tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52418732835598848152024-03-19T20:21:43.270+10:00Adventures of a Graduate NurseFollow my adventures as I complete my graduate nursing program on Thursday Island.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-53654839234634252462014-10-07T03:31:00.002+10:002014-10-07T07:47:45.518+10:00Friday Island Camping<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello, long time no blogging! I have been busy working over 100 hours this past fortnight (unfortunately no overtime due to how my roster falls). It will all be worth it in a couple of days though, as Reece arrives and I will have four whole days off to spend time with him while he is up :D I am currently on my fourth of four night shifts (my first set), and so far surviving. Will be good to sleep at night again though!</div>
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Despite being busy working I have still managed to get out and have some fun. Went camping again, this time on Friday Island with the two girls I went with to Horn and another enrolled nurse. We left Thursday Island on Thursday September 18 and stayed the night in a beautiful little spot under some trees and away from the beach. We subsequently left Friday Island on Friday September 19 (see what I did there :P). We hired a charter boat, which was $250 for the 4 of us return, so not the cheapest holidays, especially as it took less then half an hour to get to our destination, but was great to get a way for a little while.</div>
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We didn't actually do a lot on Friday Island, but it was nice to just relax. Went swimming multiple times, collected shells, built a fire, slept a lot, was a great time. Our fire was very successful and we toasted marshmellows and I made <i>the best </i>damper. I reckon it would have been a great contender in the GABBF damper cook-off (If you've ever been on the GABBF, you'll know what I'm talking about!) </div>
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Not content with just one fire, we decided to light another one. Earlier in the day we had found a drift wood tree washed up on the beach. The roots provided the perfect kindling. So we dragged a large log from the campfire and took it 200m up the beach to the tree. Then we had two fires. Our campfire died overnight, but the tree and log were still going the next morning (who knows how much of the tree is burnt now!) so we relit our campfire and had toast for breakfast :)</div>
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Upon our return to TI we learnt that a crocodile had been swimming outside the hospital - lucky we didn't come across any on Friday Island!!<br />
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So I got a pretty awesome package delivered to the hospital the other day - my uniforms! Now I have 5 days worth of clothes to wear to work instead of 2. That means less washing! Which is the best part of having a uniform by far. And it's also pretty good not having to think about what to wear, and feeling like I actually now work for Queensland Health :D Although I still don't have an ID card, something to do with the new template not being available since Torres and Northern Peninsula Hospital and Health Service amalgamated with Cape York HHS to become the Torres-Cape HHS.<br />
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Tuesday 9 September - Friday 12th was the Torres Straight cultural festival, named the Winds of Zenadth. Don't ask me what Zenadth is... a google search has not helped me :/ The Winds of Zenadth only occurs every two years, alternating with the music festival on TI, so I was pretty lucky to be here just at the right time. I worked the opening night, but managed to <em>just</em> have enough time to walk down and get some dinner - I had to wait in line for about 20mins! I had my dinner break at 6ish, and even though it was suppose to start at 4pm, not much was happening! That night I had a bean curry, which was kind of like chili con carne, and very tasty :)</div>
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After work I came home and some of the other girls from Groupshare had brought me some turtle and vegetables to try. Yes that says turtle and I had a little bit. The turtle and veg were cooked underground, and had this horrible smoky taste that I didn't like one bit. So I didn't eat much. The vegetables were cooked in the same manner and had the same smokiness as an after taste. Even though they were in a coconut milk sauce, which was nice, the smokiness came out and I couldn't eat that either!<br />
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I had Wednesday and Thursday off work, but didn't get to see much of the singing and dancing until Thursday because on Wednesday I had dinner with some of the other nurses. We all brought a plate of food and had a great feast :) The next night I was invited to another dinner, but declined as Thursday would be my last chance to experience the cultural fest, as I was working Friday afternoon/evening. That night I went and watched some of the dancing and singing, and bought myself some local art :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutest turtle - would have loved to have bought him, but he's <br />
too big :( Check out the artists website for how he makes them:<br />
<a href="http://www.ninosabatino.com.au/">www.ninosabatino.com.au</a></td></tr>
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Well I have managed to get my picture in the paper after less then two months on TI! The picture was from the Wongai Ball (see previous post). I suppose when you live on such a small island the chances of being in the paper are higher - just like your chances of running into someone you know are much higher. Happens all the time :P<br />
