NurseRachy

NurseRachy

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  1. Health promotion project

    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...
  2. Moving to the wonderful land of Oz

    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 -...
  3. Labor, birth and spectators

    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....
  4. what's your "soft spot" patient?

    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
  5. 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....
  6. migrating to Australia from US

    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...
  7. Cant find a job

    Ekk- how annoying!! I agree with the other posters. Never give up! Remember you've done the hard yards now so you deserve a job! All the best!
  8. Not sure if I want to be a nurse....

    Thought has on occasion passed my mind and a lot of my friends. You are not
  9. Translation, please....

    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...
  10. Can my employer deny me time off for surgery?

    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...
  11. Nurse TV

    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...
  12. people get u down

    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...
  13. why is nursing that bad ?

    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,...
  14. people get u down

    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...
  15. American - Australian Translations

    This has absolutely no connection to nursing, but I think the US call fringes (hair - on you hair) bangs! Just made me laugh a little
  16. New aussie

    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...
  17. I had a panic attack at clinical last night...

    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...
  18. Double Degrees

    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...
  19. Who Should NOT do nursing as a Career?

    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...
  20. Lotus births.

    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...
  21. Teen daughters 1st pelvic exam...

    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...
  22. How many babies are nameless after birth?

    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!!...