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I would say it's a matter of perspective. I try hard to make myself optimistic. I would say that there's a thin line between being picked at and receiving areas of improvement. I cannot judge with just one scenario, and given that only scenario, I wo...

I know someone who have finished nursing at the age of 50's. We took our exams together and have worked for a period of time. I must say that I was really impressed, maybe her life experiences have worked for her and she's the kind of the empathetic ...

If I were in your case, I would accept the criticisms as constructive. However, if I ever feel that that specific person is picking on me, I would stand-up and defend myself (especially when I know that I am doing my work correctly). It takes time to...

I love Alaris! Make sure that there are no teeny-tiny bubbles, the alarm sensor is a tad sensitive.

I vote for ICU

Well, I experienced the same back when I was newly hired as a nurse, I felt incompetent too. What I did was I tried to improve at all aspects, take their criticisms as constructive and meet their expectations. Everyone has a unique learning curve, on...

Woohoo! Congratulations!

How about team building sessions? Like have a party, dine out, or anything in between.

I personally don't think that your patient is "narcissistic". I would classify her as rude and irate. Anyways, with regard to your concern, I would still take care of her like everyone else. Some patients are really tough to crack. Often times, you n...

Don't give up on the dream. If you need to take extra time, give it a shot. Here in our country, if you have failed the clinicals, you can definitely make-up for it. Not sure with your setting there.

I would gladly be a subject for interview if you need help. I've got too much free time on hand at this moment. Kindly send me a PM, much better if you're going to provide me any social media account so we could converse from there. I can't send any ...

I have worked in the Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Unit for years, never once that I have checked nor have heard that nurses should check the apical pulse before suctioning the patient's tracheostomy. Above post is right, if ever we hit the c...

ER nursing is like, receive the patient, diagnose, sort everything else and endorse! ER nurses are like the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter. *endorses patient to Gryffindor*

Well it could mean that for a practice nurse, you'll be handling mostly the manual and hands-on stuff. Maybe that's why they're saying that it's stressful because it could be tiring.

Me too, I'll be studying in Australia for my bridging program. Hopefully, I could make friends here because I'll be going there alone.

Hi meggielita, it took me a hefty amount of time because when I applied for my application, it was the time that AHPRA was updating their criterion. Hence, it was almost a year before I received my referral to Bridging Program.

Hello again guys! I got my referral letter from AHPRA and I got questions, can anyone help me with this matter? I'm pretty sure that in some point some people would ask the same question. Anyways, I would like to ask about what happens next after bri...

Hello folks! I do have a line-up of educational providers for my bridging program. So my concern is where to enroll. I don't have a gist on the reputation of these schools so I may need to ask for help and assistance in sorting out these stuff. It co...

I got mine after 2-3 weeks.

Hello! At last I got my referral letter from APHRA to undergo bridging program. Anyways, I am subjected to have an interview with Lonsdale Institute of Melbourne, does anyone know any procedure about the interview? Can someone please give me a tip si...

Congrats guys!

Hi, that I am not sure yet. They're asking me for a complete and detailed documentation for the RLE. What I have are the list of hours per subject/category (e.g. Medical, Surgical, OB and etc.) plus the list of facilities/hospitals that my school is ...

I have it with me. I think I have sent it as well, but it wasn't detailed. It stated that I went to these hospitals and total number of hours. No description of the clinical practice whatsoever. Just to make sure I am submitting the right document. I...

@jmolina1985 Thank you very much. Does it have to be really detailed like how many hours I spent on a specific clinical rotation? Because I am going to make a template for this one, so that they could just print it and sign it. It's my last hurdle an...

Hello, I need your help! A letter came and says I need to send them additional documents. It's about criterion number 5. "Evidence of the number of work hours in workplace experience including your program of study providing exposure to variety of se...