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  1. Ireland application pack please!

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Nurse Registration

    The entire process is hellacious, tedious and I don't know how they justify the expense, there's a couple forums ranting about the NMC

  2. Are you angry about the NMC OSCE???

    paramedic-RN replied to WrigleyRN's topic in International Nursing

    I understand that a process has to be in place to keep the public safe and of course those fees will be placed onto the applicants. But it's well over $1000 in fees alone I think actually close to...

  3. NMBI Application Pack

    paramedic-RN replied to gema_estayo's topic in Nurse Registration

    Is there anyone that can send me a copy of that packet? my email address is [email protected] I'd really appreciate it, what I"m mainly looking for is specifics on the employer section. I just...

  4. Are you angry about the NMC OSCE???

    paramedic-RN replied to WrigleyRN's topic in International Nursing

    So I started the registration process with them just because I want to live in Europe for 1-2 years and I'd rather keep up my skills and license then work as a waitress or something while I'm there. I...

  5. Disciplining employee in front of other employees?!

    paramedic-RN replied to Seas's topic in General Nursing

    She was definitely wrong, one thing I've learned though is that you can never tell a manager/director they they've done something wrong. If she thought yelling at you in front of co-workers was...

  6. Hospital that bans family members

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Interesting, thanks for the

  7. Hospital that bans family members

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad you work at a hospital that backs the nurses, not something you hear much anymore. And that's mostly what I'm referring to. I don't have an issue setting boundaries with rude family members....

  8. Hospital that bans family members

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now that's messed up, of course exceptions need to be made for situations like

  9. Hospital that bans family members

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't mind annoying family members, the kind that are in the way or ask a bunch of questions are annoying but I don't mind them. I loathe the rude, demanding ones that inevitably affect my ability...

  10. I handled this poorly. What would you do?

    paramedic-RN replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hindsight's 20/20, there's lot of times I thought of something brilliant to say 24 hours later. Personally I would have gone off on him a little (just a little) After that I would have notified...

  11. Patients wants a back rub

    paramedic-RN replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lol I'm curious exactly what you

  12. Patients wants a back rub

    paramedic-RN replied to Oceanpacific's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lol yea, I hear ya, would make me incredibly uncomfortable. I guess it would depend on the circumstance for instance someone laying in excruciating back pain maybe but someone just comfortably laying...

  13. No briefs?! Is this an ICU thing?

    paramedic-RN posted a topic in Critical Care

    So up until a few months ago my only experience has been in the ED so frequent incontinence clean ups weren't a common occurrence until I started working in step down. So to me it just makes sense...

  14. "I need to eat, I'm a diabetic!"

    paramedic-RN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's different, I'm if starving or my bladders about to explode I don't care what's going on I need to meet those needs. No matter what's going on it takes 5 minutes to pee and eat a granola...

  15. 24hr shifts?

    paramedic-RN replied to RiderRN81's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Common? It's status quo. Personally I have weird sleep habits, I sleep 10-12 hours a night (I know crazy right) and I'm an unusually heavy sleeper I regularly sleep through alarms, sleep walk too...

  16. My PT called 911

    paramedic-RN replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    If I know someones a drug seeker I tell them we will not give them pain meds. I flat out say it before they even see the MD almost as soon as I walk in the room first of all IF they complain to...

  17. "I need to eat, I'm a diabetic!"

    paramedic-RN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But it sounds like this patient didn't say whatever you did something like "I feel hungry but I realize I don't need food right now" it sounds like he was demanding a sandwich so what else was the OP...

  18. No briefs?! Is this an ICU thing?

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Critical Care

    But don't a lot of briefs actually wick away the moisture? In fact some of the brands brag about that on their website, how many ml's they wick

  19. No briefs?! Is this an ICU thing?

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Critical Care

    Interesting, I wonder why the DADS had that

  20. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    paramedic-RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So there were a lot of little things in nursing school that were burned into my brain Bed down, side rails up Bed down, side rails up Bed down, side rails up Four p's Only touch each med once (reduces...

  21. Abusing ancillary staff

    paramedic-RN replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Your preaching to the choir, EMS is still in it's infancy, I hope things change in the next few decades. There are ER's that use medic's as

  22. PARAMEDICS IN THE ED...Do you have them????

    paramedic-RN replied to EDtraumaCNS's topic in Emergency

    Okay I have to disagree 118% on the 12 lead EKG interpretations, I would say I'm proficient at reading them but I've met medics that have incredible 12 lead skills, seriously I was riding w a medic...

  23. Pros/Cons of dialysis nursing

    paramedic-RN posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, so I've been thinking about venturing into dialysis nursing. It seems like you don't need your 'certified dialysis nurse' certificate in the job requirements I've been looking at. A lot of the...

  24. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    paramedic-RN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm admittedly a bit of a tree hugger so it bothers me to see waste in general. It makes me cringe at work to see waste. I worked a lot with this one nurse who if a sheet/blanket/towel was...

  25. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    paramedic-RN replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I"ve never seen a pillow with "old crap" or "blood stains" except maybe BEFORE it was cleaned