Suejlon

Suejlon specializes in Med-Surg, Paediatrics.

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1. Inactive RN wanting to return to practice... is it possible...?

   Suejlon replied to Buttercupkitten3's topic in Retired

   Hi Kathryn I'm in London, UK, so the system will be different but I just wanted to offer moral support. Almost 4 years ago, after an absence of 17 years(!) I returned to nursing. I had to complete an eight week refresher course and re-new my registr...

2. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   Suejlon replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   Thanks for the laughs......as another poster said, our trials and tribulations as nurses are universal! Sue

3. things you wish you could tell the doctor

   Suejlon replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

   'No, I won't log you onto the PC and call up a ton of lab results, do it yourself' 'Your patients are not the only people that I have to care for' 'Those tight jeans and overhanging beer gut don't look sexy' 'Yes, I will call you at 2am if I think it...

4. All White Uniform Dress Code?!!

   Suejlon replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

   Off topic: I'm menopausal and suffered very heavy periods for about six months until I had a D&C and insertion of a Mirena coil last August. Since then all I get is a couple of days spotting each month. Although the Mirena was originally desig...

5. Rude remarks by doc with his own kids

   Suejlon replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, should have added this quote to the above post! Sue

6. Rude remarks by doc with his own kids

   Suejlon replied to Lorie P.'s topic in General Nursing

   I agree with you - doctors should arrange their own childcare, as we all had to. OK if it's a one-off emergency, as with one of our female surgeons whose kids sat quietly in the office for five minutes. But it's unprofessional to bring your kids to ...

7. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   Suejlon replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Here in London, UK, she would be speaking absolutely correctly. Our patients are 'orientated', or otherwise. Sue

8. My husband won't let me do bed baths

   Suejlon replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

   Hi This is my first post and have read only a few of the replies. I'm not surprised that your husband objects to a colleague performing a practice bed-bath on you, even if you are wearing a top and shorts! In my day we practised on real patients, as ...