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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 e...

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 ex...

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,...

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 test...

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 ...

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 getti...

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, cyanosi...

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

Our ED is locked at night and on weekends with a combination lock on each of the three entrances. Triage is protected by a perspex screen. The waiting room is under video surveillance so we don't have to go to triage with out looking first. Our secu...

When I worked in CCU there was a cardiologist who smoked through handover even when there was a smoking ban on hospital grounds. He used to sit near the open window. Why should it make any difference to the way you educate your patients? I'm sure the...

We get a lot of calls in our ED. Most people want advice eg how do I get my child's temp down? I have a cut on my hand do I need a tetanus shot? What are the symptoms of meningococcal meningitis? etc etc For all of these and a wide range of queries, ...

2ndCareerRN I found it... A piece of plastic/card/rubber/whatever with six holes in it will keep your chest leads in order. Make it so the thingo can slide along the length of the leads. Hey presto...only need to view the first one and the rest are a...

A copy of the Mental Health Act 1996 can be found here... Mental Health Review Board

Daniel Vettori Watch the record for the fastest ever test match fall in the next clash between the extremes of international cricket teams. Australia vs Bangladesh... Time for the mercy rule in cricket?

Have a look at this website for info on hospitals in the Kimberley region. Kimberley Health Service Hoping to holiday there myself some time soon. PS Derby is 206km from Broome...could be a long commute:eek: and the highway may not be passable in th...

West Coast Eagles Good win last night for Jason and the Roo's WA coach

These people may be able to give you some advice http://www.crana.org.au/

I'm not trying to be funny. We were taught to assess each situation and intervene early enough to avoid these dilemma. Surely if you are "thinking critically" part of that critique would be to examine the scenario closely and decide what looks like a...

How did these patients get to be here anyway? I would have transferred them long ago!