Coffee Nurse

Coffee Nurse BSN, RN

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  1. US RN-ADN moving to Australia

    Coffee Nurse replied to lsgmason's topic in International Nursing

    Have you looked into whether L&D is even a nursing specialty in Australia? I live in the UK and there's no such thing as an L&D nurse here - it's all midwives, who have a different...

  2. Handwashing Question

    Coffee Nurse replied to Mickey78's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, do I not miss this part of nursing school. Don't worry, it gets better than this. Maybe crank out an extra long sheet, tear off part and drape it over the faucet handle, wash, dry hands with...

  3. Lost stethoscopes

    Coffee Nurse replied to mthiga's topic in General Nursing

    It would certainly suggest they're well

  4. Lost stethoscopes

    Coffee Nurse replied to mthiga's topic in General Nursing

    ^_- Have you tried looking around the necks of your coworkers, before throwing this out to an international community of

  5. Got fired for a medication error

    Coffee Nurse replied to Sonyab's topic in Patient Medications

    I do work in ICU, and this makes my head explode a little. Come on, OP. This is Med Administration 101. You don't have a leg to stand on, just thank your lucky stars nothing happened to either...

  6. What to say in letter of recognition?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Party_of_five's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it needs to be particularly formal, although I'd make sure to be detailed-- explain exactly why your preceptor was so great, whether it was always getting you when an interesting...

  7. Pre-move...when to apply?

    Coffee Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you have a general timeframe for moving to a new location, how far ahead of time would you start applying? I have my eye on a job/facility that's open now, but I'm not planning to move until...

  8. etCO2 in sedation

    Coffee Nurse replied to Xananne's topic in General Students

    Ask one of the nurses you're working

  9. Pre-move...when to apply?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, I'm American and went to school/am licensed in America; I've been living in the UK for a few years, married an English guy, and now we're planning to move back. The main time suck will be...

  10. Pre-move...when to apply?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, that's really helpful! Interesting dilemma about the address thing -- we'll be moving from overseas and so could really use any relocation benefits we could get our hands on. With a local...

  11. Pre-move...when to apply?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    (bump)

  12. Job market with experience?

    Coffee Nurse posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just putting some feelers out there...I've been living in London the past five years but am looking to move back to the states later this year. Been working in tertiary-level NICUs since 2009....

  13. Band 6 presentation

    Coffee Nurse replied to Wizwoz74's topic in United Kingdom

    Interview questions: LMGTFY Presentation topic: If this is a job you're applying for and you're at the band 6 level, surely you know something about the subject? Why not come up with a list of ideas...

  14. Band 6 presentation

    Coffee Nurse replied to Wizwoz74's topic in United Kingdom

    What help are you even looking

  15. Job market with experience?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Oh okay! You can't PM until you've hit 15 posts, I'll copy my questions here. Feel free to say as much or as little as you like given the public forum. --What are good hospitals, and what are ones to...

  16. US Citizen Going to School in the UK.

    Coffee Nurse replied to tennant0550's topic in International Nursing

    Agree with both of these. The general wisdom is to get your nursing degree in the country you intend to practice in. It was hard enough for me going US to UK, and that was general->specialist. You...

  17. Lapsed CCRN on resume?

    Coffee Nurse posted a topic in Critical Care

    I obtained my CCRN in 2010 but then moved to the UK. I've been working in my specialty full-time since then but the AACN advised me that since the UK has a "different nursing model," my hours don't...

  18. Lapsed CCRN on resume?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in Critical Care

    Ah, that's good to hear! (And rather along my line of thought as well, that having had it suggests a dedication to the specialty even if it's lapsed.) Would the explanation be out of place in a cover...

  19. Job market with experience?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What a crazy random happenstance! I'll pick your brain a bit via PM if that's okay?

  20. Job market with experience?

    Coffee Nurse replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm looking mainly at the east coast, primarily DC, but wouldn't rule out most large cities (although it would need to be a largeish city as I'm looking for a level III

  21. "Fixin' to die"

    Coffee Nurse replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    If you're hoping for nurses to be recognized as professionals, how about not denigrating one of your quick-witted, critical-thinking colleagues for using a (perfectly understandable, regional) turn of...

  22. How to become a nurse in norway

    Coffee Nurse replied to roca's topic in International Nursing

    Google?

  23. I am not proud of my track record.

    Coffee Nurse replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Really? As a bedside nurse, we are the patient's best advocate and last defense -- against incorrect prescriptions, ill-advised treatments, anything that can adversely affect their course....

  24. America, party of 2

    Coffee Nurse replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I don't even know where to start with this post. Oh wait, I'll start by pointing out that news coverage of police tends to focus not so much on their arresting black people as the fact that black...

  25. America, party of 2

    Coffee Nurse replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Sounds like you've been perusing your candidate's Twitter