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On Sunday 31st August I went with a group of friends to Goods Island. One of those friends has a boat! And was nice enough to take an early trip over and back just so I could get to work on time (I started at 1pm that arvo). Goods Island is about 20 mins away by boat, west of TI. We had a bit of free time to relax and explore the beach, while more people were picked up from TI and then we went for a walk up to the light house. This was followed by a walk down a very steep rail track and then a bush walk back up another hill to some war shelters. It was then a rush back to the boat and back to TI, where I got home at 12.30 - <em>just</em> enough time to have a shower and gobble down some food before starting work fairly exhausted especially after a late night from the Wongai Ball. But I had a great time. Would have loved to have had a swim after our walk as the water was so amazing, but I will have to save that for next time.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-40302247589775961342014-09-04T11:38:00.003+10:002014-09-04T11:38:50.748+10:00Wongai Ball<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Saturday 30th August I went, with a group of about 8, to the Wongai Ball held at the Port Kennedy Association Hall, which raises money for the local Catholic School. The wongai is a native plant, sort of like a plum, but apparently tastes like dates. I haven't tried it - they didn't have any at the ball. There is a legend that states if you eat the fruit of the wongai on TI you will always be destined to return. I had a great time at the ball, until I got stepped on with a high heel. My foot is still sore! And has a nice bruise as well :/<br />
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Dinner was great - it was a Asian/Torres Strait style buffet, including a mix of things like fried rice, sweet and sour pork, a curry of some description and my new favourite, numus. This is an islander way of preparing fish, kind of like a cerviche, where the fish is 'cooked' in vinegar and lime juice and flavoured with garlic, onion, chili and coconut milk. YUM!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-77570136310757871122014-09-03T10:46:00.000+10:002014-09-03T10:46:11.308+10:00New Wheels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On Saturday 30th August I headed over to Horn Island again to visit the nurse educator and to pick up her spare bike. Now I have a set of wheels to get me around TI until October when my bike come up with Reece (Can't wait to see this guy - miss him so much!!). The bike is a bit small for me, and the nuts and bolts need tightening - at the moment the handle bars are upside down :/ But it is better then nothing and so much quicker then walking!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-68754246573367972852014-09-03T10:12:00.000+10:002014-09-03T10:12:13.093+10:00Grad Study Day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Tomorrow marks one month since I started my grad year (and subsequently <em>yesterday </em>marked one month since I arrived on TI). It has gone so quick!! On Thursday 28th August we had a Graduate Study Day, which was great. First we learnt about communication techniques (such as SBAR) and how to escalate our concerns to achieve a desired action using the PACE acronym. Then it was time for morning tea - the nurse educator made a great zucchini slice, yum! <br />
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After morning we had a practical session learning how to insert different types of airway tubes (see pics), followed by a session on understanding different types of heart rhythms and the actions that should be taken depending on whether they are shockable or not (note: only ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia are shockable. A defibrillator is <em>not</em> useful for 'flat-line' as you see you TV!). After that it was time for lunch<em>.</em><br />
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Following lunch it was back to the classroom, where we learnt about the importance of timely, accurate and concise note-taking. We were given some real life examples of patient notes that weren't overly useful. This session showed that patient notes need to be completed accurately because 'it it's not written, it didn't happen'. For afternoon tea I made upside down pineapple cake. It was the first time I had ever made it, and it was delicious - here's the link to the recipe if you want to try it at home: <a href="http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/27762/upside+down+pineapple+cake">http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/27762/upside+down+pineapple+cake</a><br />
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Since I got here I have been quite sociable, making new friends and going to theme nights. So far we have had games night, pizza night and wine night. And of course I have also gone camping and to watch the sunset. Last night I went up the hill again to watch the sunset. Unfortunately no photos this time, but it was a completely different sunset, with only a very thin layer of cloud giving more of a rainbow effect. As it got darker it's really amazing to see how different the stars appear up on the hill compared to sea level. With all the light pollution blocking them out you can hardly see any :(<br />
