mabel u.k

mabel u.k has 18 years experience and specializes in Surgery, ICU, Emergency Care, NP.

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1. I love working in the NHS because..........................

   mabel u.k replied to mabel u.k's topic in UK

   Thank you Denise and you are very welcome. There are lots of experiences to be had within the NHS some good some bad, you can learn from both. Don't allow yourself to become a victim of the system and enjoy the difference you CAN make to the patien...

2. I love working in the NHS because..........................

   mabel u.k replied to mabel u.k's topic in UK

   Instead of responding to the most recent posts I thought I would tell you about my shift today to demonstrate what I love about the NHS, I have had a fantastic day it has been really busy and I have been on duty on my own as we don't have many nurse ...

3. I love working in the NHS because..........................

   mabel u.k replied to mabel u.k's topic in UK

   My intention with this thread was to highlight that although the NHS is stuggling there is good practice going on despite this and to demonstrate that not all aspects of the service is poor. I do understand that there is great discontent within the...

4. student nurse fed up with the NHS

   mabel u.k replied to babes690's topic in International

   As with madwife when I qualified in the early 90's there were no jobs, all of my group were unemployed for a while. But the NHS is constantly changing so don't lose hope something will come up, I just hope you don't have to wait too long.

5. Was set on becoming a nurse, in a panic after seeing this board!

   mabel u.k replied to -Liam-'s topic in International

   Hi Liam, I love being a nurse and I love working in the NHS, when I qualified in 1990 as with Madwife there were no jobs my whole group were unemployed for 3 months then slowely the jobs were becoming available again. The NHS is an ever changing bea...

6. I love working in the NHS because..........................

   mabel u.k replied to mabel u.k's topic in UK

   I think you have completely misinterperated my thread, I have been nursing for a long time and contrary to your belief I do realise that nursing in the NHS is not all rosy. However with the constant battering the NHS and it staff get from bad public...

7. I love working in the NHS because..........................

   mabel u.k replied to mabel u.k's topic in UK

   Madwife I also love my team, I manage very experienced and clinically excellent nurses, I love working alongside them. I also admire the level of commitment and determination of the ward staff who despite funding restraints still deliver an excellen...

8. I love working in the NHS because..........................

   mabel u.k posted a topic in UK

   There has been quite a bit of negativity about the NHS and working in the UK on this forum recently so instead of another thread saying how bad things are and how much we hate our co-workers I thought it would be nice to have a more positive thread. ...

9. doctors vs nurses

   mabel u.k replied to curlysin's topic in International

   Hannah it sounds like you have had a really bad week. I do try to remember that at this time of year all of the doctors have changed, you house officers are brand new out of med school and are trying to come to terms with the changes in their respon...

10. Thinking about relocating to New Zealand

    mabel u.k posted a topic in International

    Hi Guys, I am a UK nurse and wondered if anyone could give me any information about how to go about making enquiries about relocating to NZ and what additional things I would need to to to and practice in NZ, and what it is like to nurse in NZ. I a...

11. Questions from a American.....

    mabel u.k replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in International

    All nurses within the NHS are paid the same amount depending on which band you get a job at. You say you are just qualifying which means the jobs you would be more likely to get would be as a band 5, no extra for Masters unless you are applying for ...

12. American thinking of working in London

    mabel u.k replied to MaleRNstudent21's topic in International

    Advanced practice over here is very different, the NMC does not yet register nurse practitioners seperately and therefore there are many variations of the role. Usually to get a job as an NP you would need to meet the specific requirements of that p...

13. Did I do the right thing?

    mabel u.k replied to TinaK's topic in International

    Don't give up hope on nursing yet, keep applying for jobs you fancy and you will get one. It would be a shame for you to leave nursing before you have really had much of a chance to find your niche

14. Is It Really Mass Unemployment, Or Just Mass Hysteria?

    mabel u.k replied to steve0123's topic in International

    I do think it depends where you work and speciality. Yes there are job loses within the NHS in some areas with trusts trying to save money but there are also developments in other areas where cash is available to meet government targets. I did a jo...

15. Memory & Nursing Stufff

    mabel u.k replied to cynt77's topic in General Nursing

    I have a terrible memory so from when I first qualified I kept a little pocket sized note book in which I wrote down things that I found importants like normal values, calculations, (drug doses - when I worked in paediatrics), I have details about A ...