michou

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1. Nursing in France

   michou replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   Hi, I read your post with interest. I am french and I have just finished my english nursing diploma. I would like to go back home as I feel homesick after nearly 15 years in London.... problem is I only have 8 months nursing experience (6 in acute ...

2. Community nursing

   michou replied to michou's topic in International

   Thank you for your reply. You really seem very enthusiastic about your job. I am thinking of getting into district nursing. How easy is it to access courses/ study days in the community? I would appreciate if you could tell me what nursing topic I...

3. Community nursing

   michou posted a topic in International

   Hello, I am 1 year post registration and I have so far worked 6 months in an acute renal unit and 3 months in a renal and pancreatic transplant ward. I need to be more at home ( 13 year old is playing up, this is why I had to let go my last job) and...

4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   michou replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   I started my night shift and was given a patient that had been admitted in the afternoon. Bowel obstruction was one of the many problems he had but he refused all laxatives, enema prescribed. He was trying to tune the tv by his bedside but could ...

5. Do we all lack confidence and feel freaked out when we are new nurses?

   michou replied to jennanlpn's topic in General Nursing

   I started working in an acute renal unit post graduation. The first months have been very hard. Learning dialysis, how to work out the machines, looking after unstable patients, drugs, IVs etc. I have left work after my shifts with blinding headach...

6. hypertensive

   michou posted a topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday during patient handover, the day nurse told me that she omitted hypertensive meds to a patient because his blood pressure was low (137/76). Looking on the observation chart the patient's bp is usually more or less around this reading (whe...