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  1. Do you practice your skills on dummies/mannequins

    rubystar replied to AusNurse2B's topic in General Students

    We did where possible and we had to pretend it was a real patient when it came to skills

  2. Australian STUDENTS

    rubystar replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I get 4 rotations over 2 years. I was really hoping to get this one because it sounded like the best one going. I'm hoping to do some critical care stuff like ED in the later ones, but I have no idea...

  3. Australian STUDENTS

    rubystar replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I just got my graduate nurse position The end is so

  4. Australian STUDENTS

    rubystar replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I'm in my 6th and final semester in Perth. I can't believe I'm almost finished! Good luck to you all. I'd be interested in doing the study group online thing but the units are different university to...

  5. wrong nursing assessment. help!

    rubystar replied to wannabenars's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the patient has any idea what he is talking about either if he goes from not having them before to calling them his 'moles'. Maybe the patient uses 'moles' to describe all skin

  6. Nursing School: Did you GAIN or LOSE weight?

    rubystar replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

    Gained. All the sitting around and studying does me no good. So glad it's almost over, being on the move at work all day will turn things

  7. US v's Aussie nursing school - SO different

    rubystar replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    Curiosme, i was making a generalisation based on posts I've read here. I haven't seen much talk of assignments, mostly tests and exams. maggie, it depends on the university involved. Our skills and...

  8. US v's Aussie nursing school - SO different

    rubystar replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    LPNs etc are the equivalent of EN. Remember that a decent chunk of our marks come from assignments which are slightly subjective as far as marking goes, making it harder to get full marks. Our grading...

  9. Frustrations with Clinical

    rubystar replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Students

    That first clinical rotation can be pretty frustrating when you are a carer already. I suppose the best thing that you can do is cover your backside, I'm sure you've had lots of paperwork to write...

  10. anxiety and job applications

    rubystar posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi all. I'm looking for some advice. I'm in the process of filling out job applications for a grad position and although I've never been diagnosed with any kind of psychiatric disorder, I am taking...

  11. CNA

    rubystar replied to Yurushi's topic in General Nursing

    From the perspective of somebody in Aged Care: Pros -Meaningful work. -Get to make a difference in peoples lives even if it is over trivial stuff. But its stuff they can't do for themselves. -You get...

  12. The Mental Health Act

    rubystar replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a few issues with the paper because it's mostly opinion and not entirely credible in terms of references that are out of date. I think it mostly centres around the principles of autonomy and...

  13. The Mental Health Act

    rubystar replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Even each state of Australia has its own Mental Health Act. I'm only familiar with the WA one and I did just did my mental health rotation in an authorised hospital. I'm not sure where you are going...

  14. All current/former nursing students...

    rubystar replied to Bill_Daria_07's topic in General Nursing

    Those bags on wheels seem pretty popular at my uni. I don't bring things to nursing school unless I absolutely have to, so that cuts down on weight a lot. I invested in a Crumpler a few months ago,...

  15. I'm starting to change as a person. Is this what nursing is like?

    rubystar replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student like you, graduating at the end of the year, fingers crossed. I found the first year or so of nursing school to be quite a drag, my interest peaked when we started doing mental health...

  16. Nursing Student admits online doing Ectasy and encouraging another how to do it .

    rubystar replied to lillypad274's topic in General Students

    She probably does, I had to reread what she wrote and basically she advised the person that monthly usage was okay. She also that up to 3 pills in one night was safe. It's anything but safe, given how...

  17. Nursing Student admits online doing Ectasy and encouraging another how to do it .

    rubystar replied to lillypad274's topic in General Students

    26 pills in one year can't be good. I would say that's a bit beyond occasional drug use and this person has just started making up rubbish to back up the fact that they've practically dodged a bullet...

  18. tatted up and in nursing school

    rubystar replied to mscgirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Why not get a tattoo in a place that will be covered up while you are on clinicals? That way everybody wins. The ankle idea sounded pretty good to

  19. New Grad open house - helps or not worth it

    rubystar replied to hatingthewaiting's topic in General Nursing

    It will probably show that you are eager to work there as opposed to trying to get yourself any old job. When I start interviewing I plan to try and include the fact that I went to an open day at the...

  20. born with heart outside of body! fascinating video

    rubystar replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Thanks for sharing

  21. A & P: I...Am I the only one that feels completely lost?

    rubystar replied to Holly5477's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Marieb has fantastic resources. Use the CD and the website if your instructor has set one up. It really does help to use them regularly and I found that a lot of the questions from the website came up...

  22. Dating while in NS?

    rubystar replied to ErinJane's topic in General Students

    It's pretty tricky but it can be done. I met somebody almost at the end of my second year. It worked out because he was pursing his own thing at University and was pretty dedicated to it. The first...

  23. transcript of training question

    rubystar replied to marc_rn's topic in International Nursing

    Well it would have to be certified copies and they may be looking for a grading key. They may also want to know what was being taught to you so if your training provider can come up with something...

  24. What equipment will I need?

    rubystar replied to AusNurse2B's topic in International Nursing

    You don't need lots of equipment on you, practically everything you can find in the hospital. I think the main thing is a notepad that is pocket sized to write down things that you need to look up....

  25. Concerns about going into nursing!

    rubystar replied to purple_zen's topic in General Nursing

    Needles were something that I was worried about when I first wanted to be a nurse. The number of injections and serum tests we had to go through to get clearance from the Health Department to be in...