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iNurseUK RN

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  1. National Nurse Uniform

    iNurseUK replied to Texas Tornado's topic in International Nursing

    There is definitely a need for a universal nursing uniform in the UK. This should discard the stupid dresses and tunics and replace those with scrubs, laundered in-house and never worn outside the...

  2. Beating Stress post duty

    iNurseUK replied to RelloydRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm heavily addicted to my computer. I'll pick up my mails, surf half a dozen non-nursing sites, read my favourite newspaper online, maybe play a bit of Sims 3 or just a few games of Solitaire:) I...

  3. A Rhyme by an Unemployed Nurse

    iNurseUK replied to Evelain's topic in General Nursing

    :) Bless! Hope you find something you love real

  4. What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    iNurseUK replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sorry Fransicangypsy but yes I am both English and work in the UK. I'm proud to work for the UK's most respected cancer specialist hospital but I blush to admit nights are a cinch on my

  5. Gay male nurses?

    iNurseUK replied to mitakashi's topic in Men in Nursing

    In all my years of nursing I have never known this to be an issue. Gay, straight black or white the patient does not care as long as the nursing care is good. Dammit I just thought of ONE exception...

  6. What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    iNurseUK replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just KNOW I'm going to get hated for this.....Nights erm let's see. Well we change chemo infusions, answer the odd call bell. Do the 22.00 drug round then mostly sit in the doctor's office shooting...

  7. Venting

    iNurseUK replied to MissyF_RN's topic in General Nursing

    :) Feel better? This stuff is hard to deal with. The family won't ever accept that whatever you do it won't save Pops at the end of the day and no miracle will make the cancer go away which is what...

  8. What do you hate the most (if anything at all) about your job?

    iNurseUK replied to kika72's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there. Good luck with your studies. The one thing I find difficult is giving bad news to patients and their families. As I work in Oncology this happens often and is always hard to do I still...

  9. Nursing Superstitions?

    iNurseUK replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never EVER mention the name of a particularly difficult or unpleasant patient who has been discharged. If you do as sure as the Pope is a Catholic as soon as you say "I wonder how Mr Grumpy is doing"...

  10. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    iNurseUK replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these tales are sorry indeed. My sympathy to all who are unable to have decent breaks. I'm lucky as I work in the UK. On my particular unit the Sisters go nuts if you DON"T take your breaks...

  11. Health care reforms in the USA

    iNurseUK posted a topic in General Nursing

    IMMEDIATE BENEFITS OF HEALTH REFORM -AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Share Today at 1:16pm 1 SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS Offers tax credits to small businesses to make employee coverage...

  12. This is a shocker

    iNurseUK posted a topic in General Nursing

    News item from the Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1261457/Dying-hospital-patient-phoned-switchboard-begging-drink-nurses-said-No.html If true, and I reserve judgement on this as...

  13. News stories of Interest

    iNurseUK replied to stormforce's topic in International Nursing

    A story from the Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1261457/Dying-hospital-patient-phoned-switchboard-begging-drink-nurses-said-No.html Shocking if true but I tend to be a tad...

  14. Surprising diagnosis

    iNurseUK posted a topic in General Nursing

    My unit recently had a patient referred to us by his GP with what appeared to be squamous cell carcinoma on his hands and feet. It looked atypical for SCC and the cytology results showed no carcinoma...

  15. Most trivial complaint ever?

    iNurseUK posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have two doozies for you. I was working on a very busy and desperately understaffed general surgical ward. We had a patient come back from major abdominal surgery (excision of a bowel ca and...

  16. Telling relatives the patient has died

    iNurseUK replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    These are difficult situations to deal with and there is no absolute right or wrong way to address them. As a nurse on an Oncology unit I can both pronounce and register death and often have the sad...

  17. Surprising diagnosis

    iNurseUK replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    Yup I know that. Dapsone and rifampacin are the common treatments for m. leprae. I'm just surprised to ever encounter the disease. I've seen the occasional case of TB pop up but never

  18. ICU/HDU

    iNurseUK replied to mayflower2000's topic in International Nursing

    I absolutely detested ICU. Shoved in there after many years of nursing I hated watching the monitors and the respirator settings and the haemodialysis machines. I missed dealing with patients who...

  19. You know you're Old School when...

    iNurseUK replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    You start to shake a digital thermometer prior to inserting it into the intended

  20. mnemonics

    iNurseUK replied to wikiwicked's topic in General Nursing

    COUPLES: COPD Obese Upper abdominal surgery Prolonged bed rest Long surgery Elderly Smokers I remember this as a list of dangers for intubated patients in

  21. Is Tramadol a 'true' narcotic or just a pain reliever?

    iNurseUK replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient Medications

    Tramadol (Ultram, Tramal (see below)) is a centrally-acting analgesic, used for treating moderate to moderately severe pain. The drug has a wide range of applications, including treatment for restless...

  22. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    iNurseUK replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    On my old Plastics ward (I guess I should really call it "Reconstructive" surgery as we didn't do boob jobs or liposuction or any of the cosmetic stuff) we routinely used both maggots and leeches as...

  23. mnemonics

    iNurseUK replied to wikiwicked's topic in General Nursing

    I always remember "RIDE YOUR GREEN BIKE" for the placement of 12 lead ECG limb leads (Red Yellow Green

  24. I don't know what to do...

    iNurseUK replied to sunluvarn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How unprofessional is that? Totally unacceptable behaviour. If that had happened on MY ward the older nurse would have caught it from me. I don't tolerate bullying. And especially not in front of...

  25. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    iNurseUK replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    I won't be flaming because I agree with you totally. A deaf nurse has many issues to overcome without becoming reliant upon