ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. Hierarchy of UK doctors

    ayla2004 replied to goldenc's topic in International Nursing

    Fy1 are pre reg not licenced the rotat between medical surgical and primary care gotta love em though they get lot of on call kinda

  2. Question regarding Lasix and Bumetanide

    ayla2004 replied to LuVnLpN08's topic in Patient Medications

    iv lasix and po butamide are not given together at my hospital but po both are

  3. Am I crazy because I love med surg???

    ayla2004 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    at least in my hosptial med reconcilation is done by

  4. How do you count liquid narcotics?

    ayla2004 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    pharmacy allows 4 ml unaccounted for out of what size a bottle our liquid meds are either in 100ml or 250ml bottles so 4ml would be allowed by pharmacy. sometimes the problem is as doses are deducted...

  5. How do you count liquid narcotics?

    ayla2004 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    we use liquid narcotics frequenlty. each dose volume is just deducted and recorerded in the controlled drug book as we would a tab. we are allowed by pharmacy to go over or under by 5%. we use...

  6. Midnight Shift And The Rest Of The World

    ayla2004 replied to nessa_5555's topic in General Nursing

    Im in the UK office hours are 8.30-17.30 for doctors not every day isa the same but late day appoinments are offered or my suggestion stay up and have an ealry one not good when your tired but query...

  7. "Scrub the Hub" means... ?

    ayla2004 replied to Dialysis R.N. in IA's topic in General Nursing

    All our non dialysis lines now have self sealing flat caps that mean we can clean then with an chlorohexdine alcoloh wipe for 30 secs prior to acessing the line. The dialysis lines the iv and...

  8. Accelerated BSN - eligible to work in the UK?

    ayla2004 replied to yellowbox's topic in International Nursing

    Oh i didnt remeber the OP was a UK citizen so the visa isn't the

  9. Accelerated BSN - eligible to work in the UK?

    ayla2004 replied to yellowbox's topic in International Nursing

    It has been disscused before at present for most general nurisng jobs the UK donot have a shortage and may in fact have a glut of nurses the way the NHS is to be affected by goverment budget decisons...

  10. Told to clean room

    ayla2004 replied to cargalrn's topic in General Nursing

    Cleaning rooms is not unkown to me. espiacally to open a private room for infection control or if a specfic gender room is required. was always have cleaning equiment available. However if a room...

  11. I am allergic to...

    ayla2004 replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    tylenol 3 is tylenol with codeine. 10% of codeine is metabolized to morphine and this is the active analgeisa of the drug. i was told 10% of people do not have the enzyme required and therefore...

  12. 6 weeks of vacation to start as an RN :D

    ayla2004 replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    i get 262.5 hours (or 7 weeks *37.5hours) of annual leave as does anyone working in the nhs rising after 5 years. partime workers get 7 weeks * weekly hours etc. it comes from 27 days a/l stanard + 7...

  13. I made a injection error... Please help me....

    ayla2004 replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

    from the bnf 75mg ivi in 100-500ml ns or 5%dexterose ,buffered with 1ml 4.2%/0.5ml 8.4% soduim bicarbonate over 30-120mins every 4-6 hours is ok and it comes in 25mg/ml in 3 ml

  14. Nursing to be all degree in England..

    ayla2004 replied to madeleine's topic in International Nursing

    i dont think being degree only entry to the registart for nurses trained in england (my home are N.I is degree only now)will change our income. Nurses in the Republic of Ireland have become degree...

  15. I don't fit in anywhere!!!

    ayla2004 replied to webmansx's topic in General Nursing

    I know ow you feel. im a rn 14 months on a rebah unit with very adl dependant pt. we now have changed to acute elderly medical ward and im learning again. given more iv meds mainly ivpb abx but im...

  16. Productive ward releasing time to care

    ayla2004 replied to Jenze's topic in International Nursing

    I know this is an old thread. We are a phase 2 rollout ward in my trust. we nene to use out organizing tools more effectivley (patient status at a glance etc). Just WOW(well organized ward) like...

  17. Which drug to give..........and why????

    ayla2004 replied to donnaclure's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The 1st rwo morphine s/c and midazalom s/c are pallative end of life drugs in the UK. I had to make the decison between the 2 for a pt who seemed agigtated as a new RN, i choose morphine as sedating a...

  18. Canadian MAR

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I had a pt treated in a canadian hospital and from their returned to the Uk I glanced thoug the canadian nursng documention shift flow sheets and MAR i noted their were interdisclinapry notes(are...

  19. my ward has changed now half acute/half sub-acute-rehab

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    ill try to look at hem sharrie. we now have a 2nd cons his spr and 2 sho who seem nice. both consultanrt pt will be reviiwed on wr q daily and 3 con lead wr a week.l it sounds great as at times our...

  20. my ward has changed now half acute/half sub-acute-rehab

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    an udapate to the post months agon well tptb have decided and it has happened we now will have acute cote pt. we keep ore previous consultant and gain another for acute pt. im raring up for the skills...

  21. NICU nursing in the UK

    ayla2004 replied to babyNP.'s topic in International Nursing

    that isn't true. Midwifes)RM) can post regisatration extend their skills into NICU but RN child and RN adult branch nurses also can work their. have you NICU

  22. Non-clinical management telling a Nurse how to be a Nurse

    ayla2004 replied to SweetLoriRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    we collect urgent meds. have a book to request regaul meds and pharmact orders thesse and are delivered to the ward. pharmcay techs will auidt pt drug supplies weekly and supply. we have stock drugs...

  23. Dismayed about the critism to the liverpool care of the dying pathwy

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Ive been reading online the press and blogs surrounding the letter of thiose 6 doctors who feel that the lcp is not always used as it should. i have felt people are jumping on the bandwagon to...

  24. Dismayed about the critism to the liverpool care of the dying pathwy

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    I stareted this thread and ive observed 2 occurenace since were familly have been unhappy that the pathway was commenced in the past 3 weeks. however inm both cases the pt has redused food/fluids etc...

  25. Did I miss the part about the hospital being the drive-thru?

    ayla2004 replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    ok this is life saving or pallativetreatment its either goning to make this gut life longer or negate some negative sysptoms so the pt is choosing to have the treatment. He knows the drill for his...