Got an interview
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Topic: Got an interview
Posted By: mum2paris
Subject: Got an interview
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 8:32pm
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Yay, got a letter this evening saying i have got an interview for a place on the new grad program at palmy hospital....
Am now freaking out. Not till 26th, so i have about 10/11 days to prepare - i have the questions they are gonna ask me so i can prepare - am just freaking out a little cos you have to demonstrate skills etc as well - and i have no idea which ones, and there are some that i have not done for a while since i have not been placed in the hospital. so i am freaking out. but YAY! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 8:52pm
| congrats janine!! hey have you had your exam yet? if not, good luck, if so, I bet you did fine! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 14 July 2006 at 11:16pm
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good luck you'll do fine I am sure ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 8:07am
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Congratulations Janine. You certainly have the drive to succeed at anything you do! youll get it im sure! ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 8:12am
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Janine you will be fine. What ward are you looking at going into? I have heard that most people that study in Palmy ususally get the new grad positions at Palmy hospital so the chances of getting a job there are very high for you. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 10:18am
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Cool, Janine - good luck and I'll bet you won't need luck anyway! For us non-medical types, what exactly is the new grad programme? Is it a job placement for recent grads? ------------- Andie |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 12:10pm
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I can explain that for you Andie, I have had a BIL and now ex SIL do the programme. It is job placement and job secerty at the hospital. It involve further study - really just on the job training such as doing IV's and then getting signed off so you can do them by yourself. Some wards have specialist things you have to learn eg ED learning about fast efficent ways of doing things. ICU premium care for patients. Well thats the jist of it. If i've missed anything Janine will fill in the gaps. My now ex SIL has been at the Palmy hospital for 4 years now and has just moved wards and she said the past 2 weeks feel like she is back on the new grad programme but with the "you have been working for 4 years now you should know what you are doing" attitude. Different ward so has been a lot of changes for her. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: lildo
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 12:48pm
| awesome news janine, i am sure you will ace the interview and will get the job - what a great oppertunity! let us know how you get on :) |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 1:52pm
Woooohoooooooo!!! Well done Janine  and good luck for the interview... charm the pants off them! (Well, not literally... not so ethical and all.)
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 2:43pm
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Good luck Janine! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: nicolaann
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 3:16pm
How exciting. Congrats and good luck!!!!  ------------- Nicky, Mum to Alex (5) & Sophie (3) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 3:32pm
Wow good work and good luck 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 5:00pm
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I have applied with my preferences being neonates and children's ward (really would love neonates but kiddies ward would be just as great!!) next preferences would be theatre and recovery/day of surgery type thing, then my next is medical ward - mainly cardiac care unit or something like that.
We have about 30 in our class, not to mention many people take about 6 months aout sometimes and apply mid year when there is less competition (those that finish in november usually have a class of between 50 - 70!, plus there are the massey nursing students as well and i think there might be only about 16 places on the programme so here's keeping fingers crossed. And yep the new grad programme is basically what has already been explained - a programme that gives you a contract for 12 months where by you are supported through your first year of practice as a registered nurse and fill in booklets and do tests and show that you are competent to do things yourself - so that you aren't thrust out into the scary real world thinking "what on EARTH am i doing??!!" cos we have the knowledge and we have done practical stuff but alot comes on the job - for instance - as student we are not allowed to touch IV's, we can prepare the bag to go up in the med room but cannot hook it up monitor it, change them or touch them once they are in the patient.. so we gotta learn that. At the end of 12 months there is usually no prob in assuming that you will still have your job (if you want it!) as long as you have proven yourself to be a valuable member of staff that they want to keep - i mean they have invested alot in you so mostly they kinda want to keep you. lol ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 7:51pm
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oh well done, let us know how you get along. My sister is and ED nurse and loves it, she has done it over in London, America, it really can take you anywhere if you wanted to go. Her hubby has just been given a job in Cambridge (England) kind of the same sort of training thing but he is a surgeon, all very exciting.
Good luck |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 8:51pm
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wooo hoooo go jannie have my fingers and toes crossed for u ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 8:58pm
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Good luck Janine! I'm sure you'll ace it! You're brave volunteering for the kids ward - I don't think I have the strength to cope with seeing such little kids in pain etc. I always admire pediatric nurses and doctors. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 9:13pm
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i didn't for a while there - after having paris i thought no way.. but then i had ayja and all this stuff that happened with her and i thought well - if i can hanle helping mum with bailey, and i can handle all the crap that's happened to Ayja then yeah - i can handle working there. plus well, neonates is such a special area to work in - so hard no doubt, but also so rewarding. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 9:41pm
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How is Bailey? ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 10:31pm
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He's just got out of hospital cos he had a chest infection pretty bad but otherwise he seemst o be going ok, same as usual really, some days he is a happy boy others you go to see them and he looks like the lights are on but no-one's home, away in a dream world kinda sick and stuff. I think they've upped his meds again if i remember rightly but mums looking at some respite care for him now that my sis has moved out. she's pretty lonely and everyone is really busy at the mo, we are lucky if we get round there once a week, sometimes once a fortnight right now. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 July 2006 at 10:52pm
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It must be tough on her, espeially since she's had her kids, and now doing it all again. I hope she gets the respite care sorted. I had 28 days worth when Maya was really sick and I was on my own but I never used it coz it was such a mission finding someone who could do it. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 9:08am
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Wow your mum is so good Janine. Sounds like she needs the respite. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 11:11am
Good on you Janine!!! Hope it goes well  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 July 2006 at 11:51am
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Oh neonates, not many get to go there, so best of luck for that. And the best thing if you get there is that you have kids so know what the families are going through. I found that the worst thing when I was in the post natal ward and there was a nurse there who hadn't had children so didn't know what I was feeling like. Same goes for midwifes, I so think a pre-req should be "I have been through labour and given birth" as I had a student with me while I was still pregnant and she didn't know what I was feeling like being 9 months pregnant and stuck in bed. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 9:22am
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Wow Janine...congrats!
