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  1. Which Sydney hospital?

    imaginations replied to Annie07's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Have you looked into private hospitals? A lot of the private hospitals around Sydney will be more willing to hire someone who hasn't done a new graduate year than the big, tertiary hospitals....

  2. Westmead Children Hospital,New Grad 2013 Positions

    imaginations replied to CarleyNZ's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Goodluck with your offers! If you don't want to live right out as far west as Westmead you can look at areas like Ryde and Dennistone and Eastwood that all area on the train line both to Westmead...

  3. Which Sydney hospital?

    imaginations replied to Annie07's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    it depends whether you want to work with children or adults, really. at rpa you could try for nicu as a second rotation but it's very competitive (and potentially interview based now, too). sch and...

  4. Define "Acceptable" Nursing Programs ?

    imaginations posted a topic in Canada

    Hi All, I am Australian nurse looking at how one might go about gaining registration in Canada. The various provincial nursing board websites are well laid out and easy to understand. (I particularly...

  5. Morphine PCA

    imaginations replied to hubcaps's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    There are two major children's hospitals in my city. I worked at the largest one last year (it's also one of the biggest children's hospitals in the country) where they had an 'NCA' policy (or, 'nurse...

  6. I am curious to know what other children's hospital MRI suites/experiences are like

    imaginations replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Where do you work?! That is

  7. adult patients admitted to a pediatric hospital

    imaginations replied to rnsusan's topic in Pediatric

    The oldest patient I've nursed in a paediatric setting has been a 20 year-old CF patient on their last admission for tune-up prior to transition to adults (next door). Interestingly, I've seen a lot...

  8. Overseas Elective Placements

    imaginations posted a topic in General Students

    Hi All, I was wondering if anyone had any experience organising and undertaking an overseas clinical or internship? I'm an Australia student about to graduate and I've always really wanted to go...

  9. Overseas Elective Placements

    imaginations replied to imaginations's topic in General Students

    I'm going to Africa in March. So far I'm really happy with Work the World. I think Peru is their newest destination. Not sure if they've started sending students

  10. Want to do trauma - should I pick ED or ICU?

    imaginations replied to Irock's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not sure how EDs work where you are but here in Australia ED nurses rotate every shift through different parts of the department depending on their qualifications (e.g. one day they'll be out in...

  11. Where to study?

    imaginations replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Wow thanks for that Scrubby. I did not know that and stand

  12. Where to study?

    imaginations replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    You cannot work as an EN after second year in NSW. You must have done the Diploma at Tafe to work as an

  13. Awake, alert, oriented & non ventilated...on ECMO??

    imaginations replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Janfrn I always read your posts with curiosity and interest. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with

  14. Where to study?

    imaginations replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    University of Technology, Sydney (undergrad B. Nursing --> 3 years and for graduate entry degree holders condensed to 2 years) Sydney University (grad entry Master of Nursing --> 2 years + brand...

  15. Need ideas for Nursing Legal/Ethical Presentation

    imaginations replied to linloo89's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The mock trial isnt a bad idea either! You could stage your own trial of Robert Latimer or something like

  16. Need ideas for Nursing Legal/Ethical Presentation

    imaginations replied to linloo89's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You could stage a debate? Split the class in two, give them an issue and make one side 'for' and the other

  17. Advice for a NZ new grad applying for Australian jobs

    imaginations replied to Libby3's topic in International Nursing

    I know a lot of NZ new grads got interviewed for grad jobs this year (and a lot of NZ grads did their grad years here too.) It sounds like you've got the requisite experience for applying for any...

  18. UK nurse looking at Graduate Nurse Program

    imaginations replied to ceebee1987's topic in International Nursing

    ^ What lucky universities get ten weeks of prac in second year and 16 in third? I'd be spewing for that - and I'm supposed to be at one of the good ones! To the OP - grad nurse programs generally...

  19. are there CRNAs in OZ??

    imaginations replied to NezPez88's topic in International Nursing

    I've never heard of a nurse sedationist before. What qualifications do they have and what is their scope of

  20. Final Year Student Going to NICU Needs Advice

    imaginations posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi All, I'm a final year nursing student about to go on my second last clinical (ever!) I'm going to a major neonatal intensive care, which is a tertiary referal centre and surgical centre. I'm super...

  21. ICU grad program

    imaginations replied to sniks's topic in International Nursing

    I would be keen to hear about which hospitals around the country offer direct entry to ICU. I don't know of

  22. Standard Concentrations

    imaginations replied to neopedsflight's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Thank you very much for explaining that to me. Can you tell me why this rule 'works'? This is different to adult ICU and adult nursing in general where doseages are standard rather than weight based....

  23. Standard Concentrations

    imaginations replied to neopedsflight's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Could someone point me toward where I could learn about the concepts of 'rule of sixes' and standard concentrations? (I'm a nursing student and have only experienced adult icu. I would like to learn...

  24. help with mental health NCP...

    imaginations replied to kayofoz's topic in International Nursing

    Have you got a nursing diagnosis textbook? That might be really helpful in structuring some of your care plan and pointing you in the right

  25. Awake, alert, oriented & non ventilated...on ECMO??

    imaginations replied to umcRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I believe this child ran over 76-77 days pre and post lung transplant (she wasn't even listed when she went on the pump) and is now successfully off the pump, out of ICU and on the ward! She was also...