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  1. two out of three American adults think health care coverage should be a "guarantee"

    donmurray replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So far as I am aware, all private healthcare available in the UK is preventative, or elective. All emergency care is carried out by the National Health Service. There are plenty of horror stories...

  2. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    donmurray replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    A profession consists of expert practitioners who profess, or promise to provide a service to the vulnerable members of society, so altruism is a part of it, with integrity and respect for the...

  3. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    donmurray replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but then I

  4. two out of three American adults think health care coverage should be a "guarantee"

    donmurray replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Could it be any worse than it is? Either through higher premiums, and/or taxes you are already picking up the tab. With everyone in work contributing, and no insurance company profits taken off the...

  5. Has anyone ever considered the creation of the National (or world) Nursing Games?

    donmurray replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    That's outrageous!.........Why only under

  6. Can I work in the UK with an Associates Degree?

    donmurray replied to andreamae's topic in Nursing Career

    RN is the essential qualification. try the horses mouth for the requirements.

  7. Have a LOT of questions on UK nursing

    donmurray replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    London is hideously expensive. There are currently allowances for nurses working there, which don't quite make up the difference. For Inner london it's £3,441 pa and Outer London £2,668 pa that's...

  8. Have a LOT of questions on UK nursing

    donmurray replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    The money's not great, but minimum "D" grade is £17,060. As for the Agenda for change banding, nobody but the early implementers, who have already switched, knows what their band will be, and...

  9. The talking duck...no, not DD

    donmurray posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of lager and a ham sandwich. The landlord looks at him and says, "But you're a duck". "I see your eyes are working", replies the duck. "And you talk!"...

  10. Who should sit in front of a 2 persons bike?

    donmurray replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    Danu, the man has to be at the front to steer, as he always knows where he is going, and doesn't need to ask directions, even if he's lost! :chair:

  11. training in barcelona

    donmurray replied to francesca_valenti's topic in International Nursing

    This is the English website for the URL (University Ramon Llull) in Barcelona, which offers Nursing education. There are Spanish and Catalan versions too, I guess from your name that you may have at...

  12. One for the royalists

    donmurray posted a topic in International Nursing

    Does this bloke know what he's doing??? Royal weds Maori builder Lady Davina Windsor, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and 20th in line to the throne married a Maori builder. The...

  13. Warning!!! Go Pee Before Reading

    donmurray replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    With apologies to Danu3, that squirrel was a wannabe! This last episode is best read with posts 1, 6, then this one for continuity. Picture a new scene. You are a cop. You and your partner have...

  14. What unions?

    donmurray replied to RN4NICU's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a member of the Royal College of Nursing. A UK union, it is a professional body, educational body, and union. In some ways similar to the ANA in political terms, but with 360,000 members we have...

  15. Warning!!! Go Pee Before Reading

    donmurray replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Squirrel story. There's more... Somehow he caught my gloved finger with one of his little hands and, with the force of the throw, swung around and with a resounding thump and an amazing impact, he...

  16. Warning!!! Go Pee Before Reading

    donmurray replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    But Wait! Is there more? I hear you call....

  17. Murses

    donmurray replied to danu3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Nurse. I do Nursing, not "Mursing". I think Nursing is important. When I started Nursing in the 1970's, males were around 10% of the Nursing workforce. Thirty years on, we are approximately 10%...

  18. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    donmurray replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got a job to pay the bills, and to give me a reasonable lifestyle. Having a job I love, and get so much from as well as cash is a bonus. Nobody goes into nursing to make millions, do

  19. ARDS - Proning

    donmurray replied to FNO's topic in International Nursing

    "Proning" = placing a patient in the prone position? Not any more in Psych! not a clue,

  20. chuffed with myself

    donmurray replied to chrisrob's topic in International Nursing

    Well done! If you ever do the last 95 miles of the Southwest Coastal path (the East Devon and Dorset bit, known as the "Jurassic Coast") I'll buy you a beer in Poole!

  21. Fun at Psychiatry Unit!

    donmurray replied to sans's topic in Nursing Humor

    I love a joke, and I hate to be a killjoy, but there's a serious aspect to this, once you get past the resident's discomfort. Embarrassing a resident is one thing, but how will the patient feel about...

  22. British Healthcare?

    donmurray replied to CSLee3's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link to the Department of Health website. This section is about students, but there's other stuff on "overseas visitors" if you back up to the homepage....

  23. Pizza!

    donmurray posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I phoned for a pizza last night, and ordered a thin crusty supreme. Half an hour later they delivered Diana

  24. Oestrogen in beer shock!

    donmurray posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Scientists for Health UK suggested that, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer, men should take a concerned look at their beer...

  25. You know you're an Australian when......

    donmurray replied to Farkinott's topic in Nursing Humor

    Most of the ones I heard involve sheep!