nurse to patient ratio's

[ems]

Just thought i'd ask out of interest, are there any nurses on here that know what the nurse to patient ratio's are like at the Royal Adelaide hospital. I know it is highly dependent on particular specialites and if it helps i will be on gynae/urology. Just one of those questions i wanted to ask at the interview but kind of got swept away in the whole process. Any feedback would be great even from other specialities. Thanks in advance.
Emma.:unsure:

[Rachiegarlo]

when I was at the RAH, doing my GNP on a medical ward there were upto 6 patients per RN up to 10 if you had an EN working with you. On the surgical wards I think it was less about 4 patients I think, but it depended how far post surgery they were. Now I work in PICU and I have either 1 patient or max of two depending whether intubated or not.

[suziesouthey@suffolkonlin]

HI

I am going to be working in RAH this year currently I live in uK not far form you in suffolk

[skimbles]

Hi, I was interviewed for the RAH on March 3rd. I will be working on A&E. I live just up a county in Norfolk and I cover Norfolk/Sufflok in my current post!

[suziesouthey@suffolkonlin]

I will be in A&E as well I am practtioner so c u there when do you arrive

[skimbles]

Depends on the registration/visa and main problem of house sale!! House on the market but no buyers around!.

[ems]

Hey Guys
Are we all trying to escape from this area? :biglaugh: Congrats on the jobs you two. When do you think you'll be going this year suziesouthey? I am trying to save money so will aim for January, i would like to put of working until mid feb so i can get my daughter settled in school and childcare. Good luck with the house skimbles, hope the market speeds up for you a bit.
Emma.

[happy feet]

Hi All
i too have a job a RAH, and really want to be there by xmas, however selling the house is a nightmare in itself. The market is sooooooo dead!!!! really hope it picks up in the summer. Good luck to you all, and will hopefully see you all on the other side for barbie and wine/beer.
Caraxxxx

[skimbles]

Barbie, beer & wine sounds like a plan!!!

What department/speciality will you both be working on?

[happy feet]

Hi,
Working on respiratory male ward.... so going into that when i get there!!!! Cant wait, just want to be there.

[skimbles]

I know what you mean, we cant wait!

[ems]

Hey Skimbles. Hey Cara.
I've got a job on the gyae/urology ward until they can put me through for a scholarship for mental health (diploma). Hows things going Cara, any sign of that PIN yet? i hope your enjoying the job. The Barbie does sound great but a bit a vodka for me please. I think i'm going to start trying wines seen as Adelaide is meant to have the best.

Emma

[happy feet]

Hi Emma
Still waiting on the pin, they have taken the money so any day know, everything ready to go. Have you heard anything yet? Vodka is on the list, although i'd recommend the WINE....
Cara

[Jo & Steve]

Hi All, I am hoping to get out early March next year, got a job at the QEH via O'Grady Peyton. At moment working on Acute Male Surgical ward, but due to bed shortages its more like a medical/orthopeadic ward. I can't believe how many nurses and wanting to escape the NHS. I would be great to all meet when we finally get over to Adelaide.

Jo

[ems]

Hi Emma
Still waiting on the pin, they have taken the money so any day know, everything ready to go. Have you heard anything yet? Vodka is on the list, although i'd recommend the WINE....
Cara


Hi Cara
Promise i will try the wine. I have sent back my visa nomination application form and all my bits have been sent to the NBSA. Things are moving (although theres a long way to go yet). I bet you've got your forms all filled out and ready to go. Hope that PIN gets to you soon.
Emma.xx:jiggy:

[ems]

Hi All, I am hoping to get out early March next year, got a job at the QEH via O'Grady Peyton. At moment working on Acute Male Surgical ward, but due to bed shortages its more like a medical/orthopeadic ward. I can't believe how many nurses and wanting to escape the NHS. I would be great to all meet when we finally get over to Adelaide.

Jo

Hi Jo
Congrats on the job, i know to well what you mean about bed shortages, lets just say i didn't realize before i started on gynae that it involved things like medical patients, ortho patients and i had no idea that the appendix was a gynaecological problem, it can be so frustrating:arghh:. At the end of the day we are all fighting for our patients but a phrase that often pops into my head is banging my head against a brick wall. Sorry i'll stop ranting now. Anyway well done again and hopefully like you say we will all meet up when we get there.
Take care.
Emma.x

[skimbles]

We have been trying lots of SA wine (for research purposes of course!!!LOL) and have become very fond of it!!

[ems]

What a very good idea Skimbles, maybe i will start doing some research in the wine area to. Sounds like quite an enjoyable research project :biglaugh:.
Emma

[Jo & Steve]

Hi Ems and Skimbles I think I might start sampling some of the SA wines myself, just to be sociable, cant have you two drinking alone, we could all compare notes.

