scattycarrot replied to uragon4713's topic in International
Saudi Aramco hire female and male nurses to work at their hospital in Dhahran. Your pay will depend on where you come from and the speciality in which you work will also depend on this to some extent. Us nurses have the highest pay scale, then the Br...
scattycarrot replied to scattycarrot's topic in International
Thanks AZ! I need to start studying otherwise mine will be a waste of money too! God knows when I am going to do that! Glad you have your ATT. Good luck!
scattycarrot replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing
sorry, didn't realise i was back at school, writing a paper and needing to provide references for comments that i make. nor did i realise that i am not allowed to voice an opinion. anyway, as for that reference, in his book 'the ultimate breast-feedi...
scattycarrot replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing
Regarding the sats, if she was in the water she was probably cold, so I am sure the pulse ox read 22%. Obviously, they weren't 22% or she would have been dead a while! Anyway, thats by the by, well done for stepping in. The ER I worked in last in the...
scattycarrot replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing
Exactly. the relevant question IS how much alcohol is passed into breast milk and if you look at the facts, they clearly state that alcohol is metabolized out of breast milk at the rate of a drink (one unit)per hour. So, if a nursing mother wants to ...
scattycarrot replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing
I think we have had a lot of personal feelings get in the way of facts here! The American Acadamy of Pediatrics does not contra-indicate alcohol and breastfeeding as long as alcohol is consumed in moderation. The occasional drink will do no harm to a...
scattycarrot replied to scattycarrot's topic in International
Thanks one and all. I have only just got my butt back on here since I posted this thread and its nice not to talk about baby poop and feeding, etc... ! No, I haven't got anywhere with my licence. I did get my stuff back from CGFN's and that was all o...
scattycarrot replied to danger's topic in Emergency
As a pp said, there is a difference between blood in a line and blood in the bloodstream. When we transfuse we are giving packed RBC's not blood as it is in the bloodstream. Whole blood transfusions are rarely given and contain RBC, plasma and plasma...
scattycarrot replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency
Elderly guy presented with a pretty much necrotic penis and scrotum after applying a padlock and being unable to get it off. Quite sad really as they couldn't save his family jewels. The small furry animal thing.....defo not an urban legend. People ...
Hello! I haven't been around for over a month as I have been busy with my new role as a mum! Baby Cian born 1st April. 8lbs4 and a bundle of joy. So, whats been going on????
scattycarrot replied to concededrn's topic in Emergency
I think you should be proud of the fact that you have handled being in triage for so long without becoming 'intolerant'. That says alot about your character. The fact that your tolerance is wearing thin now is only natural and most people will have c...
scattycarrot replied to whitman's topic in Emergency
This is truly awesome advice! The ER really is a team effort, much more so than on the floors, and people will bend over backwards for you, if they know you have their back!