DETTA

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1. Has anyone else "hit the brick wall"????

   DETTA replied to kahumai's topic in General Students

   Living here in Scotland we do not have as many good weather days as in other countries like youselves in the States. Also my mum is recovering from surgery for colon cancer, I am finding it difficult to motivate to study and give my "full energy" whi...

2. Racism still living freely in elderly...

   DETTA replied to mandykal's topic in Geriatric

   i have worked in various ltc facilties in my 28yr nursing experience and what we must remember is, that when we get older, we can have a change of personality-due to disease etc, however many of our elderly patients may not have been particularly "n...

3. Agency Nursing

   DETTA replied to Scotty's topic in International

   Good quote!! must remember it.:rotfl:

4. Question

   DETTA replied to Whisper's topic in International

   lol :lol2: (scottish 45yr old!!)

5. Nights, don't ya just love 'em?

   DETTA replied to Good_Queen_Bess's topic in International

   thanx for this info I will supply this to my Ward Manager when she tries to talk me into doing the occassional spell on night duty. I worked night dury for 10 years!! suited family commitments and hated it. If I do the odd night it brings backthe old...

6. UK Nursing and European Resources

   DETTA replied to gwenith's topic in UK

   Great idea Gwenyth

7. UK Nursing and European Resources

   DETTA replied to gwenith's topic in UK

   Thanx for all the useful websites, here are another two that may be of use: Infection Control Nurses Association:http://www.icn.co.uk Health Education Board for Scotland:http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk

8. Bathing a 7 y/o

   DETTA replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

   Well done Emily:)

9. Bathing a 7 y/o

   DETTA replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with you Colleen re the embarrassment issue here.I remember my daughter at 7, she was aware of the differences between girls and boys and was modest whilst getting undressed in front of anyone.This wee girl only sees her dad every so often it...

10. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    DETTA replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Patients and relatives are the same on this side ofthe Atlantic!!Thats my 2 pence!!:angryfire

11. Would you assist in abortions?

    DETTA replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Jan,no need to say anymore on the question "when does a foetus become a baby?".After reading your post,who can question it.?!!? Its an old cliche,however "Everything happens for a reason" and your story proves this.

12. Would you assist in abortions?

    DETTA replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well said KM,there is no doubt about it you can dress it up with medical jargon but at the end ofthe day it is murder.I was working in Gyn. theatre as part of my Dip. course and would often look at the doc. and wonder how he/she rationalised what he...

13. And how was YOUR day?

    DETTA replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cannot agree more,being a daughter and nurse everyone expects you to organise and cope with every situation,could relate very well to this 48hour nightmare:uhoh3:

14. This is Great

    DETTA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

    Did you write this yourself Fran?

15. My Diagnosis, and I'm really not kidding!!!!

    DETTA replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

    Fran this is brilliant,I have passed it on to other victims of this "nurse related condition "and it has been passed around locally (on the banks of Loch Lomond, Scotland!!It made us all lol:rotfl: