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ProudofmyNursingart

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  1. Someone calling themselves a Nurse when not.Help please!

    ProudofmyNursingart posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am going to post this in the Australian section as well, but wanted opinions on this problem. My problem is this; I was working at this Retirement Village. I'm not anymore. A male who is the manager...

  2. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    ProudofmyNursingart posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am going to post this in the Australian section as well, but wanted opinions on this problem. My problem is this; I was working at this Retirement Village. I'm not anymore. A male who is the manager...

  3. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps his email can be posted and all RNs in this forum can send him an email regarding the legitimacy of him calling himself a Nurse. It's probably more appropriate for him to call himself Head of...

  4. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    I started working as a PCA at the age of 14 at a Special Needs Hostel. Since that age I have gained qualifications to be both a PCA and a

  5. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    Even calling yourself a nurse and representing himself as

  6. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    To call yourself a nurse or to practice nursing without a license? To CALL yourself a nurse. It's even worse to practice without a

  7. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    These smaller fonts are too small for ME to read. Is there a problem with that? Please reframe from hanging **** on me.

  8. Someone calling themself Nurse when not.Help please?

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Nursing

    In Australia it is a crime with a $10,000 price

  9. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever a Intma Cath is used for subcut injections. It is ALWAYS flushed with 5ml NS after administering the medication. Usually Morphine. The rationale being that some of the Morphine dose is...

  10. Heparin injections ?????

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in General Students

    Thank you both. I thought of both of these, but thought "Maybe there is some other specific reason that Iv'e missed.". But not maybe I didn't. Thank you

  11. Heparin injections ?????

    ProudofmyNursingart posted a topic in General Students

    I have come across a question today as applying for a job on something I have not encountered in my Nursing experience before. Why do we ONLY give Heparin injections as subcuts???? Pain and bruising...

  12. Enrolled nursing in Oz!

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to Kimmeh's topic in International Nursing

    Well done StudentBeccy. :balloons: On the final stretch. When you look back you realise just how far youv'e come. It still blows me away just how far you do come and learn. Enjoy your acute...

  13. Care plan help

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to Pleased to care's topic in International Nursing

    That's great to hear. Our Facticitators were VERY STRICT on the CP as you need to do them all the time at work. So many had resubmits. I luckily didn't. I couldn't face it again. I mailed it off with...

  14. Care plan help

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to Pleased to care's topic in International Nursing

    Oh boy!!! I did this EXACT same care plan in school. You don't happen to be a Spencer TAFE student do you? My CP went for pages as this is a difficult BUT realistic CP. To be honest I initially had...

  15. Advice. Support. Anything!!!

    ProudofmyNursingart posted a topic in International Nursing

    I work for a Nursing Agency that I trully love. I was placed in various places, such as Rehab, Aged/Dementia Care and lot's of Acute. On the 7th of January I was tripped at work in a hospital by an...

  16. Student clinicals

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to JanisM's topic in International Nursing

    I totally agree. The 'good old days' of hospital based training is long gone and no longer applicable in our now modern profession. With all it's boudaries and legal obligations. But I do not think...

  17. Outback Nursing - Aus ... whats good/bad

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to Deejay's topic in International Nursing

    Hi JanisM, I went straight from school into the remote community of not-going-to-mention-the-name-here-but-everyone-knows-your-name-in-that-town-and-supermarket-BEFORE-you-even-get-to town, and it was...

  18. Enrolled nursing in Oz!

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to Kimmeh's topic in International Nursing

    Last year was the last year offered on the Diploma of Nursing. Pre-Enrolment. Before that it was the Certificate 111 in Health. (Nursing) The course is now National Diploma of Nursing. Certificate 111...

  19. Please help. I need a e-mail buddy for class by Crystal

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to Ketisha79's topic in International Nursing

    I am also willing to help with your survey. This is an awesome site for anyone thinking of coming into Nursing. Just setting out on their journey and those who have long since travelled down that long...

  20. Outback Nursing - Aus ... whats good/bad

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to Deejay's topic in International Nursing

    I worked in a remote/rural care hospital. A whole 19 beds. That was including a Birthing Unit. ICU. Acute and respite. I can totally say without hesitation that it was the most fantastic time of my...

  21. Enrolled Nurse vs. Endorsed Enrolled Nurse

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to pink_margarita's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Baby Rei, First of all. What state do you live in? SA has NO certificate anymore, it's a Diploma of Nursing Pre-Enrolment. Making you an EEN, as they include meds in the course so no more EN....

  22. Advanced Diploma for EEN's

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to smilenurse's topic in International Nursing

    I did my EEN through Distance Learning via Spencer TAFE in Whyalla and have just been offered a place in the Advanced Diploma. It is NOT compulary to take this course it just allows you to SPECIALISE...

  23. Study Enrolled Nursing

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to can88's topic in International Nursing

    To become an Enrolled Nurse you must either be living in either Queensland, Northern Territory or South Australia as these are the only States left that have Enrolled Nurses. OR Study via Distance...

  24. Private Health Insurance JUST for nurse's?

    ProudofmyNursingart posted a topic in International Nursing

    Do we actually have a private health insurance fund JUST for Nurse's? Or am I just not seeing anything around, in front of me, offering it? There is insurance for Doctor's. Teacher's. Police. Railway...

  25. Private Health Insurance JUST for nurse's?

    ProudofmyNursingart replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in International Nursing

    I have had insurance for 8 years with NIB. And are happy with my coverage but the cost is getting a bit much. I just thought that maybe if there was a Nurse's only insurance, then it maybe cheaper....