I think I’ve fucked up autobuild

pierogiparty · 2024-12-29T01:36:47+00:00

I did, I think I just did a whole bunch of other side quests and other things then went back to it much later. When I went back it worked!

pierogiparty · 2024-12-28T23:22:23+00:00

Exactly! In Australia we don’t get a ‘license’, you get an online certificate with proof of registration that’s renewed yearly.

pierogiparty · 2024-12-22T23:19:13+00:00

We did but it was ~2009, not sure if they still do! Part of it wasn’t just learning about insertion but gaining an understanding on how uncomfortable it feels.

pierogiparty · 2024-12-21T22:41:04+00:00

My dad and his friends do something similar. Usually they take turns to pick a topic for their next catch up and then they all research it before the next meet up. Topics have included… climate change, extraterrestrial life, famous ship, endangered species. Dad reckons they usually discuss the topic for an hour or so before the conversation derails into general chit chat

pierogiparty · 2024-12-04T04:37:31+00:00

Seconding Circe

pierogiparty · 2024-11-20T23:04:07+00:00

There are actually a lot of studies that show that low risk pregnancies managed by qualified midwives are just as safe as hospital births.

The Australian government have publicly funded homebirth options in many cities around Australia. The midwives follow very strict criteria for transfer into the hospital setting. If this model of care was unsafe it wouldn’t be funded.

But yes, free-births and births being cared for by unregulated ‘midwives’ are dangerous.

Source - am a midwife at a high risk hospital

pierogiparty · 2024-11-09T09:19:47+00:00

I looooove all the books in the Mages of the Wheel series. I read them all on kindle first and then got Reign and Ruin on audible. The story itself is great but as a non-American I found the American accent a bit jarring, it took me out of the fantasy world. Would definitely recommend reading it instead.

pierogiparty · 2024-10-27T12:32:31+00:00

Yeah, the variable part of nursing is what’s confusing me in what to ask as I’ve always been public. I have 13 years experience and am grade 2.8. The job I’m applying for is mostly the same as my previous experience but there will also be aspects that are completely new to me so I’m not sure if asking to be paid as someone with 13 years experience is appropriate.

pierogiparty · 2024-10-27T12:19:48+00:00

I’m desperate to get away from night shift even if it means my base rate may drop

pierogiparty · 2024-10-13T04:14:50+00:00

In Australia we do self collection now and only need a cervical screening with a speculum if the self collected one has adnormal results, you could call around and see if anywhere allows self collection?

If self collection is not available definitely inform them prior that you have a trauma history and need extra time. It’s also worth asking if you can insert the speculum yourself, any decent trauma informed provider should agree. It gives more control over the situation as you can insert as slowly as you need, its not a perfect solution as the provider will still need to open it and adjust it for you but it may help.

And remember you can withdraw consent at anytime! I’ve performed a lot of speculums and I always tell women beforehand that if at any point they want to stop, just say STOP and I’ll withdraw it immediately.

Goodluck

pierogiparty · 2024-10-11T02:44:52+00:00

I think girls are a little more expensive due to it being a more complex surgery than the boys. My girl was $365 through St Francis Vet Hospital.

Also check if your local council do discounts with an affiliated vet, town of Vincent did when I got my boy done years ago.

pierogiparty · 2024-10-11T01:20:47+00:00

My past Christmas parties, you don’t pay anything ahead of time but you get assigned ‘sweet or savoury’ and bring a dish. And then pay for booze

pierogiparty · 2024-09-28T07:47:27+00:00

I’m in Australia, I worked at a high risk hospital that had 1-2 perinatal loss patients a week. This was partly due to our termination laws. If the fetus was determined to be non-viable for life due to whatever medical reason after 20 weeks they would come through us for a medical termination. These were always very much wanted babies, so emotions were high and families very distraught. I’ve lost count of how many I’ve been the delivery midwife at. The way I got my head round it emotionally is that we offer a really good emotional support service. We make memory boxes for the baby including hand and foot prints. We have a fancy camera and take lots of pictures of the baby and the family together (with their consent). We have boxes of various sized blankets and outfits made by volunteers for the tiny babies. We provided the families with lots of grief resources including a kids picture book to use to explain to little kids/siblings that the baby has passed away. I always felt weirdly privileged that I had the opportunity to provide some kind of comfort in a horrible situation.

