Maria uk

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1. Why 12 hr. shifts???

   Maria uk replied to SusieQ1243's topic in General Nursing

   No I can only do 8 because I now have a disablity due to an injurie at work and 8 hrs is all I can cope with. Yes some people love 12 hrs I have friends who do but it is not the whole hospital just units that way nurses have a choise of working the s...

2. Why 12 hr. shifts???

   Maria uk replied to SusieQ1243's topic in General Nursing

   sorry should have read http://www.phil-e-slide.com I missed the e when typing

3. Why 12 hr. shifts???

   Maria uk replied to SusieQ1243's topic in General Nursing

   There is alot of reserch been done in to 12 hour shifts in nursing and it is inconclusive but her are some of the Key points that the RCN (Royal Collage of Nursing) has showen in their publication "shifting patterns" some nurses may be physiologica...

4. Nurses learn on trip to Germany

   Maria uk replied to Chellyse's topic in Activism

   No you are not just a nurses who wants to see every one having acess to health care. I agree but I am lucky I live in the UK it's not the best system of health care but at least you can get help when yoou need it and nurses do not have to check insur...

5. Union or nonunion what should it be????

   Maria uk replied to trish sadler's topic in Activism

   I have to agree whith fergus51 althrough in the uk was have had unions withing the National health services for as long as they have been involved in Nursing, in the privet sector and about 8 years ago some employer would not speak to unions, but the...

6. Workplace Safety

   Maria uk replied to -jt's topic in Activism

   Hello I am a work injuried nurse from the uk who has been working with a work injuried nurse in America to get the issue of nurses with back injuries in America getting some suport from their nursing unions like we have in the UK. We have formed a g...