MandaAnda

MandaAnda specializes in Neonatal nursing (paediatric trained).

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1. Neonatal job in the UK

   MandaAnda replied to Meg2000's topic in NICU

   Out of the maternity wards (labour ward, antenatal and postnatal), postnatal would probably get you the best exposure to babies, although all would be good experience. I think it's also a great idea to try to get in there on your current placement i...

2. Neonatal job in the UK

   MandaAnda replied to Meg2000's topic in NICU

   Yes. I do think everyone would have a learning curve, but someone who did not have any placements or theory in paediatrics whatsoever (but particularly neonates) would have it a lot steeper. I still think working as a HCA on a neonatal unit would p...

3. Neonatal job in the UK

   MandaAnda replied to Meg2000's topic in NICU

   Just go onto NHS Jobs and look for jobs with nicu, nnu, scbu in the title and description within whatever radius you're willing to travel within and apply away. The recommendation is that all nurses working on a neonatal unit should be child branch ...

4. Nursing Students in the UK

   MandaAnda replied to suzanne4's topic in UK

   Varda, I don't know about exchange programmes, but I seem to remember hearing that South Bank University did clinical placements at St Thomas'.

5. for UK nursing students: is phlebotomy included in nursing program?

   MandaAnda replied to baliling's topic in International

   In the UK, a lot of phlebotomists are trained on the job. I used to be a phlebotomist in the States, worked in clinical research in the UK where I did phlebotomy as well but can't do venepuncture in my current role as a staff nurse (UK trained). It...

6. nursing assistants mixing breastmilk

   MandaAnda replied to Lil' sister's topic in NICU

   Um, you said that already in reply to my query, back in February. See ^^.

7. US immigration

   MandaAnda replied to rajotolentino's topic in International

   I don't know if the immigration officer was being nosy, but when I last entered the US (in January), he asked me. I'm American but live in the UK. He asked me how long I'd been out of the country ("um, 2.5 years?"), what I do ("you mean for work? ...

8. Please provide insight into nationalized health care.

   MandaAnda replied to 1Tulip's topic in International

   As an American who has lived in the UK throughout her 20s, I think the NHS is great on the whole. I've done my nurse training here (I do happen to like the American way of training nurses better though). I like the autonomy that a lot of nurses hav...

9. Nursing Students in the UK

   MandaAnda replied to suzanne4's topic in UK

   My uni didn't recommend it, but they understood that most people did it. I mean, what do you expect on such a poor bursary? Aside from Trust banks and NHS Professionals, some Trusts use agency to sort out their bank, which ends up being staff and r...

10. Sali-wipes for Eyecare?

    MandaAnda replied to NICUnurseKatie's topic in NICU

    We use sterile water and a square of gauze.

11. nursing assistants mixing breastmilk

    MandaAnda replied to Lil' sister's topic in NICU

    A lot bigger than my little ol' unit then. Makes more sense now. :wink2:

12. nursing assistants mixing breastmilk

    MandaAnda replied to Lil' sister's topic in NICU

    Wow. An entire job just for doing EBM? Do you have your own EBM bank or something?

13. nursing assistants mixing breastmilk

    MandaAnda replied to Lil' sister's topic in NICU

    We only have one healthcare assistant on our unit. EBM must always be checked with another nurse (our HCA or student nurses/midwives can also check) or the parent of that baby. When it's two nurses, we both must sign where the feed is recorded. Fo...

14. Anybody succeeded in making up hours for usa?

    MandaAnda replied to TinaK's topic in International

    FusionFire, I'm not sure which ward Dayo went to, but I had placement at St Mary's for three months as a student. Great Western is the general paediatric ward, Grand Union is the infectious diseases/haematology ward and there is also a day care unit...

15. Heelstick vs venipuncture?

    MandaAnda replied to gudiarani's topic in NICU

    We have the paediatric phlebotomist come do venepunctures every Tuesday morning on whoever needs them. Outside of that, the doctors or senior nurses will do venepunctures. If it's just a CBG, the doctors/senior nurses will do that via heel stick (w...