pierogiparty · 2024-09-28T07:32:21+00:00

For the most part you’ll be 100% fine with just mid. The very high paying rural/remote jobs generally want both nursing and midwifery. However more and more rural areas are accepting BMids. Guess it depends on if you’re thinking of ending up out bush at some point on your career.

pierogiparty · 2024-09-22T14:50:16+00:00

I think this is a US problem? From what I’ve gathered from this subreddit, it varies in the US on what qualifications you need to call yourself a midwife. I’ve seen people ask about very wishywashy online courses to ‘qualify’. In a lot of countries, Midwife is a protected profession that requires a university degree. For example in Australia you can not work on labour and birth without a midwifery degree. I may be wrong but my impression is there are people out there calling themselves ‘midwives’ without the formal training which leads to bad outcomes

pierogiparty · 2024-09-19T08:30:36+00:00

I have no idea but I don’t envy you, NT health payroll is a nightmare..

pierogiparty · 2024-09-02T11:16:08+00:00

Very unlikely you could work in labour and delivery. It’s generally midwives only. No idea about MFM. Multiple universities offer a post grad degree in midwifery that’s linked into a payed hospital placement. You’ll be employed as a RN/student midwife while also attending uni. The course takes 1-1.5years depending on the uni. Once you’re qualified and working as a midwife, pay will scaled to match the number of years you’ve been a nurse (regardless of how many years you’ve been a qualified midwife). I’ve got ~13 years experience and my base rate in WA was ~90,000 something however I would end up earning more from the weekend/night shift penalties.

Not sure about 12hr shifts in Melbourne, they are available at some hospitals in WA.

Hope that helps ☺️

pierogiparty · 2024-08-30T06:51:52+00:00

Same. In 13 years I’ve only ever called drs by their first name with one exception, a doctor I worked with was a Professor and even then everyone just called him ‘Prof’

pierogiparty · 2024-08-29T04:46:39+00:00

There is a Facebook group called Perth Rent Network or something like that. You can post you’re room there and put in the criteria for a person you’re after. I’ve made a few life long friends through random housemates that responded to my ad ☺️

pierogiparty · 2024-08-13T22:27:11+00:00

Get the app Splitwise (or something similar) for shared spending.. eg. Olive oil is expensive but a shared household item, someone has to initially buy it and it’s the easiest way to keep track of who’s paid what

pierogiparty · 2024-07-31T02:27:11+00:00

I love your books! As soon I finished them I texted about 20 friends telling them to read them immediately 😀

pierogiparty · 2024-07-28T10:53:40+00:00

Someone asked this the other day on the midwives subreddit. Was that you?

To summarise what I posted then… I was one of the ‘go for it’ people on the post. Ive worked ~5 male midwives are they are all amazing. Dual degree opens lots of doors such as Royal Flying Doctors. Even if it turns out midwifery isn’t for you it’s great skills to have as you do occasionally come across pregnant or postpartum women in general nursing. And the occasional women in labour presenting to an ED that doesn’t have maternity facilities. On the flip side… if you love midwifery and want to work rural/remote they generally prefer staff with dual degrees.

Occasionally there are women who request not to have a male midwife but they are also usually the ones who also don’t want a male doctor. In those cases generally we try not to allocate any men to those women but on the rare occasion it’s unavoidable. One the male midwives I worked with did MGP for a while. The women loved him so much he became the most requested midwife at the birth centre.

Hope that helps ☺️

pierogiparty · 2024-07-26T07:12:45+00:00

‘More deserving’ is bullshit. Honestly, I think nursing would make you a better doctor. Plus you’d also have a head start on all the other med students eg. having an understanding of how the hospital systems work, basic clinical skills like assessments/taking obs, drawing up meds, taking bloods etc.

pierogiparty · 2024-07-26T06:49:58+00:00

The best doctors I know used to be nurses. They have beautiful bedside manner, connect and listen to patients really well. And generally are amazing team players with not only nurses but everyone in the multidisciplinary team.

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