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I do 15-16hrs per week but depends if i go to lecs, but either way i have to do extra work out of hours so it all works out. My big w hours are only a few each day as i do recovery and with the hospital itll be only 2 or maybe 3 8hrs shifts which arent that gruelling depending on the pt im...

Wow u guys only do 2 weeks in first yr at UWS :O Yea at UTS in first yr we did 4 weeks of placement and in 2nd yr it was 5 weeks, all during the semester so it allows you to combine your theory with practical skills and doesnt eat up your holiday time such as other uni placements. Ummm i...

Well i just started the 2nd job (hospital) in October, and during exam periods i always take time off Big W, its just been my habit throughout school and now uni, hence ive managed to keep up a distinction average at uni :) But when uni comes back around (studying fulltime yes) ill keep doing...

Well depends on how much i work i.e. hours. As i can pick my own shifts at the hosp i sometimes only work every 2nd week cause its busy during xmas in retail. But yea roughly if i work each week its around $600-700, maybe a bit more cause i do night shifts which are paid more (hospital).

Pay rate is roughly around 10.20ish or it oculd be more now. Ive been at the store for nearly 5 yrs now, working as recovery/service associate. It just depends if you are willing to work hard and handle messy and annoying customers and the place looking like a hell hole at the end of everyday...

I work 2 jobs too, Big W and as an AIN at a hospital. Works out well i work 5 shifts a week at big w (not full days though) and i can pick how many shifts i want at the hospital on a weekly basis, but its usually 2-3 shifts as an AIN. Keeps me busy for now

Yea it doesnt overly hurt. Umm gosh i can't even remember orientation that well. Pretty sure i went to most days, i met a few ppl from the course on those days, but the orientation days werent that helpful, one was a complete waste of time i left after the first few hrs cause it entailed all...

Mantoux tests are usually done by specific centres or pathology places, your dr will prob refer you to one. It does take a while to get into these places, so once u get your vaccine card at the orientation day, start getting the stuff ticked off, itll make it easier once clinical comes around.

Yea theres about a handful of guys in each lab/tut, just depends i guess. In regards to the bonus UAI points i think that was introduced last yr (for the group that started this yr in 2008). When i was doing the HSC in 2006 im pretty sure it wasnt around but dont count me on that as i didnt...

I had mine at KG, and i think majority were there. Really annoying since im a city student. But now im heading out to KG for the 3rd yr :(

I think they have changed clinical this yr for first yrs... so maybe a first yr on here could answer that, but yea u do 1 week either the 1st or the 2nd, its split cause of the no. of places. They try to place u as close to your home as possible but you can't specify a hospital. Once the...

Yea no they wont clash in the actual sense, if they did the timetable maker wouldnt let it go through. When u select a class, itll have dates next to it on what days it runs, so yea they run on diff weeks so its fine :)

Ok basically in first yr u do 2 nursing subs e.g. adult nursing resp and adult nursing cardio plus a pathophysiology and a tut-based subject e.g. discipline of nursing. With the 2 Adult nursing subs they run for 1/2 the sem each. So first approx 7 weeks you will do cardio and then the next 7...

Nopes, unless ur immunisation runs out like dtp (u have to get a booster now and then) u shouldnt have to update anything, i havent had to get anything added during my 2nd yr. Just check with your doctor if your unsure.

Depends what youve had done. You may need to get a mantoux test done, but most others are common, as long as you have documentation for it all (or ur doc does) then you should be sweet.

Blood collection is an accreditation you are taught in your hospital as an RN, we do not learn this at uni. Other pathology stuff such as urine, sputem, stool specimens we are taught to collect and how to send off etc.

If u were going to be a 2nd yr student wouldnt u just do the 1 yr left and then try for grad med, at least ud have the nursing course behind u to get parttime work in the industry? just a suggestion

Yeps i just meant that if he were to get into the grad med course it would be helpful, not wasted thats all.

In terms of preparing you for the basis of medical/health knowledge and an understanding of how health care systems work yes definately. It may not prepare entirely for some aspects of the GAMSAT, but if you are dedicated that shouldnt be too hard. But as Wooz stated, would you be happy with...

OSCA's are practical exams, its just the abbreviation to words i never remember lol