ClaireMacl

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  1. Research

    ClaireMacl replied to maenqamar's topic in International Nursing

    All of our burns pts get shipped out to regional burns units. Sorry I can't be of more help. Perhaps write to the director of the individual hospital and ask to be directed to the relevant

  2. Allmost killed a patient by medication

    ClaireMacl replied to Great Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Had any less experienced nurse been looking after my pt today, I wonder what would have happened. The doctor clearly wrote "loading dose of Digoxin 500mg stat", we have many new nurses on our unit who...

  3. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    ClaireMacl replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find the grumpy docs more difficult to deal with than the sarcastic ones! The ED I work in is quite a light hearted place, people being *human* as well as professionals and having a laugh. Most...

  4. I got MRSA from my JOB

    ClaireMacl replied to liteskin_qtee's topic in General Nursing

    I got MRSA when I had an internal fixation, open reduction of my left leg. The nurse walked from one bed to another to inspect the wounds with the same gloves on. I was on so much morphine that...

  5. Uk for Uk?

    ClaireMacl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in United Kingdom

    Isn't AFC

  6. Room assignments and pt load.

    ClaireMacl replied to hollykate's topic in Emergency

    Our Ed is a bit chaotic to say the least being one of the busiest in London, but room allocations are pretty good, the only exception being resus. Resus is four bedded and only includes (obviously)...

  7. Do Any Of You Rn's Have Diabetes And Or High B/p??

    ClaireMacl replied to rafael80's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    We have a nurse who had a TIA and brain bleed (not CVA) working with us. Never been an issue with her

  8. Standard precautions ignored

    ClaireMacl replied to Pattiecake's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting idea, I'm not sure I keep my nails long enough to do this (we are contractually made to keep them short). I'll have a think about how I can do this in future... though to be honest, since...

  9. Standard precautions ignored

    ClaireMacl replied to Pattiecake's topic in General Nursing

    I went to have blood drawn at a major hospital recently, I found the phlebotomists remove the needle from the vacutainer but reuse the plastic part, which is labelled clearly as single use only, this...

  10. Slugged in the chest by med-surg patient

    ClaireMacl replied to stomper's topic in General Nursing

    My take on this is I hate working in the UK when I read threads like this with people talking about restraints for very abusive pts or those likely to harm themselves. We are not allowed restraints,...

  11. Uk for Uk?

    ClaireMacl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in United Kingdom

    We have a play therapist, yes play (as in does colouring with kids and blows bubbles for distraction) who was recently banded as band 5!!!!!! I don't really need to say that this has caused complete...

  12. question

    ClaireMacl replied to sonshine's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from the UK, but to the best of my knowledge, there is nowhere that gives incentives for being bilingual.... quite a few of the nurses in my dept speak 4-5 languages and its not taken into...

  13. Aaaaaagggghh!

    ClaireMacl replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    Ha! This is just ironic. I was just coming here to talk about my itching, which I'm sure is psychosomatic too! I had a patient today (only for about 5 minutes because another nurse panicked and ran...

  14. Scenario:What would you do?

    ClaireMacl replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you joking with us? Morphine is a respiratory depressant and I've seen it happen! Doing vitals after giving it, particularly around 15 minutes after giving it is entirely

  15. Oh, by the way, the pt. has latex allergy (rant).

    ClaireMacl replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The amount of times I have to remind doctors/dentists/nurses that its clearly written on my allergies! I'm actually quite scared about their lack of knowledge... sure, the times I've reminded them so...

  16. Supervising

    ClaireMacl replied to mtg's topic in International Nursing

    Congrats on the job! Don't go fretting about your confidence, if you got the job, they think you already have it. I'm a senior staff nurse in A&E and supervise junior staff and students, I...

  17. Uk for Uk?

    ClaireMacl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in United Kingdom

    Phew, I'm not alone! I'm gradually trying to spread the word about allnurses around London, so hopefully we'll have more of us on board soon

  18. What Gets to You??

    ClaireMacl replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    Vicks does open the sinuses if used in the tubs directed uses, but if used directly under the nasal passage, all you will smell is the

  19. Uk for Uk?

    ClaireMacl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in United Kingdom

    Ach well, I guess I'm alone here. I personally came here to read about the US perspective on nursing and also to see how it compared to the UK. I've not come across any UK nursing forums as...

  20. Er Salary

    ClaireMacl replied to nursern20's topic in Emergency

    Me? I work in London. Our ED nurses are band 6 (old E grade), whereas the ward nurses are band 5 (E

  21. Need help with Emergency Triage

    ClaireMacl replied to TDGEMTIV's topic in Emergency

    Our level 5 is problems over one week old, we use manchester triage. We also added a 6, which is see and treat, such as dressings, suture removal, nurse practitioner review etc. Can't wait until our...

  22. Er Salary

    ClaireMacl replied to nursern20's topic in Emergency

    In the UK, all ED nurses are paid more than ward nurses, this has caused alot of aggrivation amongst experienced ward

  23. And on the eighth day, the Lord Physician created nurses, to clean up the mess

    ClaireMacl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I wrote to the producers, who knows what kind of an effect it will have! I love House, but do hate the fact that it never appreciates the work of the nurses who alert the doctors to the

  24. propofol

    ClaireMacl replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    Just found out there is a propofol shortage in the UK, along with not having Diamorphine and a number of other drugs over the last year, all fun

  25. Increase in I&D's in the South?

    ClaireMacl replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    Reading this and coming from the UK, I know nothing of Dial. I do however believe that antibacterial soaps and the like might actually do more harm than good in the long term! Bare in mind that I...