karenG

karenG

midwifery, ophthalmics, general practice

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  1. What questions will I be asked to get on the ANP practitioner course?

    karenG replied to jammy11's topic in International Nursing

    hiya I guess the questions depend on what course you are doing. are you planning on doing the 3yr masters route? if so, the questions are going to be about finding out if you understand what the...

  2. National Nurse Uniform

    karenG replied to Texas Tornado's topic in International Nursing

    when I trained (back in the dark ages) we wore a national uniform.. students wore white dresses with different coloured belts to denote the year of training, staff nurses wore pale blue and the...

  3. Please help!!!

    karenG replied to MIDWEST US RN's topic in International Nursing

    thats interesting; I wonder if there is a regional variation then? Because in the 2 Primary Care Trusts that I have worked in, its been the case that secondary care nurses are not allowed to...

  4. Please help!!!

    karenG replied to MIDWEST US RN's topic in International Nursing

    oh and to open a can of worms..... one of the biggest problems we have is the perception that the NHS is there to provide health care to whole world for nothing! In primary care, we see patients...

  5. Please help!!!

    karenG replied to MIDWEST US RN's topic in International Nursing

    I'm an advanced nurse practitioner working in primary care; so prescribing. I am an independant prescriber and for me, in primary care it means I prescribe within my areas of competency. so I can...

  6. swine flu

    karenG posted a topic in International Nursing

    am I the only one being driven totally demented by swine flu???? I work in a busy general practice (we have 13000 patients registered) and so far this week I have taken over 100 phone calls from...

  7. Man Considering Career Change To Nursing - Questions

    karenG replied to MaciakRA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've been in nursing 30yrs now.. and I cant stand the sight of blood.. I'm very squeamish. most nurses have an area they prefer not to work in; for me that orthopaedics.. anything to do with bones...

  8. is anyone familiar with the phrase 'Clinical Supervision'?

    karenG replied to scared'o'needles!'s topic in International Nursing

    I think clinical supervision has been around for many years; we just called it something different. As I stated earlier, I remember going to the pub after a terrible shift and having a few beers...

  9. is anyone familiar with the phrase 'Clinical Supervision'?

    karenG replied to scared'o'needles!'s topic in International Nursing

    Im a clinical supervisor and its not seen the way Herring RN describes it! well at least not where I work. basically, its a safe enviroment in which to discuss clinical issues, and look ways of...

  10. Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    karenG replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men in Nursing

    well; I would have bought that T-shirt!! I think sometimes we need to learn to laugh at ourselves.. we can be very serious.... but then I am a fencer and have a t-shirt which says 'it takes more than...

  11. Cataract Surgery

    karenG replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    dont think they do that any more.. and never saw it done myself, but then we seem to different stuff for different things!! I wear contact lens. one for distance and one for reading (because i am...

  12. Cataract Surgery

    karenG replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    its actually more common to have glare with cataracts- due to the opacity in the lens refracting the light. Glare is a big problem as you get older so its probably a combination of things.. ! I...

  13. Cataract Surgery

    karenG replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    its spelt ophthalmologist! cataract surgery is bread and butter stuff; you should be able to see quite quickly, depends if they put a lens in(they normally do here). so about 6 wks normally before...

  14. Cataract Surgery

    karenG replied to psalm's topic in General Nursing

    hi bit boring but will be worth it!! try listening to the radio or talking books! wont be long before you get your sight back to normal.

  15. whats primary care nursing?

    karenG replied to emjay86's topic in General Nursing

    thats interesting. over here, primary care refers to patients seen outside of a hospital setting. I work in primary care, we are seen as the first port of call for any patient so its primary care!...

  16. Education requirement for nurse practitioner

    karenG replied to js408's topic in General Nursing

    i am proud to be an np and to see patients as a nurse.. and yes.. i do dressings, take out stitches and do the nurse stuff, as well as the np stuff.. i work as a nurse, i am working to the...

  17. DUMB QUESTION re: NP attire in UK

    karenG replied to carolinapooh's topic in International Nursing

    I'd have to disagree with that. Unless the NP is actually employed by the PCT (and I can only think of one that I know of) what an NP wears in a GP practice is dependant on what the GP's say! I've...

  18. Give Me The Cold Hard Truth About Nursing

    karenG replied to JD810's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think you will find the answer to all your questions in various places on this board.. most of them have been discussed to death! and despite what we say, and all the complaining we all do about...

  19. So, not everyone thinks highly of NPs.

    karenG replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    its a bit different over here.. NP's have had a hard time getting permission to actually request stuff like xrays.. so we are careful to have a good clinical reason for asking for it.. also...

  20. Gay male nurses?

    karenG replied to mitakashi's topic in Men in Nursing

    in 30 years as a nurse, I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times thats happened. Patients on the whole dont care if you are gay/straight/black/white/orange/green etc.. they DO...

  21. Male RNs & Obstetrics

    karenG replied to spudpatch's topic in Men in Nursing

    my apologies!! Just done what I hate people doing and used jargon! gyea.. short for gyneacological ward SCBU.. special care baby unit over here, if you want to look after children or babies, you...

  22. LPN student needing to interview an Advanced Practice Nurse

    karenG replied to sherrylynn6's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    do you want answers from just the States? or would you like some from the UK?

  23. Gentlemen (and viewing Ladies)

    karenG replied to moneyline702's topic in Men in Nursing

    my apologies if you feel i have hijacked your thread.. i would point out that i may have been a nurse for 30yrs.. but i dont work in the states and we dont have the same job titles as in the states....

  24. Gentlemen (and viewing Ladies)

    karenG replied to moneyline702's topic in Men in Nursing

    ok I swear you lot do this to see how long it takes me to work out the Jargon...........what is a CRNA?? I think it might mean a certified registered nurses aid?? if so.. what the heck is...

  25. Male RNs & Obstetrics

    karenG replied to spudpatch's topic in Men in Nursing

    its not that bad!! ok maybe it is.. I didnt enjoy being a midwife.. though its different over here to the states... I have a friend called Moses (drop dead georgeous) who got fed up with being...