munkypants

munkypants has 5 years experience and specializes in neonatal/paeds.

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1. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

   munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

   if marriage happens it happens...this id rather do on my own, reduces the dependancy rather a lot i guess we'll just go wherever the wind carries us until things are processed....theres worse lives to lead! thanks for the info :)

2. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

   munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

   hi silverdragon, im a tad confused,is it quicker to get an immigrant visa through marriage than work then? and thanks for the canada info!

3. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

   munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

   Thanks for the extremely quick response! No we are not married, but he is american. i know theres a massive wait, but i still have around 18 months left here, and he wants to live in london for a year also, so that covers around 3 years of the wait a...

4. Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

   munkypants replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

   hi there, im a uk trained nurse currently working in saudi, ive applied for cgfns and believe i have to wait for their certification before applying to the state i want to work in? My partner can pretty much work anywhere.....Where are the least 'com...

5. Working in Saudi Arabia

   munkypants replied to Tearmaiden's topic in International

   Thanks tearmaiden :) Im heading out there in Aug to work in Riyadh. Anything else i should know?! Your post was very informative :)

6. hands on care schedules in your unit

   munkypants replied to iyqyqr's topic in NICU

   we work on an individualised basis. cares and feeds are done with each baby in accordance with when their parents/carers are in (within reason). To be honest we dont really have 'scheduled' times for babies, its up to the nurse in charge of that baby...

7. makes you think

   munkypants replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU

   giving a long term diagnosis is not an easy thing to do as a NICU nurse. I care deeply about not only the babies in my care, but the parents and carers that find themselves there, and try to give them as much information and as much of my time as is ...

8. Cup feeding associated with longer hospital stays

   munkypants replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU

   personally i detest cup feeding, and feel that finger feeding is even more barbaric and confusing (not to mention hard work!) for the baby. baby friendly should be about informed choice, not guilt tripping the mother! rant over

9. oscillatory and nitric ventilation

   munkypants replied to munkypants's topic in NICU

   thanks every1!

10. PO vs IV formulations

    munkypants replied to elizabells's topic in NICU

    we give iv caffeine also as oral if we're out of oral suspension, but wouldnt give oral as iv

11. oscillatory and nitric ventilation

    munkypants replied to munkypants's topic in NICU

    thank u! one thing-im uk, what is an RT?!

12. oscillatory and nitric ventilation

    munkypants posted a topic in NICU

    hi all, any help on this would be appreciated!im moving from a level 2 to a 3 unit, so have no experience of nitric or oscillation. any tips on basics, resources, what to watch out for would be fantastic! have 6 weeks before i start, so have some tim...

13. Pressure limits on infusion pumps

    munkypants replied to corks's topic in NICU

    we use alaris asena, for both drugs and enteral feeds. our drug infusion pumps are labelled for drug use only, and have a special pressure set attached to the side, so again, you couldnt give a feed through them if you wanted to! im not too sure if t...

14. Shout out to fellow NICU forum junkies

    munkypants replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

    Hi everyone! im a bit of a lurker here, have posted a few times, but not much. I would have to say i agree with everything said, and even though im not 'new' anymore (being 2 years out of university), i still find allnurses a massive source of suppor...

15. 99 Balloons - Warning. You'll probably cry your eyes out.

    munkypants replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU

    i just had my first trisomy18 baby a few weeks ago, and couldnt watch this until now...... amazing parents, he was so incredibly lucky to be born into a family like that. i just feel so glad that he had as full a life as he was able to.:heartbeat