Owain Glyndwr

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1. Going to be in london and would love a tour

   Owain Glyndwr replied to suemsu's topic in International

   Picking up an injury or ailment and waiting in the nearest central London A&E would give anyone enough time to see how it works. Or doesn't. More of an informal tour really. Don't watch Casualty as it's 'based' on Bristol Royal Infirmary and isn'...

2. Changes to shortage occupation list in the UK

   Owain Glyndwr replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International

   http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/services/acutepatient/perioperative/criticalcare/criticalcare.aspx Level 2 = HDU - single organ support - no vent 1:2 (ha!) Level 3 = ICU - usual ICU stuff - vent, multi-organ support 1:1 (ha!) Cheers OG

3. UK old nurses question

   Owain Glyndwr replied to madwife2002's topic in UK

   It was glycanic. Glycerine and Icthamol. Lovely smell! Cheers OG

4. Working in The USA

   Owain Glyndwr replied to TavellerCA's topic in International

   Apart from the guns that killed the majority of these http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/aug/02/crime1?picture=330321757 and a quote from a Grauniad article from 2007 (from the above link) that states 'there have been more than 3,500 gun inc...

5. dancing with the stars

   Owain Glyndwr replied to cariad's topic in International

   Subscribe at http://www.liveuktv.com - around $49 per month but well worth it. You get BBC, ITV, C4, Sky 1, UK Gold etc. and can watch them streamed live, delayed by 5, 8 or 16 hours. Over here in AZ the 8 hour delay means you sort of get the program...

6. St Joseph Medical Center Phoenix AZ

   Owain Glyndwr replied to kateskards's topic in Arizona

   Mesa is not that big :uhoh21:

7. comic moments-what not to do with a fish

   Owain Glyndwr replied to ayla2004's topic in International

   He also added that it had been taken into account that she was a damn good multi-tasker as she was able to bandage someone's head and make a phone call at the same time. Does she have 3 hands? The NHS needs more like her. An artist's impression was a...

8. dignity and single sex wards

   Owain Glyndwr replied to ayla2004's topic in International

   I agree. Without doubt the need to spread the load was the main reason. We had a male and female Ortho ward; they were mixed during my training so that students would not be disadvantaged by just looking after thirty 90 year old fractured necks of fe...

9. Uniform/title question

   Owain Glyndwr replied to NeuroNP's topic in International

   I did state that hopefully it is dying out. It should be dead by now. Do we need 'Sisters'? Is there a role for them? What do they do? In the words of Mrs Merton.... Cheers OG

10. Uniform/title question

    Owain Glyndwr replied to NeuroNP's topic in International

    Yeah, they exist - the last time I looked just under 9% of those registered with the NMC are men. Men tend to be called Brothers when they are ward managers - OK I'm lying. They are called Ward Manager/Charge Nurse which is also a female title. Sist...

11. dignity and single sex wards

    Owain Glyndwr replied to ayla2004's topic in International

    I seem to remember that during the 80s there were issues with single sex wards and nurse training i.e. as a student you couldn't be placed on a single sex ward as it wasn't deemed appropriate to have experience of looking after just women or men. Thu...

12. comic moments-what not to do with a fish

    Owain Glyndwr replied to ayla2004's topic in International

    Good Cod! Sounds like she was having a whale of a time, even doing the conger? I guess her appeal would flounder, bassed on the evidence, especially that of the consultant sturgeon. There may be a ray of light. She may get another herring if she isn...

13. Cleanliness in UK hospitals

    Owain Glyndwr replied to scattycarrot's topic in UK

    Those were the days. How to clean everything from top to bottom even when it looked like it didn't need cleaning and it hadn't been used/gathered dust since the last weekend's cleaning session. And then, after inspection by the 2nd or 3rd year stude...

14. Nurse practitioners overlooked???

    Owain Glyndwr replied to wembley1's topic in International

    From the UoB website, the PA will earn a starting salary of £22,500 to £32,000 pa at current levels. Not great for the bottom figure but not bad for the top end of the scale. My guess is that it would be toward the lower end for most Trusts to save c...

15. male nursing in the UK

    Owain Glyndwr replied to bmansf1's topic in International

    Damn. Caught!