moonladye

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1. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

   moonladye replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   hi, at my workplace 80% of our staff are foriegn, they come from India, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Phillipines and China, England, Scotland , Fiji and Australia. With a good orientation programme and ongoing support they do very well. I guess al...

2. Code Status

   moonladye replied to RNeyez's topic in Safety

   we have a form that the doctor completes and the patient or family member sign, it is on bright orange paper and kept at the front of the patient notes.

3. How much Verbal Abuse should a nurse take from a PATIENT?

   moonladye replied to billssisbeth's topic in Safety

   recently the hospital I work at did a survey of all hospital staff. It was about job satisfaction, work culture, and how one views the various management levels. Its quite sad but the survey identified horizontal violence (abuse, harrassment etc) and...

4. Info on BCG Vaccine needed

   moonladye replied to MassLPN's topic in Occupational

   I had BCG at 13yrs old, now we only give the vaccine to those at risk, TB is on the increase in New Zealand mainly in the Maori population. Its the people that go undetected that is a concern to me in the medical field. I remember seeing a documentar...

5. You know you're an Australian when......

   moonladye replied to Farkinott's topic in Humor

   I've never heard a kiwi joke, please tell!

6. You know you're an Australian when......

   moonladye replied to Farkinott's topic in Humor

   heres an old one Whats geographically wrong with australia?? its above sea level hehe

7. Help with getting pts to accept death

   moonladye replied to amandac's topic in Hospice

   hi, I don't believe there are any tools as such, supporting the patient to express his/her feelings whatever they may be and gentle honesty I have found to be the best way. Everybody has different experiences so no one approach works. does this help?...

8. skin cleansing prior to procedures

   moonladye replied to corks's topic in NICU

   we use betadine and only chlorhex if someones allergic to iodine

9. Any advice for working in NZ?

   moonladye replied to ionaht's topic in International

   hi all, what do you want to know about nz. I'm from rotorua in the north island. Worked for 20 years in medical area. Plenty of jobs going there is a real shortage,

10. Moving to New Zealand

    moonladye replied to Susan 1's topic in Australia

    hi, if you want to know about the different hospitals do a search for the district health boards. Most hospital areas are on the net. :) :) :) :)

11. Salaries in NZ

    moonladye replied to ionaht's topic in International

    hi there, as far as nz wages go $52 is not so bad. How much rent you pay really depends on where you live. Anywhere from $200 to $400 a week. hope this helps