donmurray

There's usually loads on Ebay if you really must.

The private sector is doing no better, dependent as it is these days on the lucrative waiting list initiatives. Numbers of PCT referrals are drying up fast in these straitened times.. One local onsite private unit closed last week, with the remaining staff being moved to their older, larger standalone unit to reduce costs.

If you have a Psychology degree, you may find that you can transfer that, and practice as a psychotherapist in the UK..

Hi Pete. 30 years ago, the RNR was based in HMS Claverhouse, a building on Granton Square. They also had a MFV, (Motor Fishing Vessel) and crewed the HMS Killiecrankie (a minesweeper) They wouldn't let me join up!

Many if not most British RN's are currently Diplomates rather than Graduates, although that route is becoming the preferred one. Keep up the pressure on the NMC to give you a ruling. Good luck!

That sounds like a Scottish registration badge (pin) The silver ones were issued on initial registration, to newly qualified RN's. Bronze for SEN (LPN) The English equivalent then was SRN (State Registered Nurse) There should be an ID number, or even the name of the original owner on the back. ebay uk has a "nursing registration badge" section with pictures...

I googled around, and can't find anything definitive. The NMC regs don't mention a need for a practitioner's signature to be witnessed; http://www.nmc-uk.org/(ysuupzrd5od4ige5op34yjrq)/aFrameDisplay.aspx?DocumentID=221 It has been custom and practice for years, though. See if a union rep can advise. Good luck.

Steve, you should register on their discussion board (with a different name ) the moderators often respond to direct questions

Bobcat, hope you 're feeling better. It seems like you have identified many of the problem areas.. i.e. being expected to care for a potentially dangerous patient, alone, in a closed room, with an ineffective surveillance system. As there is a protocol, one presumes that the behaviour is not new, and this combined with the other aspects of your description of the event would suggest that your employer is not providing a safe workplace, or safe systems of work. I would explore your case with a lawyer, and perhaps talk to OSHA if not a union rep. Meanwhile, make sure the incident is recorded, and don't enter that room alone, certainly not with the door closed.

I was aware of concerns about covert administration and consent issues, but I would not have put it so baldly as "this is illegal". Crushing a tablet however, changes its form and form is part of a drug's prescription, and its licence for use.This article covers the topic. http://www.professionalnurse.net/nav?page=pronurse.article&resource=588487&fixture_article=588487&category=LAW_ETHICS

oops, double post

It's tempting to forestall the "only a Nurse" comment by pointing out that you are not "just" a Dr!

From your manager's point of view, the weekend days/nights are the ones he has to pay you extra/unsocial hours payments to work. Most of the night hours attracting such enhancements are on Sat. and Sun.

Hello christine, Another link, but a good one! I would say that, being a RCN member, but there's loads of info, and there are further links to the registration body etc. RN is transferable, where LVN/LPN is not, but you may have to do a twenty-day adaptation/assimilation course. Most psych hospitals would snap you up, but the NHS has national employment standards, pay, etc. http://www.rcn.org.uk/resources/international/noneu_nurses.php

An "elephant" thong might appeal to him?