ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. Dosage Calculations!!!

    ayla2004 replied to TigerEyes's topic in International Nursing

    60mmol in 3h = 20mmol/hr and seems rather

  2. RN's removing chest tubes/heimlich valves and urostomy drains

    ayla2004 replied to Miss RNC's topic in Medical-Surgical

    nurses in the UK are bound by the NMC code of practice this does not specfiy clinical tasks but rather to practice withing your knowledge skills and experince. so drain removal if trained and skilled...

  3. what kind of watch do you wear?

    ayla2004 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    wrist watches are banned due to infection control have a fob

  4. Possible for Canadian to work as CRNA in USA

    ayla2004 replied to gravy's topic in International Nursing

    why can't you use yur medical training and become a doctor in

  5. mixed staffing, all-RN or not?

    ayla2004 replied to nursewanderseek's topic in General Nursing

    in the Uk its called skills mix so try using that term also i'm still a student but i'd perfer to work where everyone did their jobs either all rn, or a skills mixed ward, we had a locum nurse who...

  6. Frequency of observations

    ayla2004 replied to RGN1's topic in International Nursing

    the trusts are so scared of getting sued, death of injury due to medical/nursing care and protocols called into question. i can say as a 1st student on a ENT ward i was taking obs and in a sense i...

  7. New doctors (and an explaination of British medical hierachy!)

    ayla2004 replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    intern = h.o 1st year docs(do medicine, surgery and emergency care rotations. resident = s.h.o 2nd- to 4th depending on intended speciality (rotational posts) fellow= registar supervises s.h.o...

  8. Should I go to nursing school in another country?

    ayla2004 replied to Matilda191's topic in Nursing Career

    uk degrees can be specialsed into branches what the usa calls domains and may not be aceptable in the USA we either do adult, child, mental health or learning disability nursing and midwifery is...

  9. Frequency of observations

    ayla2004 replied to RGN1's topic in International Nursing

    the LA's didn't go to recovery can the nurses where you work get to do obs at the current regiem i;ve found that every 15 r 30 isn't actually such in real life and thats while i've been the student,...

  10. New doctors (and an explaination of British medical hierachy!)

    ayla2004 replied to wensday's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm just getting used to the new titles foundation year and and Specialist Training which once i it was explained i callsed h.o/s.h.o so its a bad time to be a patient in your

  11. Frequency of observations

    ayla2004 replied to RGN1's topic in International Nursing

    on the day surgery ward in my trust if a patient has had a short procedure 20-30 mins and has been in recovery for 30mins and is not returned until stable and usually awake they did on set of obs and...

  12. using avpu in ews

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    i try not to abbreviate however it becomes so common from practie each clinical area has its own set of them, and i end up picking them up. when wtriting in patient notes we reored the ews score why...

  13. Maggot Debridement Therapy

    ayla2004 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    some of them come is a teabag type mesh so they don't

  14. using avpu in ews

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    thanks sometimes i just check with others that what think/plan to do is what they would as well, which most mentor have agreed is normal and good practice in

  15. using avpu in ews

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    so if the best response is the patient reacting to a painful stimlus like a needle even if it is limited, then i am right and that is a pain response and they are not unresponsive. i did have a very...

  16. Is this upsetting to anyone else?

    ayla2004 replied to Gompers's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i have no experience of premature babies but the same medical tehnology that keeps older people alive if aggressively treated despite diminishing quality of life(and i k now who an i to say what is...

  17. Missing NMC card

    ayla2004 replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    you have to maintain your nmc license if you working abroad? so two sets of fees my newly qualifted mate is not happy about the 7

  18. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    ayla2004 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    we use ivax pumps that are not locked out, and sometimes their isn't enough pumps so one kcl infusion was running on a gravity and i wasn't happy about it. what would you do with sub/cut .9 nacl...

  19. Is there anything else I can do for you? I have the time. (new hourly rounding sheet)

    ayla2004 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    reading these posts made me think, i've been told by many a nurse that patients felt safer on Nightingale wards these are long narrow wards with two colums of patients beds opposite each other and...

  20. Do your residents get a lot of visitors?

    ayla2004 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    worked in a nursing home for 6 years and many of the residents would have no visitors, some very occanisonlly, some weekly and some daily they clothes were bought by the home, had Christmas presents...

  21. Vent - patronising doctors

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    i bleeped the on call sho for 2 patients this evenin, i had returned to the ward after study day (i'm a 3rd year st/n) so hadn't any patients but was helping both teams. the patients in question were...

  22. who does your casting and splinting?

    ayla2004 replied to cjthegreat's topic in Emergency

    in my trust nurses did backslabs, and would cast after a shoulder dislocation was resited and pt had a follow up appointment with the fracture clinc. nurses only used pop, 1 PT full time in...

  23. Special Support thread for Cariad and her dh

    ayla2004 replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    ah talk about it never rains but pours a needing a little

  24. Things You Wish You Could Tell Managers that Love to Short Staff

    ayla2004 replied to Martinette's topic in General Nursing

    ye gods what trust do u work for there are some with such bad reputations in my area nurses don't have many job options at present but out patient have no otptions . which is the same for many usa...

  25. Question about Sub-Q injections

    ayla2004 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    you don't aspirate for blood after you have inserted the needle into the sub-cut tissue, just plunge if lwmh(fragmin etc) do it