amelipet

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1. agency nursing compared to hospital

   amelipet replied to greatshakes's topic in International Nursing

   I currently work for an agency that I have been with for the past 5 years. Although some staff in hospitals have a negative opinion about agency staff, this is not always the case. The harder you work...

2. What happens if you don't get a grad year?

   amelipet replied to JoMc's topic in International Nursing

   Hi, although I graduated about 11 years ago, I decided not to apply for a graduate program place. I felt comfortable with my level of knowledge and experience from uni to go without it ( and being a...

3. Is it worth it doing Masters in Nｕrsing??

   amelipet replied to sester's topic in International Nursing

   Wow if I had the chance to do a masters in one year I would take it. I am currently completing an honours year which gives you NO financial benefits in the workforce (though I can now streamline...

4. Shakeup of nurse education.

   amelipet replied to Levin's topic in International Nursing

   Unfortunatelky I think that John Howard is ill-informed regarding nursing and nursing education. At what point do we as professionals allow others (no-nurses) to dictate what we should know and what...

5. Choosing the right study path/uni

   amelipet replied to bassandtea's topic in International Nursing

   I live on the sunshine coast and am a science student at USC and the staff are wonderful. Although the nursing degree is relatively new, it was designed by staff from several different unis, so they...

6. PDA's for Aussie nurses?

   amelipet replied to AussieTina's topic in International Nursing

   I have been using a PDA for the past 5 years, however I work for a nursing agency so it is helpful to have current information at hand particularly during patient education. I started off with a PALM...

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

   amelipet replied to Murasaki81's topic in International Nursing

   I have a degree from australia and have had problems with registration in the US as a result of the university I studied through here. However I do know of a Uni (University of the Sunshine Coast)...

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

   amelipet replied to Tiwi's topic in International Nursing

   Sunshine Coast/ Private Sector Wow! I work nights and I can have anything between 7 to 19 patients in a med/surg

9. What brand/type of shoe should I get?

   amelipet replied to opal6779's topic in General Nursing

   I tried Birkenstock Boston's 9 years ago and haven't found anything as