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After if got dark we went down to meet some other peeps at the Grand Hotel for $10 Schnitzel and drinks. It was rather huge! After the Grand closed we went to the Federal, but it was also closed, and then the Torres (Australia's Top Pub) where I just had a glass of water, chatted with one of the 'older' grad nurses and an Argentinian who works at the Ibis and also listened to some rather horrible karaoke :/<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-87877638697030377452014-08-22T13:38:00.002+10:002014-08-22T13:38:34.139+10:00Horn Island Adventure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well I have had my first adventure! On the 15th of August I spent two nights on Horn Island with two other grad nurses (the old new grads, me being a new new grad). After a late shift on the Thursday I did the housework on Friday morning and then met up with one of the other girls to catch the ferry over to Horn that evening. The other grad was already on Horn as she is doing her elective at the Public Health Centre (PHC) there. We all stayed at the nurse educators house and played with her dog and the kitten she is fostering - so cute! That night we went to the pub and I had a fish burger and chips for dinner. Was really well cooked, but could have done with some more chips. :)<br />
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The next morning we packed up the ute with very basic camping gear (just the tent and a bowl and set of cutlery between us) and headed off to explore the island. We took some dirt roads and found the remnants of a plane crash. Then we kept driving and found a beach and some bunkers from the war. I think you can do a tour of Horn Island, so I am sure that there would be heaps of information available on the history of Horn and its involvement in the war.<br />
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After walking around at the first beach for a bit we headed on to another beautiful spot. I walked down to the rock pools and explored them a bit before climbing back up a fairly steep hill to sit on some rocks and enjoy the view. Then had to do some rock-climbing to get back to the car, which was a bit frightening. Almost got stuck a few times, but in the end I made it out alive! We then went and explored yet another beach (no photos from this one) and had braved a quick dip in the water - also survived that!<br />
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By this stage we were all very sunburnt. I did bring some, but of course forgot to apply :/ We headed to our camping destination for the night - Cable Bay (the only name I know). First we had lunch and then set up the tent and organised wood for the campfire. Then it was time for a bit of an explore and another swim once the tide came in. The water wasn't particularly deep, only just enough to cover us lying down but it was refreshing enough :) That night for dinner I made toast over the flames and had cold bolognaise as we hadn't brought any cooking utensil - as I said, very basic.<br />
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Once it got dark we were happy just chatting around the fire, which was burning nicely but then all of a sudden the dog ran off towards the beach barking at <em>something</em>. Well that freaked us all out, so we decided to go to bed at about 8.30pm. It was a pretty rough night sleeping on the hard floor. I did have a camp mattress but it wasn't very comfortable and my pillow and the sunburn didn't help make things more comfortable. My heart was racing pretty much all night imagining what every little noise was. The dog kept barking and growling at things, so of course this didn't help settle the nerves. At one point a large flashlight was shining into the tent - it was from a boat on the water, not someone coming to attack, thank goodness! And then the moon was shining straight in, and it was bright too. When we had first gone to bed it was cloudy, but within about 40 minutes it had cleared up and the stars were magnificent, so that was a positive :)<br />
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The next morning we packed up fairly early and headed back to the nurse educators home. I had a late shift at the hospital, so wanted to be back by at the latest 12, so I could get ready for work. I was OK working that shift, but the next morning I had slept so soundly that I slept through my alarm and woke up at 6.50, when I started work at 7am... It's a good thing I live so close to the hospital, as I still managed to get to work on time!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-54635605822398191362014-08-15T11:04:00.000+10:002014-08-15T11:04:42.088+10:00And that concludes my first week on the ward<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well I have completed my first week on the ward (as the titled my have suggested) and officially will no longer be supernumery or buddied up with another nurse. So, from Sunday I will be on my own! Although for two of my shifts I was left alone for the last two hours anyway. The first time I was left by myself was a bit stressful, as I hadn't realised that some of the paperwork hadn't been done, so I was trying to get that done, had an in-service to attend, notes to write, and still provide nursing cares. I didn't end up getting out of work until 4pm (was supposed to finish at 3.30). The next day I was much more prepared and organised :)<br />
