Billy Shears

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1. Please help!!! UK student nurse

   Billy Shears replied to damson82's topic in International

   You could at my University, a lot of students did due to pregnancy or personal problems. It was called 'intermitting'. Speak with your tutor.

2. Why Do So Many Non-Nurses Post in the "International Nursing "Forum?

   Billy Shears replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in International

   Tell the truth I thought everyone on here was a Nurse in some form or other. Naiive really. It does explain some of the posts being a bit, shall we say, over assertively ignorant? Hmm, some people must really have an agenda.

3. on the other side

   Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in International

   Sorry to hear this Cariad, hope you are OK. What you say about grief is so very true.

4. update on UK TO USA

   Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in UK

   Thankyou thankyou thankyou :)

5. glasgow coma scale

   Billy Shears replied to student_nurse1986's topic in International

   As an Activities Of Living assessment it is pertinent as there is allegedly a problem with their medication. This could be due to them not taking it appropriately (too often/omitting/wrong time etc). Probably be a good idea for the OP to refer to thi...

6. glasgow coma scale

   Billy Shears replied to student_nurse1986's topic in International

   You probably also need to be looking at pharmacology and neurology and get some evidence together. Whatever you write about the episode make sure you have good quality up to date evidence to argue for and against whatever care was delivered. Then eva...

7. on the other side

   Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in International

   All the best Cariad, will be thinking about your Nephew. Very difficult for you being so far away.

8. UK Hospitals Policies ???

   Billy Shears replied to Mia33's topic in International

   At the hospital I used to work in we had problems with patients & relatives filming, recording and taking photos on mobile phones.

9. nursing intervention for acute heart failure...

   Billy Shears replied to angel008's topic in General Students

   Look up the mechanics of LVF

10. help !!

    Billy Shears replied to fiestaflame's topic in International

    Assess, assess, assess. Look at your patient holistically, they have come in from the outside world because they are feeling ill. As a Nurse, what are you going to do to make them feel better? Don't get bogged down by the paperwork (OK it has to be ...

11. non-nursing question for someone in the UK

    Billy Shears replied to LanaBanana's topic in International

    Although most of the cars are clockwork, they do have 12v cigarette lighters.

12. NHS urged to curb staff sickness

    Billy Shears replied to XB9S's topic in International

    It maybe foolish but leaving a department dangerously understaffed is something some people cannot do (not having a dig there I don't always go in). We also get a ridiculous amount of paid holiday.

13. NHS urged to curb staff sickness

    Billy Shears replied to XB9S's topic in International

    The end result of the paid sickness leave is that the well staff get brought in on their days off and holidays to cover. So the non-sick staff maintain the department staffing levels which leads to lower moral and long term sickness, even cessation. ...

14. update on UK TO USA

    Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in UK

    Be careful your kids don't age out!

15. Hospital under fire

    Billy Shears replied to Smiler3's topic in International

    Sir George Alberti is visiting my department on Wednesday. I guess you all know where I work..... Chin up Smiler, stick together.