I trained at Bart's, London 1980 - 83. The pleated cap was worn by students and 1st yr qualifiers. Then you went on to the '5th yr cap'! The pleated cap was formed by taking a well starched rectangle...
nexus replied to nurseunderwater's topic in MICU, SICU
I'm in the UK and patient controlled analgesia is used routinely for post op patients. Is this not the case in the US? It seems strange that patients are still left to suffer severe pain post...
I love BST too even though I was off at the w/end and should have begrudged my hour less in bed. If the Scottish farmers want to put their clocks back again in October, let them! Why should we? We are...
On my unit in England, all patients are admitted under the care of the intensivists who then make treatment decisions. Their medical/surgical team may be involved in decisions but the juniors aren't...
nexus replied to heart queen's topic in MICU, SICU
We use it as an anticoagulant during cvvhf when patients have HIT. I didn't know it had vasodilatory effects and we certainly don't take all the precautions you mention. What doses are you giving?...
I work in ICU and we have problems finding beds for patients that are well enough to go to the ward because the bed managers are saving the empty beds for A&E patients. We have even discharged...