iNurseUK

iNurseUK RN

Plastics. General Surgery. ITU. Oncology

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  1. Dogs and Nurses

    iNurseUK replied to Jayhawk4Life's topic in General Nursing

    Not a dog person. I have a cat who is relatively low-maintenance. Hubby works a normal 9 to 5 job I work varying shifts. The cat don't care as long as we feed her

  2. Wish me luck...interview today

    iNurseUK replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    All the best to you! The busiest hospitals can be great places to learn. And if you can cope with that your next job will be a walk in the

  3. FREEDOM! I Quit my med-surge job!

    iNurseUK replied to zofran's topic in General Nursing

    I add my best wishes. I had loved my original job but when the NHS saw fit to close my unit I ended up at a truly awful general hospital which I shall refer to as "The Festering Pit of Despair" Three...

  4. New Oncology Nurse!

    iNurseUK replied to x2cutie's topic in Oncology

    I've been in Oncology for just over a year after working in various other settings for much of my career. I love it but it can be challenging work. There's a steep learning curve with all the chemo...

  5. Would you work a shift as an aide?

    iNurseUK replied to AF_BOUND's topic in General Nursing

    I did it recently too. I was assigned to float between two of the teams on my ward as we were short-staffed. I enjoyed being a HCA for a day. No paperwork, no drug round just basic patient care and...

  6. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    iNurseUK replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a good one on my latest set of nights. 3 AM raining hard outside. Patient rings the bell and I went to answer it. Patient : "The rain is too loud. I can't sleep" Me: "Sorry Sir I'll bleep God...

  7. To become a nurse??? Need advise~

    iNurseUK replied to mei834's topic in Nursing Career

    The growth of the internet and the mobile phone has led to "text speak" and "net speak" being acceptable forms of communication with the younger generation. Language is not written in stone, it...

  8. To become a nurse??? Need advise~

    iNurseUK replied to mei834's topic in Nursing Career

    Totally agree with the poster above. Cut the kid some slack Sorry I can't offer any useful advice as I'm English and don't know the

  9. Are smart pumps smart?

    iNurseUK replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Use the little device attached to all IV giving sets...THE CLAMP to stop the infusion immediately. Detach giving set from pump. Change pump. No big

  10. Leading (or best) practice

    iNurseUK replied to JulieBoolie's topic in General Nursing

    Programming language? Documentation style?

  11. What do you look for in a Nurse Supervisor?

    iNurseUK replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we always had a saying..."Nursing Supervisors are like ghosts...we know they exist but we never see them."

  12. Are smart pumps smart?

    iNurseUK replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    These devices are only ever as smart as the person using 'em. Now my Mac (a nice MacPro) with bells, whistles and a 50MB Broadband connection is smarter than I am (especially if I have been on nights)...

  13. What hours do you work?

    iNurseUK replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is old-fashioned and still does the old 8-hour shifts. An Early is 7.30AM to 15.30 PM, a Late is 13,00 to 21.00 so I get a mixture of these shifts five days a week UNLESS I am on nights...

  14. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    iNurseUK replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Well being English I'd never use either "Diaper" or "Depends" on account of how the patient would have not the faintest notion what I was talking about neither term being in use here. A pad is a pad....

  15. Any experienced nurses still have bad shifts?

    iNurseUK replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    We all have shifts where we feel like the path of our lives is strewn with cowpats from the devil's own satanic herd and we wish we had a nice job in a cosy office with nothing more taxing to do than...

  16. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    iNurseUK replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Although I personally would usually say "pad" or "incontinence pad" I don't think any disrespect is intended by your colleague. A spade is a spade at the end of the day. As long as the patient is...

  17. What do you pack for breakfast & lunch?

    iNurseUK replied to shuubie's topic in General Nursing

    On an Early shift tea, tea and more tea except on Sundays when the tradition is to treat ourselves to a nice greasy fried breakfast courtesy of the otherwise little-used staff canteen. Bacon, eggs,...

  18. Anyone got any good nurse/doc/hospital/enema jokes?

    iNurseUK replied to fungez's topic in Nursing Humor

    Bad netiquette to post twice I know but another popular one on my old surgical ward was: Q: What is the definition of a holistic orthopaedic surgeon? A: They consider the whole

  19. Why am I feeling this way?

    iNurseUK replied to grateful2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    These sort of fears are totally normal. Once you get a job and get on in there they will evaporate because you will be so busy with orientation and getting used to the life of nursing. Don't worry and...

  20. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    iNurseUK replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Erm,,, nurses ARE responsible for any drugs they administer. Here is what the NMC (the UK regulatory body) has to say about it The practitioner in charge of the clinical area is responsible for...

  21. CNA class while 6-7 months pregnant?

    iNurseUK replied to Lauren0106's topic in General Nursing

    Well I worked on my old Plastics ward up until 8 months. No problems. My colleagues did the moving and handling and considerately let me do the lighter jobs like the drug rounds, dressings and so on....

  22. Listing Credentials After Name

    iNurseUK replied to Summaboy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't bother. So that's iNurse BA(Hons) First Class, RGN. Great High Poohbah of Upper Butt Crack and Very Reasonable Plumber. Plus I have an "O" level in Classical studies.

  23. what would you do if you got cancer?

    iNurseUK replied to Leelee2's topic in Oncology

    That would depend upon the type of cancer and the prognosis. For breast, ovarian, colorectal, testicular, most of the lymphatic or haematological cancers I'd go the chemo route. For head and neck...

  24. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    iNurseUK replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    She got the look alright. My own mother was outraged as she was also a

  25. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    iNurseUK replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    My mother-in-law on first meeting me said "So John tells me you're a nurse. That's a dirty job" Needless to say I never have got on well with the old witch