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Maybe you've got to give yourself a bit of space too. There is a lot going on for you (and this is just what you've written about in this entry). The thoughts will still be composting happily in your head and when you've something significant to say, or when you've the headspace to say something that you want to say, you'll be back. Like the other posts, I do hope it all moves along OK. You're very close to a whole load of things now. On the downhill slide now.

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Jo Ramsbotham

I'm certainly enjoying working with the team up here at QUT. It seems to be led (at least the day to day functionings of) by Jo Ramsbotham who has a pretty good grip on how exactly QUT works. Good on process, good on understanding the workings of the university. I hope that this good work continues ... I'm looking forward to it anyway!!! Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2011 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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I couldn't wait to get rid of it. I suppose I disconnected from the process once I handed the thing in for marking. It was good enough to go to examination and I felt (at least partially) confident about being able to justify the comments that came back either in or out of the final work. I had substantial difficulties with one of my supervisors especially in the closing stages of the doctoral process and so was keen to distance myself from what I can now view as exceptionally poor behaviour (and that which I will never do myself when eventually in the position of being a primary supervisor of a doctoral student). Additionally, I was tired. Tired of being a student. Physically tired. Emotionally tired. And tired in any other form that you may be able to imagine. It was time for it to be out of my life and for me to wave it triumphantly goodbye. I have relished in not having a position at the institution that I completed the doctorate at. I've found that it allows you to create your own professional academic identity from the ground up. I was known as a doctoral student before, now, I'm known as a doctor of philosophy and having a wonderful time riding the coat tails of my own achievements. You can speak with the full authority of someone who has been recognised by another intsitution (and a series of examiners) as being an "expert". Not that you need the validation of others, but in the sense of needing to belong (thanks Maslow) you walk taller, and with a different air about you.

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Sandra meeting 071210

Speak with health economist in QLD who is interested in costing nursing – Someone who is thinking about the cost of nursing and put an economic arm to the project, this is how you get funding. There is a business case to be made that we are losing a lot of money because of poor retention of NGNs. How much money are we saving by providing good programmes? We are always talking “nice, fluffy supportive”, when economists are talking “how much will this cost”. Two different languages. There is a loss argument in my work. We talk about the number... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2011 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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Meeting 050810 - much to read and think about

Janet Rankin – “Troubling maths for meds”. More about the maths than the delivery of medication. Slightly different angle than what Johanna is looking at. There is a flaw in the basic assumption of Johanna’s research. We don’t know that this affects safety. They have merely made the assumption and done the research based on that assumption. Seamless practice ... Not written in journals as seamless practice, not explored in too much detail. Where I think it is going is either toward the development of critical thinking (what NGNs do is to aspire to a good critical thinker) but much... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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Sandra Meeting 020610

Janice Morse – new book on mixed methods. Find this and read. ASCPRI winter course for multivariate analysis. Anything up over an ANOVA. Look at Introduction to statistics, Applied statistical procedures. Week long course in Brisbane (University of Queensland). Coming out knowing what you’re talking about. MUST DO. This is where most of the social science people get their stats training from. Organisational and work literature – difference between orientation and transition. Obfuscation is a really useful word. People obfuscate and don’t seem to see that this is a problem. What is it that we are talking about?? Be clear.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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Here I am again

It has been an eventful few days. I asked a caterer to come and have a look at the tennis court and to quote for the party on the 29th. For whatever reason this fellow infuriated dad, who then proceeded to lose it, shouting, carrying on, the whole bit. Dad then abused the caterer, told him that he was obnoxious, irritating (pots calling kettles black involved here) and that there was no way that we would be using him unless mum and I insisted that we would. So I am insisting that we use him. I couldn't talk to dad... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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Here's hoping that today is a brand new day

Well, yesterday was a pretty average day. I didn't sleep particularly well the night before and so that left me tired and still with the tick underneath my left eye. I had a performance review (well the tail end of) at work and I get the impression that I'm a bit undervalued. I will only be in this job until something else good come along and that means that I need to publish soon. Real soon. So I sat down yesterday - the whole afternoon ahead of me to get some stuff down. I went through 12 pages of garbage.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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Hmmmm ...

So is there a reason that I'm tetchy? I'm feeling kind of out of sorts - it's like I'm cold and that I endure the weather rather than grabbing a jumper. I think I need some space away from everyone. A week would be good. I'm not sleeping well, I've a tick in the muscle below my left eye, I'm snapping at T which is not good. It's all falling apart somewhat. Not that these are really things to complain about. If this is all I've got, then I'm doing pretty well. It be much better if life were a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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Back to work now

The time has come to return back to work. I've really got to move on getting a publication out. I do think the "Fitting In" one will work the best first off and so that I can get a better feel for how this process works. Not sure what my block is in relation to writing these articles. Perhaps I just need to be a bit more dedicated and write a little every day. Or to think about the end result. I won't get a post doc anywhere unless I have a good publication track record. This is what makes... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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The graduation wash up

It was just wonderful. I got to USYD quite early as I had anticipated getting the bus from home would take longer than the 50 minutes door to door that it actually did. I watched with excitement some of the previous ceremony, thinking that I would be wearing that gown, that specially coloured, red sashed gown very soon and that I would gain entry to the USYD academic community as a Doctor of Philosophy in a matter of hours. As I looked around the gathering crowd for the 1600hrs ceremony, I recognised some student faces. "That was nice of them... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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So, today's the day ...

So here I am, arriving at my graduation day of this PhD. I didn't really sleep last night because I was so excited - it doesn't take much to keep an idiot happy, does it? I now have the correct outfit (the damn thai tailors didn't make the jacket to the correct dimension when I was in Bangkok and I had to do a last minute scramble yesterday afternoon to find something appropriate - beautiful by the way and thank you to the lovely lady in Von Troska Paddington and the other store down in William Street for their expertise... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2010 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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Congratulations. That is a huge achievement! You are moving closer and closer and closer now. Keep going!

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Moving on

I'm in post submission/pre results limbo land at the moment. Trying to forget about the results of the PhD submitted 3 months ago, but aware that the result is still outstanding. People can't officially call me Dr yet (don't worry - I'm teeing everyone up to do so) and am feeling a bit out of sorts. I think that for the last 6 1/2 years I've worked really hard, been really focused and (increasingly in the last 12 months) been somewhat defined by the fact that I was "finishing my doctorate". Now I'm moving on "writing the articles" but it... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2009 at Musings post PhD ... there is such a thing

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