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  1. Poll: How long is your orientation?

    ICU_nurse replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I began my new graduate program at the beginning of this year. Orientation was 5 days- 4 days doing fire safety, security, nursing assessment.... whole lot of stuff. The final days was a supernumary...

  2. Please help!! US Citizens using Aus BSNs to work in the US

    ICU_nurse replied to Murasaki81's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Suzy not sure if this is any help, but this website is good for looking up university courses in Australia. Called "The Good Guides" it's a website with stacks of info about courses and uni's in...

  3. what is the patient - staff ratio...

    ICU_nurse replied to Tiwi's topic in International Nursing

    ok, survived night shift, 4 nurses which equates to 1:7 (then it depends as to which two nurses get the extra two

  4. what is the patient - staff ratio...

    ICU_nurse replied to Tiwi's topic in International Nursing

    hi Tiwi i work in a 30-bed ortho surgical ward. The staffing ratio is 5:1 for mornings and arvo's (so there are 6 nurses plus our care-coordinator/senior team leader), and i think we have 4 nurses on...

  5. Let's introduce ourselves...

    ICU_nurse replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hello hello, my name is Amy, im 21 and I finished my nursing degree in December last year. Im now in a New-Grad program at a large hospital about an hour's drive North of Sydney. My current rotation...

  6. Night Shift and Health

    ICU_nurse replied to RNSuzq1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thankyou for the tips everyone, this thread is a handy one to have stumbled upon, because I am starting my FIRST EVER night duty tomorrow night! 10hr shifts, for 4 days. My Dad is also a shift worker...

  7. Tattoo's on Nurses

    ICU_nurse replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    One of my mates at uni has quite afew piercings. The visible ones are eyebrows, ears and tongue. He also has 2 tattoos, one on each side of his neck. The piercings he got in high school 2 years ago,...

  8. Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors Refuse To Treat Gays

    ICU_nurse replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    agreed

  9. Ethical Debate - HIV+ Nurses

    ICU_nurse replied to SC RN's topic in General Nursing

    28 outa 30 is wonderful,

  10. What does your screenname mean?

    ICU_nurse replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    short version of my last name nickname ive had for

  11. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    ICU_nurse replied to straba's topic in General Students

    hey there ive just been offered a place at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales to study a bachelor of nursing. Looking forward to it, the school has a good reputation and its in the best part...

  12. hi im new and i have a question...

    ICU_nurse posted a topic in International Nursing

    hi! im new here, first post! my name's parko. I'm 18, and currently sitting for my HSC (scary times!) i have a few questions regarding nursing. I have put down the "Bachelor of Nursing" at the...

  13. hi im new and i have a question...

    ICU_nurse replied to ICU_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    hi again Thankyou both for your replies (that was quick!!) Thanks for the link gwenith, it was good. And yeah that sticky was handy (maybe i just should have opened my eyes!!) hehehe ceridwyn thats...