ZippyGBR BSN, RN

Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS

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    How much is your pay?

    ZippyGBR replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    how aobut any job in the NHS where the full time leave package STARTS at 27 days (7.5hr) leave + 8 (7.5 hr) public holidays ... and that's pure leave as sick pay is enitrely seperate ... this is...
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    US names for medications

    ZippyGBR replied to Whisper's topic in United Kingdom

    pethidine isn't it nasty drug ... another one of the same drug different generic approved name like paracetamol /
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    Pay Increase

    ZippyGBR replied to mattyuk's topic in International Nursing

    sorry that's more fool you ... when you change jobs you should look at the overall package ... GP practices directly employing staff will aim to maximise the profits for the owners - the Partners...
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    Health Care in the UK

    ZippyGBR replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

    AIUI UK dentists have criteria to refer for orthodontic treatment and it's to do with poor bite rather than for cosmetic reasons .... they also realise 1. patient complaince will be an issue with...
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    Health Care in the UK

    ZippyGBR replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

    routine ental care should be available on the NHS at subsidised raes but many dentists won't take adult NHS patients... hospital based orthodontic and maxillofacial stauff is just the same as anyother...
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    Health Care in the UK

    ZippyGBR replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

    NHS policy is that emergency dept treatment is free - any prescription issued from the EDas a take home would be chargable ... most EDs i'm aware of try to actively manage those who misuse the ED as...
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    difficulty hearing blood pressure

    ZippyGBR replied to NancyRNHospice's topic in General Nursing

    how good a stethoscope areyou using comparing cheap steths to littman select /classic to specialist scopes does show that you get what you pay for up toa point ( some of the hugely expsnive...
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    Policy on patient leaving AMA with IV in place

    ZippyGBR replied to trainer2070's topic in General Nursing

    so it's a wate of tax dollars for a police officer to call past someone's house and check they are Ok ... what is the primary purpose of the police service? i was under the impression that it is to...
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    Pay Increase

    ZippyGBR replied to mattyuk's topic in International Nursing

    well the fact that zanuliarbou is still using the excuse o fhte state the conservative party left the country in ... adopted a policy of changing things that worked back into a command economy...
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    Pay Increase

    ZippyGBR replied to mattyuk's topic in International Nursing

    if and when unison accept it ... at present the best option is just to take whatever zanuLiarbour offers and make our point at the ballot box ... zanuLiarbour showned maggie-esque levels of standing...
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    Malpractice Insurance

    ZippyGBR replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    on e avantage to the Uk unipon system is that the major health sector unions get very very goodratres on decent max payout per claim professional indemnity... my full rate RCN subscription of...
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    When the IV med is finished running

    ZippyGBR replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    and i assume your standing orders / PGDs for flushes permit this ... (unless of course you are an independent
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    Emergency Room vs. Motorcycle Accident Patient

    ZippyGBR replied to openheartmary's topic in Emergency

    thanks for putting the cite up
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    Emergency Room vs. Motorcycle Accident Patient

    ZippyGBR replied to openheartmary's topic in Emergency

    have a look at the regime in the Uk under the ionising radiation (medicla exposures) regulations ... or the RCR purple book IR(ME)R requires that the referrer be able to provide sufficient...
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    Respiratory Therapists in Ireland?

    ZippyGBR replied to JaredCNA's topic in International Nursing

    there is no shortage in the UK there isn't always funding made available by commissions and lay management or the skill mix of the available labour pool is wrong but there is no shortage .... there...
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    list of uk hospitals willing to hire overseas nurses

    ZippyGBR replied to parabone's topic in International Nursing

    a citizen of another EU state doesn't need a work permit, they just need to be on the NMC register as well as / instead of their home nation register.... he whole work permit thing is unlikely to...
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    Respiratory Therapists in Ireland?

    ZippyGBR replied to JaredCNA's topic in International Nursing

    pay band 3 ( RNs and Physios start on band 5 of 12 (1-9 but 8 has 4 sub bands) you've two hopes and one's a dead american comedian /
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    Respiratory Therapists in Ireland?

    ZippyGBR replied to JaredCNA's topic in International Nursing

    it's a band 3 job it's a HCA role with a few extended skills carried out under delegation from an
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    Physician assistants

    ZippyGBR replied to wembley1's topic in International Nursing

    PAs in the uk interesting but ... unless they are registered with the NMC or HPC they can't be named on PGDs so cannot supply or adminster PoMs and unless a Nurse or Pharmacist couldn't access...
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    Respiratory Therapists in Ireland?

    ZippyGBR replied to JaredCNA's topic in International Nursing

    i don't knowe aobut Eire, but historically there is a lot of commonality between Eire and the Uk in terms ogf health professiona lpractice and education. but the RT role doesn't exist in the Uk as...
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    nurse vs doctors

    ZippyGBR replied to monkeymedic's topic in General Nursing

    look at the currency unit per hour pay rate of foundation docs and St1 /2 (right pond) and Interns and junior years of residency (left pond) equally though why should these docs who the RN is...
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    UK old nurses question

    ZippyGBR replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    "glicanic" or perhaps 'glyc' and 'ich' glycerine and
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    question...to go meds

    ZippyGBR replied to sharksgal's topic in Emergency

    rightpondian viewpoint tto meds are a pain in the backside limited range of prepacks frompharmacy pre labelled with fill in the blanks labels must be prescribed by a prescriber or someone who can...
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    Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    ZippyGBR replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    and vitamin L - librium for the withdrawing drinkers PTT pillow tolerance test bit like tachylordiosis with a junctional jesus for those of a papist persuasion especially here in...
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    Moving and handling patients

    ZippyGBR replied to Chixie's topic in International Nursing

    by transferring using a safe and appropriate manual handling techniques with the use of handling aids if required ... not by grabbing him under the armpits and throwing him about. manual handling...