Sharrie and Karenmaire, Thanks for your support. I work with 5 consultant and he is one of the newish one. Basically ward nurses do not do ward round so when i go on the ward my prority is to ensure...
I am a clincal nurse specilist and see my patients where ever they are, ie opd, day case ward etc. Last friday patient going to theatre was not ready hence there was a delay. as i walked on duty a...
and More!!! The Noctors are nearly all in place to replace junior doctors, in case they ever go on strike.As its the same familiar faces doing a bit of extra work, and there is no problem to...
And more NPs in most hospitals i've worked in wear their own clothes. But to answer your question: No Avad, you can't be a nurse practitioner. You don't need to hold hands with another nurse to form...
I just came accross this in DR's forum Can I be a Nurse Prac? Apparently there is now a blurring of roles between doctors and nurses. What a load of Chelsea. Nurses are taking on doctor's roles. They...
My brother 53yrs NIDDM suffered from both legs swallon for past 3 days and was getting worst, and had very bad c/o coughs for past 2 weeks or so. We advice him to see his GP as a matter of urgency....
Hi At one time you could be a cadet doing ophthalmic nursing first and then do Register Nurse Training but that was stopped years ago. Now you have to do registered nurse training first and then go...
Discrimination? We all are from different ethnic background and different cultures and so this nurse feels that she has been singled out becuase of her background. But that is not true. The truth is...
Some staff and some patients has complained to the ward manager regarding one of the nurse with severe body odour. It so bad you can tell which room she has been in. The ward manager had to take her...
A patient was seen by the nursing practitioner, then by the doctor and then planed for surgery in 3 days time. On arrival to the ward no pre-assessment was done. I questioned the doctor as to why...
We have senior sisters meeting every monday, i find this somtime useful as this is the only time we can get updated of whats going on etc. But i am thinking whether every monday is necesary, as...
In a view to move to new hospital in few yrs time, we have been asked to do process mapping in our area in terms of patient's journey thru hospital. I have not done this before and would appreciate...