tristessa

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1. Is this nurse in the wrong?

   tristessa replied to Novo's topic in Psychiatric

   You say "why on earth would you argue with a psych patient" well why would you argue with any patient?? Nurses are professionals and arguing with anyone in your work environment is not professional....

2. When to run?

   tristessa replied to NurseandGrow's topic in Psychiatric

   Ive worked in psych/mental health nursing for approx 15 years. I have never experienced a patient chasing after me. Mental health/psych nursing teaches you much about observation and you develop...

3. US-trained nurse looking to migrate to Australia or New Zealand

   tristessa replied to BSNSN's topic in Australia, New Zealand

   I live in Australia so these sites may prove useful: Im sure New Zealand has equivalent sites- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Home -for nursing registration information...

4. Nursing student could not find a job while studying ...

   tristessa replied to Butterfly_Light's topic in Australia, New Zealand

   I know a lot of aged care facilities and hospitals advertise for Assistants In Nursing with either Certificate 3 or people who are students in Undergraduate Nursing degrees-usually have done 2nd or...

5. Correctional Nursing Pros/Con and Environment

   tristessa replied to nick7331's topic in Correctional

   Definitely pros and cons about working in the correctional system. Ive been working for the past 8 years in the correctional system and absolutely love it. Never a dull moment!! Each day is...