A very bold and confrontational heading – I know and I am not a nurse – my background is Biomedical Medical Engineering with experience in both a hospital environment and working for various medical device manufacturers over the last 20 yrs in 2 different countries. Let me start off by stating the following; it’s unlikely your hospital based biomedical engineer will ever understand the circumstances under which you use medical equipment – time constraints, extreme pressure, constantly having someone look over your shoulder, compromised patients – the list is quite extensive – and the fact of the matter is nurses spend more time in front medical equipment than any other discipline in a hospital environment.
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What are the most important attributes for leadership? Why?
I believe that the most important attribute is vision - knowledge of and clarity about what you are leading people towards. Those who have worked with and for me tell me that I inspire them to work towards a vision in which I (and they) passionately believe. We talk about the vision a lot, and I convey confidence that we can and will get there.
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As someone who has been involved in international nurse recruitment for quite some time, it always surprises me how many people I talk to who seem confused about the current options for international nurse recruitment. Lots of folks still talk about visa retrogression and many even seem to be confused about the meaning of this term and the relevance for international nurse recruitment.
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An Occupational trainee visa is a visa of up to two years, for the purpose of any of three streams:
First, to obtain registration, membership or licensing in Australia or in the home country;
Second, to enhance skills;
Third, for capacity building overseas.
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In nursing school, we are taught to respect the rights and dignity of all clients. As the “world becomes smaller” and individuals and societies become more mobile, we are increasingly able to interact with individuals from other cultures. Cultural competence and respect for others becomes especially important for us as nurses and patient advocates. We all begin the process of learning the behaviors and beliefs of our culture at birth. We become assimilated into that culture, and the way that we express it is often without conscious thought.
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