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So far I don't have a payroll number or a uniform. I have just been wearing the pair of pants and one of the skirts I used for prac (so at least they are being put to good use) and then just some nicer shirts/blouses that I have. It was hard putting in an order form for the uniforms as I have no idea how the sizing is. It was a bit of a guessing game, so we shall see. Apparently a shipment of uniforms was coming from Cairns on the 14th, so hopefully the order got put in on time and I will have more to wear, without having to wash twice a week. And hopefully my payroll number doesn't take too long either, but by the looks of it I won't be paid this coming Wednesday. It's a good thing I got my tax return before I arrived!<br />
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Nursing at the Thursday Island hospital is so far fairly similar to nursing at a big hospital, although of course there are differences. We have lots of people come in and out by helicopter given the location. There is also limited equipment here, so a lot of people get transferred to Cairns Base Hospital for further tests and treatment. Given the proximity to PNG we also have people that come down from there, so customs are involved with those patients. Some things I've seen that you aren't likely to see in Brisbane - Tuberculosis and possibly leprosy (they aren't sure about that one yet, waiting on test results).<br />
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Besides work, nothing much else is happening. I got woken up the other night by a loud banging noise. I thought someone was trying to break in! Turns out it was someone who had been locked up at the police station banging because he was 'f$*&ing starving!' Was rather annoying hearing that at probably around 2am I the morning, and again at around 6. I guess it's bound to happen occasionally given how close I am to the police station.<br />
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Tonight and tomorrow night I am staying at Horn Island for a bit of an explore there, so my next post will most likely be about that. I'm going with a couple of other grad nurses (who are already halfway and nearly finished their programs) and a doctor. We will be staying at the nurse educators house tonight and then camping Saturday night. Really looking forward to it! But for now I need to do some housework. Not so exciting :/</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-15952245681782503542014-08-10T13:57:00.001+10:002014-08-10T13:57:34.548+10:00First day on the ward!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well it's been a while since I last wrote. Not much else has been happening. The second day of orientation was dull. It was all video conferenced and hard to concentrate. I must admit I didn't get much out of that day. Thursday (7 Aug) we had the cultural program, which was introduced as to the Aboriginal and (particularly) Torres Strait Islander cultures. It was fantastic. The educator made us 'design' an island with meeting places, sacred spots, etc. and then name it. She then came along and built buildings, 'moved' us from our homes (putting us near the sewage and dump) and renamed our island (after NSW State of Origin players - boo!!). And then told us it was 'for our own good'. It really hit home the impact of colonisation on the indigenous people.<br />
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Friday was our first day on the ward! I had a <em>very</em> complex patient - had to give him a tablet and a do a very simple dressing on a wound that was pretty much healed. And then he got discharged, so had no patients for the rest of the day. Like I said, <em>complex</em>. Nah, it was a good way to ease into the ward environment, and it meant we had time to orientate ourselves to the ward, go through all the paperwork, and of course do the discharge, which was easier then I expected. Maybe being a smaller hospital (and only having one patient) it was easier to listen in on the Dr's ward round and to know exactly who is being discharged when. The most exciting part was signing off on the nursing notes without having to be counter-signed. I'm a big nurse now!<br />
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I've had the weekend off, which I thought I would enjoy while I could! So it's been quite a relaxing one. I started Saturday morning by cleaning - the bathroom needed a good thorough clean, but it's much better now :) And I rearranged the furniture - all three pieces :P Last night the girls 'next door' (we are all in the same building) had a sushi and board games night. So I met some new people which was good :) I slept in this morning and haven't done much since. Will go for a run later and then get ready for my next shift on the ward tomorrow morning :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-10215956498599451712014-08-05T19:09:00.002+10:002014-08-05T19:09:33.170+10:00Orientation - First day of 'work'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well had my first day of 'work' today - orientation. It was as good as any orientation could be - we watched the fire safety DVD AGAIN (for about the millionth time), got set up with our passwords, and manual handling, etc. Orientation goes until the end of the week, and we have a cultural program on Thursday. There is a whole sheet of other stuff that we have to do online as well, each with its own timeframe of when it has to be completed. Thinking I might get a start on it ASAP, then it's done :)<br />
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Haven't been doing much the last couple of days. Just settling in and finding my way around, by running around the island - have been for three runs in the last three days :) At the moment I've just been doing short/slower runs to wear in my new shoes and see how my knee is. It seems to be holding up OK! I've been going between 3:30 and 4:30pm. It's been warm, but the breeze helps a bit. Except when you're running into it :@ Yesterday I went and sussed out the pool/gym complex on my run, so I'm thinking of going there tomorrow and joining up. Here is a pic from my run today :)<br />
