VickyMcSkimming

VickyMcSkimming has 1 years experience.

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1. How old were you when you started nursing school?

   VickyMcSkimming replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

   I started when I was 17 ? now 22 and been a qualified RN for a year

2. Bullied for reporting a med error by another nurse

   VickyMcSkimming replied to StaffNurseMcS's topic in Safety

   Thank you :) I do think there has been a lot of twisting of the facts and demonising of me. The rest all gossip about it but take no action. I'm just singled out for speaking out.

3. Ready to quit!

   VickyMcSkimming replied to FloridaGatorRN's topic in Professionalism

   I am in a similar position to yourself OP. i desperately want to leave my job for very similar reasons to yourself i have only been there two months but i know from my own experience and the way the other nurse in the unit are this is not somewhere ...

4. UK RN IV training for Australia

   VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

   I thoight it was worth attempting to find out anyway because they ask for a CV with everything you are able to do.

5. UK RN IV training for Australia

   VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

   Yes was looking that up earlier might just do that. Found a course for 148 pounds so its definately an option. I would need to double check it would be accepted in Aus. I've e-mailed a few agencies and their NMC for guidance on the requirements

6. UK RN IV training for Australia

   VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

   I've looked at that and it doesnt seem to matter as long as i have references plus its better for me to get experience in different areas rather than just elderly care and intensive care jobs are hard to come by in Scotland. Plus i want to do agency...

7. UK RN IV training for Australia

   VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

   I work in elderly rehab and assessment. Im thinking of leaving though to work full time on the staff bank (theres major staff shoages here so theres always full time hours for bank staff) and gain experience in different areas.

8. UK RN IV training for Australia

   VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

   I really want to do my training before I go but it's looking unlikely. Hopefully there are ways around it and I can get somethhing sorted over there if i don't manage to get it done here. I did look at the new grad programmes but wasnt sure if i woul...

9. UK RN IV training for Australia

   VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

   I want to do my course but between issues with my ward manager, budgets and long waiting lists to get the course it's not likely i'll get it. Desperate to emmigrate though. I would pay to do a course ober there if possible.

10. UK RN IV training for Australia

    VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

    As far as i know it's exactly the same for nurses from the US and UK. Only know from what i've read though.

11. UK RN IV training for Australia

    VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

    No, UK RN's have to do an additional course after 6 months of being qualified but it's very hard to get the training due to budget issues within the National Health Service generally only a few nurses in each ward are IV trained. It's a silly system ...

12. UK RN IV training for Australia

    VickyMcSkimming replied to VickyMcSkimming's topic in General World

    Hi, Yeah I mean IV antibiotic administration and TPN. Giving medications intravenously

13. UK RN IV training for Australia

    VickyMcSkimming posted a topic in General World

    Hi :) Im an RN in Scotland looking to go to Australia on a working holiday visa to work as a nurse. Would I need to do my IV course over here first to be qualified to work as a nurse in Australia? Im aware that the pre registration course in Australi...