Hi, Im in the UK and trained as a Registered Nurse for Mental Handicap (i.e. learning disability, DD). As DAB said it is a nursing speciality here, we train for the same length of time as our general...
Not that Im any kind of expert on the subject as Im a Learning Disability Nurse but you are right in saying that in the UK all anesthesia is administered by an anesthetist who is bacically a qualified...
lisamct replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing
I have to agree. I work in a unit for adults with severe learning disabilities, many with several associated health problems. Not only do I phone in sick whenever I am unwell I will send staff home...