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  1. newly qualified staff nurse

    Well, you also apply for the graduate programs for January in July as well so not always a year in advance, but for July it is a different story. You can still apply for January and see if things pan...
  2. New to Perth & searching for a job

    http://www.jobs.wa.gov.au/ Generally have nursing jobs posted on there. Perhaps try private as well. As far as I can tell the 10% budget cut has hit Royal Perth really hard and they aren't taking on...
  3. newly qualified staff nurse

    Here's the heads up: Graduate programs for July this year had to be applied for in July of last year. It is very, very difficult to get a placement as a person who is not a permanent resident of WA at...
  4. FYI. Medscape.com

    I've recently discovered that site as well. I love
  5. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    I use oriented. Orientated to me is showing somebody where they can go make a cup of
  6. Do people really need a bloody mobile at work?

    I think there's at least one in every nursing home. They are the type that make me wonder whether I should be an RN in the same workplace where I have worked as a carer for 3 years, I have to wonder...
  7. Do people really need a bloody mobile at work?

    I'm amazed that she didn't just put the phone away as requested and went home instead. I hate it when people can't figure out how to use their phone
  8. I got mine about a month ago and I didn't have any issues with
  9. Allergy Injections in the Home Care Setting

    I'm seeing the same red flags. I did a few of those injections on my doctors office rotation the other week and I'm fairly certain in the leaflet it says that you have to have adrenaline available...
  10. I think it's just ignorance, plain and simple. Ignorance of the aging process Ignorance of just what caring for older people involves Ignorance of how bad the staff/resident ratios are I think it's...
  11. Got really put down by my supervisor today

    I've delt with this kind of rubbish myself in the last few weeks. As a result, I get to do redo my last clinical placement. I think it's more a reflection of the corporate rubbish side of things than...
  12. if you ever leave nursing

    I would go with psychologist or musician. Obviously for the latter I would have to learn to play something first. It's a
  13. I can't take it anymore

    I feel really bad for you. I have not graduated yet but I am doing my final placement for my Bachelor of Nursing and they have thrown me in the deep end and I am struggling in many ways and succeeding...
  14. Help explaining thyroid panel results

    I think it's okay for us to understand these kinds of things but for patients this may be right over their heads. Maybe if you're giving a convoluted story draw them a simple diagram of the different...
  15. I Never Thought They'd HATE Me...

    Oh wow. I'm kind of baffled at those responses that you said you got from your friends. I agree with the first poster. That isn't really how friends should behave. It's not like you decided to...