karenG

karenG

midwifery, ophthalmics, general practice

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  1. big retirement in NHS?? anyone heard this?

    karenG replied to chzza's topic in International Nursing

    there will be a huge problem in a few years as the old nurses like me.. decide to get out!! work force planning is interesting. If you look at general practice, the vast majority of nurses are in...

  2. Do i not have what it takes?

    karenG replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    hey.. I'm fine as long as there are no bits of bone sticking out or any red stuff... so I really am useless at major trauma stuff! now eye surgery is a different story.. that I love! you would think...

  3. Supplementary/Independent Prescriber

    karenG replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    Being an independant prescriber has made my job as a nurse practitioner so much easier....... I prescribe within my areas of competency... there is very little i am uncomfortable prescribing.

  4. When we were younger new flegling nurses :D

    karenG replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    oh yes weekend cleaning... if you really upset sister, you could find yourself doing all the really rotten jobs! all areas of the ward were included.. strip down the patient beside cabinets and clean...

  5. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    karenG replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    there are sterotypes in nursing be you male or female. here in the UK female nurses are equated with the 'carry on nurse' films and its assumed we wear the same uniforms as the nurses in the...

  6. ANTT- Aseptic Non Touch Technique Procedure

    karenG replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    I have absolutely no idea what this means?? many years ago back in the dim distant past when i did dressings we only had one dressing tray, 2 pairs of forceps.. gauze swabs and a gallipot. your...

  7. Government Pressures of reducing in-patient stay in NHS

    karenG replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    its a cost thing........ if secondary care actually supply the drugs, it comes out of their budget.. if we do, it comes out of ours!! I suspect it will become more common as PCT tighten belts.....

  8. Government Pressures of reducing in-patient stay in NHS

    karenG replied to paris2's topic in International Nursing

    I work in primary care........... and communication with secondary is our biggest problem!! care packages can be put in place quickly but yes, Social services are a problem. I think a lot of it is...

  9. Advanced Nursing Practice

    karenG replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    be cautious of extending roles......... I have extended my role- I'm an NP and an idependant prescriber in general pracitice.. where I am not another pair of hands but a respected member of the team,...

  10. The Great Double Standard?

    karenG replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    we are nurses and yes, in a perfect world we would have equity. But we dont have a perfect world........... some women are uncomfortable with the idea of a nurse who is a man.. and dont want a man...

  11. Do i not have what it takes?

    karenG replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've been a nurse nearly 30yrs now...... and I am famous for fainting if there is any red stuff around!! I cant handle minor surgery.....well not unless you want me fainting.. but I can assist in...

  12. What are in your opinion the realities of nursing

    karenG replied to sweetpealoubylou's topic in International Nursing

    the reality.. hmm we are not angels and we dont fit the 'carry on' nurse sterotype! patients make you smile/cry and grit your teeth with frustration. the reality is no two days are ever the same....

  13. The Lifting Debate

    karenG replied to bigjay's topic in Men in Nursing

    we have a 'no lifiting' policy here... patients who need to be lifted are done so using hoists, if they are in bed we have sheets etc. But I dont know of any hospital where nurses are actually...

  14. Change title of "Nurse"?

    karenG replied to AKell388's topic in Men in Nursing

  15. Ethical Death or Not?

    karenG replied to dinkysam's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry your fiance feels this way. the hardest thing to accept as a nurse is that sometimes you cant save a life and the person should be allowed to pass on. I remember my first death clearly and...

  16. Ethical considerations

    karenG replied to globetrotter's topic in General Nursing

    I've had this dicussion many times, and the general feeling is that though we may not agree with what they do etc, at the end of the day, they get the same treatment as every other patient. Its not...

  17. Change title of "Nurse"?

    karenG replied to AKell388's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have to add my tuppence worth. I dont understand the objections to the title nurse. It describes what we do (be we male or female), its a title that has been around for a very long time (longer...

  18. Different questions regarding practice nurses/general questions *new to UK*

    karenG replied to Viola81's topic in International Nursing

    Hi I've been in general practice for 19yrs now and would say we prefer to take nurses without experiance into practices where there is an experianced practice nurse to support them. Practice nursing...

  19. Buckles

    karenG replied to oreo75's topic in International Nursing

    at the risk of appearing ancient....... I wore my grandmothers silver buckle for many years with my uniform dress.. stopped only about 5 yrs ago!! I've seen buckles for sale in shops recently-...

  20. disablity nurse to adult practice nursing

    karenG replied to eiggam's topic in International Nursing

    hi having been a practice nurse lead, I would have been horrified to find someone not on the adult register working as a practice nurse. if she is working as a hca then there are strict limits within...

  21. Any old timers remember the days

    karenG replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    oh yes!! one of the lads in my group was sent to theatre to get some fallopian tubes... another got sent to another ward for a long wait!! and we did fall for it every time.. the parties.......

  22. Any old timers remember the days

    karenG replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    ah the good old days....... I trained in 1979!! 8 weeks introductory block- during which time you learnt how to make beds, do bedbaths and other essenstials (including passing NG tubes on each...

  23. Gossip Folks

    karenG replied to narcissistic's topic in Men in Nursing

    Define gossip............ I sure as heck dont want to spend all my life talking about work related issues to the people I work with......... there is more to my life than work. I talk about everything...

  24. Jobs in UK

    karenG replied to uk_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    in general practice its not too bad........but my sisters hospital has just made all the senior nurses redundant.......and closed 3 wards including the oncology ward..! who will teach the new nurses...

  25. Discrimination in the UK

    karenG replied to futureTMA's topic in Men in Nursing

    hi Roy I'm not hijacking this thread.. or trying not to anyway!! The NHS is now target driven..... and would take several weeks to explain all that is going on here!! but in a nutshell.. nurses...