Catherine UK

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1. Best way to do change of shift report?

   Catherine UK replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

   Handover is given by the Charge Nurse or Ward Sister at our hospital at the beginning of the oncoming shift. All RN's and NA's attend. I have worked in one hospital that did handover at the patients bed side, I didn't like this as I felt it was bre...

2. Best way to do change of shift report?

   Catherine UK replied to ACNORN's topic in Management

   Handover is given by the Charge Nurse or Ward Sister at our hospital at the beginning of the oncoming shift. All RN's and NA's attend. I have worked in one hospital that did handover at the patients bed side, I didn't like this as I felt it was bre...

3. white uniforms vs. colored/printed

   Catherine UK replied to Linda K. Foster's topic in Management

   :chuckle I had to wear a white uniform when I was a student so I was really glad when I qualified a couple of months ago and got my blues! It's great to get to wear something that isn't see thru.

4. white uniforms vs. colored/printed

   Catherine UK replied to Linda K. Foster's topic in Management

   :chuckle I had to wear a white uniform when I was a student so I was really glad when I qualified a couple of months ago and got my blues! It's great to get to wear something that isn't see thru.

5. Nursing in the United Kingdom

   Catherine UK replied to Jay-Z's topic in General Nursing

   Well done Karen. Shame about the pay though - it seems that nurses are expected to take on a lot of what the doctors used to do but the extra work load isn't being reflected in the pay packet at the end of the month. Still I suppose money wasn't th...

6. Nursing in the United Kingdom

   Catherine UK replied to Jay-Z's topic in General Nursing

   Well done Karen. Shame about the pay though - it seems that nurses are expected to take on a lot of what the doctors used to do but the extra work load isn't being reflected in the pay packet at the end of the month. Still I suppose money wasn't th...

7. Where do you nurse?

   Catherine UK replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

   30 bed elective and orthopaedic trauma ward in the UK

8. Where do you nurse?

   Catherine UK replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

   30 bed elective and orthopaedic trauma ward in the UK

9. Nursing in the United Kingdom

   Catherine UK replied to Jay-Z's topic in General Nursing

   Hi - I am new here but I wanted to answer some of the questions on here about whether nurses in the UK cannulate, put up IVs and stuff like that. Well, I've just qualified as a registered nurse and as a student nurse we were taught to cannulate, ta...

10. Nursing in the United Kingdom

    Catherine UK replied to Jay-Z's topic in General Nursing

    Hi - I am new here but I wanted to answer some of the questions on here about whether nurses in the UK cannulate, put up IVs and stuff like that. Well, I've just qualified as a registered nurse and as a student nurse we were taught to cannulate, ta...