Mister Chris

Mister Chris MSN, NP

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  1. Agency nursing vs full time jobs; pros & cons

    Mister Chris replied to marymary's topic in General Nursing

    Try working independently - self employed. Takes some setting up but you are your own boss and the tax breaks are good. Now in my 3rd year as an independent nurse. You need to check out the market and...

  2. Lifting and Handling Techniques

    Mister Chris replied to CCURN's topic in International Nursing

    Yes a very good 'essay' Katiep. A few more tips you may find useful I have found from Lynn Varcin-Coad a physiotherapist: Ensure the slide is slippery - Silicon, Teflon or other coated slide sheets...

  3. Hello! I'm a newbie!

    Mister Chris replied to nurswannabe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hello, Some encouraging words. Great choice to be a nurse, though some would not agree. I have found nursing very satisfying and at the same time, frustrating, scarry, exciting, always interesting and...

  4. Where did Warlingham Park Hospital go?

    Mister Chris replied to Mister Chris's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Julie, As I get older there are little bits of nostalgiaizm that creep in every so often. Keep in

  5. Where did Warlingham Park Hospital go?

    Mister Chris replied to Mister Chris's topic in International Nursing

    Hello Donmurry, thank you for the info. Yes I will put out some requests for call back in case there are any other nurses still around. Probably retired, nearly retired, moved off around the world,...

  6. working in nursing homes

    Mister Chris replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

  7. working in nursing homes

    Mister Chris replied to nightmare's topic in International Nursing

    I have worked in many nursing homes in between RMN, RN and other qualifications that included Aged Care and Paediatrics. I also started nursing some 35 years ago by working as a nursing assistant in a...

  8. NSW medical records go online

    Mister Chris replied to nursebedlam's topic in International Nursing

  9. Im going insane!!!!

    Mister Chris replied to Lovenursinganyx's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, Hang in there. Bin there and done that too! But I still work with the Aged care/long stay/palliativecare clients and yes you can get left sometimes when a whimp or two go sick on you or do not...

  10. Self-Employment

    Mister Chris replied to raduda's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

  11. Nursing Hours

    Mister Chris replied to Footprints's topic in Psychiatric

    I have worked many hours on shifts from 6 to 16. Also regular 12 hour shifts. Since I have worked for myself (not through an agency but totally self employed) I have worked back to back shifts in...

  12. Psych nurses similar to other nurses?

    Mister Chris replied to ferfer's topic in Psychiatric

    The following may upset some of the 'general' nurses, however - (I trained in psychiatry first, then mental and physically handicapped, and finally general). I found that most of 'general' nursing was...

  13. $1500 to investigate stolen Sandwiches

    Mister Chris replied to gwenith's topic in International Nursing

    That must put the two sandwiches at $750.00 each! What a terrible waste of tax payers money. I can understand the principal behind some ongoing investigations and action so that a shortage did not...

  14. Staffing ratio at 2.9

    Mister Chris replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

  15. Male coworkers harrassing female staff...

    Mister Chris replied to Sgt_Chunk_Spelunker's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand the problem (sexual harrassment on females by males) up to a point......I commenced nursing over 30 years ago in UK South London and found that I was branded Queer, Gay etc and also...

  16. Why agency pay more?

    Mister Chris replied to Oreo's topic in Agency Nurses

    Hi! I know it is probably a bit different over there in USA, but the agencies in Australia still charge a lot and keep a lot. Has anybody tried working independently? Be self employed and do...

  17. A nurses poem- for those who haven't read it yet

    Mister Chris replied to leesonlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for your wonderful tear-jerking poem. I always have a copy with me to give out, especially for those people who do sometimes seem to be so ungrateful, but really do not