http://allnurses.com UK FORUM (ENGLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES). For Nurses to discuss current events in UK Nursing, Immigration information specifically related to UK nurses, and nurses wishing to relocate to the UK. Posts pertaining to working in the UK and/or immigration or licensure questions specific for the UK, please post it under the International Forum. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:14:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://img.an-file.info/misc/rss.jpg http://allnurses.com http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nursing-agencies-uk-439671-new.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:58:07 GMT Hello! I have started the long process of preparing to attempt to move to the UK to work as an ICU... Hello!
I have started the long process of preparing to attempt to move to the UK to work as an ICU RN (ten years experience). I have put out some feelers, and have started to be courted by various nursing agencies. Can anyone help me sort through them? Does anyone know if some have a very good/bad reputation?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
:spin: ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses desertnurse222 http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nursing-agencies-uk-439671.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/what-core-modules-439307-new.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:29:29 GMT Hi there, I will be starting a nursing degree next September in Cambridge Uk. Previous to that... Hi there,

I will be starting a nursing degree next September in Cambridge Uk. Previous to that i looked at studying in the US and got a lot of acess to the modules i would otherwise be doing , such as anatomy, physiology etc. I got some information from cambridge University and its mentioned something rather different ( people as individuals, public health and primary care etc) How can it be so different, does anyone from the UK had a subject (module they think its particularly difficult) i know some people i got to know in the US struglled with having to memorize Anatomy...what abouth math for nursing is that an issue...
Thanks so much in advance for any ideas...Carla..UK ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses Cprice http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/what-core-modules-439307.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nursing-all-degree-438700-new.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:18:08 GMT No doubt you've all heard about this now. What do you think? Listening to Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 today, it seems a lot are against - both 'public' and nurses. Mr Vine actually said 'do you need a degree to care?'. The general tone of the phone ins makes me think that people still think that our job is bedpans and mopping fevered brows! Nothing wrong with that but why can't people realise that, as in their own environment, equipment etc. is ever more technical. Also, we need to know a huge amount about pharmacology. They expect their doctor to be highly qualified so why not the nurses? I could write reams about the need for nurses to have a wide knowledge base but don't want to bore you :) What I can't understand is why people think that a degree nurse has no practical experience. ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses madeleine http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nursing-all-degree-438700.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/uk-nursing-programs-437186-new.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:28:37 GMT Hi,

I'm a US student right now and am trying to decide whether I should see about applying to one of the UK schools for Nursing for next October.

I'm quite confused on all of these rules about the NHS, but can non-UK citizens join a nursing program in the UK? Even though the price of tuition is higher vs. the UK citizens?

Here's a link of Leed Met's Nursing Requirements. If anybody wants to have a look..
http://prospectus.leedsmet.ac.uk/main/detail.htm?ban=NURSI&p=64&attendance=1

Also, how is the nursing courses in the UK different than in the US? Do you still take the numerous upper division science courses such as, MicroBiology, Anatomy & Physiology, and Chemistry .. that US students take?

I'm sorry, I'm so lost! :imbar If anybody can shade some light on this topic, it would be helpful. Thanks!

]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses Ohdust http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/uk-nursing-programs-437186.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/icu-hdu-436738-new.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:49 GMT I have been in nursing for 15 years. This time, I would like to fulfill my dream to become a... I have been in nursing for 15 years. This time, I would like to fulfill my dream to become a HDU/ICU nurse. There is a job vacancy for this post and i want to apply but at the same time i am hesitant.I am not anymore in my 20's. I am 38 years old. I am just worried i wont be able to cope or the fear of the unknown. On top of this, i've got also a child care problem but i think i can sort this out. My question is, Am i still marketable? Do you think the employer would still consider to hire me irregardless of my age. I would appreciate very much if you can share your ideas. Thank you.:cry: ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses mayflower2000 http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/icu-hdu-436738.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nursing-schools-admit-435370-new.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:17:49 GMT Greetings,

I've tried searching the UCAS site, but have not been able to filter the nursing school results for those that accept non-EU international students that are not eligible for NHS bursaries. If any of you know of a list of foreign-student welcoming schools online, I'd appreciate the link.

