karenG

karenG

midwifery, ophthalmics, general practice

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  1. Tall scrubs? What about fanny packs?

    karenG replied to iLOVEbees's topic in Men in Nursing

    wish you lot would think of another name for fanny packs!! fanny is a very derogatory name here for a certain part of a ladies anatomy!!! makes me cringe to hear you use it!!

  2. Physical Exam Books

    karenG replied to zenman's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I use Bates..........nice pics and easy to understand. Its the recommended text here on most NP courses..... it now lives in my consulting room.. and gets dragged out when i have to do an examination...

  3. my boyfriend CNA/my issues with him dealing with human bodies

    karenG replied to lena11's topic in Men in Nursing

    a Troll is basically someone who posts with the intention of causing a fight/arguement or upsetting people. they have a big wooden spoon and are using it to stir the pot!! at least thats my...

  4. placement tips

    karenG replied to crispy's topic in International Nursing

    good luck with your placements.. I'm a clinical practice teacher.. and we often have students here... I'd say.. be on time (winds me up no end when students saunter in an hour late!) try and look...

  5. Medical Care Practitioner

    karenG replied to jjjez's topic in International Nursing

    what do I think..............? you really dont want to start me on this one!! its basically a nurse practitioner but one who is controlled by a doctor and is paid 45k. take a look at the...

  6. Community nursing

    karenG replied to michou's topic in International Nursing

    hi I agree that you need to have a wide breadth of knowledge to survive in primary care!! we have a student practice nurse with us at the moment (she doing a years training to become a practice...

  7. What kind of nursing do you do????

    karenG replied to dspring's topic in Men in Nursing

    now I'm a nurse practitioner in Primary care- what you call a FNP I think! before that, worked at Moorfields Eye hospital- in all areas (I'm also trained as an ophthalmic nurse), before that I...

  8. attitudes of male and female patients towards male nursing students

    karenG replied to Jhanez_k2p's topic in Men in Nursing

    Please dont stress that a patient prefers you to other nurses. Rather take it as a compliment that you are doing your job well and the patient trusts you. I work in general practice and my patients...

  9. Msm Messenger

    karenG replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    I have messenger and dont have a problem with virus's etc.. I also have 2 firewalls... a popup blocker..adsubtract with takes out stuff I dont want.. it has a venus fly trap function to pick up...

  10. Agenda For Change Frustrates me!!

    karenG replied to elnski's topic in International Nursing

    and therein lies the problem.... as I understood it, the whole idea of AfC was to pay us fairly and equally.. so how does a nurse who has a masters degree as a nurse practitioner, is an extended and...

  11. Agenda For Change Frustrates me!!

    karenG replied to elnski's topic in International Nursing

    big boss.......:rotfl: I'm a nurse practitioner in general practice....... we work as a team and I dont have any underlings!! dont think anyone thinks of me as the boss!!!! its taken me 25yrs...

  12. Agenda For Change Frustrates me!!

    karenG replied to elnski's topic in International Nursing

    band 6 would be a G grade.......... I've been banded at 7 and I'm currently an H grade..... I actually will be appealing for an 8 but hey not seen any flying pigs recently..... good eh?

  13. Shift times

    karenG replied to Avie's topic in International Nursing

    :rotfl: those are the shift times I worked as a student and newly qualified nurse back in the dark ages!! they actually worked really well... honest!

  14. Agenda For Change Frustrates me!!

    karenG replied to elnski's topic in International Nursing

    the nurse practitioners at the soho walk in centre all got low grade- 5 I think! this is for nurses who are all qualified NP's.....are extended nurse prescribers........who work totally...

  15. failed midwifery

    karenG replied to NOR's topic in International Nursing

    you need to contact the university... sorry but there is no way round that. good luck

  16. Difference Between a New Nurse and an Old Nurse

    karenG replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    guess I must be an old nurse......... LOL

  17. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    karenG replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have learnt. to smile .. no matter what gets thrown at me... that patients will tell me one thing and the doctor something completely different! that the really ill patients are the ones who never...

  18. I NEED MAJOR HELP PLEASE! Scared of needles

    karenG replied to akerdonn's topic in General Nursing

    My pride was hurt!! was my first ward as a student nurse....nice white uniform........... I knew I was going to faint so hung on to the curtains to stay upright......... woke up covered in the...

  19. I NEED MAJOR HELP PLEASE! Scared of needles

    karenG replied to akerdonn's topic in General Nursing

    em even after 26yrs as a nurse I still have problems having injections... and I have only fainted once seeing one given (I took all the bed curtains down with me and have never lived it down) I hate...

  20. Oramorph: only one signature (TRIAL)

    karenG replied to bettyboop's topic in International Nursing

    bit of a move forward for us............but in some states in the USA oromorph is given to children the way we give calpol! the NPs can precribe it in the way i give out calpol or ibuprofen. I had to...

  21. attitudes of male and female patients towards male nursing students

    karenG replied to Jhanez_k2p's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think it comes down to the experiances the patient has had in the past. on a purely personal level I am not comfortable with a male taking a cervical smear- thats because the times I have had a...

  22. Should male nurses get preferential treatment?

    karenG replied to javachair's topic in Men in Nursing

    I never said I dont want to see more male nurses...... rather people should become nurses because they want to, not because someone said.. oh we need more male nurses and he'll do! we need more...

  23. Should male nurses get preferential treatment?

    karenG replied to javachair's topic in Men in Nursing

    I dont think men should get preferential treatment. I dont think nursing is sex orientated.......its more 'can you do the job......do you want to do the job?' I actually dont think any job...

  24. I will not wear an apron or fanny pack...

    karenG replied to Larry77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    please dont wear a fanny pack......................... the word fanny over here is an obcenity!!! makes me cringe to hear of you lot wearing fanny packs!

  25. 20 Day "Protected Learning", & Why I Loathe The NMC

    karenG replied to steve0123's topic in International Nursing

    The NMC............... could not organise a p*** up in a brewery!! thats just my opinion. from what i understand the protected learning should be provide by your employer. I'm not sure what you...