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wrote something in rage, thought better of it. :)

I'm with you on that one Scrubby. Long cases, 5-6-7+ h, give them some water and a sweetie before they collapse on you.

I have this as well, scrubby. I make a joke out of it, something on the lines of: now, guys, that was a nice dinner, but I prefere not to see it back on the table, shall we just leave it? More wine?

You've cared for others for 38 years, that's longer than I've been alive. That counts for something and your wisdom is a great asset. May I suggest that you see this as a bit of a break and 'me' time, recharge your batteries, read some, swim some, sl...

Try and find a learning and development coordonator. The hospitals I know have an appointed person that facilitates placements, work experience visits etc. Yours is not in that category, but I'm thinking this sort of person might be able to facilitat...

Elderly care ward is my idea of hell. I absolutely hated it as a student. So much, that I had to be extra careful at all times so i don't lose my temper big time. Some people are cut out for it, some don't. BUT, it was an unvaluable humbling experien...

:), thanks Scrubby. They'll come to their senses sooner or later :) I'm in no hurry. If they really want to pay me a fortune as agency for a while, who am I to complain? Carol, thank you for the info, I'll bear that in mind. Really appreciated. I'm n...

Scrubby, I'm sorry you had to go through that. We're not really used to this, are we? Are you alright though? Try not to be angry . I'm sure she's a good,compasionate new nurse. Maybe she didn't realize the poor man was dying. I bet you next time she...

Think of what you want versus what they want. You want to put your point across, appear proffessional, responsible, show leadership etc. They want you to lose the plot, be an emotional wreck etc. Don't give them the satisfaction. Be the grown up. You...

Cheers for that, scrubby,. As soon as I'm registered with ANMC I'll get the wheels in motion, I figure it'd make it easier for everyone, I haven't got a house to worry about, we can pretty much up stick and get on with it, providing we can sort out a...

Are you really that short staffed Scrubby? Are you in Adelaide? I'm after a job (theatre) in that part of the world, what's the situation like? Cheers.

LOL, I was at the end of 10 hours straight of trauma ,the guy did ask for the number, but what he meant was obviously what you said, Ayla, did i vote for tories? LOL, I took it literally and told the bloke I have no idea LOOOOL. Crikey, I'm not sane!...

So did I. It was like the whole village has come to life, I've never seen that many people on the street. I didn't get an election card, so I just walked in there, said the name of my street, confirmed my name and that was that. It just seems strange...

Sweet. Mine wants to be a Mum. But she's definitely anaesthesia material LOL.

I haven't fainted so far, but from noticing the others, lack of breakfast, not moving for a period from one spot whilst staring at one fixed point under bright light are factors that contribute. Don't lock your knees and keep moving on the spot. Tell...

That's a beautiful thing to say Trish, I'll always remember this. That really sums it up, that's what it's all about.

Look, think of a ward as a well (or not so well) oiled machinery. And you, the eager student, willing the clog to roll when it's actually meant to stop, poking your fingers through little holes when you shouldn't, staring dizzy at the whole thing and...

Anaesthesia:I want you to count backwards from 10.... Me: could YOU do it after a gin and tonic? Recovery: It's all done now! Me: You must be joking!

Man!.....it must have been terrible to deal with that on top of everything else. What a night...

I was really really scared of connecting/disconnecting IV's. Like I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. The whole count the drips sent my head spinning. And we're talking saline. Served me right.

There's not enough of us as it is. Personally, without the bursary I wouldn't have managed, I would have had to think long and hard if I could afford to go for a degree, the chances are I wouldn't be a nurse now. I'm all for topping up to a degree no...

I used a fantastic book called Nursing calculations by Gatford and Phillips. It is arithmetics skills they're after, I doubt they'll require anything like pumps and drips. Good luck.

Staff education....swine flu is a new one...maybe she was just plain and stupidly scared...I'd say support your staff, hear both sides before doing anything.

Slightly out of context here... My 4 yo is just learning to read and write. And we had a meeting with the teacher, in which it was explained to us, parents, how to teach them to read. Basically, I am meant to repeat the same sentence over and over ag...

I loved it...hmmm, ok, and off she went to play pool LOL...