Heya... I worked for two... both slightly dodgy. Network Nursing Agency ... not too bad, they gave me the jobs in the places I wanted... paid okay.. Australian Nursing Network... gave me lots of...
Hey there, I stumbled upon this and wanted to leave a comment--- I have dreads, and I got them after I started working in the ED. I've wanted them for years, and it seemed like a good time to start. I...
Hey there! Speaking from my own job search experience, I needed 2 years post-grad to work in the ED in Australia. Med-surg is probably at least one if you are job hunting on your own. The agency I'm...
I'm coming over to NSW in September for a year.... Who's down for tea and giving me the real digs on ED nursing in Oz, so I don't need to wear an adult diaper on my first
julianne.00 replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency
3-4:1 (3 rooms, one hallway but we try not to use it) in reg. rooms 1:1 for intubated/traumas 5-8:1 in fast track, depending on staffing and what time it is/how busy it
julianne.00 replied to docomo's topic in Emergency
Hey docomo! Don't throw any towels around just yet. Your 10th day of orientation isn't too far in. The ER is a crazy place indeed. I do agree with brainkandy though, you've gotta roll up your sleeves...
julianne.00 replied to Kdids520's topic in Emergency
Like stated before, I think you did the right thing. It all depends on the policies in your ER, if there are standing orders for things like Tylenol, etc. I put lines and get labs on people all the...
julianne.00 replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions
The ED I work at saw the bath salt spike around November of last year, and it seems to have slowed down a bit. We had multiple admissions to the ICU and many transfers to the local Psych hospitals...
julianne.00 replied to HopefulNurse2011's topic in Critical Care
Hey there! It all depends on the hospital policy on hiring new grads into the critical care/emergency areas. I live in NY (near PA) but chose to work in PA because the Trauma Hospital there hires new...
Hey there! Don't give up ship yet :) I started in the ED right out of nursing school, as I had no desire whatsoever to work on med-surg, so I jumped right into the madness. I had awesome preceptors...
Hey there! I just came across this and thought I'd throw in my two cents :) I currently work in an ED in PA, and have been working on things for just over a year to come to Australia. I'll finally be...
iheartrn, i have a question.. i have been trying to figure out for months how to get registered as an RN in australia with just my associates from the US.How did you do it? I thought I was going to...