UK2USA

UK2USA

Paed Ortho, PICU, CTICU, Paeds Retrieval

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  1. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    UK2USA replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I am honest then I have to say that I chose the career for the caring. However, after 10 years of working alongside agency nurses (who earn 3 times what I do, and work half as hard :angryfire ) I...

  2. What to do for a whole year?

    UK2USA replied to tibal's topic in Nursing Career

    Is it important for you to study or work? If you have a year to kill why not travel for a while? I did it whilst waiting to get into nursing school and would thoroughly recommend

  3. Back to nursing

    UK2USA replied to boywonder's topic in International Nursing

    There is also the question of location to look at when you seek an answer to this question. I assume that you are not in London? Nurses here are eligible for a cost of living allowance which bumps up...

  4. Frustrated by extended journey times

    UK2USA replied to UK2USA's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I absolutely agree with you about reckless speed and yes, we also stabilise our patients and use the safest speed possible. I think that last night was a bad night and I was feeling pretty cheesed...

  5. Frustrated by extended journey times

    UK2USA posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I work part-time for a paediatric retrieval service in the UK. On the whole the distances we cover are quite short so most of our transports are carried out by road. 3 months ago our team were...

  6. Asked to be counted in the numbers for one week. Help required

    UK2USA replied to scleaver's topic in International Nursing

    It sounds as if you are 'supernumery' students at the moment... as your course progresses you will be counted with the numbers. I agree with Fergus51, my main concern is that the ward manager does not...

  7. fixing nasogastric tubes in place

    UK2USA replied to samrakaan's topic in Pediatric

    In the BNF granuflex retails at £2.22 for a 10cm x 10cm patch, Comfeel seems to retail at about the same price. It seems a little expensive, but you are probably spending that on petrol each time you...

  8. fixing nasogastric tubes in place

    UK2USA replied to samrakaan's topic in Pediatric

    Yeah I agree, Tegaderm does not tend to fix a tube for very long. The problen is that any of the more adhesive tapes can damage the skin underneath (especially if the tube is in place long term -...

  9. Help with an essay I have to write for London South Bank Uni to do childrens Nursing

    UK2USA replied to Lozpot's topic in International Nursing

    Don't fret Lozpot.... I did one of these essays for South Bank when I went through the interview process. The main advice to give is that the interviewers want something a little more thoughtful than...

  10. preoperative visiting

    UK2USA replied to jjjulie's topic in International Nursing

    Purplemania, I think you are being a little hard... the post has only been up for half an hour!! I think what is being referred to is the chance for a patient to visit your unit during a pre-op visit...

  11. what are central london hospitals like?

    UK2USA replied to ani22's topic in International Nursing

    All London hospitals have a name for being fairly unfreindly to outsiders, but I think that this is probably an extension of the nature of London. That is to say that London itself is a fairly...

  12. Children's Age Limit?

    UK2USA replied to Viola's topic in Pediatric

    In the UK paediatric patients are usually till the age of 16. After this age a patient can be treated in an adult centre, but shed13911 is absolutely right - you can find patients older than that in...

  13. What do your volunteers do?

    UK2USA replied to Annabelle57's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    :rotfl: :rotfl: I didn't mean to look for a definition of a volunteer, I simply meant that I didn't know what a volunteer would do on a PICU!! Apologies for the poorly worded post :rotfl:

  14. Parent question about SIDS

    UK2USA replied to laurakoko's topic in Pediatric

    I agree with all the suggestions made above. However, in order to make the transition from Mom's room to Baby's room it may be worthwhile to invest in an Apnoea Mattress. This is a pad that fits...

  15. What do your volunteers do?

    UK2USA replied to Annabelle57's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Volunteers? I don't think I've seen those in the UK. What do they

  16. Drug abuse in hospitals

    UK2USA replied to abcd1234's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unlike the USA, healthcare professionals in the UK are not drug tested, so this situation needs to be reported at once. If you are concerned about 'whistle-blowing' then send an anonymous letter to...

  17. What are DOLL EYES?

    UK2USA replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    In the UK the Doll's Eye test is one of the tests that we make to ascertain brain stem

  18. paracetamol

    UK2USA replied to rivergirl2003's topic in International Nursing

    Paracetamol does not make a patient drowsy. You won't find any literature that says otherwise... However there are paractamol preparations that can have codeine added. This may make a patient

  19. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    UK2USA replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I always fins myself talking to brain dead patients, but a colleague of mine brought up an interesting theory a few weeks ago. As we all know the term 'brain dead' differs in definition depending on...

  20. Why do you love the PICU?

    UK2USA replied to log0phile's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am so sorry to hear that you are having second thoughts, but this is absolutely normal. As you finish your training it is very easy to become daunted by the transition from student to RN and the...

  21. pediatric venipuncture

    UK2USA replied to angel337's topic in Pediatric

    We use this box quite often in the peds hospital where I work. We call it a 'cold-light', but I am not sure whether this is a manufacturer's name or a nickname passed down by

  22. DipHE Application

    UK2USA replied to Beyonce's topic in International Nursing

    Dear Beyonce, So sorry to hear that South Bank didn't take you this time. To answer your question the intakes are the same size no matter what time of year. Good

  23. hand washing = sore hands, any good products available?

    UK2USA replied to emmy's topic in International Nursing

    Our occupational health department has started handing out tubs of aqueous cream to be used as a soap. The initial feedback is that handwashing has increased because no-one is getting sore anymore....

  24. a few clinical practice questions

    UK2USA replied to pedsnrs's topic in Pediatric

    I have just finished a shift where I accessed an NG tube 27 separate times for bolus feeds and meds etc. Would you really expose the patient to 27 xrays? The radiographers would have lynched...

  25. Ethics in treating a 7 year old

    UK2USA replied to goats'r'us's topic in Pediatric

    There is an ethical dilemna if you are querying whether you were giving the pethdine for the child's sake or for the mothers. It might have been an idea to let her calm on her own (as it appeared she...