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  1. newly qualified staff nurse

    rubystar replied to pammylowe's topic in International Nursing

    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

    rubystar replied to Nurse Jo's topic in International Nursing

    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

    rubystar replied to pammylowe's topic in International Nursing

    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

    rubystar replied to BluegrassRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've recently discovered that site as well. I love

  5. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    rubystar replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    rubystar replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    rubystar replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    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. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    rubystar replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got mine about a month ago and I didn't have any issues with

  9. Allergy Injections in the Home Care Setting

    rubystar replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    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. Do family members know how annoying they can be?

    rubystar replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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. Grad programs in Melbourne

    rubystar posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm due to finish my Bachelor of Nursing at the end of '09 at a Uni in Perth. I've always liked the idea of moving interstate again. My boyfriend has hinted that he might want to do his PhD or some...

  12. Got really put down by my supervisor today

    rubystar replied to jdub3's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  13. if you ever leave nursing

    rubystar replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would go with psychologist or musician. Obviously for the latter I would have to learn to play something first. It's a

  14. I can't take it anymore

    rubystar replied to student200977's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  15. Help explaining thyroid panel results

    rubystar replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  16. I Never Thought They'd HATE Me...

    rubystar replied to c3p0's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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...

  17. My Father Died Today

    rubystar replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I wish you and your family all the best at such a difficult time for you all. I hope he rests in peace. From what you have written it sounds like he had a lovely...

  18. My hands need a good hand cream!

    rubystar replied to brissygal's topic in International Nursing

    I remember sampling that hemp hand cream at the body shop, it was brilliant. I really should go buy some

  19. So embarrassed today and nervous (re vital signs)

    rubystar replied to Kringe38's topic in General Students

    You can still learn. A lot of these skills don't come easy to a lot of people. You have to practice. Brachial pulses are a pain, you need a bit more pressure than you do for a radial but not so much...

  20. Nursing Interventions for Hypoglycemia

    rubystar replied to sorin_sideways's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What ideas did you have so far? First priority is ABC, it's a guess that she is like this because of hypoglycemia without doing an

  21. How many clinical placement hours do you get in Aus?

    rubystar replied to toninz's topic in International Nursing

    By the end of my course I would have done around a thousand

  22. nurse iniated medications

    rubystar replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! It will be good to have some idea of what is out there before I start my first job. I don't particularly want to be spending a lot of my day reading

  23. nurse iniated medications

    rubystar replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    I have been trying to look up a list of nurse initiated medications, do you have any access to one? I'm not even sure if it is a state by state, hospital by hospital thing or if there is a generic...

  24. Why don't employers start lowering wages for nurses?

    rubystar replied to hcer4507's topic in General Nursing

    You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. It would also be about 30 steps back for whatever advances nursing has made as a profession in the last few years. You would also get a lot of people quitting because...

  25. My A&P Elephant

    rubystar replied to keithjones's topic in General Students

    That's been my motto through nursing school too! I think the trick with that kind of material is to recall the information. Use the CD and do the self practice tests lots. And yes, break it down into...