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Hi everyone, I have a question regarding revalidation for current nurses? Can a person who is no longer practising as a nurse and does not have current registration (either lapsed of own accord or have removed themselves from the register) be credibl...

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Hi there, im not really up to speed on the revalidation because I havent done it. I vaguely remember that you have to prove you have done so many hours of clinical practice, CPD, reflections. This nurse wants me to comment on how she supported me whe...

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Oxygen for diaper rash. Really? Never heard of that one

We use NAS observation scoring sheets. I cant remember the specifics but we score if we notice things like high pitched cry, stiffness of limbs, sucking of fists, tremors disturbed or undisturbed, inability to be consoled etc. I believe that oral mor...

I know there is no miracle tool, however im having a rather hard time of it lately. Ive made quite a few mistakes of my own making, through distraction and loss of focus. I have been working for a year, i do not have years of experience so i am tryin...

Hi All, Got to go to a meeting regarding these mistakes ive made. Ive wrote out a very long statement in regards to my concerns on the staffing crisis on the unit which is ongoing, my shift patterns and rotations and feeling burnt out and tired. How...

Im being totally honest. Im on holiday at the moment and i havent exactly been having the time of my life really. Far from it. The thought of going back to work doesnt exactly have me leaping off the roof in joy. Work conditions still seem bad althou...

Nursing the Neonate is a really good book. Ive brought others that blew my head off in under a minute

I have had 5 patients, once i had 6 patients until a nurse came on to an afternoon shift to provide relief. Now some of these babies are rooming in with mom but still its 5 babies with a lot of tasks to do. On one shift one of the nurses had to take ...

I will admit that all of my mistakes bar one was down to the sheer chaos and stress of the unit making me loose my focus and making the near misses. I have tried and am trying as much as i can to stay focused so the most recent event of giving the wr...

Babywrangler, Your very lucky your unit did a u-turn. I don't see that happening where I am, well not at the moment. When you were short staffed how did you stop it from bothering you? How did you cope emotionally? Do you do day shifts and night shif...

Just wanted to post an update..i dont know everything that is happening as of yet but i will be going on an assertiveness day. I think im not as assertive as what i can be..i think it can be hard with some parents, colleagues etc so it will help wit...

Well i think they want perfect nurses who dont mess up in imperfect conditions. Ive made 3 drug errors, one was a near miss as it was so busy i nearly got two babies breastmilk mixed up. It was an awful time. Then i wrote the wrong thing into the con...

Nursing the Neonate 2014 edition I personally recommend for ease of use and understanding

Hello All, I have a few questions and appreciate that things may be a little different in the US but im a bit stuck on a couple of things. Im trying to understand what is a pre packed medicine and what type of pre packed medicines would be available ...

Im afraid the question just asks you what pre packed medication is? No context as such, its a booklet with lots of questions on medicines management. I have read our policy and there is no definition provided. I have now been told that it isnt applic...

Ok would pre packed be referring to emergency drugs then?

Hi I honestly have got no idea what pre-packed means and I asked another nurse who is very experienced who confused me further by saying "well isnt medicine pre packed anyway" so not entirely sure. Does this mean that every medicine is pre packed lik...

Its quite interesting to see how NICU units are run in the US. Im pretty sure you work similarly to units in the UK. Babies are weighed twice a week or more frequently if there is a concern, maybe with loosing weight or gaining weight fast. Some babi...

A bit of sunshine and a cup of tea or a caramel latte and im restored back to my glorious self. Until the next parents frustrates me its all good. :)

That is a really good idea!

I think this is something that every paediatric ward and neonatal/nicu unit deals with. It is a universal problem. Parents feel vunerable and understandably are worried. Mothers like to feel close to their babies. Ive had mothers constantly changing ...

Thankyou for your help