ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. Does patient need to know the diagnosis?

    ayla2004 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i find it hard to know that a patients diagnosis and limited prognsis, but they do not. i can understnad that the results come in and we a re waiting for the pt doctor to inofrm and the familly want...

  2. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    ayla2004 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    we dont use a PA system in hospitals in the UK. to alert people to a crash cardiac/respiratory arresst we use the emergency button gets the ward running to the room via call lights. to get the...

  3. travel nursing in the UK

    ayla2004 replied to suemsu's topic in Travel

    are you still a brithish citizen with a live nmc reg it may be ok. jobs are hard to get at thuogh due to the knck on of the nhs balancing its

  4. The Circumcision Discussion

    ayla2004 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    from a uk pov it isn't routinely done at all except if there is a medical need, or religous or cultual reason. as a student i admitted a 19year old for same day surgery for a circ on medical...

  5. Hi...Need help with Australian medical abbreviations

    ayla2004 replied to jojojo76's topic in General Nursing

    Yes so many Abbreviations and some mean different thinks in different areas A good rule of thumb is never to use them yourself. However as a student hopefully when you go on placement you pick up...

  6. Nursing in England

    ayla2004 replied to nataly3's topic in International Nursing

    "wiser and more experinced" i'm a mature student nurse there are plenty of RN with possibilty 10 years under theit belts if they began after a-levels, besides i've learnt a lot for you lot,...

  7. drawing up small amounts of meds?

    ayla2004 replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    i'm in agreement if you look at your state reg regarding controlled drugs holding these on your person without permission is an offense. in the UK only certain persons are licensed to be in possein of...

  8. Nursing in England

    ayla2004 replied to nataly3's topic in International Nursing

    culd you repost this in the uk forum i'm a uk student nurse and their may be wiser and more experince minds than mine there. at present in england there is a public sector nursing employment crisis...

  9. Pay rise important!!!

    ayla2004 replied to juliejenkins's topic in International Nursing

    my little theory of why nurses pay and conditions are poor compared to our knowledge and exprince and from what i've gathered this is also true outside of the UK. we are the latgests group of...

  10. Flip, Turn, Crush & Smear

    ayla2004 replied to sam027000's topic in General Nursing

    get them presribed as liquids however not all drugs can be made as liquids the reason not to crush is that the drug is not licensed to be adminsterd that way those that are slow release or entric...

  11. Co-worker stole my ID

    ayla2004 replied to rmelvin's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like the system used in the uk every ward has a control drug locker which is inside another locked cabinette one one set of keys per ward for these cabinettes if a pt needs a control drug 2...

  12. watchers and lurkers

    ayla2004 replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    I Dont lurk like to be involved i wish more uk student nurses posted the american system is so

  13. Hi...Need help with Australian medical abbreviations

    ayla2004 replied to jojojo76's topic in General Nursing

    prn = per required need, its the discretion of the nurses to give depending on the patients condtion QID, QDS, both mean 4 times a day in the UK it more likely QDS not sure if Oz follows this tradtion...

  14. Nursing 10 years ago

    ayla2004 replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    aspitate back some fluid and check with universal paper thats its acidic the golden test is toget an x-ray air bolus in not best

  15. Dragging 'em out of bed

    ayla2004 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    chux i think are the attends blue squares i think it would easiar to genlty roll the old one out clean and dry the lady and palce a new one under

  16. Thank God for the Brits!

    ayla2004 replied to BULLYDAWGRN's topic in International Nursing

    gladyour firedn is ok the war in iraq is wrong i wish the uk hadn't gone

  17. neonatal nursing- where do i start?

    ayla2004 replied to cadbury's topic in International Nursing

    cabury phone the local tech theres courses run from autunm onwards and i think they are in the eening but you need to check with the tech, but they are part time. wensday adult nurses can do a...

  18. work to rule in ireland

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    i've begun to read about a ongoing industrial dispute between 2 nurses unions and the public sector employer in ireland and how the irish public thinks or it. the nurses are looking a 10% pay increase...

  19. NG tube placement

    ayla2004 replied to DolphinRN84's topic in General Nursing

    NGT where placed by the SHO(resident) while i was in ent(placement) though elsewhere its a nurses

  20. work to rule in ireland

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    hi wannabe er rn i'm from N.I but training in

  21. Pt beds in the hallway

    ayla2004 replied to Nurse1966's topic in General Nursing

  22. What would you miss?

    ayla2004 replied to danissa's topic in International Nursing

    ah now veda(not vida) is a much missed northern irish food cut thickly and toasted with butter, and not available in manchester. veda if anyone cares is a malt loaf like sorren but without fruit only...

  23. What would you miss?

    ayla2004 replied to danissa's topic in International Nursing

    when you say plain outsiders do you mean the heel of the bread which in plain bread is lovley and thick, and is the choice piece for my mum northern ireland does lovely plain

  24. U.K. healthcare

    ayla2004 replied to beej32's topic in International Nursing

    likes good preventated primary care. although we have a lack of dentist and more of these are not taking on nhs patients where charges are capped. dislikes money for treatment is sometimes refused...

  25. Nursing Students in the UK

    ayla2004 replied to suzanne4's topic in United Kingdom

    my current ward neurosurgical is a mix of spinal and neuro. due to beds etc we have had an admission of a 18yr old bloke who broke his spine due to a road traffic accident with a lorry and not his...