I have full confidence that you will do really well (hey you are super mum after all.....). Just relax and think of all the wonderful things you will do there and I am sure they will know how lucky will be to have you. Good luck! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 10:09am
Good luck Janine! Congrats on getting the interview, and I know I'll be congratulating you again soon on getting the position  ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 10:20am
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We missed you becca....welcome back!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 10:28am
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Thanks Roksana ... it's good to be back home, with broadband! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 1:48pm
lol we got broadband last month - cos Mike HAD TO HAVE IT, henceforth he used it all up in the first week watching all his damn motorsport speedway videos and we went back down to dial-up speed! ARGH! was so angry. I can see how valuable it is, really, lol.... for about a week a month.  ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 1:50pm
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But i do take confort in the fact that we have it back at broadband speed again now starting last week i think and ha ha, i guess i have been using it up alot by being on here (procrastinating about study) so there will be less for mike to waste on his car crap but oh well, too bad. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 1:52pm
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I'm spose to be studying as well Janine, but it doesn't help when your papers aren't online yet. We got broadband last week as I told DH we needed it as I am studying again. Now we have it he loves the fact that the page loads the first time all the time. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 4:38pm
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Janine did I read somewhere that your exam is tomorrow? If it is, GOOD LUCK!! You will be great Let us know how it goes... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 17 July 2006 at 5:35pm
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yep tomorrow at 9.50 am till 11.30 then 1.20 till 3 ish i think. both are about an hour and 40mins long, 90 questions each.
And thankyou. ( you should see me rightnow - i have been seriously freaking myself out at my behaviour this afternoon - it's like i have ADD... I am on a serious high and no i haven ot taken anything - the worst i have had is a little choccy and some coke... maybe a little too much ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 8:14am
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Good luck Janine!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 8:31am
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Good luck form your exams Janine
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 8:32am
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Good luck for your exams, Janine! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 8:46am
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Gooooooooood luck! Hopefully you got enough study done in between posting on here
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 9:33am
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Oh Good luck Janine...hope all goes well for you. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 9:44am
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All the best for today Janine
------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 11:27am
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Thanks - was the 2nd person to leave - it went well for the first paper.. only 1 more to do this afternoon - but so far so good.
Only sucky thing is that mike had an appointment with optometrist this morning and i couldn't go with him (he's been having trouble with his eyes recently) and he found out that he has cataracts in both eyes.. so will be full blown in about 3 years time - and it is only once he has lost sight that he will be put on a waiting list to have them removed... so feeling bad i could not be there for him, and feeling a bit sad cos he will loose sight and possibly have to wait for up to a year after that to regain it. and what can he do in that time? i mean old people are usually retired - but mike might have to stop work or something i dunno. so icky I mean come on - who's heard of 24 yr olds getting cataracts?! ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 11:33am
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Great about your first exam.
Geez that must be pretty scary for Mike (and you). Is there no way you could beg or borrow the money to get the operation private? Maybe the clinic would do a payment plan? That would be so horrible to loose your sight. PS phoning clinics everyday in the public system does seem to get you soon quicker. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 11:40am
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lol i do remember that tip Maria. i dunno maybe his mum and dad might be able to help - he was under their private health insurance plan until only a year or so ago when he got removed. I think it's kinda scary to think he has them at this age, i mean what's gonna happen when he's older? ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 11:41am
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Oh good to hear that your exam went well...
Wow scary stuff for Mike. Like Maria said, cant you get it done privately? you dont have health insurance? Man that would be so scary!!
Well I hope all works out at the end tho.  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 11:42am
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Good to hear about your exam, Janine. Good luck for the rest!
Sorry to hear about Mike! Gosh, what a frustratingly scary piece of news for you both! Please don't blame yourself for not being there with him during his appointment - it was not your fault. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 3:08pm
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Sorry to hear about Mike Janine. Big hugs from me to you.
Hope the other exam went/is going well ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 3:25pm
All done finished about 2.30 i think. yayayay - half the other ladies have gone off to begin their decent into drunken-ness, lolol, i bet by the time we all go out for dinner tonight they will be well on their way to bringing the profession into disrepute, lolol ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 3:28pm
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So I guess your exams went wwell huh Janine!!
Well congrats!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 4:08pm
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woohoo, Well done Janine! ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 July 2006 at 4:18pm
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Ring southern cross as they have fixed price op's now - I heard it on the radio. So you could find out how much the op will cost and then see if his parents can help with the cost of that. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |