sandgroper

I'm sure this topic has been widely discussed, but I am not inclined to search the forum for an answer. I would like to offer my skills and experience to the US health care industry but I'm not entirely sure that my age (53 years) is acceptable for employment. I am aware that I must sit examinations and pass immigration checks. My nursing experience ranges through paediatrics, critical care, emergency, surgical and general medical. Cheers Sandgroper

Hi, Just saw this thread, hope I'm not too late. I'm not certain about PMH, but most tertiary hospitals now offer 2nd year grad programmes. Here is a good place to start. http://wchs.health.wa.gov.au/

Hi Marion I've tried to watch it a couple of times (nothing on the other channels) but usually switch it off it disgust. The characters are stereotyped, the situations are over dramatised and cliched, the roles of the nurses are unrealistic to the extreme. As Grace points out, its written this way for art's sake and, I would add, not for the promotion of nursing as a profession. If you are interested in nursing as a career, then go for it. TV shows aren't the best way of gauging if your experience will be a positive one, otherwise there'd be no police (The Bill, The Shield, Blue Heelers), no teachers (Boston Public, Teachers), etc. Oh yeah, I live in Ramsay St, Summer Bay, next door to a guy named Toadfish Rebecchi... Daniel

This site refers to Royal Perth Hospital and has some information that you may find useful. http://www.nursingwa.com.au/content/movingToPerth/migrationAndSponsorship.aspx Do some research into the regions in this state. As Gwenith rightly points out, you may need some experience before you accept work in rural areas. There are also grad programmes available in the larger centres. Good luck.

Err... http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/members/sweden.html

Looks like being 2 to 1 after this test. The Australian team is getting old and England has some good young hopefuls. But how can you call it an English team with so many ring-ins. South Africans, Welsh :) . And the flat tracks prepared for the tests almost backfired on England at Egbaston. Good luck to both teams, Australia have too much talent and experience to let the Ashes go.

Good quality shoes...don't skimp...

Hi If you work for the government, you can access Clinical Information Access Online (CIAO) through your workplace. Here you can look at the journal holdings of all the major health libraries in WA. Hope this helps Daniel

hi jenny i have just received the latest eba update dated march 22. unfortunately i couldn't attach the pdf file so here is the text version public sector eba update 33 the anf and the government met last week to resume negotiations on the public sector eba and discussions continued throughout the week. the anf has now received a new proposal from the government that contains all the improvements from the government's previous non- union proposal: - 14.7% pay increase (with back pay from july 2004) - increased night shift penalties (from midnight sunday to end of shift monday) - in charge allowance - paid parental leave increased from six weeks to eight weeks - nursing workloads exceptional matters order to continue to apply (minus visibility) - flexible leave arrangements including the purchasing of additional leave - public sector standard entitlements to leave - cultural , bereavement , blood donor etc and with the additional improvements of: - the protection of an anf (union) agreement - restoration of the full definition of a shift worker (for the extra week of annual leave) - restoration of the roster review clause - introduction of a nurse practitioner classification - inclusion of a visibility clause to assist the regulation of nurse's workloads - job-sharing in this proposal, there are no trade-offs and there are no loss of conditions. the government asked anf to agree to these improved conditions as final settlement of the anf claim, however the anf replied that agreement would only be reached following consultation with, and approval by, anf members. the government has requested an answer by tuesday 29 march. given the time frame, the anf asked for paid meetings so that as many nurses as possible could attend and give their views, however the government said no. therefore, the anf has made arrangements for the meetings to be held during meal breaks and members will be asked whether or not they are prepared to support the latest proposal from the government. the meetings are being held throughout this week - right up until the 29th march (including meetings during the easter holidays) and fliers have been distributed advertising the various meeting times for individual hospitals. the anf encourages all members to attend these meetings and have their say. if you would like an additional meeting in your area, or you require further information, contact the anf office. cheers daniel

HVLT = High Velocity Lead Therapy DIC = Death Is Coming FITH Syndrome = F#$@*& In The Head

Would you believe it? 5% of nurses in WA will be audited each year. We have 22 on our roster in ED and 2 have been selected already! Our hospital has adapted the portfolio to suit us but I haven't had a close look at it yet. (The lucky pair are getting very intimate with it)

What's so bad about Auckland? Don't know the place myself. Should I avoid it?

the following statement was extracted from mims online... symptoms. toxic symptoms include vomiting, abdominal pain, hypotension, sweating, central stimulation with exhilaration and convulsions in children, drowsiness, respiratory depression, cyanosis and coma. so, yes it can cause drowsiness, but only in overdose. poisons information will also tell you this.

Found some more info http://www.thewest.com.au/20040310/news/general/tw-news-general-home-sto121257.html And to show that our health minister cares about nurses http://www.thewest.com.au/20040311/news/general/tw-news-general-home-sto121314.html

Datura is a plant commonly known as the trumpet lily. The characteristic pendulous flowers resemble trumpets which are boiled to make a tea. They contain three of the belladonna alkaloids which can be hallucinogenic in the right amount (also lethal). Gwenith, in the recent controversy involving Pan pharmaceuticals, the drug Travacalm was sold containing excessive amounts of one of these alkaloids causing similar experiences. Our favourite OD is paracetamol (acetominophen) (sp?) The treatment is the antidote acetylcysteine which is given if the levels exceed a certain amount. These may take up to eight hours to peak (depending of the fomulary of the drug. In the meantime the patient has time to contemplate the severity of their actions.