tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post6072857309683924837..comments2023-12-20T08:18:00.872+10:00Comments on kae's bloodnut blog: Parlous state of health in Queenslandkaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723937561506139096.post-81833558563558295232008-09-27T11:08:00.000+10:002008-09-27T11:08:00.000+10:00Kae, a couple of years back the veins in my legs w...Kae, a couple of years back the veins in my legs went troppo and for about a year I became a full time client of the NSW health system (in chronic pain). I had nurses visiting my home for 6 months, I had to attend a clinic at Blacktown hospital, and I had 2 operations which finally fixed the problem by removing all the veins, first in one leg then the other.<BR/><BR/>Every aspect of the treatment was just superb and when I think of it my heart just wells up with gratitude. I even did a nursing course last year to try to join what I now view as the noblest profession (haven't quite made it yet).<BR/><BR/>While any genuine failures should be rectified, and there will always be some, I think people expect too much, and the press drums up unwarranted hysteria. Rarely do the public hear the full story, perhaps because confidential personal info is involved.<BR/><BR/>Overall I would say people with University degrees are often unprepared for hospital reality, doctors and increasingly nurses. Older experienced nurses often hold the show together, watching patients, inexperienced doctors, and new university-trained nurses.<BR/><BR/>Insiders say the worst thing was when the Nurses Union demanded nursing degrees, taking training away from the workplace. But everyone is doing it around the world, so I suppose we have to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com