mageean

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1. Men Do you regret your Nursing Career?

   mageean replied to philanurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

   As a male nurse with 30 experience working with Dementia sufferers, I can state clearly that I have enjoyed every day of it. I started as a Nursing aid, the trained and have worked at all levels...

2. Psych Nursing prior to 1980

   mageean replied to colrainrn's topic in Psychiatric

   Remember paraldehyde given in glass syringes in case it melted the

3. Help Me! I'm trying to quit smoking!!!!

   mageean replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

   I stopped last October after smoking for over 30yrs. I used patches which helped. I also acknowledged the fact that I had to have 2 stents inserted in my coronary arteries, could not climb stairs...

4. The Psychiatric Nursing Profession...a thread to begin learning about it

   mageean replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

   I am due to take early retirement in october following 30yrs in mental health nursing in Ireland and UK my last 10years have "doubled" to 20 for pension purposes. I can honestly say that I have...

5. Nurse Liason

   mageean replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   In my area we provide mental health liaison nurses to the local general hospitals, which helps them to better understand mental health issues (esp Dementia) and supports joint assessments and...

6. Afc

   mageean replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

   make sure you have an up to date Job description, signed by your manager, which reflects the job you do and the responsibilities and accountabilities. The bands are supposed to reflect the detail and...

7. Future of NHS Pension, your views?

   mageean replied to andyph1711's topic in International Nursing

   I am one of the lucky one's i suppose. I will have completed 30years service (all at mental Health Officer status) by the time I am 55 and before 2013 which gives me a full 40yr pension. I do however...

8. Is there a D grade UK nurse who can help me?

   mageean replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

   :chuckle UK Nurse Does the rise cover your increase in mortgage/rent or perhaps goes some way to pay for your "subsidised"

9. Is there a D grade UK nurse who can help me?

   mageean replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

   D grade nurses earn between £16005 and £17670 per year before tax etc. Dependant on where you go to, living expenses vary considerably, with London and South East being the most expensive and the...

10. What are the Most Common Emergencies in Long-Term Care?

    mageean replied to dwoodruff's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my experience there are many emergencies in LTC Heart attack Stroke Falls and Fractures Choking self harm episodes and the list goes

11. Nursing Changes Since the 80s?

    mageean replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Patients now tend to present with more complex needs and are discharged faster!!. Increased community resources are not always able to keep up. The additional paperwork and national target setting...

12. Buying a bathing suit

    mageean replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is the best thing I have read today! I am now attempting to visualize

13. scared to take management position

    mageean replied to maxter's topic in Nurse Management

    In my experience The higher you progress in management the more is expected from you. PLEASE!!!! get your work/life balance correct from the start. good

14. resperidol

    mageean replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    Caution!! In the UK Rispiridal (Respiridone) is not reccommended to children under 15years old. Source. British National Formulary(BNF) which is produced by the British Pharmaceutical