RNsydneygirl

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1. Nurse pay in Wellington

   RNsydneygirl replied to darby.obrien1's topic in Australia, New Zealand

   Hi, I am an Australian RN currently in Brisbane, 6 years experience. For lifestyle reasons Husband and I are thinking of moving to Dunedin (Husband lived there briefly hence the location choice, we...

2. At a crossroads

   RNsydneygirl posted a topic in Critical Care

   I hope this post finds everyone well and enjoying the lead up to Xmas! I am at a loss for which area to next apply for a position. There is a large trauma hospital with a very reputable ICU (I don't...

3. Leaving PICU...

   RNsydneygirl posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   After almost a year in PICU it just isn't my place and I don't see my future there. My shifts are so chalk/cheese, some days the patient is critically unwell, others they're LTC who can't leave the...

4. Australian nursing v.s. American nursing

   RNsydneygirl replied to xsweng's topic in International Nursing

   I've not worked in the United States but have experience in Emergency and now PICU across two states in Australia. There are points Clarke Bar makes which are correct, however I would disagree that...

5. Article written by my patient's mother...heart warming

   RNsydneygirl replied to RNsydneygirl's topic in General Nursing

   I recently chased this case up; the exact cause of her sudden deterioration and seizures was never identified. She presented GCS 5 and was incredibly difficult to ventilate; initially CXR in Emergency...

6. Article written by my patient's mother...heart warming

   RNsydneygirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Dear All, I hope you appreciate this article recently written by the mother of a 23 year old patient. This young woman is a patient I cared for in our Emergency Department recently. She was critically...

7. Pneumothorax question

   RNsydneygirl replied to Liv19's topic in Emergency

   We are often discharging stable pneumothorax patients and asking them to have follow up chest X-rays (either in ED or outpatient) to check their progress. Also asked to return if symptoms worsen....

8. ER wait times

   RNsydneygirl replied to kp1987's topic in Emergency

   I find the best way is to let them know we can't provide an exact time frame and there are xyz people waiting before you, however as your nurse I'm able to give you this analgesia, perform these blood...

9. Taking a pay cut to go to day shift?

   RNsydneygirl replied to tobydog01's topic in General Nursing

   This post makes me realise how many of us hate nights and how we all dream of never doing them

10. Newer Nurse Offered Job in ER, Scared! Help!

    RNsydneygirl replied to SMK1812's topic in Emergency

    Have a look through the Emergency forum, there are two fantastic posts last month about the common ER meds. Do some learning into EKG interpretation. Brush up on basic X-ray interpretation. Sheehys...

11. Patient Education - is it a legal requirement?

    RNsydneygirl replied to GLAllen's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not licensed in the US, so don't know specifics, however nurse to patient education is something we do all the time and comes with consenting for a procedure or administration of medication; you...

12. Australian Trained RN

    RNsydneygirl replied to LauB's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, i recently have looked for the same thing. Deakin told me about a month ago they have no interest in offering those units again as A) not enough people interested to be financially viable and B)...

13. What happened to get adequate staffing in your Dept?

    RNsydneygirl posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi to all Emergency RN's out there, I work in a level 6 Trauma Emergency Department in Sydney. We are one of the busiest in our state, seeing an average of 220 presentations per day. Myself and some...

14. Has anyone done their new grad through Clinical Skills Academy?

    RNsydneygirl replied to HaoWu's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Sounds very sketchy, I wouldn't do it if I was you. Contact country hospitals about positions if you've missed out on a grad in a

15. How to choose a job after an offer?

    RNsydneygirl replied to mcknzkthrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the above; take the offer, continuing interviewing and then decline if you get something more suitable. Multiple offers are better than no offers; I accepted three graduate positions and...