whaley

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1. Doctors without Borders/MSF

   whaley replied to nursern07's topic in General Nursing

   I do not work for them, but my old house mate has just got a job with them, she applied on line and then went for a discussion/interview in London (it might be different in America!). They were a bit slow in asking her to interview, but she badgered ...

2. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

   whaley replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

   I'm sorry what I meant was, in a utopia wouldn't it be lovely if we had no problems!!!! sorry to confuse! However I am very realistic and can see the disadvantages of both systems and one'll never have the "perfect" health care system. There is no w...

3. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

   whaley replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

   What an intersting debate. I work in England, but have always been quite interested in the US health system as it always seemed quite elitist. At the beginning of this debate some people were worried about how it would affect their pay and the pt/nur...

4. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

   whaley replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   IUGR - intrauterine growth restriction father of baby for FOB, wasn't astually what I was thinking! any more guesses?

5. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

   whaley replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   oh, I have thought of another one!! TNP These are English ones though!

6. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

   whaley replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   alternating current FOB

7. My first few days, as a new RN

   whaley replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

   I work in the UK on a respiratory ward and qualified about 2 months ago, the usual ratio of nurses: patients is 1:15! Being a medical ward it is a bit different to a surgical ward, but I have been on placement on a surgical where the nurses have 12 p...

8. I'm going to probably open a can of worms here, but I want your opinion

   whaley replied to dspring's topic in Emergency

   If heparin used to be made from beef, did you ask Hindus if they wanted it, because a cow to a Hindu is sacred? So pork or beef there are exactly the same issues.

9. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

   whaley replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

   I am just about to graduate after a four year course and although I have loved it, it has been hard. people get cynical and negative and when going out onto the wards, nurses can be bitchy and not necessarily directed at you, but there are always war...