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  1. nursing agencies-Sydney Northern Beaches

    julianne.00 replied to nephron19's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    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...

  2. Registration question for AHPRA

    julianne.00 posted a topic in Nurse Registration

    Hey everyone! I am an RN in the states with an Associates degree (my Bachelors will be finished in May), and I am attempting to wade through all of the muck to get an RSMS visa in NSW. I'm in the...

  3. Is this common? The new face of the ED

    julianne.00 replied to mariposa311's topic in Emergency

    I've been in the ED for a little over 2 years. It's exactly the same where I'm

  4. Nurses with dreadlocks

    julianne.00 replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  5. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    julianne.00 replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Ahhh thank you for the nappy warning, and the welcome! I'm sure I will have a fantastic time and meet lots of amazing people!

  6. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    julianne.00 replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    From the US...New York... not the city, but southwestern NY, near the border of

  7. Work Experience

    julianne.00 replied to reshin's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    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...

  8. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    julianne.00 replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    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

  9. Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    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

  10. Help! In over my head?

    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...

  11. Maybe I just don't know...

    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...

  12. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

    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...

  13. Teacher said NOWAY....new grad hiring into ICU positions

    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...

  14. Off orientation and sometimes asking myself, "Am I cut out for this?"

    julianne.00 replied to newSN's topic in Emergency

    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...

  15. US-trained nurse looking to migrate to Australia or New Zealand

    julianne.00 replied to BSNSN's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    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...

  16. Difference in US to Australian scope of practise

    julianne.00 replied to savyhill's topic in International Nursing

    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...

  17. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    julianne.00 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Several Weeks ago--- A gentleman, in his mid 60's... -Constipated for several days -decided to attempt to disimpact himself....... wait for it...... WITH A VIBRATOR. -the vibrator got stuck....

  18. Registration question for AHPRA

    julianne.00 replied to julianne.00's topic in Nurse Registration

    Oh yes, and also, do I need to "prove" that I took the NCLEX? If so, how would I go about