I was in the top 15% of students. I posted a query about this on our university chatboard and the consensus was that it was a waste of...