Libitina

Libitina

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  1. ODP to RN

    Libitina replied to AliceCiantar's topic in Operating Room

    Hi, you are best off talking to the university you wish to apply for. They may let you APEL part of the course, but as the two are rather different, I don't think you would be able to just do a short...

  2. Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey transferred to London unit

    Libitina replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    BBC News - UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'in critical condition' She is now listed as being in critical

  3. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Libitina replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    BBC News - Ebola outbreak: Second Texas health worker 'tests

  4. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    Libitina replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    "I've had a sh!t day, have you had a sh!t day, we've had a sh!t

  5. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Libitina replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So now one of the Sheriffs department ( who entered the apartment without any PPE) is possibly showing symptoms too apparently. He walked into a medical centre where they called an ambulance for him....

  6. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Libitina replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm a theatre/OR nurse and said to my husband that people shown at Duncans apartment and in Africa weren't removing their PPE properly and having seen training footage of the extra steps being used...

  7. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Libitina replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thomas Duncan has died. Texas Ebola Patient Thomas Eric Duncan

  8. Too much stuff behind ID badge!!

    Libitina replied to NurseEric81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Surely all this 'stuff' is an infection control

  9. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

    Libitina replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Was this the guy who turned down the medication so that his colleague could have it? I really do hope that he is getting better. The signs look

  10. Ebola

    Libitina replied to canoehead's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think I might watch the film "Contagion"

  11. Is anyone else being pushed for 30 minute turnover times in between cases?

    Libitina replied to jamieplusfour's topic in Operating Room

    In the UK we have separate anaesthetic rooms. We send for our next patient as we get towards the end of the procedure. We then turn the room round in the time the patient is being anaesthetised. Our...

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Libitina replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Love this thread, keep the stories coming

  13. Big Mistakes to avoid while circulating...?

    Libitina replied to deebaxster's topic in Operating Room

    Never be afraid to ask if you don't know, if you try to blag it, you will get caught out. And as stated above, treat your colleagues with respect. They may be lower down the 'totem pole' but do have...

  14. Theatre Nursing: from the Philippines to the UK

    Libitina replied to skylung's topic in International Nursing

    Glad you're enjoying it. My trust has a very large Philippino community and has lots of get togethers. Does your trust have something like this? I work with a lot of them and love it when they bring...

  15. what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    Libitina replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    Bugger

  16. Bovid smoke and plume

    Libitina replied to Adirondacknurse's topic in Operating Room

    Bovine =

  17. Patient abuse

    Libitina replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good, I'm

  18. Patient abuse

    Libitina replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I am UK based but I'm sure our NMC rule that states we are, as nurses, responsible for both our acts and ommisions of care still applies where you are. Therefore, as previously stated, if you...

  19. Ritalin prescribed for daydreaming...

    Libitina replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently watching the business of being born. One born every minute really shows the difference between UK and US births imo. Obviously, I only really get to see the ones who have to come to...

  20. Phrases and puns unique to the OR (Tales of a new OR nurse)

    Libitina replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Some of our anaesthetist call propofol 'Jackson Juice'. I work in gynae and patients usually come to theatre in disposable knickers (panties to most of you I think), so we perform

  21. what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    Libitina replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    My lip balm, a bottle of water and a

  22. Learning about Sutures

    Libitina replied to lnp0205's topic in Operating Room

    I've been scrubbing for 2 years and I've found this REALLY useful. I tend to know sutures by their numbers a '9136' is the most commonly used in my theaters. Thank you

  23. Oops! I always go home with...

    Libitina replied to shescoolie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Vial tops? Which

  24. da vinci robot poll

    Libitina replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, we have a Da Vinci robot. It's used for gynae oncology, uro-gynae and urology atm. As we've only had it for coming up to a year we're still getting used to it and it still takes at least twice as...

  25. Sleeves in the OR

    Libitina replied to ruggster's topic in Operating Room

    We HAVE to be bare below the elbows right across the NHS. Some theatre staff will sometimes wear a 'warm-up' jacket if the case is a long one and they're sat around for a while. They take it off...