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  1. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    wam79 replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I don't post often ,but I do check in a lot to read the posts. I will be moving to Adelaide in Feb. :balloons: I want to thank the Aussie nurses for all the help and advice I have obtained here....

  2. Aussie nurses working in the U.S-know one?

    wam79 replied to fourwalls's topic in International Nursing

    I have worked with nurses from Australia , NZ, and the UK. They had to have psych. before working. I seem to recall that there are programs out there to help become qualified. I am going to Australia...

  3. Need advice re: Prostate problems & catheters

    wam79 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well if I ever need to have this done I want to go to your hospital :roll

  4. Medication guides?

    wam79 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I will be moving to S.A. from Hawaii at the end of the year. What Australian med guide would be best to get now? I will need to learn the different meds used compared to the USA. Are there nursing...

  5. Medication guides?

    wam79 replied to wam79's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for the tips that is good info I have Micromedex at work. I will check if they have they International info available. Talaxandra- I'm sure we will visit Victoria often. To cool and wet for me...

  6. Hello Again

    wam79 posted a topic in International Nursing

    It took a long time, but I finaly have everything I need to migrate.:w00t: I just got the good news yesterday. Our plan is to move after Christmas. I want to get to Australia in Summer when it's warm....

  7. Hello Again

    wam79 replied to wam79's topic in International Nursing

    We are going to go to S.A. I was able to get an independant visa so we can move about the country if we want to

  8. how did you KNOW you were meant to be a nurse...having a conflict!

    wam79 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I have made a niche for myself as a nurse and I can teach. I took over the patient education for my work area. I have been able to start nurse led groups for patients. We have begun to emphasise a...

  9. I have a question about humor etiquette

    wam79 replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    Just think about how your humor affects a patint and you will be ok. Humor can be a great tool to help patients. Sometimes a sense of humor is what gets you through the day

  10. SAD: Just Wondering........

    wam79 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    That's one of the reasons we moved to Hawaii 14 years ago. No more Winter Blues!! Still the USA (and half way to Oz

  11. too little to be a nurse?

    wam79 replied to prinzessdy's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine took care of Andre the Giant. A huge man (pro wrestler) I think he was 7'4" and 400-500 lbs. She was 4'11'' and maybe 110. She was his very favorite nurse. He liked her because of her...

  12. What kind of nursing do you do????

    wam79 replied to dspring's topic in Men in Nursing

    Acute Adult Psych for the last twelve years Oncology and Acute Dialysis before

  13. Doc beings medical student without permission

    wam79 replied to BETSRN's topic in General Nursing

    The patient should be respected as a person. I am male and I ask if I am to be in a room with a patient. In twenty years I have only had one person refuse. I would not want to have anyone in the...

  14. migrating to Australia from US

    wam79 posted a topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I am an RN in Hawaii. My wife and I are going to be migrating to Australia in the near future.She has a UK RN and I just recieved my ok from the ANC. I am interesed in info about nursing in WA , SA ,...

  15. migrating to Australia from US

    wam79 replied to wam79's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Good news- I have been issued my General RN by SA I am still waiting for a reply from DIMA , but I will take this as a good omen I hope to be celebrating Christmas down under this year Time to start...

  16. Australia Day

    wam79 replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    hey!! aussie nurses happy australia

  17. Snow emergency excuse?

    wam79 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Not a problem for me where I am now. When I lived in CT and we had snow we would call and give rides to people who had transportation problems. If the storm was a big one a lot of staff would just...

  18. Ethical delima????calling in or giving meds to drug seekers???

    wam79 replied to Kansas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It is a tough call. There is a doctor in my town who is known to give out meds freely. A lot of our patients with abuse problems see him. Three of the patients died from OD last year. Each of them...

  19. Nurses wearing white

    wam79 replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    When I was first starting in nursing school I worked as an orderly. One day I was assisting a patient to shower. The patient was very alert, he was just unsteady. all I had to do for him was stand by...

  20. new nurse, chronic insomnia, any suggestions?

    wam79 replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    I have had imsomnia for many years. I have been able to work all shifts. I just didn't sleep well at different hours....LOL. Seriously when I have had the most problems I was rotating from shift to...

  21. migrating to Australia from US

    wam79 replied to wam79's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    We are looking at southern Australia because my wife is tired of "no seasons" Sounds like what she's looking for ! My wife and I are originaly from New England on the mainland USA. The weather was...

  22. Contrasting pay and holidays in US with UK

    wam79 replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

    I get 5 weeks vacation plus ten holidays I make about $58,000 without the OT Nurse Practitioners make more $ than

  23. migrating to Australia from US

    wam79 replied to wam79's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    gwenith Thanks for the info. If Things are the same there as here Psych nurses can find work with no problems I'm used to working with a union, I have no complaints with unionized work places....

  24. migrating to Australia from US

    wam79 replied to wam79's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    If it works out I think it would be best for me to work in general medicine at first. I think that would give me the best opportunities to learn. I will be learning a new culture and be responsible to...

  25. IM injection for out of control inmates

    wam79 replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Zyprexa also comes as a sl "disc" called Zydisc that can be used oraly. It will disolve when taken to assure that the patient is getting the med. We prefer to use this with patients that are acutely...