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  1. Is it a Medication Error

    smilenurse posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Would like to find out if for some reason RN or EEN forgot to sign medication chart after doing a Insulin Injection, is it considered a Medication Error??? and a Incident Report needs to to written...

  2. Is it a Medication Error

    smilenurse replied to smilenurse's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Thanks you for all the comments, I agree

  3. Practice intramuscular injection students on each other, Australia

    smilenurse replied to mumlauf's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Also we practices on a

  4. Practice intramuscular injection students on each other, Australia

    smilenurse replied to mumlauf's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    When I was a nursing student we practiced in class on a

  5. Taped Handovers

    smilenurse replied to carolmaccas66's topic in International Nursing

    I am in Aged Care. We do all handovers on Icare computer program and could be printed off if

  6. EEN's running the floor without RN's

    smilenurse posted a topic in International Nursing

    Does anyone know or heard of EEN's are able to do shifts without RN's, mostly high care resident's (at Nursing Home) when there are no RN's available for the

  7. EEN's running the floor without RN's

    smilenurse replied to smilenurse's topic in International Nursing

    No it is not me, I would not do this never ever. I just hear around from other people talking about this but did not say were and when but they did finally find a RN from agency coming

  8. EEN's running the floor without RN's

    smilenurse replied to smilenurse's topic in International Nursing

    Due to shortage of RN's and even the Agency have shortage and can not provide RN's when you need them when RN calls in sick 30 minutes before handover. Then the EEN's have no choose but to run the...

  9. Moving to Brisbane

    smilenurse replied to shugs's topic in International Nursing

    The Train is the close

  10. EEN's running the floor without RN's

    smilenurse replied to smilenurse's topic in International Nursing

    Why not? What do you do when RN's cannot be find

  11. Returning back to Oz

    smilenurse replied to AussieKylie's topic in International Nursing

    Are you thinking to do night shifts? Aged care night shifts are easyer then am and

  12. Workplace bullies & weak management

    smilenurse replied to milenko's topic in International Nursing

    we have supportive management staff were i work at aged care and management does not put up with

  13. Nurses need to be tall and beautiful???

    smilenurse replied to Lucia cong's topic in International Nursing

    Lucia cong ! There is no standard in the western world. Nurses in Australia come in all shapes and sizes - skinny to the fattest, tall to mini, beautiful to the ugly, even sometimes cross eyed. Hope...

  14. Enrolled nursing in Oz!

    smilenurse replied to Kimmeh's topic in International Nursing

    EEN now it is a Diplomas. Full time courses one year and part time 18 months. This is in

  15. Has the economic downturn affected your employment opportunities?

    smilenurse replied to joannep's topic in International Nursing

    Joannep ! Thank you that was a interesting article to read. But anyway were I work in aged care we are having difficultly finding experienced nurses despite advertising on line. We mainly depend on...

  16. Has the economic downturn affected your employment opportunities?

    smilenurse replied to joannep's topic in International Nursing

    The whole world and Australia is crying for Nurses and there are heaps of jobs for Nurses everywere despite the economic

  17. Advanced Diploma for EEN's

    smilenurse posted a topic in International Nursing

    I just find out from TAFE SA that now for EEN's there is a Advanced Diploma and it requires 7 units of competency to be untaken, 2core and 5 electives and it is requires a compulsory workshop in...

  18. Nurses working in Aged Care in Australia

    smilenurse replied to MicStar's topic in International Nursing

    happyvalley ! Are you in Brisbane ? I am from

  19. Nurses working in Aged Care in Australia

    smilenurse replied to MicStar's topic in International Nursing

    It depends in which Aged Care Facility you work at. I worked for the passed 21 years in the same Aged Care Facility and I would never leave aged care as a EEN. PCA's need to to working in there scope...

  20. Nurses working in Aged Care in Australia

    smilenurse replied to MicStar's topic in International Nursing

    You are right and very very true! Since I finished my EEN TAFE right after I started doing all as above. As well as PM shift's and some time AM shift's when there is no RN's on duty to replace the...

  21. Can anyone recommend a decent pair of work shoes?

    smilenurse replied to ProudofmyNursingart's topic in International Nursing

    I wear Hush Puppies shoes only and went to Podiatist ordered custom made insoles which is a great relief for my feet. Also first of all the podiatist cleaned off all my corn and callous which could be...

  22. Using washcloths on the vagina

    smilenurse replied to shazandkev's topic in International Nursing

    We use first multi purpose disposable towel and then Jenny Wipes (moist

  23. australian / adelaide nurses?

    smilenurse replied to aussiemags's topic in International Nursing

    Hello wxyz ! I am australian. Sorry but I do not know any agencies but I heard there are agencies that are looking for nurses. Sorry I am not able to help you will need to do a search on the internet....

  24. australian / adelaide nurses?

    smilenurse replied to aussiemags's topic in International Nursing

    Glad to hear from you gwenith that you are brisbane. Now I do not feel alone at allnurse in brisbane. I am on the south side. Gwenith just wondering what side are you from? Hope to hear from more...

  25. Competence Assessment Service

    smilenurse replied to InnaL's topic in International Nursing

    Hello InnaL I had email to QNC re: what the meaning of 'challenge test' means. Hopefully I will get a answer soon for