Enjoy

Jo:wacko:

[ems]

Hi Jo
I have a week of work after Thursday so i shall be starting my research then. I will let u know how i get on if i can remember any of it and whether i can be converted from vodka to wine. :biglaugh: :wacko:
Emma

[happy feet]

Hi Emma,
My advice::: Chill white wine in freezer before, makes a lovely cold drink... I have no worries about converting (thats the problem). Enjoy your week off and enjoy trying it out.
Cara

[skimbles]

Sampled several over the weekend!! Had a lovely glass of Wolf Blass whilst floating on a Lilo in the pool!! (OH cooking the barbi!) Practicing hard for when we get there!!

[Jo & Steve]

Funny you should mention Wolf Blass Skimbles, I had a couple of glasses of the Eaglehawk Rose yesterday and it made me feel quite merry, so I think I can recommend this to my fellow researchers:jiggy:Enjoy! I've got a set of 5 nights now so will have to put further research on hold till next week, Emma enjoy your week off and good luck with your research.

Jo

[ems]

Cheers guys.

I'm looking forward to this research and keeping my fingers crossed the weather holds out so i can have some days in the garden to. I will be taking your advice cara and putting the wine in the freezer first.
Your weekend sounded great skimbles, unfortunately my weekend was spent at west suffolk hospital on a nice hot ward.
5 nights, that sounds awfull, hope it goes quickly for you jo.

Emma.

[skimbles]

Poor you xx

Supposed to be good this coming weekend!! I have a clinical audit thurs and Fri so not too long a day. One in Ipswich and one in Brandon. Then its wine time!! Got some Rawnsley estate eyed up!!!

Kimberley xx

[Jo & Steve]

Emma hope you have a great weekend and the weather stays hot and sunny. Kimberley good luck with your audit Thursday and Friday. Well 1 down and 4 to go:sad: for me. I know I'm asking a lot from you both, but please do try and do just a little research this weekend if you can fit it in. I look forward to hearing your evaluation's.

Jo

[skimbles]

poor you xx you will have to make up for it when you are off!!

[ems]

Hi guys
Well i only managed to try one of the oz wines this weekend and that was wolf blass (white). I did enjoy it but couldn't drink it all night like my vodka. Unfortunately after 5 glasses of wine i did convert back to vodka for the rest of the night along with a few cocktails and shots in there to,i don't drink that much normally promise, it was a hen night in London. :biglaugh: As you can probably imagine my memory of the night is kind of bits here and there :wacko:. I'm still recovering today but i will have a look at more tomorrow, i need to make the most of my time off as its really not the sort of research you can do whilst working (although we did think we should've taken some cannulas and bags of fluids with us for when we got back to the hotel in the early hours).
I'll stop babbling now, anyone recommend the next bottle i should buy?
Emma.xx

[skimbles]

Rawnsley Estate is a decent one!!

Money has been taken for my NBSA application!! Still No viewings on the house! Think I will do an open house ply people with drink invite them to use the heated pool and not let them, out until they buy!!! LOL

KR Kim x

[ems]

I'll go and have a look for that one tomorrow cheers Kim. The money has been taken from me to, another v. small step gone by.

The open house sounds like a great idea, would you mind if i came along even though i wouldn't be buying. I really wouldn't mind being plyed with drink in a heated swimming pool, the only thing is where do you stand with getting someone to sign a contract when you've got them drunk :biglaugh:

Seriously though, i hope you get someone soon, i bet theres nothing worse than being stuck in England for that.
Emma.xx

[Rachiegarlo]

Hmmmhm I thought this was a thread about nurse to patient ratios not a nurse to wine ratio:D

[ems]

Hmmmhm I thought this was a thread about nurse to patient ratios not a nurse to wine ratio:D

Hey Rachel

I think we have got a bit carried away haven't we. Do you think it makes us nurses look like were drunk all the time :biglaugh:.
Just want to reassure people is only when were not at work:wacko:.

Funnily enough i did think about starting up a thread somewhere else about wine but haven't got round to it yet.

Emma.xx

[Jo & Steve]

Hi Guy's back in the land of the living finished my nights and off for 9 days, so I can re start my research, I think it would be a good idea to start a new thread regarding wine. I was just thinking we had hijacked this thread. sorry!
Are you going to start it off Emma?
Jo x

[ems]

Hi Jo
Yes i will start one of right now, before i get side tracked again. I think an ideal place for it will be the barbie, seen as i think it was cara's comment about the wine and beer at the barbie and mine about the vodka that started this of.
Chat soon.
Emma.xx

[skimbles]

bit chilly this weekend!!

Have you got the Occy health questionire completed? Im struggling to get it done as My Gp's cant do it til June (and will charge for it, understandable but bit much when we will be forking out for a medical for the visa as well!).

Any ideas??

