Pinkmegan

Pinkmegan

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  1. The latest nursing scrubs...

    Pinkmegan replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do USA nurses wear scrubs all the time? Wish we did in

  2. Everyone wants to be a nurse

    Pinkmegan replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Good for you!! I qualified when I was 37. I'm 60 now, & wish I could retire, but still have fulfilling moments, now & then!! Keep going, it could be worse! You will be frustrated, you will...

  3. Neighbors, friends, and family coming by for nursing advice

    Pinkmegan replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yet again, what are meds for! What did you go to the Doc for??!! Did he/she not explain? Did you

  4. Neighbors, friends, and family coming by for nursing advice

    Pinkmegan replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have experienced this all the time during my 23 yrs as an RN! At the beginning it was so bad that I had to stop telling anyone what I did. This was not always foolproof however. One time, when we...

  5. How nervous were you when you took the NCLEX?

    Pinkmegan replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Hi everyone!! I'm from the UK where we don't have any equivalent to NCLEX! Can someone explain it to me? What is it? Why do u have to pay for it? What questions are u

  6. Missed NCLEX date anything I can do?

    Pinkmegan replied to blinky's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OK but you still haven't explained what the 'test' is or what it proves! There is no way that we would pay for any test here if it was an integral part of our training programme! We lose enough in...

  7. Now I get why experience means everything yet nothing

    Pinkmegan replied to bsnanat2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sorry, but I'm going to ask silly questions again!! Am I the only UK nurse on this site?? What is an NP? What is a PA, and what is the difference? We are always advised to use as few abbreviations...

  8. Missed NCLEX date anything I can do?

    Pinkmegan replied to blinky's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm from UK! Please can you tell me just what NCLEX is?? Whatever it is, why do you have to pay for it? Where does it fit into your training

  9. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

    Pinkmegan replied to All4NursingRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

  10. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

    Pinkmegan replied to All4NursingRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We have printed sheets of all patients, room numbers, age, manual handling instructions, dietary reqs., etc. to use for notes at handover, & to help agency nurses. At end of shift they ALL go in...

  11. "You've got 4 days to improve or else..." ... advice?

    Pinkmegan replied to CherryLifeSaver2621's topic in Emergency

    The most I ever got was NONE! I was promised 3. Then, due to staffing issues it went down to 2. Then, the day before I started, newly qualified at the time, I got a phone call to the effect of 'I...

  12. "You've got 4 days to improve or else..." ... advice?

    Pinkmegan replied to CherryLifeSaver2621's topic in Emergency

    Hi I am in England but situations are very similar. It seems to me that you are in a 'hostile environment' and one where only the brave can succeed! If you are sure that this is where you really want...