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  1. DUI - advice

    UKPedsRN replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. He was asking my advice as I have worked in the US. I was giving him advice about working abroad when he mentioned his offences. I thought it would affect him, but wanted to be sure...

  2. I finally did it. My BACK is really injured... now what??

    UKPedsRN replied to SICU Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Something similar happened to me years ago, when I worked in LA. I went to occupational health team, was sent home. After two days, I was crying with the pain, went back to occupational health, the...

  3. Diet Injections and complication

    UKPedsRN replied to CrispyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient 2 years ago who had lipo injections to her abdomen. 2 days later she developed ertheyma, swelling, and severe pain to her lower abdomen. 3 months later, her whole lower abdomen was...

  4. Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    UKPedsRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have PCOS, which means that I have excess facial hair, a few years ago before laser hair removal, I was due to be admitted for surgery and I paniced about my facial hair, and asked my aunt to use...

  5. An interesting article from The Daily Mail

    UKPedsRN replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    having worked in the US for 13 years, I can say that what the reporter is saying is not untrue. There are groups in this country who would like the UK public to beleive we could not survive if we had...

  6. Florida Pay rates

    UKPedsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have a friend who has just been offered a position in a Florida Treatment and Evaluation Center with an hourly rate of $21. 86. This will be his first job in the US. Is this an average rate?...

  7. CEU's

    UKPedsRN posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hi there Military personnel, What types of topics do you cover for CEU's. I can think of all the general med/surg topics, but what would be some specialised topics have you done or topics that would...

  8. Nurse Unions

    UKPedsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, Although I worked in the US for 13 years, I never worked in a hospital that was unionised. The unions over here in the UK, have just screwed the nursing profession over YET AGAIN. I am sure...

  9. Nurse Unions

    UKPedsRN replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have always thought that unions are out for themselves rather than members. recent events in the Uk just confirm that thought. The government decided to give nurses a staged pay award, everyone was...

  10. Nurse Unions

    UKPedsRN replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here I am a member of the RCN, but to be honest the only reason I ever joined a union is to get the malpractise coverage and receive employment advice, if I was getting a hard time from my employer -...

  11. nclex revision

    UKPedsRN replied to horris's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If I was you, I would use Kaplan online review course. You get the books to study, and you get access an online testing. The program lets you monitor your progress and indicagtes when you are most...

  12. RCN accepts pay deal

    UKPedsRN replied to Fonenurse's topic in International Nursing

    Yeah, but at what point do we say enough is enough. On one hand they do have us by the short & curlies but on the other hand we are trained professionals who are intelligent logical thinkers -...

  13. RCN accepts pay deal

    UKPedsRN replied to Fonenurse's topic in International Nursing

    So how do we not so apathtic nurses garner the rest to stand and make ourselves heard. I have been a nurse for more than 22 years and it saddens me when I see the direction this profession is going....

  14. RCN accepts pay deal

    UKPedsRN replied to Fonenurse's topic in International Nursing

    Well it appears to me that the RCN is now in bed with the government, plainly and simply. How they can sit back and ignore the fact that nurses in the UK apart from England are now receiving the full...

  15. RCN accepts pay deal

    UKPedsRN replied to Fonenurse's topic in International Nursing

    Given the NT survey I think they thought that many people would leave the RCN if they didnt follow through. I hope more people do cancel their subscription - although all the RCN would do is to open...

  16. Nursing Times

    UKPedsRN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    Once I qualified I only bought the NT for the job section. As a student I thought it was great, but once I had some expereince under my belt I thought that the educational sections were so basic, that...

  17. RCN accepts pay deal

    UKPedsRN replied to Fonenurse's topic in International Nursing

    I am amazed that an organisation that I pay more than £15 a month to, does not listen to what I have to say. I could have almost garenteed this result, when i received the survey last week, from the...

  18. Hopping the pond TO the UK?

    UKPedsRN replied to VegasNurse05's topic in International Nursing

    You might want to try HCA which is an American owned group of hospitals in London, they are actively recruiting at the moment. I have noticed that the number of nursing jobs are on the rise again,...

  19. State Facilities

    UKPedsRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Excuse my ignorance, but anyone working in a State facility help me out here. I am simply a UK peds nurse studying again. I am writing a paper on the differences between the US & other countries....

  20. A surgeon's perception of nursing education.

    UKPedsRN replied to Grandy's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only one who read this article and took it for how he meant it? He is making his observations and mostly it is said in a light hearted manner. He is pointing out differences from when he was...

  21. US nurse want to travel international

    UKPedsRN replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    In the UK you would need to register with the NMC, Nurse Midwifery Council, and complete an adaptation course. There is a group of American Hospitals (HCA) in London. I am sure they would love to have...

  22. KSF and PDP's

    UKPedsRN posted a topic in International Nursing

    Looking to know what your experience has been thus far, with the KSF and your personal Development

  23. KSF and PDP's

    UKPedsRN replied to UKPedsRN's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Lisa, Was it easy to understand? Who did your appraisal, how did they support you through the process, and developing your skills and knowledge. I am doing some research on this topic, and from...

  24. Cataract - Calling All Eye Nurses (or anyone who has cared for post-op cataract pt)

    UKPedsRN replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Need some advice- My mum went into hospital on Thursday here in the UK. She was sent home on Friday morning when after taking her to OR, found that with local, she could not keep still enough to...

  25. World wide Nursing statistics

    UKPedsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I have spent the last 3 hours on the internet searching out some stats. I am still looking for some and thought that a number of you couold help me. I need to find numbers for LVN/LPN's in...