MARIA212

Hi late reply :/ . I think im still warming to the position, especially since I am a newly qualified. On top of that I never had any outpatients experience during my training so its all new. I still miss working on the wards especially in cardiac wards. However im definitely making the most of this experience, as I think dermatology is very interesting. I'm still trying to familarise myself with the different skin conditions and different treatment regimes as well. My work typically involves running each clinic, being on hand for any wound dressings, assisting in skin biopsies, taking BP/Height/Weight/BMI, urine & pregnancy testing. What kind of work do you do?

Hi Im also newly qualified and started my first post in a dermatology outpatients clinic mid-January!

Hi babystea No probllem! I know it really is a nightmare! Even more so with the visa retrogression. But that part might be much easier for you since your husband is American (one less thing for you to worry about). The process is so long as well, that's the same thing I'm trying to establish as well before dashing out money-paying for this and that. Sure we can keep in touch. The way our degrees is structured here is so specialized to that of the american degree, which is acyually much more general, covering all patient groups. But then again some unis here do give their adult nursing students short placements in all the other branches. My frend (and my aunty who has alredy completed her nursing studies) who is studying adult nursing at middlesex, is having placements in all the other branches in her first year. The uni that I'm studying only gave us lectures(insight weeks) into the other branches w/out the clinical components. Also my aunty that graduated there was also anticipating on moving to the US, through an agency (O'grady peyton) and when they evaluated her transcipts she had the required clinical and theory hours to take the NCLEX. I'm currently doing my final destination placement, passed all my academic modules, thank God, so just the last couple of weeks here and then the whole NMC pin registration and job. Please let me kno if you have any success in finding stand alone modules that will contribute to the required hours. I will continue researching and emailing every uni I can *sigh* What a loooong process Take care and good luck :)

Hey babystea Im still researching on how to do this. I have found some posts by other nurses from the UK who have made up the required hours (theory and clinical) to be eligible to sit the NCLEX-RN. However the schools that they made up the hours, no longer do the course . So right now I'm still trying to email different schools, rcn, nmc, to find out. The links below are the threads on making up hours etc. https://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/anybody-succeeded-making-355515.html https://allnurses.com/united-kingdom-uk/adult-nurses-wanting-119906.html

Hi all, Just thought I'll share an event that happened on a shift last week.. Im currently on my final clinical placement as a nursing student on a cardiac HDU (Cant believe Im going to be fully qualified soon!!!!), which is at the end of cardiac ward . Last friday a post CABG patient was back on the ward following his heart surgery, almost ready to go home (so all temporary pacing wires were out etc.). Then all of a sudden he began having 10second pauses on the tele monitor,so the nurse looking after him was like , knowing where it was heading if nothing was done ASAP. So luckily as the HDU was attached to the ward the nurse in-charge had to make a very quick direct swap with one of our wardable patient and the guy on the ward that needed the HDU. This was by far the fastest transfer ever lol. So we quickly got him attached to the monitor, crash trolley by his bedside, defib pads on his chest the whollle lot!! He kept having those long pauses so he had to be shocked mulitple times. The cardiologist was called, and for the first time saw a precordial thump being given, which brought him back. The cardiologist had to put temporary wires in right there and then on the unit and attach him to an external pacing box. This was like the first big major event that I have seen on the HDU, it was exciting (obviously not for the patient). But the patient is fine now, he had an episode couple days ago where his temporary wires weren't pacing and went asystole, but it was just the wires that were slightly out of place. Through all that he remembered every single thing that had happened, who was there, the nurse holding his hand and talking to him through it all. But it was quite overwhelming and scary for him especially when the wires stopped pacing at one point and the pain from the thump, especially being at the site of his surgery!! So now he's had his permanent pacemaker put in on tuesday and is doing well. Good thing he was still being monitored whilst on the ward, because only God knows what would happened. I know its not really a question or advice, just thought I would share this experience with you all.

I too would like to specialize and gain further study in cardiac care. currently I am on my final clinical placement as a nursing student in a cardiac HDU (which i think is like a cardiac telemetry unit). So far I'm lovvvving it, and my mentor told me that there is vacancies available for newly qualified, which I would love to do. I think the hospital is also trying to conduct a cardiac rotation programme which I would love even more!!! We'll see how it goes!

=] Thanks ! Thats what I'm definately going to do! =] :redbeathe:yeah:

I know this has nothing to with the post per se, but the number of patients caught my attention. u actually have 20 patients per nurse? O_O. I will be newly qualified in the summer but the hospital where i do my clinical placements nurses have on average 6 patients the most of ever seen per nurse is 10 (on days that the ward is short staffed)

Ok so, I will be finishing nursing school this summer and have my final clinical placement coming up in a few weeks on a cardiac high dependency unit. I love cardiac and acute care, and I already know that this is the career path I would like to go down. I will be applying for jobs in the next couple of weeks and would love to get a job in this area (Ive have been especially looking for cardiac rotation programmes), however many people have said that as a newly qualified nurse the most important thing to look for in applying for 1st jobs is that you get the basic skills and experiences as a newly qualified regardless of the speciality. I would definitely love to get my first post on a cardiac ward/unit; which is what i have been looking for, but i am wondering now whether i should apply for a job in any speciality (so i do not limit my opportunities) so that i can get my basic post registration skills and experiences. what are your views? Should look for general nursing posts to gain experience as a qualified nurse or specifically look for cardiac units/wards? All views welcomed =] P.S. Did i already mention that I LOVVEEE cardiac nursing? looool

Oh wow really? We get a mixture. Mostly students are on Long days/ early/lates and then do some nights as well. What is float? That's the same with me, I wanted to go into midwifery before I started nursing school but now I don't think I want to, I love cardiac nursing. Hopefully the hospital that i do my placements at, will have developed a cardiac rotation program ^_^

Do you get to choose what shifts you want to do for the duration of the placement? We only got to choose the speciality or hospital ward that we would want to go and then they give us our shifts when we call up. The shifts we get try to resemble that of oure designated mentors. I'm am very excited!!!! I love cardiac ! I can't wait to learn woop woop What specialty are you in for yours?

I cant express how excited i am about getting my first choice for where i would go on my last placement as a pre-reg nursing student. I will be on a cardiac high dependency unit, and from what ive heard theres lots to learn! I think the length of this placement (13weeks) will provide me with enough learning opportunities and development of new skills in this area. And hopefully I will be able to get my first post as a qualified nurse on the same unit =]

Hey nadine! I'm excited too lool! Yep this is gonna be the 15th post! Then finally I can PM! :)

Yeh same I've been doing that as well...yes nursecabanita posted some really good info up which I need to check out. Also I'm goin to ask my aunty who lives and works in LA as a nurse, so I will ask her if she can find out some information Ill keep you posted Maria

Thank u! =D I will do that right now!