Tina Harrington BSN, RN

Forgive my ignorance... was reading some of the posts here and well quite frankly I'm confused ! I'm a UK RGN, USA seems to have so many "different" nurse titles, and yet ya all nurses !! Here in the UK we used to have 2 tier nursing RGN and SEN, reg...

Well Done Lorraine and keep up the good work.... I too believe that we are the "Gatekeepers" of the profession and my students know that they will not be passed if they are not 100% up to it !!! they get good teaching on the unit so they are expect...

Spellbound, sorry it's taken me so long to reply but my bloody putor has been ill !! Anyway, 1st level nurses here in UK are Registered Nurses, 2nd level Nurses were the Enrolled Nurses, I think the registration system here is much less complicated t...

Rie........ sorry it sounds like En's are none existant from my post, it should have read that we do not train nurses as EN's any longer... I know there are a few, EN's still kicking about, but where I work, (a huge teaching hospital) there is not on...

This was pretty creepy...... working on night duty on a busy medical ward, there was a young Doctor in a side room and in the next room to him was an old guy, 3am in the morning the young Doctors buzzer rang, when I went to see what he wanted he said...

Gee thanx Clarice ya so helpful

Hi Jenny, No we don't get the same journals here !!! has nursing 2000 got a site I could visit?? would like to read that article Thanx... Tina

P-rabbit........... LMFAO@U Totally agree with all you say..... still loling PRN

[LOL Lita, yes laugh out loud... This was my origional question !! about US titles, but then got into debate about UK titles , anyway RGN = Registered GENERAL Nurse... this course turned you into an all round every department Nurse, during training ...

Oh....... Peace is restored on my issue but.... LMFAO, susie I just ain't gettin into this one !!! OMG, what have ya started?? LOLOLOLOLOLOL, From the innocent query I asked, the answers are long and varied, as you can see but if i was you I'd clos...

WOW, Susie, tut tut, May I say it is not me that feels threatened at at all !! My so called "Sweeping comments" are gathered from actually working with newly qualified staff nurses, they were meant to point out the difference from when "my Generation...

Hey Pandora.. My feathers ain't ruffled LOL, Just tried to make the point that I'm a nurse plain and simple, a very good one at that even if I do say so myself !!! With smooth plumage all of the time so no need for appo's, Your comments are valu...

We still have a few Enrolled nurses here in the UK, They trained for 2 years, but thier training is now obsolete, they were excellent bedside nurses, Most are given the opportunity to "convert" to RN, it would probably be near on impossible for them ...

... or should I say RN (Adult) !!

Pandora, forgive me, but I qualified in 1981, OMG, LOL, I have gone from SRN to RGN and now RN, all from the one qualification I didn't mean to stir up this hive of Bee's! as I said I was confused by all the US titles but lookin at all the titles I...

Hi, Well you can do any of these courses in the UK, You can go directly into a degree course in Health studies - RGN BSC, or the diploma course - RGN Dip HE, we used to be able to do just a 3yr RGN course,then once you have gained the RGN course you ...

Forgot to mention, keep a good rapport with A&E staff.. we had many arguments when we were first up and running, ie: sending patients up without SHO review, no ivi's, ng tubes, catheters set up, poor hand overs etc we eventually had monthly meeti...

Hi Baileyo, I work on an acute surgical admission unit in Liverpool Wow ya in for a busy time !! I love it, and it works, the only problem we have is Medical admissions using our beds !! specially now in the winter, The consultants Love it, because...

The Student Nurse Underground is also a real good site

Oh my !!! We in the UK also have specialist nurses, ie: Nurse Practitioners, clinicians, practice nurses etc, but they are all RGN's, Our nursing aides are encouraged to take the NVQ, (National Vocational Qualification) but they are not recompensed i...

Nursedude.... Working in the National Health Service here in the UK, this was a fantastic organization but we had a Conservative Government in power (Mrs Bloody Thatcher)and I believe she ruined it !!! Possesing similar views to your Republicans !! I...

[OOPPSS... I seem to have caused an argument with my query here.... but is it any wonder with all those differing qualifications !!! you must all get really pissed off with everyones different interpretations of your training & responsibilities !...

Thanx Clarice, LOL, OMG!! how do you all cope ?? Doubt if I will be able to understand the postings from USA nurses, ever, regarding gripes with co workers, You all have my admiration working with so many job specs... thanx again from the UK ~~~&g...

[Debbie......... Natural Yoghurt, thats what our stoma nurse recommends and it seems to work :-) would suggest as the last reply states, look into the psycology of altered body image, coming to terms with a stoma is half the battle.. good luck.

Winnie........ Yes we do exists I truly believe I was born to nurse and so I am content to be doin what I do, Things however could be much better, Low staffing levels and nursing within bugetary constraints do frustrate Nurses, and I think thats wh...