Bringonthenight

Omg yes to this whole post! I wish we worked together!

Please get up and help me when you see me running around like a mad person and all my call lights are going off at once. I know you think work is more of a social meet up with friends but I have patients that need help and I only have 1 set of hands....

Yes yes yes

Has anybody worked with a nurse practitioner in Australia? Or is anyone here a nurse practitioner? It seems Australia is decades behind the US and UK in terms of scope of practice for NPs. Would appreciate any stories or experiences.. Thanks

Did you find the transition from Aus ICU to US ICU nursing difficult? I'd imagine it's quite different.

Wow, did you complete your entire nursing education in the US? Or did you become an RN in Australia then become an NP in the US? It seems impossible to get to the US an a nurse these days.

There are no monitor techs where I'm from. No CNAs. No transporters at night either. You'll learn to adapt. Unfortunately is all about the money. Nurses don't generate revenue- they just generate care.

Agree with the above posters. Team nursing can be great but your only as strong as your weakest member! I've worked in areas where it was fantastic and everyone worked hard and helped each other out, and I've worked in areas where someone in the tea...

In Australia, NPs are very experienced RNs who have worked in their specialty area for years as well as completing post grad certificates and diplomas in the same specialty. In fact if a new grad nurse would like to pursue NP right out of university...

OMG me too! Loveeee cardiac

I just loved your title for this thread- cracked me up

Bed alarms don't stop falls. Your doing fine, chin up

Anyone recommend any good agencies that have offices all over Australia? Also ones to avoid at all cost? I've tried to do some research, haven't had much luck. Also can anyone tell me about "Your nursing agency"? I've never seen/worked with anyone i...

The situation!! Good job

It depends on the grad. Some people are born to be critical care nurses and thrive- others struggle and take a long time to learn how to critically think. Bottom line if my loved one were critically ill id feel more comfortable with an experienced I...

The big picture will come only with time and experience.

Preach!! This is one of my biggest annoyances! Nothing more frustrating then coming on shift, being told in report that the patient is on strict I + O yet that same nurse has recorded NOTHING all shift! Then the Drs round and it's you that gets yelle...

Haha this

Nothing in cairns is formal!

I think both the student and OP did things poorly. The OP could have been a bit more social by making eye contact, saying hi I'm so and so- even if your busy doing work it's an easy thing to do. And the student could have walked away and not said s...

Is nursing in Canada similar to nursing in Australia or is it more like the US?

This thread has blown up in a couple of days

Good luck!

I'll be nice: Be a sponge- use your orientation wisely by jumping into the "deep end". It's better to do it now with your preceptor then if your on your own after orientation and freaking out. As it's a CCU familiarize yourself with the anatomy and ...