uniquenurse BSN, RN

I am currently preparing for a job interview for a Band 6 role in the emergency department. I will greatly appreciate if you could give me some input regarding some possible questions which interviewers may ask. Thank you.

I moved to UK after working in Saudi for 2 yrs. I been in UK since year 2000. I really like it here..,

Renewing PRC licence is now only one-day process. When I renewed my licence recently, it only took 1 hour for the whole process and you go home with your renewed ID card.

In single person check during blood transfusion, the transfusing nurse is solely responsible should he/she commit errors. Therefore he/she must be extra careful in checking the blood products, checking patients, vital signs monitoring and all other a...

Thanks guys for sharing your views. I really appreciate and respect your opinions.

thank you.

Hi Snoopy29, Thank you very much for your help. I really appreciate it. May I ask... what is your "personal opinion" about having an Advanced Nurse Practitioners in the Emergency Department. How would they increase the flow of patients and improve nu...

Hi Sharrie, could you please give me some input about "Advanced Nurse Practitioners"... how did this role start, advantages, disadvantages, patient's benefits and their contribution in relation to government targets. How do you see these roles progre...

Yes, I've given it IV in several occassions. No problem encountered.

for the patient that you scored 10(the one who was conscious and coherent), you are right when you scored him 5 for the best verbal response as the patient was orientated and 4 for the best eye response as the patient eyes were spontaneously open the...

I am a Philippine trained nurse worked in KSA for >2 years and currently working in Emergency Department here in the UK for 9 years. GCS is basically used for patients with head injury who require neurological observations such as head injury. It ...

I am an Emergency Nurse in the UK working full time (originally trained from the Philippines). I think online learning will be the best option for me to earn master's degree without attending classroom sessions. Any idea which college/university in t...

Any advice/ information on how to apply for master's degree online. I am an Emergency Nurse working full time, I think online learning will be the best option for me to achieve master's degree without attending classroom sessions. Is it possible to t...

When I took IELTS a couple of years ago, I used the "SCOTT'S ENGLISH SUCCESS" website. I never used book or any "paper" review materials. It has really worked for me. I passed (first take)! Thanks to Scott. Check it out and it may work for you as wel...

I took it April 2007, stopped at around 105th question. luckily I passed the test. I've just done "self-review". Good luck to everyone who will be taking NCLEX test soon.

75 year old lady, lives alone, called an ambulance because her "light bulb in the room is busted". Brought in to E.D. for social admission.

Why don't we build huge minor injury unit and huge primary care clinic infront of every emergency depatments. The role of the triage nurse will be to divert patients into appropriate place. Only real emergencies will be allowed to enter ED. Simple so...

lying and standing blood presure for someone who is bed ridden, elderly, with bilateral amputation of legs.

I am a well experienced E.D. nurse however I don't have much experience in being in-charge of the department. Lots of my colleagues are encouraging me to apply for a higher post because of my long experience in E.D. however, I refused many times beca...

What do you think is the best approach towards colleagues who are acting arrogantly and being inapproapriately "bossy"? Please help. Thanks.

I do apologised, it was August not June.

I think that's because there are thousands and thousands of nursing graduates each year. I remember during my time 1993, nursing board exams were done 3X- May, June, and Dec.

I work abroad and I renewed my license several times whilst I'm away. I just ask a relative back home to process it for me. The only thing I remember is to make sure that I have authorization letter apart from the usual requirements. I always get my ...

I am working at triage most of the time and always in the frontline to face unhappy clients complaining about "long wait". What do yo think is the best approach on this? Thanks.

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