ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. amp of D50

    ayla2004 replied to happyRN21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    nurses cant push d50 in my hospital we give glucose tabs if can eat drink hypostop gel if pt perfers if not eating IM glucogon if not effective bleep medic for iv d50 i work ina teaching hosptial...

  2. Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

    ayla2004 replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

    no verbal orders in my hospistal in in the Uk. we do use electronic presribing so either we ask a doctor on the ward, or bleep on call medic and wait for it to pop up. For non electronic...

  3. Frontline staff to lose jobs

    ayla2004 replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    Lack of SW is causin delays of 2-3 day from filed section 2 in ppl being assesed, refer any pt nearing but not deemed medically fit and SW closes the case. then we have bed mangers etc saying we need...

  4. Carry a stethoscope without hanging it on neck

    ayla2004 replied to jalainec's topic in General Nursing

    Not allowed to wear them around our necks, Dr still do though. belt clip it just fell off or get caught on a bed like a leases. i have big pockets so i stuff it in there when not in

  5. Do you have time to give baths?

    ayla2004 replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I work acute care of the elderly, we bath pt every day, showers or tub baths if we can can also. No one ever died from not having a bathm but as other have said skin assesments, pt comfort are...

  6. What is the importance of patient sitting up in chair?

    ayla2004 replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    as others have said decrease risk of clots, decrease risk of chest infections, got pt to return to baseline, decrease hospital stays alter pressure

  7. Does age really matter for the registration??

    ayla2004 replied to smitha 2010's topic in International Nursing

    yeah chek with the NMC, nurisng student in the uk need to be 17.5 but im sure ive worked with international trained nurses who were younger than this im sure one nurse from the philpines was 20 when...

  8. Accepting tranfer of patient not qualified to care for...

    ayla2004 replied to jamesk78's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You need to have the knowledge skills and experince to care for your pt, if you don't accpet your limiations and the pt comes to harm who you be seen as liable for

  9. Frontline staff to lose jobs

    ayla2004 replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    Ive an idea where i'd like to go which is critical care, have heard there are jobs available and as far as know no other band 5 from my ward wants this area. So ive emailed our matron. A colleague...

  10. Frontline staff to lose jobs

    ayla2004 replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    Just found out my ward is closining. but we will be redeployed to were I dont

  11. United Kingdom Doctors make end of life decisions??

    ayla2004 replied to qt2168's topic in International Nursing

    Can i ask the OP what do you mean by end of life. DNAR are medical decison however for a competent adult pt it is their joint decison. Familly arent always consulted although best practice is to...

  12. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    ayla2004 replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Had to google aperitant never heard of

  13. Objective Documentation on Demanding Patient?

    ayla2004 replied to al586's topic in General Nursing

    While some people are just demanding always have be always will and arent good as self entertaining. when it comes to pt i agree with other poster docurment that they are doing saying. If you have a...

  14. I don't like dead people

    ayla2004 replied to dawn.b-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope im with the OP on this one, had an unlce died when i was 10 and by custon we kiss the cheek of the deceased kinda unsettling. However I had enough pt pass away and mostly i feel they are in a...

  15. Silicone NGT

    ayla2004 replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    we use 2 types of NG larger bore for drainage these are stiffer rarely used. and thin bore probaly latex these come with guidewire for enteral feeds. of all the nurisng skills i dislike placing ng...

  16. In your "perfect nursing world" what would you have?

    ayla2004 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    More staff, RN, ward clerk till 20.00 not till 13.30. more support workers(cna) Nurisng staff levels increased if more dependent or unwell pt on ward. less redundant work. /more cleaning staff...

  17. Non-invasive (bloodless) glucose monitoring in UK?

    ayla2004 replied to icudavis's topic in International Nursing

    what you are describing is called a sliding scale insulin infusion in the UK. we tirate the dose hourly base on periphal blood sugars. IF a pt was admitted DKA we stop the infuisin if blood sugar...

  18. red and green pedals of hospital bed

    ayla2004 replied to comnursesall's topic in General Nursing

    on old manual beds, green pedals normally mid point under the bed will raise the bed but you need to pump it with your foot , red will lower the bed just hold your foot on it. ask a co-worker how to...

  19. Are nurses smarter than resident physicians?

    ayla2004 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    To agree with others. I don't expect doctors to know everyting a decent consultant doesn't expect his juniors to know everything just be prepared to learn. If i can help a pt by sharing knowledge...

  20. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    ayla2004 replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    derived from the 2000 us census a study publiched in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology by a Michael Aamodt, a professor emeritus at Radford University both link refer to the study...

  21. Body Bags

    ayla2004 replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    We use sheets as well kinda looks like a mummy, we use bodybags for infrctiuos pt. the decreased is then transported on trolley to the mogue. however it ahsa upper weight limit so for large pt...

  22. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    ayla2004 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have s housekeeper m-f, sets up the ceral/toast trolleys(/support workers see to their own bays, mans the drinks trolley. and passes out pt trays. its a rush to make/butter toast and get it to pt...

  23. Aspirin and ibuprofen bad combo?

    ayla2004 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Asprin at 75mg as an antiplatlet or 300mg MI or ischemic stroke asprin isn't treated as a NSAID at these levels i have seen advil prescibed as well and paracetamol(apap) but never gave 2 NASIDS for...

  24. Why aren't pt phones & TV free?

    ayla2004 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    ok free isn't free just billed in.. we have phone&tv by pt beds, put in and run by a private

  25. O2 Sat 88%-90%, MD no action, opinions.

    ayla2004 replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    agreed 88=92 is our target range for retainers as a rule, 5 litre though would be considered too high we prefer 2-4 for copd