ayla2004

ayla2004 ASN, RN

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  1. What are you doing in your nursing care to address the nurse sensitive indicators?

    ayla2004 replied to eas78's topic in General Nursing

    falls asses risk factors highlight pt with increased risk commiuncate and monitor responds. if need be we use a 1-1 avoiding pu. risk acess increased fluids pressure relive/turn/reposition and...

  2. The "bully" nurse

    ayla2004 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    nursing is known for latweral violence i.e. bullyng sometimes if feels like it coming from support staff nurisng aids housekeepers etc. If someone can chout loudly and often question your abilites...

  3. I'm 56 want to be be a nurse, anyone else out there?

    ayla2004 replied to Byatt's topic in International Nursing

    My only consideration would be finding az job after qualifing. NHS tends to stick to state retirment ages but private nursining homes don't so maybe more work in the private

  4. Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    ayla2004 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Like others i was taught to use filter needles however in my experince there weren't laways available from ward to ward as a student Where i work now we stock them and i will use them and know why but...

  5. HELP!! I need guidance I saw someone cheating

    ayla2004 replied to Brie80's topic in General Students

    hmm hard call i agree anonymous e-mail and this suggestion to you lectuer. not sure why you don't swop exams with a colleague to mark as i seen this used in every educatioanl esthablishment ive...

  6. Registration with NMC

    ayla2004 replied to ewen's topic in United Kingdom

    uk trained it took me 2 weeks ost of that was the feee being paid advised cheques make it slower. oh uk trained can depend on your univesity and how goood thet are at sending everything

  7. Legal Question

    ayla2004 replied to Leah236's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In the UK yes our registarton board NMC response is that if understaffing or any other events outside your controol do not cahnge your accoutability for the care of the patients you are responibles...

  8. Wasting Narcotics

    ayla2004 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I read this and only can say that in the uk it takes 2 rn to check and adminster waste our controlled drugs so no chance of not having a witness to waste anything. it went around my hospital that a...

  9. Sterile Dressing Change question

    ayla2004 replied to Student4Now's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was taught and do clean to dirty in to out if clean a wound. once the wound is cleaned and primary dressing insitu you can stop the aspectic technique and use both hands pick up addiontal items...

  10. Discussing End of Life Issues Part 2 - Living to a Ripe Old Age

    ayla2004 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    i feel strongly that this issue is often not disscussed unless with cancer patients and then not even. why the fact that people will die espcailly if they have life limiting illness i don't know....

  11. Is this Ethical or Legal?

    ayla2004 replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    common take home med from our ed are codeine-paracetamol 60'/500*2 qds (not a cd here) and a nsaids ibruprofen perhaops

  12. Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    ayla2004 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    For uk nurses it would be the healthcare commision or NAAS (nurisng assesment accredition servicer One cause you follow u and ask questions. Two managment runs around like headless chickens....

  13. Clinical Decision Units

    ayla2004 replied to Medic2RN's topic in Emergency

    don't work in one but we have one attaqched to are ed. not staffed by ed rn though Can hold patient for 23 hours before but dischage/transfer to appriaote ward. patient have more normal ward care. We...

  14. Patients paying for TV service in the hospital

    ayla2004 replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    in the uk in my hospital and in many more a private company has installed tv/phone over bed combo. pt pay to use the phone and for tv/internets services over 65 get it half price under 16 no charge...

  15. Red/Green Color Deficient Nurses

    ayla2004 replied to m2736185's topic in General Nursing

    hmmi know in the uk we try to aviod associating colour with drugs/lines as we had a case whereby e doctor grabbed a preloaded syringe based on colour and injected iv the wrong drug/ bad results. it...

  16. New Grads and Clinical Hours

    ayla2004 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    2300 for a 3 year diphe/bsc nursing in the uk and thats the national

  17. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    ayla2004 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Also iv paracetamol is cheapar than pr so if a pt is charged for inpatient meds*we don't charge in the nhs) its

  18. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    ayla2004 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    ] Why don't you have it though puzzles me its great drug and iv is good during surgery post op and if a pt is nmb(npo) it is more acceptable than pr

  19. A physican where I work called a patient a "FAT PIG!"

    ayla2004 replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok i see two diffent thing occuring in thei event. 1 the doctor who schelude this pt at the end of the list, perhaps as he knew that she would not be an easy case and to prevent orther surgerys being...

  20. Do you want to have to win a lottery to see the doctor?

    ayla2004 replied to ozoneranger's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In the Uk the only case of having to move GP would be if you move as they normally have geographic areas they cover based, this uis due to gp still providing home visits or more so the distrist nurses...

  21. Patient Compliant...Taking it Really Hard

    ayla2004 replied to Diva7332's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hmm even non delivering ladies anatomy is confusing compared with the textbooks i have placed in a lady parts once, its not

  22. Enemas in the ER

    ayla2004 replied to Jaloc's topic in Emergency

    we onky do microlax or fleet enena in the hospital setting never heard of any

  23. Tragic death-NOT due to swine flu

    ayla2004 replied to misswoosie's topic in International Nursing

    that is very sad and unfortunaley not the first occurance of things being missed. i am told pt are still going to our a&e with flu like sysptoms and being seen. not everyone with menigist alos...

  24. patients ascoation reports

    ayla2004 posted a topic in International Nursing

    http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/patients-association-brands-nhs-nurses-cruel-and-demeaning/5005658.article...

  25. patients ascoation reports

    ayla2004 replied to ayla2004's topic in International Nursing

    or be the nurse wirh under a years experince sent to cover the late on another ward to find out she was the only trained on. that was me a fornight ago luclky they found another nurse no more...