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Although it would seem our media doesn't report on the flu much in Australia - I might only see maybe 1 or 2 reports on the TV news and another 2 or 3 articles in the newspaper addressing health concerns and who needs to be vaccinated. I wish the media would report more on it - my Grandmother is what - - - 76 and she has NOT never ever had a flu shot AT ALL. I am beyond amazement that she has not had the flu as much as even the common cold for nearly 2 yrs. YET I worry tremendously what the flu will do to her. I have only had the flu once in the month of June - I was 14 (as healthy as you can get and very fit) and I was pretty much in bed for a week only getting up to go to the toilet and not fully recovered by at least early September - still the effects are apparent ever since that year . That is why I worry so much about my Grandmother not making an appointment to get her flu shot. The importance of being vaccinated is not reported a whole lot here (Australia).

Dear me ! The image in my mind of a person doing some of this stuff. :lol2 During peak hours times of holiday Christmas shopping, car parks are chock-a-block - people resort to following other shoppers around the shopping center parking lot rather than driving all over the shopping center looking for one. Mum and I being 'us' had a little fun of own leading shoppers on a wild goose chase around the shopping center for 3 or 4 minutes acting like we had finished shopping only to turn around wave, indicating we were not leaving. Yes, it is cruel - but when you have a plethora of cars following you about the car park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

:balloons: super effort ! and congratulations !

Coffs Habour is a beautiful place. I have not been there myself - parents went up there for a week some time ago now - brought back some really amazing photos. :)

500mg - My GP who recommended it. I don't usually adhere to the recommendation - 1 tablet a day - - - except in the winter. I swear by garlic for the common cold !

Congrats - - - now you can relax (until next semester) Well done !

3 weeks since purchase. True - more than once I have been told - - - it's your use of the scope- not the stethoscope ! Sheer frustration when all you want to do is get tasks spot on the 1st time. Thank-you for your insight. :)

Thumbs up ! Job well done - - -

:roll delectable - - - I am on my way . . .

Exactly Rhon1991 - - - I have order say small fired here - - - only to find I have been given extra fries whether it be medium or large - - - not to mention the extra cheeseburger put in the bag that I never ordered !

We are expected to attend 100% of all our nursing prac. lessons - i.e. nursing lab sessions, clinical placements . . . If a student is not in attendance at any lab. we can make up the missed time - it must be made up asap followed by a legitimate reason - - - med. certificate/letter from doctor. In some cases students may be required to complete a clinical placement outside University semester time. Tutorials/lectures the requirements are not so strict - - - where we are required to have either 80% or 90% (?) attendance - I'd need to look this up in my notes made earlier in the yr.

I read the about the labelling of warnings in our newspaper - doctors and politicians want fast foods to carry warnings addressing health risks and the like. Sometimes we, as humans lack the will power when it comes to certain foods - as in I lacked the will power to not dive my hand in the lolly jar and eat a handful of lollies at 9 in the morning - - -

We were taught never to using cramming as a study method and always get a good nights sleep - best thing to do. Good luck and try to get some rest. :)

Way to go nekhismom ! Cannot wait till I have finished- so happy for you - congrats ! :balloons:

:chuckle :chuckle OMG . . . How DID I miss THIS!:chuckle :chuckle link sent on to my mates

G'day krisannen- Aussie student jumping in to say welcome to the board- :chair: Best of luck with the remainder of your studies !

Glad you are not giving up - you'll get there. Best of luck to you !

-This is one issue that puts me off nursing. I recall reading in the newspaper earlier in the yr St Vincent's hospital was quite bad - along with many others.

Last Update: Thursday, December 4, 2003. 10:48am (AEDT) One in seven staff abused at Perth hospital A new survey has found one in seven staff at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) have been verbally or physically abused on the job. Around 1,900 hospital workers were questioned and a quarter said they were suffering stress after dealing with violent patients. Survey author and RPH occupational health and safety officer Jackie Sherlock says this is the first study in Australia involving all departments within a major hospital. She says new guidelines are being introduced to help staff deal with violent patients. "We have set up a procedure that looks at how best to manage these situations and also about how to manage a situation after a violent incident has occurred, what best we can do for our staff to minimise the stress," she said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1003127.htm

Great stuff ! Good luck on your NCLEX -

I am not sure of what would be considered 'best' to put down as a reference by way of manager or charge RN. A different situation here not relating to nursing/school - I knew of someone who was making a job change, had the co-manager as a reference, did not receive a job offer for months. By word of mouth became aware the co-manager was never putting in a good word - changed references and all forward from there. - - - Charge nurse. Best wishes to you !

Reading all this makes me very upset. I have watched a program numerous times on the Discovery Channel called Maternity Ward. Even then, knowing what some of the problems are that arise in the younger patients/teenagers . . . I know I am only a student, but I could not imagine a 9 year-old . . .

The mental image - too funny . . .

So it does . . .:)

The Federal Governments new Medicar net seems to be more tinkering around the edges. It fails to addresss the real concern - which is the lack of bulk billing GP's. The sollution to ensuring that Medicare reamins affordable to all Australians seems quite simple. In addition GP numbers, raise the Medicare rebate to GP's to level that makes it accessible and affordable for them to bulk bill. Also who is going to keep count of the safety net visits and how (unless I have missed it) ? Wont low income patients have to make at least 19 visits before they get the safety net subsidy and high income patients twice as many ? The reality is that most of us don't go to the doctor even half as often. Seems all the fiddling has not much to with saving Medicare, rather destroying it.