Chassie2 replied to MilitaryMedtoRN's topic in General Nursing
Thank you for sharing your experience. It was extremely difficult to us over in the UK to watch the terrors of that day, I can only imagine what it must have been like for you to have been there. We had a T.V. documentary aired over here several even...
The parking permit I paid for the past year I think has cost me £48 (to park in NHS grounds), if all the spaces for staff are full, you have to park in visitors spaces and pay the extra. Plus if your child is sick on the ward, you have to pay up to £...
Hiya! Finished my paeds nursing degree a few years ago. I'd say pick out any experience you have in working with people and highlight it....the main parts of the nurses role (well in my area anyway) are communication (so like me, did I have any exper...
I have only been a qualified paeds nurse for two years, and I truly love nursing, seeing a terribly sick child bounce back to full health is someone that you can't beat. But the NHS has drained me...internal rotation (coming off nights onto earlies),...
It finally got all too much (the NHS) and several days ago I left my job as a staff nurse, I feel so sad as i do really love nursing, but all the staff shortages, and the expectation of more work with fewer resources has made me opt for a career chan...
Hey guys, this made me laugh the other day! I was talking to my friend who said that she was feeling "stressed out" in her job. Her job as a sales manager, that includes a £20,000 year + bonus at aged 20 (nurses over here start at £16,500), plus a c...
Sleep and getting enough of it is definitely hard, especially getting up at 6am in the dark and coming home at 9.30pm in the dark!!Adjusting to 12 hour shifts was tough too (sorry only 2 reasons)
Chassie2 replied to tortisshellcat's topic in General Nursing
You were very brave to work in ICU as your first job!!!I can imagine being "bitten" in a normal setting as a new grad, let alone in critical care, as we say in England "I tip my hat to you!!"