Evie

thanks for the quick reply, elenova! i have been reading some of your posts on other threads. we would like to go to dubai or abu dhabi. if a married couple of RNs go to dubai can they then live together in hospital accommodation or do they usually f...

elenova, i am an aussie RN very keen to go to the UAE next year. i work in medical high dependency (mostly cardiac pts). my boyfriend is a general RN and we want to travel together. is there any hope of us being able to live together if we're not mar...

that is so disappointing to hear. where i work the support for grads couldn't be better. i know because i am one! and even in a circumstance where another grad has had a nasty experience with horizontal violence, she has been fully supported by senio...

Here's a reply to your thread, Graynurse, so at least you have 1! Yes, I am studying, for GAMSAT! But you already knew that. I am having palpitations already - quick, do an ECG and give me some oxygen. Can't wait to see you as a CN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

some of my most priceless moments in nursing have come from looking after "geris". before i started my training i thought i'd be the complete opposite to how i have turned out - i thought i'd want to do paeds and babies and stuff but in actual fact i...

dardar, you don't need any science subjects as prerequisites for a nursing degree. well, not for the undergraduate entry. some universities have graduate entry, where you need a science degree first. having said that, you will study science subjects ...

thanks grace! i am having so much fun working and actually getting paid for it! as a student nurse i was a bit worried but, you know, getting your registration is like getting your drivers' licence!! once you're on your own you just FLY. i'm learni...

my friend went straight into a 12 month theatre grad program (she's actually doing the transition program which gets her credit towards a grad cert i think) - she knew it was what she wanted to do so went for it! i think that if you know then go for ...

good luck, kelly! i started working as an RN in mid-december after finishing uni, and work has reinforced that i definitely made the right choice studying nursing. yep, times will get tough when you're in the middle of assignments and exams or away ...

i have found QUT to be great over my 3 years.. QUT students have a good reputation which is nice when you go out on prac.. the course has been fine, but of course now i am sick of it and can't wait to finish!! i think if you want to study in brisbane...

i've heard that Flinders Medical Centre is great also.. i did hear that from a doc, though, so i don't know what nursing is like there

but then i guess a graduate program is what you make of it..

or should that be, my EYES..

torachan - my ears are bleeding!! hahaha

do you think there is a difference in whether you work for QH or a private hospital in your grad year? (apart from the obvious pay, conditions, etc) we have been told that a lot of private hospitals start recruiting earlier than public..

hi everyone, i'm also at QUT.. i just did a rural placement which confirmed to me that i wanted to stay here in brisbane for at least a year or two (gwenith - you told me so! ) - but it was something i had to figure out for myself.. one of my friends...

through the grape vine i've heard that UTS offers a great nursing program

i think we are, bukko! although i can only speak for myself and the nurses i know. one nurse i worked with last year was the owner of a very groovy up-and-coming club in the valley here in brisbane, and i always hear of the cool acts they have playin...

congratulations on finishing joh :) i am in my last year - finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! going into my 5th year of full-time study.. i want out! but there's not long to go.. i am going on prac at the end of next week thank goodness so at least i wo...

i work as a personal carer (i think equivalent to lpn?) in aged care while i'm studying to be an rn and a couple of weeks ago we had 2 residents die from the same unit in one afternoon. the poor girls on that unit were very upset.

eirthjona, i'm at QUT going into 3rd year.. at least same city :) i work with some griffith students.. anyway, i am sure if you need to know any of the ins and outs of being a student around here i could help ya

gwenith, how extensively have you travelled throughout QLD when you have worked in non-metro areas?

thank you both for sharing your thoughts.. i'd love to hear what more people think! it is interesting to hear differing opinions..

i might add that the area i am looking into is a "major" centre in our outback.. the town has 5 local docs, hospital, ambulance, dental and chiropractic care, flying doctors base, and the centre of the health service district that covers a substantia...

hello, i will be graduating at the end of this year.. i want to do rural nursing - i love the idea of being multi-skilled, the exposure to such a huge range of everything, and living in a smaller community, not being just a number. i have always want...