Mike RGN

Mike RGN

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  1. Uniform Question -don't hate me!

    Mike RGN replied to justjenn's topic in International Nursing

    try this

  2. DipHE Application

    Mike RGN replied to Beyonce's topic in International Nursing

    I believe they are all the same size, they are where I work. Good

  3. I've decided I still want to be a nurse...

    Mike RGN replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    I glad you have made that desision (Can't spell this) You seems to be made of the right kind of stuff. :balloons:

  4. Do I have the right to refuse CPR?

    Mike RGN replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    We use the article you mentioned about the elderly retired nurse in ethics around resus, most would Resucitate this lady unless they had read the article in the

  5. Do I have the right to refuse CPR?

    Mike RGN replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Dave Can family do this is the US? The UK take the families wishes into the decision but they have no legal right to insist on treatment or no treatment, the decision is based upon the best interest...

  6. administering sub cut heperain

    Mike RGN replied to shirley297's topic in International Nursing

    excellent reply ditto to all this

  7. a hello,and a little something something about me!

    Mike RGN replied to Lovely Lisa's topic in International Nursing

    Welcome Your starting off with the right attitude Find out all you can the good the bad and the ugly Good luck with your

  8. Uniform Question -don't hate me!

    Mike RGN replied to justjenn's topic in International Nursing

    we also have training school pins which the school dishes out on qualification and remain one of the allowed adourment to uniforms. unless someone knows different, i not worn a uniform for a couple of...

  9. Uniform Question -don't hate me!

    Mike RGN replied to justjenn's topic in International Nursing

    http://www.silverware-shop.co.uk/html/nurses_buckles.html http://www.gmjewellery.co.uk/nursesbuckles.html http://www.walshbrothers.co.uk/Update/nurses-buckles.htm Three links found from google, not...

  10. Uniform Question -don't hate me!

    Mike RGN replied to justjenn's topic in International Nursing

    Addition to previous post Not worn now as nurse tend to wear tops and tunics and were considered to be both a infection risk and the could harm a patient when handling them. A male perpective - they...

  11. Uniform Question -don't hate me!

    Mike RGN replied to justjenn's topic in International Nursing

    Belts used to denote the grade of the Nurse Brown = Nursing Auxillary Green = Enrolled nurse Pale Blue = Staff Nurse Dark Blue = Sister However to confuse things different hospital had different...

  12. Smoking ban

    Mike RGN replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    What about relatives who have just lost there nearest and dearest? We have a ban although no-one takes any notice but Ward sisters can allow relatives in this situation to smoke in the relatives

  13. I love BST

    Mike RGN replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    Did you get paid for the hour you did not work. Its like the icing on the cake.

  14. Race relations and nursing enviroments

    Mike RGN replied to bizzymum919's topic in International Nursing

    The same here in the UK some nurses do some don't insert

  15. DipHE nursing

    Mike RGN replied to Beyonce's topic in International Nursing

    I cant speak for the uni you have applied for,but a long as you meet the minimal requirements for Nurse Training they should consider your application, with 6 GCSE you meet that. However it will...

  16. Hello

    Mike RGN replied to UK studentnurse's topic in International Nursing

    Forgot in my previous post Welcome to your good self Uk

  17. Hello

    Mike RGN replied to UK studentnurse's topic in International Nursing

    Don't apologise, what your saying is true. Many roles are being diluted or re-invented, I assume it makes the boffins look like they are driving the NHS, or health care where ever it happens forward,...

  18. Race relations and nursing enviroments

    Mike RGN replied to bizzymum919's topic in International Nursing

    I live and work in a area where the ethic minorities are certainly the minority. To the point that when the phillopino nurses were employed to address staffing problems, one of the biggest concerns...

  19. Defibrilated a patient for the first time....

    Mike RGN replied to louloubell1's topic in General Nursing

    Did it on a bloke in a string vest once, left a great pattern. He survived and saw the funny side, especially when his grand kids wanted to play Noughts and crosses(Tic Tack Toe)

  20. MOT sticker (important for car owners)

    Mike RGN replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    Whisper It a pleasure to help I think it a good idea to display this in the car window as for guilable here speaks a nurse who spent half a hour waiting for someone to fetch a 'Long

  21. Agenda for Change

    Mike RGN posted a topic in International Nursing

    I just been rading a thread on the general Nursing forum around pay scales and was about to reply around "thank god for the whitley council" However it all likely to change over her in the Uk with the...

  22. MOT sticker (important for car owners)

    Mike RGN replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    Recently had my MOT done - DEC 2003 and I didnt get anything to stick in my window, so I checked out the Ministry of transport site. It appears this was released Feb/Mar last year (They kept that...

  23. quick question

    Mike RGN replied to emmy's topic in General Nursing

    When you know to put in that extra check on a patient but clinical obs say they are ok. You have a feeling about them. It not scentific but it saves

  24. You know you've been in Nursing TOO long when...

    Mike RGN replied to Mike RGN's topic in International Nursing

    Only worry if they talk back

  25. 3 weeks till i arrive in UK

    Mike RGN replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    Summer! You dont means those two days sometime in August First purchase a brolly or a raincoat :chuckle :chuckle However welcome to the