Billy Shears

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  1. Please help!!! UK student nurse

    Billy Shears replied to damson82's topic in International Nursing

    You could at my University, a lot of students did due to pregnancy or personal problems. It was called 'intermitting'. Speak with your

  2. Why Do So Many Non-Nurses Post in the "International Nursing "Forum?

    Billy Shears replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in International Nursing

    Tell the truth I thought everyone on here was a Nurse in some form or other. Naiive really. It does explain some of the posts being a bit, shall we say, over assertively ignorant? Hmm, some people...

  3. on the other side

    Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    Sorry to hear this Cariad, hope you are OK. What you say about grief is so very

  4. update on UK TO USA

    Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    Thankyou thankyou thankyou

  5. glasgow coma scale

    Billy Shears replied to student_nurse1986's topic in International Nursing

    As an Activities Of Living assessment it is pertinent as there is allegedly a problem with their medication. This could be due to them not taking it appropriately (too often/omitting/wrong time etc)....

  6. glasgow coma scale

    Billy Shears replied to student_nurse1986's topic in International Nursing

    You probably also need to be looking at pharmacology and neurology and get some evidence together. Whatever you write about the episode make sure you have good quality up to date evidence to argue for...

  7. on the other side

    Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    All the best Cariad, will be thinking about your Nephew. Very difficult for you being so far

  8. UK Hospitals Policies ???

    Billy Shears replied to Mia33's topic in International Nursing

    At the hospital I used to work in we had problems with patients & relatives filming, recording and taking photos on mobile

  9. nursing intervention for acute heart failure...

    Billy Shears replied to angel008's topic in General Students

    Look up the mechanics of

  10. help !!

    Billy Shears replied to fiestaflame's topic in International Nursing

    Assess, assess, assess. Look at your patient holistically, they have come in from the outside world because they are feeling ill. As a Nurse, what are you going to do to make them feel better? Don't...

  11. non-nursing question for someone in the UK

    Billy Shears replied to LanaBanana's topic in International Nursing

    Although most of the cars are clockwork, they do have 12v cigarette

  12. NHS urged to curb staff sickness

    Billy Shears replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    It maybe foolish but leaving a department dangerously understaffed is something some people cannot do (not having a dig there I don't always go in). We also get a ridiculous amount of paid

  13. NHS urged to curb staff sickness

    Billy Shears replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    The end result of the paid sickness leave is that the well staff get brought in on their days off and holidays to cover. So the non-sick staff maintain the department staffing levels which leads to...

  14. update on UK TO USA

    Billy Shears replied to cariad's topic in United Kingdom

    Be careful your kids don't age

  15. Hospital under fire

    Billy Shears replied to Smiler3's topic in International Nursing

    Sir George Alberti is visiting my department on Wednesday. I guess you all know where I work..... Chin up Smiler, stick

  16. Please provide insight into nationalized health care.

    Billy Shears replied to 1Tulip's topic in International Nursing

    Cariad, I've offered two insights, they are not personal experiences or films. I haven't mentioned the US Healthcare system, I am not comparing. The OP wants some insights into Nationalised...

  17. Please provide insight into nationalized health care.

    Billy Shears replied to 1Tulip's topic in International Nursing

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7954156.stm Birmingham Children's Hospital Birmingham is not a 'relative backwater', neither is Stafford for that matter. Nurses are leaving in droves...

  18. Please provide insight into nationalized health care.

    Billy Shears replied to 1Tulip's topic in International Nursing

    http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Investigation_into_Mid_Staffordshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust.pdf All over the news at the

  19. Please provide insight into nationalized health care.

    Billy Shears replied to 1Tulip's topic in International Nursing

    I don't believe the money goes back into the health service, it's just tax. God forbid if you breach the 4 hour wait in A&E, you will be left there on the trolley and beds will be given to...

  20. Reducing dependence on foreign nurses

    Billy Shears replied to greenjungle's topic in International Nursing

    Hurts me

  21. Reducing dependence on foreign nurses

    Billy Shears replied to greenjungle's topic in International Nursing

    What with the April VB this is all going horribly

  22. Immigration to become harder for the UK for foreign workers

    Billy Shears replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    I'd still have a work force that wants to work and be productive than one that needs to be

  23. Immigration to become harder for the UK for foreign workers

    Billy Shears replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    I'd prefer a workforce that works hard and cares about what they do. Much more important than where someone comes from whatever their occupation. This country, like the US, needs immigrants. The...

  24. US Relaxes Visa Requirements

    Billy Shears replied to aeonflux14's topic in International Nursing

    It'a an old Ombudsman report. edit: Just re-read your post, I think you know that, sorry

  25. Ambulances?

    Billy Shears replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    Unfortunately a lot of people in the UK believe that it is their right to have an ambulance to hospital and then home again. I had a pt recently who was complaining about waiting when she had come...