Kim

[happy feet]

hi skimbles,
Just been looking at all the form's and am struggling with the Occ health one, our we meant to get this done by G.P... Might sound thick but is it a full medical, as like you said we will need to do another one for visa!!! Had email to-day asking for the forms to be sent back by next thursday. No way i will have them done if G.P has to do it.

Thanks in advance
Cara

[skimbles]

I know it's daft!!

Was also asked for the nomination form back (which I emailed back on the 9th April the day it was sent out to me!!).
Also asked about PR as concerned we will pay out a lot of money and then not be able to get it when we are there!

Still no viewings for the house!!! Arghh

[ems]

bit chilly this weekend!!

Have you got the Occy health questionire completed? Im struggling to get it done as My Gp's cant do it til June (and will charge for it, understandable but bit much when we will be forking out for a medical for the visa as well!).

Any ideas??

Kim

Hi Kim and Cara

I completed mine a while back as i didn't have a clue when they wanted it returned. I think you only have to have it completed by the G.P if there is a ? over any part of fitness to practice:unsure:. I wasn't sure as i have an old whiplash injury which occasionally flares up. I went to the G.P and the price i was told kept creeping up, eventually ended up at 75 pounds (as i had two forms). I basically told them not to bother and went to the pain specialist at West Suffolk Hospital as i had seen him a couple of years ago and he done it for free. So glad i didn't rely on the G.P.

As far as i'm am aware regarding PR i'm sure i heard that the hospital has said they would put us through for it after 3 months (providing they like us), and it will then possibly take around 9 months to do. Again it is best to double check this with O'Grady as not completely sure.

Still keeping the fingers crossed for your house.

Emma.xx

[skimbles]

So did he fill it all in about vision etc as well? I will have to see if I can think of someone to do it for me as Gp's cant do it until at least mid June!

Kim xxx

[suziesouthey@suffolkonlin]

Hi

I have done this myself did not need GP so not sure which forms you have SZ

[skimbles]

I have filled in the Occupational Health Questionaire myself, but I also have a section B Physical assessment form which involves a full medical.

Kim

[suziesouthey@suffolkonlin]

I havent had that ??? so not sure

[skimbles]

I had it emailed to me by Kelly at OGP on Thursday.

[skimbles]

I can forward it to you to have a look at if you like?

[ems]

I haven't had that one either i don't think. I was thinking you meant the forms that we were given when we went for the interview.

Emma.xx

[happy feet]

Hi all,
I also have to the same forms as skimbles.. I had them sent to be afew weeks ago. It does say either GP or doctor at hospital where you work, so asked to-day and one doc said he would fill it out for me, then went down to the ENT ward and asked doc there if he would do eye test, which he said he would........ It is all so confusing!!!! Skimbles i was also told at interview that if hosp like you and you like them then they will sponsor you for PR visa after 3 months.
So much paperwork..... Still be worth it girls when this time next year we sitting in garden havin barbie in the sun, sharing our wine research... Doing some research later!!!
Good luck girls we will get there eventually

Cara

[happy feet]

Oh yea,
My email with nomination form won't let me open attachment, would anyone be able to email it me?
Thanks Cara

[ems]

Hi all,
It does say either GP or doctor at hospital where you work,
Cara

Do you think an optitions would be able to do the forms as i'm sure i'm due to an eye test soon? (If i ever get these forms).

Emma.x

[skimbles]

Hi All,

Unfortunately I dont work in a hospital and do not work alongside any Dr's. I teach GP's and practice nurses but only see the gp's once or twice so not long enough to ask them to fill it in.

Have you all got houses to selll as well? If we cant sell we cant go! :arghh:

[skimbles]

Hi Ems,

Do you want me to forward the forms to you?

Sure I will look back in 12months time and laugh and wonder what I was worried about!!

KIm xx

[ems]

Hi Ems,

Do you want me to forward the forms to you?

Sure I will look back in 12months time and laugh and wonder what I was worried about!!

KIm xx

That would be great thanks Kim, then i can see what everyone is talking about.

Emma.xx

[suziesouthey@suffolkonlin]

HI all

I have a job to start I got this myself via adverts and internet etc we have permanent residency visa, the only forms I have had to fill out are same sort of OH paperwork we have here only signed by myself and tax file and parking permits etc thats all. We are letting our house here and renting in OZ to start with until we are settled, we fly on 11th August SZ

[ems]

HI all

I have a job to start I got this myself via adverts and internet etc we have permanent residency visa, the only forms I have had to fill out are same sort of OH paperwork we have here only signed by myself and tax file and parking permits etc thats all. We are letting our house here and renting in OZ to start with until we are settled, we fly on 11th August SZ


Sounds like a good idea renting the property out, at least you can still be making money back in the U.K for a while.

I wasn't sure about looking myself for jobs as thought originally it would be loads of paperwork, not so sure now. I'm sure i could have done it.

Good luck with the move, 11th august really isn't that far away.:D