skylark

skylark BSN, RN

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30 plus years, mostly in ER, but also including a decade in District Nursing.

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  1. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    skylark replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

    Right. Since the inception of P2K there have been no generalist nursing courses in the UK. You would have to go back 3 times and do each of the three branches, (minus the foundation part), in order to...

  2. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    skylark replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

    US nurses are generalists. Meaning their training has 4 key components, adult, less, OB/gyn and mental health. So if you are in the UK and doing adult branch, you would be considered only 1/4 trained....

  3. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    skylark replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    You have left it pretty late, I think they expect you to start the process 90 days before it lapses. Anyone on this thread can help you, you would need either Skype or WhatsApp to talk with them. I...

  4. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    skylark replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

    You could try OGP, I think they are the only agency still accepting UK nurses. But there isn't a nursing shortage. The other agencies all quit because there are plenty of nurses now, and no need to...

  5. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    skylark replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

    But you still need all 4 branches to

  6. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    skylark replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

    Firstly, the NMC aren't going to help you. Its not in their interests to assist NHS trained nurses to move overseas. Secondly, most of the UK nurses here in the US are older and trained pre P2K. We...

  7. Looking for info on working as an RN near Lakenheath

    skylark replied to Carol_NeuroRN's topic in United Kingdom

    Usually folk from the USAF bases like to work at Addenbrookes in Cambridge. We had both nurses and medics from there when I worked there. But do you have your NMC registration sorted

  8. Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    skylark replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Dutch hospitals follow the same design. And in London, England, Charing Cross Hospital follows the same plan, its probably the most nurse friendly place I have ever worked. Every floor is the same,...

  9. Your ER policy on giving rides home

    skylark replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    We get a lot of that. They show up, having managed to get a ride TO the hospital, and then suddenly all their family and friends are busy and can't get them home again, but its ok because its the...

  10. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    skylark replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    I only just saw this last couple posts, so Bev, if you still need help with the discussion part, please PM

  11. Who designs the layouts of these hospitals anyway??!!

    skylark replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    Two points. Firstly, European hospitals built by Dutch designers make so much more sense. I don't know whether they consult nurses or just observe and use common sense, but somehow they get it right....

  12. Medical Helicopter Crash.

    skylark replied to Wuzzie's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Off topic, but just wanted to say that I happened to see the crash in Chicago, back in July 2018. The helicopter developed a technical fault, possibly from being struck with a firework or drone (think...

  13. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    skylark replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    I can help but it will need to be WhatsApp, I gave up on my Skype account! I already revalidated but can help you with the discussion, just let me know :

  14. Living paycheck to paycheck

    skylark replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

    I was a single mom, with no family nearby and had to pay for every minute of childcare when I was working. Ask around your friends and see if anyone else lives near to you and has kids the same age. I...

  15. Preceptorship as a newlyqualified in community

    skylark replied to Newlyqualnurse's topic in United Kingdom

    Working in the community is not a good place for a newly qualified nurse. You will be essentially working alone, and will need troubleshooting skills and communication skills that you just don't have....

  16. StressedNewlyqualified nurse career advice

    skylark replied to Newlyqualnurse's topic in United Kingdom

    District used to be a good place to be, until they started making cutbacks and making impossible demands on nurses time. A few years ago i had a caseload that consisted of patients from 5 GPs, and...

  17. Where Were You...9/11

    skylark replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a military hospital in the UK. Five hours ahead, so it was just after lunch when it all

  18. About to work in Royal Brompton Hospital

    skylark replied to SnowNursee's topic in United Kingdom

    Just as an FYI, its in Chelsea, probably the most expensive location in the world! Be prepared for a commute, you are unlikely to find accommodation nearby unless you have a few million to invest....

  19. Common emergency spanish dialogues

    skylark replied to Tpointerbsn's topic in Emergency

    Your dept should have one of the multilanguage phrasebooks, which contains standard triage questions in 36 languages. The questions are numbered, so you line up the English page alongside the language...

  20. Life in UK

    skylark replied to gudo's topic in United Kingdom

    Holby has one ambulance crew, who live next door and just one nursing shift, they are all there 24/7, except when they are in the pub. An amazing service and something for the rest of us to strive...

  21. Active Shooter Training

    skylark replied to Debi Fischer's topic in General Nursing

    This is an issue that concerns me as an ER nurse. Not only are we the "front door" to the hospital and therefore the first people a shooter would encounter, but also an ER has few places to hide. We...

  22. Graduate UK nurse making move to USA

    skylark replied to lou1991's topic in Immigration Advice

    If you read other threads on this subject, its pretty much impossible now for a UK trained nurse to move to the US. Unless you qualified pre 2000, your UK adult branch training doesn't meet the...

  23. Real nursing experiences of A&E

    skylark replied to Triona's topic in United Kingdom

    I'd forgotten about the teamwork side of things. Yes doctors and nurses work alongside each other as a team. There is no hierarchy except the Consultants (Attending in the US), and its common for the...

  24. Real nursing experiences of A&E

    skylark replied to Triona's topic in United Kingdom

    Are you comparing this to ER nursing in the US? There is a similar thread already running, which compares them, but to give a short answer, UK nurses have a lot more varied role. We do the triage...

  25. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    skylark replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I thought I had heard it all, but this week I got the winner. Man comes into the ER, with a letter. His wife had been to an immediate care center and they had referred her for a CT of whatever injury...