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I've worked there many years ago. I moved to Kew and used to catch the tram. Easier than driving. Good luck with your new job.

I understand your frustration, applying for jobs and not getting any interviews is soul destroying. I can only encourage you to keep trying.

Australia does not have a nursing shortage and it is very competitive to get a job, many new graduates find it difficult to get a job. You need to get your experience up if you are going to apply for jobs in Australia.

She worked one day a week at a nursing home and casual with a community nursing organization.

Great idea to do this as a double degree, especially as you want to do M&CH. When its time to do M&C quals, try nd get sponsorship from a council to help pay for the postgrad study. To get out of the aged care sector, maybe contact hospital banks or a local private hospital or GP practice. Highly recommend Deakin, my daughter did double degree of nursing/psychology at Burwood and loved it.

There is no cure, if it were my parent I would be treating them palliatively ie. No medications unless it's to make them comfortable.

After 30 years of working as a nurse I work to pay the mortgage, eat, have a vacation and have a life. I don't give a brass razoo about politics or anything else. I work for money.

I really feel for you, I can't think of anything that would make this situation better, and I'm sure it has impacted on your relationship with your mother. Perhaps taking time to catch up with RN's you have worked with over the years would help refresh your memories.

The way to increase your chances of gaining a graduate position of your choice is to work in the health care sector as you go through uni. This can be as a nursing assistant in aged care or personal carer in community care or do a Cert III in Pathology and work for a pathology service. I'm sure you can think of many more.

All degrees lead to registration. Study close to home, travelling is boring and expensive and living away from home really expensive!

For Australia follow these links AHPRA - AHPRA Home

Two friends of mine did, and loved the flexibility and the fact they could keep working. Just have to be motivated to complete that study!

Actually I agree with all the posters. Any issues I had with patient's or family took place before security was implemented within hospitals. Issues with surgeon's I would now probably file reports, when I was younger I never felt I could do that, there was still a strong culture of tolerating their bad behaviour. Probably still is in some institutions! Jess112, It's great that you're interested in nursing and I would absolutely recommend nursing as a career! p.s. my daughter is a nurse too!

I think because there are a lot of psych nurses that aren't trained as general nurses; they did 3 years of psych nursing.

My daughter and I are both RN's and we both wear the same shoes - Ascent Avara; they are available from the athletes foot and we highly recommend them. Ascent Footwear - Avara

If you like working with older people, then do district nursing, far more fun than working in aged care and the hours and pay is heaps better.

Welcome to Melbourne! Have a look at Real Estate, Property, Land and Homes for Sale, lease and rent - realestate.com.au to look for properties to rent. Williamstown is a pretty little village which is quite old and quaint, Point Cook is a bit further out, but quite nice, but if you're really looking for a central location with good access to transport you can't go past Docklands.

Hi, I hope you have relaxed a little now that you've started in the OR. I also started my grad year in the OR and stayed there for 15 yrs. I've since moved on to other areas of nursing, but I loved my time in the OR. I hope you have found the staff, surgeons and anaethetists happy to spend time teaching you. Be open to learning new things, especially as so many things are transferable to other areas. For example airway management & ventilation during your recovery rotation is always transferable to other areas. Asceptic technique is transferable to wound care. If you are having any concerns please let your grad year coordinator know.

The unit manager in the dialysis unit at the Alfred is a male, and one of my best friends! He's a great nurse :)

I'm afraid I agree, I paid out membership for 30 years and I found the ANF of no use when I really needed them. Just write a letter and resign, save your money.

While the nurses union have done significant things for nurses over the last 20 years, I have often thought that nurses sell themselves short. I have no doubt that allowances paid to members of other unions are better - for example the conditions and allowances paid to the tradesmen who are building the desalination plant in Wonthaggi, Victoria http://www.theage.com.au/national/fourday-pay-bonanza-20091223-ldg3.html In my current job I am required to be registered in every state and territory, and the company pays for all my registrations, except my home state.

Unfortunately, I think it will require you to make a trip to Sydney to finalise your registration. However, the board will probably close down over the december/january period, so make sure you check with them when they are open so you don't come over when they are shut.

well, you can't work without registration, so getting that finalised is your priority. Are you in Australia or not? Do you need to present original copies or will certified copies be ok? I suggest you contact the board and find out exactly what to do to finalise your registration. If they say they want you to present at the office with original documents, then that's what they mean.

My friend's sister did her course through SA and had no problems.

yes I agree with all the posters. I'm also an introvert and I've been a nurse for 30 yrs or so. In school, you do need to make an effort to make friends and work well in group work. Professionally I've worked in different areas, I was in OR for 15 yrs and loved it, these days I work at home in telephone based Disease Management, I love being able to work at home, solitary except for my cat who curls up on the chair next to me :)