ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. sub cut injections

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

    uk trained and practising nurse i don't alco wipe s/c or i/m injections but would clean with soap and water if not socially clean and do so for blood sugars.

  2. "huddles"

    ayla2004 replied to imaRN08's topic in General Nursing

    our huddles oiccur every shift and are about pt sfatey and any notuifactions of new stuff. it aim is pt saftey so we know resus status, infection controol, iv devices, falls and allergys and we...

  3. Aussie blokes make lousy husbands

    ayla2004 replied to Grace Oz's topic in International Nursing

    yeah but northern irish ones are good well some

  4. The Dreaded Death Bath and a Moral/Ethical Dilemma?

    ayla2004 replied to Be_Moore's topic in MICU, SICU

    yeah thats bad a dead dad mavbe

  5. No sleep= calling out?

    ayla2004 replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    ive had insmonia on and off for years and sometimes i don't sleep[ that well say about once a week reguialry. if i was to call in sick every time i would be out of a job more than 3 absents and we...

  6. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

    ayla2004 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    uk national patient safety agency has said one band per patient perferably not handwritten is

  7. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

    ayla2004 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    not seen vre yet but for mrsa, c diff tb etc we do placed an orange triangle at the

  8. Colour-coded hospital bracelets

    ayla2004 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    no orange infection control band surprised this hasn 't been

  9. swine flu

    ayla2004 replied to karenG's topic in International Nursing

    yup same with

  10. swine flu

    ayla2004 replied to karenG's topic in International Nursing

    it is with my trust well cote beds anyway. we lost out ot for a fortnight as shen was setting up sime flu stuff and our infection control team couldn't respond toa request as the nurses we all ina...

  11. swine flu

    ayla2004 replied to karenG's topic in International Nursing

    yeah but not with swine flue just feel overworked. its summer and we are constalty on red status for beds in the trust flinging people through the system. my head is spining doing admission and...

  12. Tell me if this is the norm in your er!

    ayla2004 replied to missnurse01's topic in Emergency

    In ther uk np can suture. whilst a nursing student in the er i ahve seen simple lac on a patients finger not sutured but secrued by sterstrips and dermabond and worked really well. the pt was an...

  13. critiquing framwork

    ayla2004 replied to student_nurse1986's topic in International Nursing

    i did try trawkling through old posts for this as i asked a very simialr question whilst a student but its over a year ago can't belive it i.'ll be paying the nmc money in 2 months the. year has

  14. Infant Hearing Screening Tech

    ayla2004 replied to stinatiny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    in the uk we have these tech on postnatal

  15. Sirs and sepsis help

    ayla2004 replied to chrissy student's topic in General Nursing

    you seemed to have dropped the h out of the th in both hypothermia and hyperthemia Ive only heard this from family its an Irish thing. Pretty sure standard English spelling in R o Ireland is the...

  16. acute rehab vent

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Right i would like to get some idea from other people on what they thyink of acute rehab. in your trusts/hospital is there a proper m-f 9-5 medical team for a rehab ward. this is one of the biggest...

  17. my ward may be closing

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    yup ward manager talked to all the late shift yesterday seems the trust is losing a medical ward. some wards are moving as they are building a new building to replace the last nigthengale wards. so we...

  18. my ward may be closing

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    To be honest i wouldnt mind moving i feel i need more acute skills, it just apparnelty it can happen in 2 weeks once a decison is made. I like most of a colldague know the flow and ebb of a shift etc...

  19. australian new grad working in the uk

    ayla2004 replied to karlie87's topic in International Nursing

    You have first one major probelm getting a visa to work as a nurse in the uk since we are stull on uk/eu citizen first as nurisng is not a prioty, and general nursing is not a specialized area....

  20. uk nurses how many years

    ayla2004 replied to tidekid66's topic in International Nursing

    most bsn are 36 months long contiunose with 7 weeks annual leave a year some bsn are 4 academic year long sep-june or you can doa diphe nursing(asn) in 36

  21. Question: Why don't hospitals color code the scrubs?

    ayla2004 replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    its intresting one part of the UK Wales now is going with a national uniform for nursing staff, within the nhs. the AHP already have stanard uniforms in the UK. however although we wear tunic the...

  22. When are TEDs no longer EFFECTIVE

    ayla2004 replied to Craychek's topic in General Nursing

    and the study was on stroke

  23. 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

    among other things i am so glad we have strict visiting 3 visitors in a patient room all day what about rest? patients will get concered about the needs of the visitors like needing a chair. No there...

  24. acute rehab vent

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    yup part of the trust and when a bed shortage occurs as ever it becomes what non ward staff have called a dumping ground. We have a proper referal system so that we get rehab only patients however...

  25. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    ayla2004 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    When you don't know the patient but ive been with her all w/e and she has been on the ward for weeks please listen when i say i feel she needs review as something isn't right even though the obs are...