ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. Blurred Boundaries: Should we eliminate the distinction between RNs and LPNs?

    ayla2004 replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in LPN to RN

    in the Uk and Australia a Ist level nurse is a RN a second level nurse is a Enrolled Nurse (Practical nurse in

  2. Nurses from UK in canada

    ayla2004 replied to the31woman's topic in United Kingdom

    reading the UK modernising nursing document makes me think the UK will return to generalized nursing probal degree only.and altough my pin classes me as a RNA i was sold short on my training as more...

  3. Does each unit have a procedural manual

    ayla2004 replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    ours has multiple long winded

  4. Transferring Universities

    ayla2004 replied to gecks's topic in General Nursing

    yes most nursing students in the UK are UK/EU so fees are funded by the NHS and most uni only accept students under that arrangment. However you could phone the uni in the area you bf/fiancee lives in...

  5. What are the things in your first year of nursing that you wish you had but didn't

    ayla2004 replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Not getting too stressed it never helps. Finding someone to trust tht gives hints tips and encourgment but lets you know were you stand.(this i think is the most important) don't be too hard on...

  6. How do your nurse assistants get shift report?

    ayla2004 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    that method sounds strange were is work RN give report to each other and thye work with na as a team on earlys and nights however on lates sometimes we have one na for the ward who doesn't get...

  7. Why coffee with every meal?

    ayla2004 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    in my hopsital patient meals come to the ward in a heated trolley kida like a catefia and the nurses serve the portions onto

  8. Why coffee with every meal?

    ayla2004 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the Uk hot drinks with every meals in hospital is the norm tough tea is more common. Nursing staff do a tea trolley round(the trolley also has coffee, beef tea, malte milk drink. hot choclate and...

  9. =[ first medication error

    ayla2004 replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    i thought the NHS had a limited blame culture following shipman so our pharmicst told us during percetorship training. And my ward is getting very strict on gaps in drug cards or not documenting why a...

  10. drug competency tests

    ayla2004 replied to bugsy malone's topic in International Nursing

    in my trust you have to be signeed off to do drugs. we doa bookelt and need to do do non-controlled and controlled meds with a band 6 or higher

  11. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    ayla2004 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not sure about all this yet i've made a few mistakes not seieing a drug wasn't presribed a time so it wans't given until the paharmaist reviewed the drug card days later. dealing with a ding patient...

  12. Priming blood tubing with...blood??

    ayla2004 replied to robinbird's topic in General Nursing

    we only have wide bore giving sets which we attach a blood filter. we prime with

  13. How do manage to leave work on time?

    ayla2004 replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    i've been a rn for 34 months and i've had big problems with time management. some of my tricks are to do jobs at the same time washes with dressing changes. getting all the stuff needed toegther so...

  14. no one will return the favor and HELP OUT

    ayla2004 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I am a firm avodcate of team work, been bailed out by others in the past. Team work includes assiting my or anpther nurses support worker(cna) when at all possible I have however said no to another...

  15. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    ayla2004 replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    yeah but i've been placed on sup[ervised [practiuce menat to be supernumery but due to staffing

  16. Welcome to the forum - UK nurses chat

    ayla2004 replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    lo all only seem this post now. Having qualifed and being a SN the nhs nows owes me oddles of lieu time that i'll never see and i don;'t have broadban anymore so surfing allnurses has been harder to...

  17. Tell me about your shifts, I'm curious!

    ayla2004 replied to harborview's topic in General Nursing

    i'm in the UK i work a mixture of ealry shifts 7.30am-3.30am lates 1.00pm 9.00pm or long days 7.30-9.00pm in a week making up 37.5 paid

  18. Here we go again!

    ayla2004 replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    It takes time and staff to provide essence of care we all know this. In the last 2 days i've been on as it was quiet i managed to speak to 2-3 patient famillys as we will need complex discahrge and...

  19. Here we go again!

    ayla2004 replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    targets oh ye gods. my hopital has some impressive targets to be the best. what this translates to is more and more targets and expectations some of which make sense. making sure all paperwork is...

  20. Here we go again!

    ayla2004 replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    i'm not sure if training is the reason. whilst a student i tried to acquire as many clinical skills as possible as a staff nurse i feel the same but differnt. what wasn't taught to me and i'm trying...

  21. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

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

    i remeber giving handover to one staff nurse during my first week. i had admittted a patient and not completed all paperwork and when i said this she seemed unhappy. i have since found that she...

  22. Are we deskilling

    ayla2004 replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    not reading thourgh all this on dodgy dial up at present ng tube insertion is someitng i only got the cahnce yo do twice whilst on a neuro ward so feel this is one skill inculded in pre-reg taiing i...

  23. Side rails x 4 and falls

    ayla2004 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    we have full length side rails. we asses each patient as to have them, some ask for them if we need an air mattrest these are wider so we routinely use

  24. Branch conversion

    ayla2004 replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    i did a search for branch conversion as well as still intreasted in doing mental health seems about 1 to 2 uni per region offer these there are none in in

  25. Student nurse gave IV pot, patient died.

    ayla2004 replied to cheshirecat's topic in United Kingdom

    i've passed my med admistatrion training my trust required this of its newly qual staff and am working on m iv book. however depending on the ward and its needs newly qualinurses do adminster iv...