Phil, I'm sorry but I do not consider it 'unjustified and needless to academicise British nursing'.Do you really think that nursing is just mopping fevered brows and giving out bedpans? Surely it is better that nurses know why they are doing what th...
madeleine replied to hilife_RN's topic in Immigration
You can say that again Skylark. Here I am, 2 Degrees, over 20yrs experience in various Nursing jobs - made redundant! Possibility of employment - ZERO (and I have Specialist experience since 1997). Looks like I shall have to retire and wait for my 'g...
madeleine replied to j123456's topic in International
The clue is in the word 'administering'. Sure, the counting is important, but mainly you must check Right patient, Right drug, Right dose. Might I ask if you are still a student?
Hello. Have you actually been told you will be asked such a question? Honestly, unless you have been working as a HCA you will not be able to answer a question based on a 'ward scenario'. How could you - you have no knowledge. If such a question were...
I got elderly medicine twice and Dermo (which was just full of elderly people with foot & leg ulcers) in my CFP, it's ridiculous! (as written by Balloonatic). Balloonatic, it seems to me that almost every other thread on this board pertains to B...
I do think the English exam is essential both for EU and non-EU nurses. For that matter, I think it would be interesting if British nurses had to take the exam too. A lot of nursing documentation I read is barely comprehensible due to the 'innovative...
madeleine replied to english_nurse's topic in International
Actually, I am surprised they are allowed to smoke on site at all. It is unprofessional and makes their clothing stink (although they can't smell it, everyone else can!). And yes, why not ban fat nurses from eating crisps when in uniform - there is ...
madeleine replied to xAmyRose's topic in International
Elderly care is not that different to other medical wards. Clearly, the patients are more mature and some things such as reactions to drugs can be different in the elderly. I would say the most important thing is to treat your patients with respect a...
madeleine replied to weird0406's topic in International
Hi. I am very familiar with Blackpool 'Vic'. (and have been since 1989). A very large and busy hospital. They are very much into ongoing training and education. A variety of patients as it is a major holiday resort and also a lot of people retire to...
madeleine replied to soon_to_be_student's topic in International
SD - I think silentsiren4 means that she wants to study nursing in the UK as it is nearer France (+ the boyfriend) than the USA. Thus, she wonders how she will be able to work back in the USA eventually. That's how I read it anyway. :)
madeleine replied to bebexoxo's topic in International
To me, nursing is mostly positives. It is interesting, rewarding, lots of options for different kinds of nursing depending on what you find to be your forte. Negatives - perhaps the unsocial hours and, sometimes, the other nurses! It sounds like a gr...
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 ma...