ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    ayla2004 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    thats a valid prescription we have 1g paracetamol iv (tylenol to the north

  2. Patient Care vs. Documentation Requirements

    ayla2004 replied to whitescrubsgirl09's topic in General Nursing

    the neverr ending strugle give care and dociment care given and get out on time. i know that my narrative notes suffer when im pressed for time and i worry they wont be

  3. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    ayla2004 replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

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  4. Hoppers vs. ???? --- please give your input!

    ayla2004 replied to sweechic's topic in Infectious Disease

    oh we call that a sluice an i sluice partients soiled clothing before giving it to a familliy member to take home. our soiled lined go in a alginate bag(disolvable) and then into an other red...

  5. What PRN meds do you give a lot?

    ayla2004 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    paracetamol tyenlol, oramorph/severdol. senna, docusate, mircorlax, fleet. codeine cycliizine, maxolon gavison. end of life prn meds, morphine. midazolm(versed) cylclizine salbutamol atrovent...

  6. What PRN meds do you give a lot?

    ayla2004 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    what kind of ward are you on Versed(midizalom) is commonly used in end of life care here and in endoscopic

  7. nurses writing their own orders

    ayla2004 replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wound care dressings in hosptial is not seen as prescrbing this includes lavae and vac therapy initaled by tissue viability nurses. in the commuinty patients do need a prescrition but the nurse...

  8. nurses writing their own orders

    ayla2004 replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks virgo rn In the Uk in my hospital RN order a certain range of labs C&s of body fluids various blood test, we use computer ordering. However wound care espcially pressuer ulcer is seen the...

  9. nurses writing their own orders

    ayla2004 replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    You need a doctors order for wound

  10. nurses writing their own orders

    ayla2004 replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

    you need an doctor to ok a sample for a lab? I do it al the time in the UK no order needed just my own iniative depending on what i

  11. What about continuing my nursing education in ireland????

    ayla2004 replied to NayNaeRN's topic in International Nursing

    also the eu requirement is that nurse trianing is at least 3 years long (some eu couties nursing training is 3.5 years) comprising 4600 hours 50/50

  12. What is your unit like - Private, Semi-private, or Multi-bed rooms?

    ayla2004 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    7 bedded bays stanard, some 3-4 bedded bays. with 2-4 single rooms per ward. hopwistal is a mixture of victorian 60, 80 and 90 buildings. new wing 50% single rooms 50% 4 bed

  13. Please help!!! UK student nurse

    ayla2004 replied to damson82's topic in International Nursing

    pcw6924 were in n.i are you studing uu or qub? your profile states you are pre nursing? I did think about goig home but there are few band five posts. i trained in manchesrter and got a job

  14. "Spoiling" patients?

    ayla2004 replied to RuRnurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    It is difficult to manage patient who are non complaint, sometimes you can get them to comprise of occasiool treats as part of the plan with taking meds as required. Can't patient order requests...

  15. Nurses Are Professionals? Oh Really?

    ayla2004 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Glad that the uk is behind the usa as

  16. Coumadin vs. Lovenox after joint replacement

    ayla2004 replied to natkat2816's topic in Orthopedic

    From a fortho rehab experince uk as well we use lmwh in my hopsital tinzaparin (Innohep)or enoxaparin (Lovenox and Clexane)if poor renal function for prophylaxis, or dvt, pe etc (also used on all our...

  17. blood administration

    ayla2004 replied to jennifers's topic in First Year After Licensure

    we don't have pumps for blood

  18. I witnessed the most horrible death last night at a LTC facility.

    ayla2004 replied to stdntograd06's topic in General Nursing

    i'm curiuos. for end of life care we use syringe driver running sub cut with an opiate anti emtic, a benzo and a anti secretions running slowly over 24hr with prn doses given sub cut given as...

  19. Magnet and the "Hilton Hospital" Mentality

    ayla2004 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    hmm even pt coming for out pstient apoiments, or to find a cafe

  20. What's the reason for a RN to be snippy to a new post op pt. ?

    ayla2004 replied to momofqc's topic in General Nursing

    hmm very few famillies enagage is pratical pat care from my experince. we even extended visting so that they could and they didn't. most famillies see that as nursing work they are there to talk and...

  21. Submitting Chicken Pox paper to school to be in clinical?

    ayla2004 replied to tavia_yeung's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    you need varicella

  22. Nobody answers the floor phones

    ayla2004 replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    must say i at times hate phone calls. getting pulled away from pt care whan the call is important is well required but frustating i can't be in two places at once. being called to take a call from a...

  23. Heparin safety

    ayla2004 replied to mgaynor's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    don't see iv heparin as rehab unit no doubkle sign required for lmwh or warfrin but this may be changing as identifed as high risk. lmwh in pre filled syringes mainly for prevention. insluin tends...

  24. Please help!!! UK student nurse

    ayla2004 replied to damson82's topic in International Nursing

    It depends on your course and the time you think you need. short periods my mate had 6 weeks off as preganat and around her due date and carried on. Londer periods are called "stepping off/back" or...

  25. sub cut injections

    ayla2004 replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    risk of infection yes but our venipuncture/canulation p&P is that wiping dows notingd for flora removal from the area and that a scubing method side to side and up/down using...