BRITISH R.N.

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1. RN's removing chest tubes/heimlich valves and urostomy drains

   BRITISH R.N. replied to Miss RNC's topic in Med-Surg

   How strange the perceptions of a nurses job and a doctors job are in different countries. UK nurses would be appalled at the thought of doctors removing just about any drain, chest drains included. We also do all dressings, suture removal etc. Brit...

2. Teach Doctors About Nursing

   BRITISH R.N. replied to Eileen Rafferty's topic in Relations

   I would remind doctors that nurses communicate with patients on an entirely different level to them and can act as both an intermediary, and as an advocate for the patient. This is beneficial for both physician and patient. Sometimes I feel as if I'm...

3. Why go nursing?

   BRITISH R.N. replied to Carol's topic in General Nursing

   I always wanted to nurse, from being knee-high to a grasshopper. It may have started as a fascination with the uniform when I was five. A congenital heart condition had me a fairly regular visitor to hospitals from an early age. The injections and in...

4. Hospitals in Trouble

   BRITISH R.N. replied to Canrckid's topic in General Nursing

   A message from the other side of the pond. Nurses in the UK always thought you had it so good in the States but it appears we're suffering similar problems. Nationwide we are suffering a shortage of nurses so we're not in danger of being laid off but...