Luckygirl

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1. Why don't you just read the chart?

   Luckygirl replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

   Interesting post I do feel your pain! Similar thoughts are echoed with your UK colleagues although our systems are different. I think often though its just an unawareness of what each team does and expectations of what is done. Having worked on w...

2. Question for UK hospital medical or Surgical nurses

   Luckygirl replied to suehp's topic in International

   Hi In theory I do not like the idea of restraints, but recently a pt was bought into the ed restrained by the paramedics as the pt was trying to hit her on the journey to hospital, (pt was ? head injury + etoh) on arrival the pt basically continuos...

3. log rolling

   Luckygirl replied to liz1's topic in International

   Hi I dont know know how everyone else log rolls but the way i was always taught was three over and three under!! Someone takes the neck who is the communicater for the patient and the team leader for the roll, then in height order three ppl down the...

4. Degree or Diploma- the difference

   Luckygirl replied to lisa1's topic in International

   Hello everyone thought this was a very interesting post!! I studied an advanced diploma which is somewhere in between degree and diploma, I personally couldnt afford to study the degree as it is not bursaried, however the stuff about higher pay etc i...

5. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

   Luckygirl replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric

   wow cant believe someone would have the gall to say something like that. Was thinking of applying to comming over there to work but obviously the grass is'nt always greener ....... isnt that slander?

6. parking onsite

   Luckygirl posted a topic in International

   Hi all Just wondered what other hospitals charged for parking onsite? my trust is just about to raise their parking rates for parking with only a tiny ammount of space avialble a ratio of 1 in 8 ppl getting a permit to park. I have looked about on t...

7. please help!!!!!

   Luckygirl replied to eclectik's topic in International

   hi I wouldnt hold your breath at the moment most trust are too skint to fund training, my particular trust is currently making us do mandatory training in our own time!!

8. Need advice from UK nurse

   Luckygirl replied to bbkeasey's topic in International

   hi, with regards to shift patterns the norm for where i work is 7.45 - 20.15 three days a week then once a month doing four nights which are 19.45 - 08.15 With regards to london being exspensive this is very true, however there are a lot more jobs it...

9. Agency ban

   Luckygirl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in International

   My trust has also banned agency staff, suposedly.... the a&e staff numbers are suposed to be going down to 4+1 on nights, this only leaves one person for the whole of minors and three on majors, if the ward is open this could possibly go down to ...

10. considering nursing...now i'm scared

    Luckygirl replied to malaika's topic in Career Support

    Well well a hard descion to make! I'am currently in my first year of training after spending two years as N/A. I find nursing the most rewarding job, infact I have never found a job that I actually enjoy doing untill now! I've been on stage and worke...