karenG

karenG

midwifery, ophthalmics, general practice

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  1. my first ward..

    karenG posted a topic in International Nursing

    because I find myself sounding like an old foggy.. I thought i would start a new thread to illustrate how times have changed...!! my training started in sept '79. my group consisted of 26 women and...

  2. my first ward..

    karenG replied to karenG's topic in International Nursing

    oh.. more memories! I too lived in the nurses home.. and yes, no men allowed. we had a home sister called Mrs C.. she was polish and we didnt know her real name. her office was by the front door.. and...

  3. Gentlemen (and viewing Ladies)

    karenG replied to moneyline702's topic in Men in Nursing

    yes!!! does that mean I have finally used some shorthand that you guys dont understand!!???? as a poor scot I am often baffled by your shorthand! ( and sit trying to work out what the letters...

  4. Male RNs & Obstetrics

    karenG replied to spudpatch's topic in Men in Nursing

    not for nothing are midwifes called 'madwifes' over here! I would say remember that pregnant women are just that.. pregnant. they are otherwise fit and well (normally). they just happen to be...

  5. Gentlemen (and viewing Ladies)

    karenG replied to moneyline702's topic in Men in Nursing

    hiya firstly... well done on deciding to be a nurse- its a great job! I'm sure you have already thought/done this.. but have you asked your wife why she objects to you becoming a nurse? you seem...

  6. Grad student looking for Global Partner

    karenG replied to rnicare's topic in International Nursing

    I'm a masters student.. mine is in respiratory medicine.. you are welcome to talk to me! send me a PM.. and I'll talk happily.. was in chicago in November.. nice city but a bit cold!

  7. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    karenG replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    discrimination exists...... if I tried to join a male dominated profession, I'm sure i would meet it.. maybe rather than all complaing about who did what to who.. maybe it would be more...

  8. Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    karenG replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    thats an interesting article. certainly the majority of men i know in nursing are in mental health.. I only know of 4 NP's. as for more money.. we have a pay grade system which is country...

  9. Womens interest in male nurses

    karenG replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    humour is what keeps us going.. and our humour is in many ways unique.. and sometimes our humour does not work well in a medium such as the internet. female nurses have been seen as sex objects for...

  10. Physical assssments

    karenG replied to UKPedsRN's topic in International Nursing

    nurse practitioners spend a lot of time learning how to do physical assessments. the chest physician who taught us how to do chest examinations told us that the history should always give the...

  11. Ambulances?

    karenG replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    my BiL is a paramedic.. over christmas he had calls for several reasons.. one lady had lost her remote control for the tv and wanted the paramedics to find it; he got called by a drunk who wanted...

  12. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    karenG replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a general practice setting; i was 18 yrs in my last practice and the patients knew me nearly as well as i knew them! living in the same town as my patients meant i saw them outside work...

  13. What Defines an Indian?

    karenG replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand that.. but using that arguement.. should not people who have American Indian ancestry be allowed a rightful claim on their heritage?? Because it seems to me that they are not...

  14. What Defines an Indian?

    karenG replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    interesting information. it occurs to me to wonder why people are keen to adopt a nationality like this? I'm scottish.. family trees goes back years.. I've always found it funny when american...

  15. Indian Mascots

    karenG replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    ugh. that is

  16. Nurse Advisor

    karenG replied to Savonarola's topic in International Nursing

    yep, drug companies use nurses a lot; usually you have to be experianced in a field such as asthma. nurse advisors are employed to give advice on managing conditions etc. they are also employed...

  17. Your Back

    karenG replied to patrick1rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    over here, we dont lift. we have hoists etc to do that. But when I did have to do lifting, I didnt ask the guys to help! we used to use a lift called an australian lift.. and I stand 5'1. I...

  18. Have you ever been a Waiter?

    karenG replied to mi428454's topic in Men in Nursing

    oh dear.. I've been a waitress... and being a nurse is nothing like being a

  19. Exposure Prone Procedures? Please HELP !!!

    karenG replied to NurseStudent1984's topic in International Nursing

    practice nursing may not be an option- we are doing more and more invasive stuff these days as more minor surgery is now done in general practice. pracitce nursing is not an easy option and you might...

  20. Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

    karenG replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men in Nursing

    at no point have I suggested that people should violate civil liberties etc. I am fully aware of my accountablity. however, we live in a society which seems very happy to sue the pants off people for...

  21. Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

    karenG replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men in Nursing

    interesting. and maybe thats part of the problem. men are on the whole, not used to discriminination because of their sex; women have had it for years!! think about how hard women had to fight to get...

  22. Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

    karenG replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men in Nursing

    have to say, that I would feel very uncomfortable working with someone who had taken this route. for one, I would wonder how he/she would react if I did something they didnt like- would I find myself...

  23. nurses with attitudes

    karenG replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    when my uncle was in hospital with an inoperable frontal lobe tumour, my mum (another nurse) phoned the ward to ask how he was. now she lives in Essex, he was in hospital in Edinburgh.. she went up...

  24. help with RCN website

    karenG replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    its not a great website.. if you are looking for journals etc, you should be able to access Athens and get an Athens account. talk to your hospitals post grad library about that. Also try google...

  25. Are we deskilling

    karenG replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    I'd say that in some ways, this illustrates what was good about the 'old fashioned' training I had; we were able to go onto any ward and work because the basic nursing care was the same on all wards...