talkall

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1. i really don't want to go back

   talkall posted a topic in International

   Ok well my first day at trying to be in charge was an unpronounced disaster, I made a really stupid mistake when I was triaging a patient didn't ask the right question and I should on made her more urgent I did get the patient seen by the sho about g...

2. international nurses day...i dont believe what happened..........

   talkall replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Don't worry, we didn't get anything. Each department had to do a stand to display in the main concourse for the public to look at. But we got nothing from the management or the hospital or even the doctors. We did manage to bribe one of the doctor...

3. Kawasaki Disease

   talkall replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

   i remember a child i looked after as a student with this, why do i remember it so well? cause it was in a peads hospital and they desided to treat with asprin on a sunday morning i had to run around most of the wards to fine one that had any asprin a...

4. Calling all nurses...did you ever wonder if you could do it?

   talkall replied to 2banurse's topic in General Nursing

   to this day I still have doughts and guess what I graduated today, gawd that walk across the stage was so long and I was convinced I would trip over the steps coming down:D anyway I'm now a nurse and I still have doughts doughts as to whether I will...

5. Having second thoughts about going into nursing...

   talkall replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in General Nursing

   Please dont give up till you try it you will only regret it. Sure their is alot of negativity on this site but think aboout it, this is a place where nurses go to get things off their backs and to seak advice for problems so your are seing a mainly o...

6. Nursing Children

   talkall replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

   Actually this may sound strange but the ones i get attached to are the children with special needs (and the little cuddly babys of course;) ) but i relash the times iafter ive finished placment their when i bump into someone who can update me on all ...

7. UnBELEEEEVABLE

   talkall replied to Joules's topic in General Nursing

   sorry but being uk nhs based this all sounds like star treck we just have an locked dugs trolly and a store room. wish we had some of this cause at least i'd actually be able to find stuff:roll

8. Nursing & Depression

   talkall replied to carpe_de_em's topic in Stress 101

   I've had my why am I putting myself through this days I could be a shop assistant days. But I'll let you all into a little secret that will kind of screw up you little survey I was way more off track before I started nursing. I a rotten time at scho...

9. Pediatric Procedural Sedations

   talkall replied to Alley Cat's topic in General Nursing

   someone tell me whats wrong? all our mri kids that arent old enought get a GA for it is this so strange????

10. UAP charting assesments in the ICU

    talkall replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing

    when i did my itu placement as a student i was supper numery in other words i was not aloud to take patients or be counted in the nombers i was not aloud to handle controled durgs and could not touch the vents. i know i'm in scotland but from a stude...

11. Your favorite "extra" thing to do for patients

    talkall replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Ok alittle off what some have written but i work in peads and often the parents stay with the children and when i've been on nights i've had a few mums expecialy on ARU ward (you know, your child is ill you dont remember anything but the child even h...

12. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    talkall replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    if you answer the phone at home by saying " hello ward *** student nurse speaking how can i help you" (and I have done it I've also answered the phone on a new placement and said the wrong ward and had to apolagise to the person when they ring back)...

13. The Final Countdown

    talkall replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Students

    Ok us over in the UK are alittle different but i do finish this term so here goes My last date in university is the 10th September My qualifying date is the 30th September (i can register then and once i get confirmation i can work!!) My graduation c...

14. Student nurses why do we take it?

    talkall replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    It is just the same in the uk and we dont pay for our training so we dont have as much comeback. I have just finished a placement my mentor filled in all my booklet gave me a really good report and said that I had done really well, and that I had got...