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I live in Australia and I am a proud Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation member. What our union has done for the nursing profession is astronomical: 1. Mandated 1:4 ratios in public hospitals in Victoria 2. Strive to fight for better wages,...

A good few months ago I posted on here about wanting to transition from my current specialty of aged psychiatry into palliative care. I had an interview with my hospital's oncology department, however I didn't get the job because I didn't have any re...

I apologise if this comes off as harsh, but I hate the term "redirection". Why? Because it provides no quantifiable or meaningful information about what was tried or even what it means. To some, redirection may just be taking the resident away from a...

I would also consider EPSEs from antipsychotics such as haloperidol. All above suggestions are great too, particularly delirium and opioid neurotoxicity. God bless your dad

Hi there, I've worked in aged psychiatry for the past three years, and before that I did my grad year. I did a short course in palliative care and came across a position for inpatient pall care which I applied for and was surprisingly successful. I s...

Congratulations back to you, indygirl!! What an exciting and wonderful opportunity to have as a new graduate - I wish you all the very best 😄

Thanks for your kind words, nutella. I'll need to find the Aussie equivalent of the HPNA, but thanks for the tip. I shall have a look at their website at the very least. The course I had done was excellent and has lots of information about symptom ma...

My heart and condolences to Brian's family, friends and colleagues. Thank you Brian for creating a wonderful and supportive space for nurses to connect and interact with each other. You will be forever remembered and sorely missed.

Haha, this is true Gucci. Thanks for your kind words again xxx

Oh em gee!!! I have just recieved a phone call that the oncology department want me for an interview on the 10th August. Wowza, I am terrified and excited. Terrified because of the unknown. Excited because of the unknown. Now what things can I expect...

Further to my previous comments. I had received contact from the NUM on oncology - unfortunately I did not get the position. This was attributed to not having recent clinical experience. That's OK though, I am glad that I tried and that I even made ...

Thanks DatMurse :) We shall see where I end up!!

Ok, so I had the interview today. It lasted 15 minutes, and had six questions. I hope I answered them well. Two were clinical scenarios, one being able to identify IVAB allergy which I knew, and the other I presume was febrile neutropenia ("you recei...

Jensmom, Baker is my number one as well. But holey hell Capaldi does something to me haha.

I have such a crush on Capaldi. He is dark, humourous, scary, dapper and EVERYTHING the Doctor should be. He's brought old school back. *sighs dreamily*

ChikaBoom, it's like you have just laid down my life in cyberspace... Minus the being close to parents thing. Spooky.

Bahahaha, I don't believe this kid exists either. OC, you need videoed proof Thanks for the tip about Prezi, Cayenne. I'll check it out :)

Hrm... what have I learned today? 1.) How the El Nino is going to affect us this summer coming, and just how ikky the fire season is already and it's still winter. Sigh. 2.) That under different states in Australia, there can be differing legislation...

Awesome! I'm in rural NE Vic :)

I too would love the name of the flip book, please and thank you.

I really appreciate all of your responses. It is really interesting to read how you all approach such a sensitive topic with your own unique, yet honest approaches.

What a beautiful and heart warming story, Potassium Magnesium Sulfate. It sounds like you are all a bunch of well rounded and smart kids. Your mum will be super proud of you all. PS, where in Aus are you?

This is an interesting read. Thanks for sharing all of your experiences. I left home at 18, after being accepted into uni. My father and I were at loggerheads and he never took the time to understand me, and was a super hard arse. Both of my parents ...

Hugs. It sounds like that you really need one or many of them. Feel free to vent away, about anything. Your husband sounds like a bit of an ungrateful toss I say so myself. I'd let all the things he expects you to do pile up just to antagonise him an...

What an achievement!! Congrats!! On a side note, it's always the time when the Big Wigs are coming along that we end up running late/forget our ID/ran out of black socks and had to wear rainbow hahaha :)