Hello linkay77 I have degree's in nursing and Health promotion and have just secured a job working in a major metropolitan hospitals health promotion department 2 days a week around my nursing so I...
I second what everyone said. Australia is a VERY multicultural country and I feel you will be welcomed with open arms. I have friends from many many ethnic backgrounds and they enrich our society -...
You stick to your guns girl! This is YOUR experience. It is YOUR body and YOUR best friend WILL be there if you want. I'm sorry but this is NOT your husband's choice whether his mother will be there....
Pedestrians who have got hit crossing the road :uhoh21: and victims of freaky accidents (okay, yes, this usually is me) :imbar Good thread shay.. thanks
Oh most definetly Melbourne = world's most livable city (on the social aspect of life) and nurse pt ratios (on the professional front) Melbourne, Melbourne....
Oh you ABSOLUTELY MUST come to Melbourne. Best place in the universe! Not too hot, not too cold, pretty - yeah - world's most liveable city - says it all! Good luck on your decision- I'm sure you'll...
To "take the mickey" in a situation is to "take the pi$$" or in other words to do something totally unreasonable - usually in a joking way. Although you can 'take the mickey' in nursing by requesting...
First of all- good luck with the surgery Beth. I hope that you don't get any more grief over this matter from your manager. Are you surprised that she is treating you like this? It doesn't like a very...
Hello - and YES i have seen part of this series - well, the end half of the nurse practitioners episode. Thanks for bringing it up - i have been racking my brains to try and remember what day it was...
Hi Lacie Oh, thank you :imbar that was very nice of you - You are absolutley right - you REALLY are going to be more than fine, you are going to be one of the best RN's in Sydney! Thank you for your...
Lacie - This message board is also used as a resource for people to vent about issues in their workplace. I do believe that the vast majority of people who are nurses really enjoy their jobs. Sure,...
Hi Lacie I am currently a nursing student about to enter my 4th and final year (double degree). I too have had people tell me - "Oh - nursing?!!! What are you doing NURSING for? So you want to...
Welcome to nursing Jarrod. I hope that you enjoy it more than med school. Out of curiosity which Uni are you enrolled in to study nursing? I am at LaTrobe in Bundoora and have just finished my...
Hi - First of all I wish you heaps of luck with your studies. Although I have never had a panic attack, and do not have any children I feel for you. I honestly think that your clinical educator was...
Hi mady, I am doing the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health double degee at the moment. I am in my 3rd year (out of 4) and there are only 5 of us left. My motivation for completing the...
I also thought of one... People who don't think holistically. An example is a long term (chronic) psych patient telling a male nurse that she didn't have enough bras so had to go shopping. This...
NurseRachy replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn
ON MY GROSSNESS = how disgusiting - That place, Yarra Glen, is not even 10 minutes from my parents house - ewwwwwww The next time i visit them I'll be looking at every kid, 6 and under wondering - hmm...
I just had a thought that maybe mother and daughter could go out for lunch and or a movie afterwards- you know- sweeten an unpleasant experience. I think i would really appreciate that. Just a...
NurseRachy replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in Ob/Gyn
My boyfriend before i moved overseas was not named until when he was 3 weeks old his mother and her friends went of a 'naming holiday' and ended up with the name Kaz. I think that is quite groovy!!...