karenG

karenG

midwifery, ophthalmics, general practice

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  1. 1st on scene of accident yesterday...what would you do?

    karenG replied to 3sodapop's topic in General Nursing

    first; dont beat yourself up over what you could or should have done. second; most nurses are not good in such a situation. we are used to have lots of kit around us!! In a crash situation,...

  2. To All Nurses....

    karenG replied to NurseWannabe1129's topic in General Nursing

    after 30yrs in this game.. I still remember my first patient. his name was sidney and I can picture him so clearly. sounds as if you will be a great nurse. good

  3. Free NHS prescriptions for some in England

    karenG replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    the cost of scripts and who pays for what is my biggest bugbear in gp land.. we see large numbers of patients who demand scripts for stupid stuff; paractemol is the commonest; because they cant...

  4. Free NHS prescriptions for some in England

    karenG replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    well.. I shall be totally controversial and get on my soap box here, donning my flak jacket.. I think everyone should pay!! It should be set at maybe £1. did you know that only 20% of people...

  5. nhs professionals interview

    karenG replied to joolsc's topic in International Nursing

    my sister is an interviewer for NHS professionals. she tells me the exam is very simple and straightford. They are looking to see if you are safe and can do drug caluclations- nothing you wouldnt do...

  6. Survey for Sociology Paper...Will you help me out?

    karenG replied to EMT_to_RN's topic in Men in Nursing

  7. Men and nursing school admission

    karenG replied to GoDawgs!'s topic in Men in Nursing

    you reckon???? most nurses I know- be they female or male have good upper body strength.. at least my generation does! I'm from the days whe we had to lift patients and I can lift as much as most...

  8. London Based NPs

    karenG replied to Maryclare's topic in International Nursing

    oops forgot about

  9. London Based NPs

    karenG replied to Maryclare's topic in International Nursing

    hiya I'm the afore mentioned NP in london- and yes, I work in a general practice in south east london. I dont know of any acute care NP's but I will put a message on the Nurse practitioner mailing...

  10. White scrubs...you have got to be kidding!

    karenG replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wore white uniforms for years.. not that hard to keep clean.. and looked very smart! at least the patients knew who the nurses were.. but then we wore proper uniforms not the sacks everyone seems...

  11. White scrubs...you have got to be kidding!

    karenG replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

  12. some younger male nurses.....

    karenG replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    the stuff from Thunderwolf is very interesting... and at the risk of getting flammed and being totally controversal, can I comment that he has demonstrated very nicely the inequality that existed?...

  13. What kind of lunch box do you have?

    karenG replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    lunch box.. over here that is a slang term for certain parts of a mans

  14. What do you wear to work?

    karenG replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in International Nursing

    when i trained we had to wear white dresses with american tan tights and black shoes.. we had a laundry and heaven help you if you left the hospital in uniform. only nurse living in the nurses home...

  15. Physician assistants

    karenG replied to wembley1's topic in International Nursing

    this is an interesting one... I have been an NP long enough to remember the introduction of the first contact programme (and I wont tell you how hard we fought against that) and I remember the first...

  16. compassionate scoring...

    karenG posted a topic in International Nursing

    oh dear.. this sort of thing makes me so glad I am in primary care!! so now patients are going to be encouraged to score the nurses for their compassion.... did your nurse smile at you today??...

  17. Pay Increase

    karenG replied to mattyuk's topic in International Nursing

    oh I know very well about negotiations and GP's.. after 20 yrs in general practice, and having been lead nurse for a PCT, I know how the system works. its about what makes a job acceptable. I get...

  18. Pay Increase

    karenG replied to mattyuk's topic in International Nursing

    the RCN have accepted this deal- or so I believe. its something i think should have had a vote.. as its effectively a pay cut being below the level of inflation. also- when are nurses employed in...

  19. Health Care in the UK

    karenG replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

    the NHS works well most of the time; you can get the care you need when you need it. BUT my biggest gripe working in general practice is peoples expectations of what they are and are not allowed....

  20. NPs in the UK?

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

    hmm in my experiance, working here in the south east of England, I would say that most NP's are primary care based. certainly when I am involved in lectures etc, the majority of NP students are...

  21. NPs in the UK?

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

    oh I wish!! there are currenlty about 4000 nurse practitioners over here. we have major problems here with registration. its possible to use the title NP without having undertaken a recognised...

  22. How to become a nurse practitioner

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

    interesting that its possible to become a NP without being a nurse first. over here, you have to be a RGN with at least 5yrs experiance as a nurse before you can start your NP training (unless thats...

  23. UK old nurses question

    karenG replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    I really wanted a zimmer frame with wheels or even better one of the ones with a little

  24. How would you view me?

    karenG replied to VegasNurse05's topic in International Nursing

    you are a nurse.. and very welcome. what you might find difficult is the language barrier!! I know we speak English but sometimes I dont think its the same as american english.. on some of the...

  25. Health Care in the UK

    karenG replied to calliesue's topic in International Nursing

    problem in general practice is- we dont have anyone who does that. so patients register with us and we have no of checking whether they are entitled to free care or not.. we are now checking work...