PaellaMagi

Another thing you can do is contact nurse managers in your hospital. Is there an area you'd like to try? If Gen med isn't for you, what about rehabilitation? A medical specialty? A really specialised area like dialysis? Have a think about what you mi...

At my hospital (in Australia) RNs can initiate certain medications, including nicotine patches. Would I ever give a medication that was NOT on the standing orders list? God no. You have to protect your registration at all costs, and definitely don't...

I'm a graduate RN who is actually licenced - and still I listen to the wisdom and experience of Enrolled Nurses (Australian version of LPN) and assistants - because ultimately I am responsible but I listen to people's experience. The way I see it, ev...

I'm a new grad too - it's very hard and I've really only recently started to feel confident in my abilities. Do you think the problem has to do with your particular ward? Eg. acuity, ratios, staff members? Some wards are definitely tougher than other...

Welcome! In Australia our nursing registration is nationalised, so once you're registered with AHPRA you can work anywhere in the country. You'll have to prove your English language skills, but your university transcripts (certified) should be okay. ...

That makes me feel good. I'm a new grad working in a float/relief type position and at first I felt like a huge burden on the various wards. I had a few shifts where people got irritable for asking questions like "where do you keep this" as each ward...

I am a new grad in Australia and my position is in the nursing pool, so sort of like agency filling sick leave within one hospital. No way would I take an agency contract as a new grad - my job is only manageable because I have supportive ward staff,...

Had a massive storm in Brisbane yesterday. My back yard was littered with hail stones. I've never seen that much hail - it was actually terrifying because it kept buffeting my windows. No damage for me luckily.