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The sun sets later up here then in Brisbane at about 6.30pm, instead of 5.30. So it always gets to about 6pm and I'm surprised by how late it is. The sun doesn't rise much later up though, only about 20 minutes behind Brisbane. But I do have block out curtains, which is good as the light from the police station shines in all night otherwise. I think I must live in the safest part on the whole island, surrounded by the hospital and the police station :P Well that is all for now, might see if I can do some training!</div>
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The nurses I'm living with took me on a tour of the island this morning and to the local grocery store - the IBIS which stands for Islanders Board of Industry and Service. It was very lucky and convenient that we had the use of a car, so was a great way to get my bearings and do a bit of a starter shop. This place is sooo beautiful. Here are some photos from my phone.<br />
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Well actually it was a car ride to the airport, two planes from Brisbane - Cairns - Horn Island. A bus to the ferry, ferry from Horn Island to Thursday Island, bus to the hospital and then a very short (1 minute) walk to my new home! So, after leaving Reece's just before 7am, I finally arrived 'home' some time between 4.30 and 5pm. Was a long day! The goodbye at the airport wasn't too bad, there were no tears! Although I had shed plenty during the week :(<br />
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My flights were unremarkable, but I did have two seats to myself on both flights. That was nice as it meant I could stretch out a little :). Upon arrival at Horn Island I got very nervous, but the man at the Rebel ferry services was very nice and my name was on the manifest! (Which meant I wasn't stranded on Horn Island). I arrived at the hospital and got my key and starter food pack. The food pack consisted of a loaf of wholemeal bread, long life milk, tea and coffee, some spreads, mini cereal packets and 3 pieces of fruit. I was very lucky that one of the other nurses kindly offered to cook dinner for me. And it was delicious!<br />
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I am in the 'Groupshare' house, room number 15. It is awesome being only about a minute to the hospital!! My room is huge and has it's own ensuite. I share a fridge with one other nurse andd there is a shared kitchen between four of us, with a more communal lounge room. I also have my own little balcony, from which I can see the water (even if it is just glimpses through the trees) :) <br />
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The weather is much warmer then Brisbane - I am back in shorts and t-shirt. But it's not too bad. I have the balcony door open, but no fan or a/c as of yet. I'll wait till it gets a bit more humid before that comes on. Tomorrow the other nurses have offered to take me on a little tour of the island and to the IBIS supermarket. It is only open from 0900-1300 on the weekends, so I was obviously too late to go shopping when I arrived. <br />
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Anyway, I am exhausted. I'll leave you with some pics of this beautiful place, and then I'm going to bed!<br />
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<u>Wednesday 30th July</u><br />
Well I finally got seriously into my packing on Tuesday - Reece was getting anxious. Ok, so was I, a bit. I don't stress too much, I'm like dad in that regard. I had gone through the bathroom some time last week and all my stuff from there is now sitting on my desk. We took my chest of drawers to Reece's yesterday, and today I've been loading up my grandmother's van with stuff to store at Reece's. Here's a picture of my room at the moment - it was worse. I have moved things out of it :P<br />
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Well it was back into packing after a bit of a sleep-in (why must Embarassing Bodies be on so late?!) and a bit of shopping. I bought some new sport shoes as my other ones were hurting my feet. I have been struggling a bit with packing this time round - I swear it was much easier packing for the UK. I think I've got it in my head that due to that remoteness of TI I won't be able to get anything up there (which is nonsense of course), so I am no doubt over-packing by stocking up.</div>
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Reece came over after work to help me pack up the big stuff, like my desk, bed and book case. We then headed back to his to unpack everything and I packed some stuff into their first box. My mother would be shocked at my packing skills (and probably the fact that I've left it so late - but there is tomorrow yet!)</div>
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After a quick shower we went out for dinner with Reece's Aunty and Uncle, so I have met some more of his family. I am slowly meeting more and more, but it is hard seeing as they mostly all live in Townsville and it had been hard to get up there with work and uni/prac taking up all my time! Reece has meet all of my family, thanks to Christmas. But it is a lot easier, seeing as my family is about a third of the size of his!</div>
