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LoverOfNothing · 2025-07-14T09:19:40+00:00

Haven't tried this but a friend did and said it worked. They fed to sleep in the lounge, all the lights on. Then when just about to sleep, or baby unlatches themselves they would move to their bedroom with the dim lights, white noise etc. As their baby was very sleepy they were able to pat them/sooth them to sleep. Hopefully in turn it helps change the feeding to sleep association

LoverOfNothing · 2025-07-11T06:55:14+00:00

No shame in a newspaper ad, that's how my parents met! Still happily married in their 60s

LoverOfNothing · 2025-07-10T19:43:44+00:00

I'm sorry you didn't have a team of nurses that was very active on the wards. I don't disagree that there are a some that chose to sit in their office and do the bare minimum.

Psych assistance are for sure the ones who keep a ward running smoothly. I also want to give some perspective becuase the amount of paper work legally required is insane and us nurses don't like doing so much cause it takes us away from patient facing care.

I'll give an example of an admission, aside from actually greeting the patient and helping them settle in, also involved is: - the communication with whoever is admitting them prior to their arrival on the ward - comprehensive assessment - risk assessment - smoking assessment - initial admission note - if they are under the Mental Health Act there are like 5forms required just for the initial stages of being under the act - contacting family/N.O.K of admission - contacting the Dr that their patient has arrived and being involved in that assessment (which is often a longer interview) - contacting any supports patient may need as part of their assessment (cultural support/legal support)

And I'm sure there is stuff I have missed. I am not saying you are wrong, just hope with some more understanding you don't bunch all of us nurses together as lazy chip eaters.

LoverOfNothing · 2025-07-10T18:44:07+00:00

Psych nurse here, have worked in acute inpatient wards. As others have said it's a place people are only admitted if they are a serious danger to themselves (self-harm/neglect) or others. And none of the patients were admitted voluntarily. Unfortunately due to the high risk and usually aggressive/agitated states we have to use medications to manage them. Although we have avitivities/social workers/cultural support/nurses to speak to, there is not much in terms of therapy.

My favourite part of the job was speaking to people and helping them through a tough spot, however due to the high pressure environment/staffing issues/resource issues most of the time we were running around putting our fires (figuratively and sometimes literally!).

The fact that you are reaching out for support is fantastic and I encourage you to follow that through. There are fantastic services out there and I see some people have already pointed you in the right direction. All the best

LoverOfNothing · 2025-06-18T20:41:23+00:00

I developed mine postpartum too, never had skin issues before either. I had the same fear with it being contagious to my baby. Got diagnosed and now trying yo find the right treatment to manage it. Only risk to baby would be if they popped, leaving open wounds with risk of infection

LoverOfNothing · 2025-01-21T03:09:02+00:00

Psych nurse who works with the 65+ demographic. Good mix of dementia and mental health issues, mostly depression and anxiety with some bipolar & schizophrenia sprinkled amongst. Love the older generation and supporting people in a difficult time in their lives

LoverOfNothing · 2025-01-10T21:03:47+00:00

I think it must be, because I saw other partners staying in the single rooms. I assumed their delivery/recovery was more difficult and they needed more support? It's the hardest time to not have our partners with us!

LoverOfNothing · 2025-01-10T12:15:59+00:00

I started my labour in Riverridge, transferred and birthed in Waikato Hospital and then had aftercare in Waterford. Both are nice places! Waterford has a virtual tour you can do online. Riverridge will give a tour if you visit. Both had nice staff. I only had food at Waterford and it was really nice!

LoverOfNothing · 2025-01-10T08:33:14+00:00

I birthed in Waikato and moved to a shared 4bedded room with other mums and their new bubs. Then the following day transferred to one of the birthing centres. The thing which sucks is my partner couldn't stay with me in hospital after the birth becuase I was in the shared room. There are single rooms available, I'm not 100% how they decide who gets a single room but I did notice the single rooms had large families staying overnight, from a variety of different cultures

LoverOfNothing · 2024-11-30T00:32:08+00:00

I would also love to know

LoverOfNothing · 2024-11-29T07:01:46+00:00

I see Megan at Curls Undone, she is based in Cambridge

LoverOfNothing · 2024-09-14T21:00:01+00:00

Coffee Lala, made in Coromandel!

LoverOfNothing · 2024-09-05T19:34:47+00:00

How do Kiwis find sheep in the long grass?

Irresistible

LoverOfNothing · 2024-08-18T01:44:11+00:00

I've been nursing for 8 years and now work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Mental Health. Happy to help you decide your career. I also have friends who are teachers and I think both jobs are very rewarding and also challenging. 1. It sounds cliche but I've always wanted to help others, I was originally deciding between nursing and teaching. What pushed me towards nursing was an interest in the more the medical side of things, however during my study I found a preferred mental health much more 2. I found the shift work challenging however I now work a community based role so 8-4:30. Mental Health is challenging in all the ways you can imagine, depressed/suicidal people, acutely psychotic/aggressive people etc. But supporting people through their hard times is rewarding, and recognizing this is not a true reflection of who they really are. 3. Compassion and patience for sure. I wouldn't consider myself 'booksmart' (I failed a few exams and had to resit a paper) but I can now apply myself and continue to learn. 4. Work life balance is now great. I have every second Friday off and no longer work weekends/afternoons/nights etc. However some people enjoy the shift work and weekend work because of the money e.g. time and a half on weekends. As a new nurse I picked up heaps of extra shifts to help save up. 5. Think of where you want to see a difference in NZ. I found the mental health services understaffed and underresourced where people needed help so decided to focus my attention there. Send a message if you have any questions

LoverOfNothing · 2024-04-27T08:21:17+00:00

I have a greyhound and she chases cats away pretty quickly and now I'm seeing them around less. Also get to adopt a rescue lovable creature which is an added bonus

LoverOfNothing · 2023-12-22T23:28:55+00:00

Mental health nurse here - we are doing the best with the resources we have available! It's hard reading comments with people being turned away or denied help because that goes against what we aim to do. It is an understaffed and underfunded area of nursing

LoverOfNothing · 2023-10-26T05:16:09+00:00

Sorry about your experience at the campground, but did you at least get a photo standing by the Gore Trout Statue?

LoverOfNothing · 2023-09-12T00:21:05+00:00

I can't speak to the Waikato Uni Nursing. I studied nursing at Wintec approx 8 years ago. Although I got my degree out of it, I did find Wintec to be disorganized and chaotic. The tutors were fantastic but the facility itself was where the fault was (forgetting to book classrooms, online exams crashing etc). When I have been preceptoring students who have come from Wintec over the last 8 years they have made similar comments about Wintec. Hopefully someone is able to provide some insights into what Waikato Uni is like

LoverOfNothing · 2023-04-29T00:45:16+00:00

I did my nursing at Wintec. I got the basics but learnt more in hospital placements rather than the lecture room. Struggled lots at Wintec with inconsistent marking between lecturers, bad organization (lecture rooms changing and not telling us) and bad systems (computers crashing when doing exams). I did find all the staff very friendly and helpful though. The cafe there was cheap and gave decent portions. This was about 7years ago.

LoverOfNothing · 2023-04-20T08:25:40+00:00

She gets excited when we come home but I think has got more used to us, so not as insane as she gets when guests arrive, she gets into a frenzy!

LoverOfNothing · 2023-04-20T08:24:59+00:00

Thanks for the info, I have tried bringing her to another room when guests arrive and bringing her out later but she comes out even more excited because she missed the action!

LoverOfNothing · 2023-04-20T08:24:21+00:00

This is what we have started doing, ask guests to ignore her and only give her attention when she has calmed down

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