ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. band 7 ward manager interview question

    ayla2004 replied to benwen's topic in International Nursing

    not a band 7 ward rather band 7, ward manager and it a UK clinical

  2. What's with the drug shortages?

    ayla2004 replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Emergency

    is this a us thing. we use some of those meds all the time no shortage. however very fe drug come in syringe most come in vials. the only shortage i know of is diamorphine that was several years...

  3. New to nursing but arleady tired of freaking politics.

    ayla2004 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else ever think there is a imp somewhere dreaming up new paperwork. My work is moving to EPR except for the new pathways and any other paper type documents its hard to change(but no...

  4. Post Arrival Gait Disturbance Syndrome(PAGDS)

    ayla2004 replied to patrice meursault's topic in Emergency

    i call it PIP syndrome (patient in

  5. Do you moonlight somewhere other than your FT position?

    ayla2004 replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    -A less than 4mg a

  6. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    ayla2004 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    noting like a 80+ pt ask you for a new nappy, makes me squim but i supply it. got told never to call it a nappy however is a care home we called pas with taper diapers maybe american colleagues...

  7. hoiw long the indwelling catheter can keep for a patient ?

    ayla2004 replied to mikhy's topic in General Nursing

    we have 28 day cathater which we have a similar policy for. We TWOC(trial without cathter ) if the pt fails to pu we monitior for retention. if they fail 2 Twoc they need urology review we also...

  8. What color scrubs do you wear?

    ayla2004 replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Printed on name /grade above ,left breast pocket Similar trust uniform of nursing blue (holby city staff nurse colour) with white trim. iNurse your uniform is a b grade in my

  9. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    ayla2004 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    we use sub/cut fluid in elderly acute care if iv acess is poor or if the pt is likley to remove the iv(due to confusion) as removing sub cut is less

  10. Hourly rounding signoff sheet

    ayla2004 replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    hey those rounding charts have crossed the Atlantic i have them on a ward in England. ours are linked to fall prevention anyone with a moderate to high risk of falls has one. with our new falls...

  11. Help with Braden Scale

    ayla2004 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the thing, no matter what a score on a piece of paper says, you have clinical judgement. sorry can't get a quote message.we use the waterlow score instead of norton/braden diabetics do score...

  12. learning resources for would be mentor

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    lo I'm in the process of getting on a mentor-ship module. in the mean time we have students on our ward. i have always genlty enjoyed sharing my knowledge skills with pt co-worker, and students...

  13. PO Vitamin K?

    ayla2004 replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    our vik-k for newborm comes can be given im but the manufactuer also supplies oral syringes. needed to give an adult a im dosed and it took 5 vials or new born

  14. Elderly Care ward...

    ayla2004 replied to xAmyRose's topic in International Nursing

    hope ur placement is going well. i work on a acute former rehab ward. some pt are acutely ill with related dependence however some are normally dependant. i do loads of adl. safety falls check...

  15. Why are so many nurses so bad these days?

    ayla2004 replied to ghillbert's topic in General Nursing

    following the previous poster enquiry ive trawled though your posts are us in OZ? it may be you have to become a very vocal relative to get your mum what she wants we all know it works. We know it...

  16. how long do you have to stay at work because of paperwork?

    ayla2004 replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    whats a tissue tolerance test is it pressure care

  17. "Can I take one of your patients for this one?" "No! And I resent your asking!"

    ayla2004 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    bluejummperbnunny i think that a lot of pt in the NHS are given a lot of leeway if they are unpleasant due to the fact they are ill. yes cognitive impairment may mean the pt ends up being physical...

  18. 88 Hours, tired, what was your highest week? how did you recover?

    ayla2004 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

  19. Proposals to scrap 4 hour EU targets

    ayla2004 replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    i find this hard on one hand having pt on a&e trolley is bad however pushing pt through to wards and can mean care is comprised by nurse trying to look after pt already there and complete more...

  20. What's your favorite computer charting program?

    ayla2004 replied to TDCHIM's topic in General Nursing

    in the UK we use isoft not really for nurses more interdisciplinary but out it people are adding more nurse care

  21. What happened to honor?

    ayla2004 replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    we are going to all electronic but some things remain on paper as yet however we have to sign and print our names and written entries. so glad for electronic notes time/day sign/name /rn took time if...

  22. How does your facility transport patients into the morgue cooler?

    ayla2004 replied to littlern820126's topic in General Nursing

    our porters take the deceased to the morgue all we assit is with the "pat slide"(brand name pt moving board) to the trolley. i have no idea how the body is transfered to the morgue coolers but we have...

  23. overwhelmed

    ayla2004 replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    in the uk pipercillain with tazobactam brand name is tazocin and it my most hated iv to mix and the whole

  24. General Election - Better NHS??

    ayla2004 replied to AQuinn's topic in International Nursing

    I voted and i lost. zana 2 in northern Ireland you need id to vote due to voter fraud, but voter apathy is more common in england wales and Scotland. I was shocked when i went to vote the first time...

  25. Looking for RN job options in England

    ayla2004 replied to skoorb112's topic in International Nursing

    I live in a large city and work in a large teaching hospital i know the department of health requires us to shut surgical beds this year. I fear our students wont get jobs and staff are worried that...