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Last day in Brisbane!!! It would have been nice to have the weekend here, with Reece helping me with my final packing, but I managed all alone. When I asked what date I would be flying up I was originally told Monday the 4th. In fact when I told the nurse educator(?) that I was flying on the Saturday she was a bit shocked and orientation doesn't start until Tuesday, so not sure why I'm flying on the Saturday. It was probably cheaper then the Monday. I'm also flying with Virgin and Qantas, so it means I have to check in twice. As I only have two hours in Cairns, lets hope the flight from Brisbane isn't delayed at all!</div>
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Reece and I recently spent two nights (24 & 25 July) at Couran Cove on South Stradbroke Island to celebrate Reece's birthday. I got him a Groupon voucher for his birthday and we were finally able to take advantage of it (Reece's birthday is in May). We actually had to bring out little getaway forward as it was originally booked for the 16th of August, but of course I will be a little further north by then! It was nice to get away for a few nights thought to celebrate Reece's birthday, my graduation and new job :)</div>
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We had a very relaxing time, not doing much at all. It was too cold to swim, but we did go for a walk over to the surf beach and a kayak around the resort. The resort has only been recently been taken over by new owners and it needs a bit of doing up, but the accommodation has been done up nicely and we had a great view. Our room came with a little two burner gas stove and fridge, so had we been more organised could have saved a heap of $$ by bringing our own food. We did have an amazing meal from the restaurant on the Friday night though. My dessert included an avocado panacotta and sorrel sorbet. Was actually very tasty! Reece had a Jerusalem artichoke ice-cream with his dessert!!</div>
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Yesterday, July 23 was graduation day for about 200 nursing students. I am now officially a graduate registered nurse (and with a job to boot)!! I worked pretty hard over the last two years and managed to graduate with distinction (that's a 6 on a 7 point scale, or above 75% average grades), so I'm pretty proud of myself :D It was great catching up with a lot of friends who I have met over the past two years one more time before I leave on my next adventure. Here are some photos from my phone/facebook. I will add more when I get a cable for my camera :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-7784499809424923162014-07-22T20:05:00.001+10:002014-07-22T20:05:31.027+10:00Where is Thursday Island anyway?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well I got my flight details today. Turns out I am leaving Brisbane on the 2nd of August at 9.40am, arriving on TI at 4.30pm. So I've lost the extra weekend I thought I had in Brisbane. Oh well, what can I do about it - not much! From what I've been told and I understand I will have four months on TI on the ward and then head off to Bamaga back on the mainland for three months in December. After those three months. I will then head back to TI and have four months in emergency and a one month elective.<br />
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If you're like me, you might not be exactly sure where TI and Bamaga are. Of course I knew it was in the Torres Strait, and I definitely did not know where Bamaga was. So it was a case of google maps to the rescue. I've embedded a map for your viewing pleasure :) By the way, I looked at how far it is from Brisbane to TI and it's approximately 2200km as the crow flies. Bamaga is only about 30kms from TI contrast :P<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08752722989582531783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5241873283559884815.post-48474429404944314172014-07-21T21:42:00.001+10:002014-07-21T21:43:13.498+10:00New Adventures, New Blog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well here I am, over two years since I arrived back in Australia from the UK and oh how things have changed. I started uni less then a week after arriving back in the country (and with approximately $400 in my bank account). After applying for both nursing and education, I had decided to 'just go with it' and whatever I was accepted into would be what I was going to study. And that turned out to be the two year graduate entry Bachelor of Nursing at QUT, Kelvin Grove (grad entry as I had already done a 4 year BPsych in Townsville).</div>
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Two years later and I am registered, about to graduate and have a graduate position with Queensland Health in the Torres Strait - Northern Peninsula Hospital and Health Service, flying out of Brisbane August 4. That's TWO weeks away. Only. (eep!!). Between even knowing about the position, interviews and getting the job was less then a week, so it definitely came as a bit of a shock. However now that I have had more time to think about it, I can definitely say that things are starting to sink in. I started packing/going through my stuff yesterday day and I must admit there were a few tears. I am leaving my boyfriend in Brisbane and will miss him A LOT (too much). Hopefully the fact that I'll be working full time will be enough to distract me!</div>
