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1. Is there still money to made in the United Arab Emirates?

   birdrecruit replied to ballybricken's topic in General World

   Salary is about equivalent or a bit less than the UK. What you have to consider is that in the UAE you will get a tax free salary, free accommodation, free flights, and a bonus (sometimes one month's...

2. Restraining patient with naso-gastric tube

   birdrecruit replied to birdrecruit's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your support. I'll let you know how we go

3. Restraining patient with naso-gastric tube

   birdrecruit replied to birdrecruit's topic in General Nursing

   To clarify this , she would sooner have neither the NG tube nor food nor water - its a pretty desperate

4. Restraining patient with naso-gastric tube

   birdrecruit replied to birdrecruit's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly right - (without breaking her rights of confidentiality), she is someone who would sooner have the trauma of the NG tube resited than gain

5. Restraining patient with naso-gastric tube

   birdrecruit replied to birdrecruit's topic in General Nursing

   They havent consented. They are on Section 3 of the Mental Health

6. Restraining patient with naso-gastric tube

   birdrecruit replied to birdrecruit's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all your replies - they are really helpful. We use a certain amount of sedation but we have to be careful about respiratory failure. We feel a bit unhappy about using material restraints...

7. Restraining patient with naso-gastric tube

   birdrecruit posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our team is caring for a patient with anorexia who is fitted with a naso gastric tube for feeding. Problem is the patient keeps pulling the tube out. English statute allows us to restrain her to...