Much thanks! :heartbeat ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses parfum http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nursing-schools-admit-435370.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/how-do-sa-435074-new.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:46:44 GMT Hi, I am a South African Registered Nurse with Operating Room qualification and experience. Would... Hi, I am a South African Registered Nurse with Operating Room qualification and experience. Would like to go work in Scotland for period, but confused by all the different abbreviations and qualifications used. Any one able to help me? I did a four year nursing diploma in general nursing, community nursing, psychiatric nursing and midwifery, with a post basic diploma in operating room technique. To what would this equate in UK?All help and advice appreciated. ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses Marisaej http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/how-do-sa-435074.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nicu-nursing-uk-434341-new.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:59:36 GMT Hi there,

I'm marrying a UK citizen next year and while we plan to make our home in the U.S. for a few years, there's also the possibility of moving to the UK a few years from now. One of my co-workers is British and was telling me that in order for her to work in a NICU, she also had to be a midwife and do L&D and post-partum; that she would have to rotate every couple of months or so, and that the only exception was that if she had worked in a children's hospital.

Is this really true? Do you have to work antepartum, labor and delivery, postpartum, and be a midwife in order to do any work in a NICU?

I've done some basic searches but haven't gotten much info. Thanks for any insight :) ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses babyRN. http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/nicu-nursing-uk-434341.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/canadian-mar-434288-new.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:12:55 GMT I had a pt treated in a canadian hospital and from their returned to the Uk I glanced thoug the... I had a pt treated in a canadian hospital and from their returned to the Uk

I glanced thoug the canadian nursng documention shift flow sheets and MAR
i noted their were interdisclinapry notes(are these MDT notes?) and a tick sheet with dates and ref to pt, ot, sl etc
The mar was generated bya GE sytem and looks kinda similar to our temporay drug cards from electronic drug card wards
oh instead of 75mg asprin te does was 81mg of asa
oh i was glad to see uk drug names not brans ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses ayla2004 http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/canadian-mar-434288.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/my-ward-has-434254-new.html Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:59:17 GMT an udapate to the post months agon well tptb have decided and it has happened we now will have... an udapate to the post months agon

well tptb have decided and it has happened we now will have acute cote pt.
we keep ore previous consultant and gain another for acute pt.
im raring up for the skills challenge i to venpunctuie cannualtion and male cathertisation and moving on, more work but more fun in a way.
more learning and expanding knowledge i may need more books as althogh out pf=t did sometime go acute is was not contant and iv even had a pt with a diagnosis i had never taken care of.

any recomends for elderly medical nurisng bookls?

anywhere to learn lung, heart and bowel sounds in the uk? ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses ayla2004 http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/my-ward-has-434254.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/band-6-interview-433736-new.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:52:32 GMT Hi I am just wondering whether any one can help. I ahve a band 6 interview and I have to undertake... Hi I am just wondering whether any one can help. I ahve a band 6 interview and I have to undertake a 10 minute powerpoint presentation on:

'Demonstrate through your portfolio how you fulfil the band 6 role?

Anybody any ideas?

Thank you ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses SAZRA http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/band-6-interview-433736.html http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/wise-move-america-433464-new.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:23:55 GMT Hello UK Nurses! I am in my last year of Nursing school in America and am trying to decide what... Hello UK Nurses!

I am in my last year of Nursing school in America and am trying to decide what I should do once I graduate and get my license. I have met a very nice English fellow from Manchester at school this year and we are getting pretty serious. He is an exchange student and will be returning home in December. I am supposed to visit this summer and I am very excited because I have always wanted to go to England. I am even contemplating living there and start working as an RN. You see, I have always wanted to travel and I want to go anywhere and everywhere and I wouldn't mind living in another country for a while. (It doesn't have to be England, it's just pretty convenient since I know someone there now - I'm not exactly lovestruck or anything! :D) I am so excited to start my life and I feel like this has the potential to be amazing! But, I have to be practical. So, what I really want to know is, how is the hiring situation for nurses right now? Is it booming like the way it is in America? (to the point where they welcome foreign nurses?) And what is a typical nurse's salary range in England if you have a BSN?

Thank you all so much!!:redbeathe ]]> United Kingdom (UK) Nurses Baboosh123 http://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/wise-move-america-433464.html