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try to imagine what it is like to suffer with dementia. imagine how you would feel if you woke up every morning and didn't know where you were! where is my family?where is my home? where is the toilet? then imagine being unable to communicate this verbally. this can lead to fear frustration and anger. quite often people accept the behaviour, oh mrs jones is up in the night because she has dementia, or is it because she needs the toilet, is she worried, frightened or lonely.quite often if you can discover the why that is the solution to challenging behaviour. there should be books available that examine challenging behaviour and personhood, if you find them it should give you insight into nursing people with dementia/related illnesses. hats off to you though, if you can aknowledge your own concerns and look to adress them you'll probably do well. good luck. :rotfl:

try to imagine what it is like to suffer with dementia. imagine how you would feel if you woke up every morning and didn't know where you were! where is my family?where is my home? where is the toilet? then imagine being unable to communicate this verbally. this can lead to fear frustration and anger. quite often people accept the behaviour, oh mrs jones is up in the night because she has dementia, or is it because she needs the toilet, is she worried, frightened or lonely.quite often if you can discover the why that is the solution to challenging behaviour. there should be books available that examine challenging behaviour and personhood, if you find them it should give you insight into nursing people with dementia/related illnesses. hats off to you though, if you can aknowledge your own concerns and look to adress them you'll probably do well. good luck. :rotfl:

you wil be taken seriously as an RGN there is much co-morbidity now across the fields of pschy and general nurses. as far as dual training you nedd to speak to your lecturers in your school of nursing as i'm sure there is now scope for you to undertake a shortened training course following you RGN training. if you get any joy please let me know i'm currently trying to figure a way of supplementing my education and experience to gain nurse registration in america, but rmn isn't recognised there. i hope you have some luck it's suprising i've heard of many nurses changing their branch for psychi. good luck:)

thank you so much the info is great. :) . i will certainly follow up on the leads you have given me. thanks michelle

a junior sister is usually second in command of the good ship ward. each ward usually has an array of d/e grade staff nurses, an f grade senior staff nurse/ junior sister. it depends which are trust you look at as to whether they r called senior staff nurses or junior sister. on a ward the boss is usually the g grade sister / ward manager. the f grade junior sister deputises for the boss in his/her absence.hope this helps let me know if u need any more info.

hi dawn, don't worry too much about the current grading it is under review at present called agenda for change. this will involve banding according to your responsibilities and what your actual job entails. it is designed to reward those nurses who work outside their original job description. as with anywhere else the U.K has a system of promotion the further up the ladder the higher the banding.

i'm a qualified psychiatric nurse in the u.k.please can u tell me the difference between a LPN and an RN. i want to emigrate to the us but my qualification is not recognised by the states, so i'm looking to complete my training in the USA.:)

yes i'm a star trek fan. was i that obvious?:chuckle

hi I'm from south wales, great britain. i'm interested in nurse training in florida. I am already qualified as a psychiatric nurse but have done enough general medicine to register in the states. i can see you all talking about pre-reqs. what r they? having qualified 15 years ago and gaining an Advanced Diploma in nursing 5 years ago does anyone think this will enable me to undertake training. also, do any of the hospitals in the state sponsor nurses to train. i have also tried to see if i can undertake some theory with the uni of pheonix on line but i think i will have to ring them because it appeas not. very confused but determined to emigrate to florida. michelle:)

hi I'm from south wales, great britain. i'm interested in nurse training in florida. I am already qualified as a psychiatric nurse but have done enough general medicine to register in the states. i can see you all talking about pre-reqs. what r they? having qualified 15 years ago and gaining an Advanced Diploma in nursing 5 years ago does anyone think this will enable me to undertake training. also, do any of the hospitals in the state sponsor nurses to train. i have also tried to see if i can undertake some theory with the uni of pheonix on line but i think i will have to ring them because it appeas not. very confused but determined to emigrate to florida. michelle:)

hi sue I'm from south wales. when did you undertake your training?:roll

hi sue I'm from south wales. when did you undertake your training?:roll

thanks silverdragon, suzanne has been a great help. u working the uk now?

thanks silverdragon, suzanne has been a great help. u working the uk now?

I hope someone can help me. I know my R.M.N. is not recognised in the States. So, I've decided to take the plungeand train in the US if possible. Somewhere on this board was a nurse who has been awarded scholarship by a hospital to undertake her training and has also offered her a job at the end of her training. I'm getting lost around the discussion board and can't even get acces to the chat rooms. It has taken me nearly a month to find out that my R.M.N. isn't recognised in the States, so I hope someone in here can help me before I need psychiatric help myself. I qualified in 1989. Have an advanced diploma in nursing. As well as 15 years experience as a qualified nurse, nealry 20 as nurse.