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So I guess there is the question of 'why the Torres Strait?' Well, like with most of my nursing career, I kind of just fell into it. In contrast, whenever I have tried to follow an education career path, things have generally not gone on track. Let me back track a bit, for those of you who don't know my story. When I was a kid I sort of changed between wanting to be a nurse or a teacher. However when it came time to decide what I wanted to actually wanted to at uni, I had changed my mind on both counts. So I decided to study Psychology at James Cook University in Townsville. About half way through that degree I decided once again that yes, I did actually want to do education. Only one problem - JCU had stopped doing the dual Psych/education degree. So I decided to just continue with the Psych degree and do the post graduate diploma after finishing psych. Of course that didn't work out, as I ended up going to the UK, but more about that later.</div>
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The next semester I was doing an external subject and had done a block subject. As such I only had two subjects on campus, and therefore had a lot of free time. I thought I might enrol at TAFE and study a certificate in child care at the same time, externally. Well that fell through, as I received the paperwork the day I was driving down to Brisbane for 3 months over the summer. When I was in Brisbane I got a temporary job at Centrelink working in the call centre, signing people up for Newstart allowance, and with that I knew I was eligible when I returned to Townsville (as I had resigned from my job at Subway in Townsville due to the long time away and my contract with Centrelink had ended). So when I returned I signed up to Newstart allowance.</div>
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With Newstart I was required to apply for so many jobs per week, and I found one in the paper - a job working as a personal care assistant with the Spinal Injuries Association. I applied, and got it, just like that, and that began my 5 year career in personal care work. When I finished uni I applied to work as a carer in the UK and again, got that job. I worked there for two years before making the decision to return to uni. And as I said before I let fate guide me, and I was accepted into nursing easily.</div>
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Fast forward two years and it was time for me to start applying for graduate positions! I had done a placement at the Wesley Hospital and absolutely loved it there. As only private hospitals had mid-year intakes, the Wesley was the only place I applied. I had missed the cut-off for the Mater as they had not updated their website, and I was not interested in applying for Greenslopes - mainly because I had not done a prac there. When I got through to interview I was really excited and sure I had made the right decision to follow nursing as a career path. Working at the Wesley would have also been really convenient as it was so close to Reece's! Alas, it was not meant to be. I must admit I was a bit down heartened when I discovered I had not been successful in obtaining a position, especially as my nursing path had come so easy previously :(</div>
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Another few weeks and that would all change though. An opportunity arose to apply for a mid year graduate program based on Thursday Island and I took it! There was also the opportunity for a five month mental health grad program in Mackay and I also put my name down for that. At the time I hadn't really thought much about whether I would actually take a job in T.I or Mackay or not, but the more I thought about it the more it made sense. A rural/remote grad nursing program would just give me skills that I would not have the opportunity to learn in a big city hospital. And there are other incentives too ;)</div>
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So, it was about the 3rd of July that I got a phone call asking if I would like my CV to be included in those looked at for interview. The next day I got asked to interview and then Monday July 7 I had the interview. I was worried as the whole thing went for less then 15 minutes. But I was prepared, I had notes. I felt I may have talked too fast, but there was no umming and ahhing. I answered the questions, but I still wasn't sure. They told me I would hear back by the end of the week. I heard back The.Next.Day. Wow, quickest waiting game ever!! But it was good, better then the Wesley experience where hopes slowly dwindled as the hours and days went by :/ So it turned out that I was successful at getting the job. Yay! Less then a week between knowing the position existed and getting the job, things hadn't really sunk in. (As a side note, after accepting the T.I job I did get asked to interview for the Mackay job, but turned that down).</div>
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Ok, now that we are caught up to how I got into nursing and subsequently a job on Thursday Island, I have had a couple of weeks to think about things. And the more I think about it, the more it makes sense that I would get a job in the most northerly part of Australia. For one, I have always said that I would prefer to go hours north but stay living in Queensland than going less then two hours south, which would take me into New South Wales. I am a proud Queenslander and living in NSW has never really been something I aspire to. Living in the Torres Strait means I can not live any further north! Two, I think I am destined to not live in Brisbane. It's no wonder when people makes comments like:</div>
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I look forward to sharing this new adventure of mine with you. I hope you have made it to the bottom of this post and will follow along with subsequent posts. I promise in the future to not be as long-winded as I have been with this post!! Until then, over and out (FINALLY!!!)</div>
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