mageean

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 including head of Service. Thorougly enjoyed the Chall...

Remember paraldehyde given in glass syringes in case it melted the plastic??

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 without being breathless and an expanding waist line. ...

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 enjoyed every day of it starting as a care assistant in ...

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 effective discharge planning etc. additionally we provide ...

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 responsibility attached to the job you do. I under...

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 think the scheme is scandalous as most nurses are ...

I have been using Snoezelen in one of my Dementia units for 3 years now and this has proved to be a very useful Therapy in that it provides a degree of stimulation to those that need it and a restful environment for others. We have also reduced signi...

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

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 North of England and Scotland being the cheapest. Agen...

I trained as an RMN and EN(g) in N.Ireland qualified in 81. (I am sooooo old!) I came to England, (Canterbury) in 83 and have spent all the intervening years in Mental Health Services for Older People. I am currently the Service manager covering East...

An "average" 3 bedroom house in the South of England is about £160,000 (sterling) Average wage for a Skilled ward/Dept manager is £25,000. So house prices will be approx 6 times the annual salary. 40,000 dollars would'nt buy anything here! You lucky...

and keep running! The staffing ratio is the worst I have ever heard. The only thing to gain from a job like that is STRESS and HEARTACHE!

I have worked in this area for 25 years and enjoy every day of it despite the fact that I now am the Service manager rather than a Nurse practitioner.( I am still a registered Nurse). In the UK we tend not to nurse Older people with mental health pro...

I understood that all nurses registered in another country had to register with NMC to ensure some consistency re competencies. In my case, I came to England from. Nortern Ireland (part of UK) and had to Re Register with the General Nursing Council, ...

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

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 takes away from any concept of person centred care. ...

Compliments like this make the job worthwhile. keep up the good work and remember to look after yourself!!

Ireland beat both the All Blacks and the Wallabies last year. I suspect the Wallabies will win this time but don't rule out the English.

The Brit contingent is getting bigger! Welcome aboard and good luck in your endeavours.

Welcome aboard this hub of activity and knowledge. use it and enjoy it.

For filing in my memory bank!

Recognition at last! Congratulations. next stop Talk shows?

You once had a comedian play for you. Charlie Williams! You have 11 of them now. The best team outside the premiership has to be Gillingham but we dont want/cant afford promotion so sit comfortably in Div 1. It will be a few years before you get ther...

You must be the biggest optimist in the country!!!!!!!! Premiership, you're kidding. keep "whispering" or the men in white coats will be out looking for you! Congrats anyway.