Noahm

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  1. UK sterotypes in USA

    Noahm replied to ayla2004's topic in United Kingdom

    I'm an American living in the UK. The stereotypes and ignorance that some Brits have regarding America are absolutely crazy. I think the British stereotypes of Americans are much more ridiculous...

  2. big retirement in NHS?? anyone heard this?

    Noahm replied to chzza's topic in International Nursing

    I do not think things will improve. The NHS is being left to die intentionally. The government doesn't give a rat's ass. No one seems to understand that good nurse/patient ratios saves tons of...

  3. How long for maternity leave?

    Noahm replied to chanceny's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think Oprah meant 1st world developed

  4. How long for maternity leave?

    Noahm replied to chanceny's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am glad I had my kids here in the UK. I had 6 months off paid and my husband had 2 weeks off paid when the babies were born. I wasn't on full pay for the last bit of it

  5. How common is SQ hydration therapy?

    Noahm replied to styRN's topic in General Nursing

    We give fluids to end state patients and people who are difficult to cannulate but not appropriate for a central line or any further intervention. We run a litre of fluids S-cut via a butterfly. I...

  6. shift wars, GRR

    Noahm replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we all have to do our share of days, evenings and night shifts. Everyone has to change between all 3 shifts all the time. You might spend a week doing days and evenings, then you do...

  7. I'm sorry, I have the DUMBEST question...

    Noahm replied to Soapy's topic in General Nursing

    that is true of my diploma program as well. our classes for psyche, english, sociology, anatomy, chemistry, microbiology and statistics etc. etc. were all taught by the university that our hospital...

  8. Why do other floors think OB isn't real work?

    Noahm replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Geez. I'm a medical floor nurse and I always thought that OB looked difficult and scary. No way could I handle it. When things go bad in OB they go REAL bad. No thanks. I have a lot of respect...

  9. Patient complaints

    Noahm replied to am4182's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a ward that is an old nightingale ward. We have 15 beds down the left hand side of the ward and 15 beds down the right side. Basically you can see all 30 patients at the same time. There...

  10. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    Noahm replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Andhow5 you are my hero. Well done. I hope that miserable cow got jailtime. I have learned 2 things from this thread. ER nurses are worth their weight in gold and should be paid millions. I do not...

  11. Difference between nursing in the UK vs nursing in the US?

    Noahm replied to Skwidward's topic in International Nursing

    I trained in the USA and we weren't taught to use the gel. We practiced both male and female caths in nursing school and were always told that men were so much easier. Just watch out in case they...

  12. Need advice from Lehigh Valley area Nurses

    Noahm posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hello, I am returning home to the Allentown area after 7 years abroad working as a nurse in the UK. I graduated from nursing school in the Lehigh Valley and went abroad not long afterwards so I'm out...

  13. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Noahm replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dear. RN's have more stress than most. It is a job with life and death responsibility. Yes we have chosen a difficult career. I understand that better working conditions for nurses equals better...

  14. Are things really so bad!?

    Noahm replied to littlehobo's topic in International Nursing

    This makes me mad because then the public accuses nurses of not feeding patients because they are "too clever to care, too posh to

  15. Syringe sizes used

    Noahm replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    I was taught this as well. I always use 10 ml

  16. US or Oz?

    Noahm replied to tohflo's topic in International Nursing

    Having worked in both the USA and the UK my vote is for OZ. It has always seemed to me that the Australians really have their sh*t together. I think that healthcare in the US and UK are a mess...

  17. Are things really so bad!?

    Noahm replied to littlehobo's topic in International Nursing

    I am a D grade staff nurse. They are closing 3 wards at my hospital (bed alert red as well) and we are out of luck as far as jobs. Some of us are getting redeployed and some are getting made...

  18. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Noahm replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    What about the little old ladies who ring every 5 minutes to ask where their handbag is? Each time they ask this question you unlock their locker, and show it to them again. Then five minutes later...

  19. How is this fair?

    Noahm replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Have you guys ever tried getting a sitter around the holidays? Family doesn't count. Some people don't have any around at all. It is

  20. Really really screwed up....

    Noahm replied to pendragon1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It doesn't sound to me that she made such a huge error that she needs to be fired!!! These kinds of errors happen all the time where I work and the bosses are very supportive because they know we...

  21. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    Noahm replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this as well. The people who determine the staffing levels and slam short staffed floors with simultaneous admissions in order to meet their targets do not know even know what an MI or a...

  22. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    Noahm replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hillflower I think that if you looked deeper you will find that Nurses who went into the profession because they wanted to care for sick people and do it well are the ones that are complaining about...

  23. Difference between nursing in the UK vs nursing in the US?

    Noahm replied to Skwidward's topic in International Nursing

    Skwidward I did NOT do that to your name intentionally. I just cannot spell or type and I didn't check back to see what your name actually was before I typed it.

  24. Difference between nursing in the UK vs nursing in the US?

    Noahm replied to Skwidward's topic in International Nursing

    Yes we can give Paracetamol (acetaminophen), gaviscon, lactulose without an order. We write it on the front of their drug charts and the docs can sign it

  25. Difference between nursing in the UK vs nursing in the US?

    Noahm replied to Skwidward's topic in International Nursing

    Cariad, I am a USA trained nurse living and working in the UK. I mentor nursing students here in the UK. The American students spend more time in class and doing work on their 2 year courses than...