mabel u.k

Hi Guys, I am a UK nurse and wondered if anyone could give me any information about how to go about making enquiries about relocating to NZ and what additional things I would need to to to and practice in NZ, and what it is like to nurse in NZ. I a...

There has been quite a bit of negativity about the NHS and working in the UK on this forum recently so instead of another thread saying how bad things are and how much we hate our co-workers I thought it would be nice to have a more positive thread. ...

Thank you Denise and you are very welcome. There are lots of experiences to be had within the NHS some good some bad, you can learn from both. Don't allow yourself to become a victim of the system and enjoy the difference you CAN make to the patien...

Instead of responding to the most recent posts I thought I would tell you about my shift today to demonstrate what I love about the NHS, I have had a fantastic day it has been really busy and I have been on duty on my own as we don't have many nurse ...

My intention with this thread was to highlight that although the NHS is stuggling there is good practice going on despite this and to demonstrate that not all aspects of the service is poor. I do understand that there is great discontent within the...

As with madwife when I qualified in the early 90's there were no jobs, all of my group were unemployed for a while. But the NHS is constantly changing so don't lose hope something will come up, I just hope you don't have to wait too long.

Hi Liam, I love being a nurse and I love working in the NHS, when I qualified in 1990 as with Madwife there were no jobs my whole group were unemployed for 3 months then slowely the jobs were becoming available again. The NHS is an ever changing bea...

I think you have completely misinterperated my thread, I have been nursing for a long time and contrary to your belief I do realise that nursing in the NHS is not all rosy. However with the constant battering the NHS and it staff get from bad public...

Madwife I also love my team, I manage very experienced and clinically excellent nurses, I love working alongside them. I also admire the level of commitment and determination of the ward staff who despite funding restraints still deliver an excellen...

Hannah it sounds like you have had a really bad week. I do try to remember that at this time of year all of the doctors have changed, you house officers are brand new out of med school and are trying to come to terms with the changes in their respon...

All nurses within the NHS are paid the same amount depending on which band you get a job at. You say you are just qualifying which means the jobs you would be more likely to get would be as a band 5, no extra for Masters unless you are applying for ...

Advanced practice over here is very different, the NMC does not yet register nurse practitioners seperately and therefore there are many variations of the role. Usually to get a job as an NP you would need to meet the specific requirements of that p...

Don't give up hope on nursing yet, keep applying for jobs you fancy and you will get one. It would be a shame for you to leave nursing before you have really had much of a chance to find your niche

I do think it depends where you work and speciality. Yes there are job loses within the NHS in some areas with trusts trying to save money but there are also developments in other areas where cash is available to meet government targets. I did a jo...

I have a terrible memory so from when I first qualified I kept a little pocket sized note book in which I wrote down things that I found importants like normal values, calculations, (drug doses - when I worked in paediatrics), I have details about A ...

The NMC's primary mandate is to protect the public by registering, regulating and monitoring nurses and nursing practice. I don't think it insinuates that nurses are dangerous but that we do care for the most vunerable members of the community and t...

I have a couple of points and questions, there are enquiries so please don't take them personally: How well did you all look at your job descriptions before you signed it off, did you compare it to national profiles to make sure you had all of the as...

In my role I am attached to a surgical team and work side by side with the junior docs, I am not condoning what this doc has done if you told him the results then he should have acted on them. Yes it is the doctors responsibility to make sure patien...

I recently joined the nurse bank at my local hospital to keep my hand in working at ward level as I don't get much chance nowa days. I had a letter from Occi health to ask me to see the Dr. It turned out that it was because I had shown up as a Late...

If by code you mean cardiac arrest (we call them different things in the UK) I spent 3 years as a resuscitation training officer and as such attended all cardiac arrests and peri arrests within my hospital. you don't ever really get used to them but...

Been re-reading through this thread, it is sad that so many nurses within the NHS feel the need to leave because of the system. If you are following a dream and have always wanted to work somewhere else then that's fantastic. I still love working in...

I would try to find out reasons for sickness, and what has been done to control the level of sickness. You could ofer a fixed term contract for 6 months with a review after this time if you are really concerned.

Hi Sarah, I would assume that you are doing some sort of course, if you are looking for extra words / padding it may be useful for you to look at the question from a particular ethical perpective such as utilatarianism or deontology these could give ...

thankyou for your constructive comments, it looks as if you have dealt with this in a very proffessional way that has been beneficial for everyone involved (except your senior staff) it is unfortunate you have line managers that take advantage like ...

Nope dont believe I mentioned being upset to be quite frank I am very secure in my professionalism, practice and managerial skills and do not need approval (or disapproval) from a complete stranger. You have obviously had a very bad experience with m...