Fonenurse

I too would love to meet so many people from here - think an international conference is called for. Just glad I managed to find my way back to this thread

I was in exactly the same position. I went to work in a reputable nursing home. The pace is different and the quality of relationships is there - my advice would be to take it slowly, work part time if necessary, and be honest with propspective emplo...

From the RCN site When did the consultation take place and what did it involve? The consultation opened on the 16 February 2009 and closed on the 22 May. A policy briefing paper providing an overview of the issues was produced with input from a rang...

But the last bit of the sentence is key really - include the following So what followed? The reason you are finding it hard is that the question is asking for quantitative studies - ie numerical counting as results, and nursing care is hard to measu...

The reason you'll be having difficulty finding something is that the study type they're asking you to write about is quantitative - it's about a systematic review or randomised controlled trial, and ethically with traches, it might be hard to do a st...

We practised clinical supervision when I worked at NHS Direct, and we were given reflective time together in our 'on duty' time. Particularly as a new telephone triage nurse I found this extremely beneficial - to learn from those more experienced or ...

Different Trusts do it in different ways - mine do it by the 'if we haven't heard anything, you get the increment' method, however I have also worked in places where paperwork is the norm - either way...

Hi It's mandatory in my Trust for all staff to complete it in the first 3 months in post. It's fairly basic, but covers the needed ground. As far as e-learning packages go I think it's not bad - not the worst I've seen by any stretch of the imaginati...

Happy New Year from a very frosty North of England.

I personally had pancreatitis a few years ago and had mild pain only - my worst symptom was nausea and vomiting. I was under 45 years of age and rarely drank alcohol. It was due to gall stones stuck in the pancreatic duct, so in answer to the OPs que...

Merry Christmas - hope your holidays are going well. I feel guilty as I am off duty until 5th January! Never had such a long festive break...

I think it will depend on how you feel about your experience and what job you are applying for, but working in ED and also onc will have shown you a good slice of life. It may be worth asking the people you want to apply to - after all, they know wha...

I've performance managed staff who insist on using their phone in this way -what are the organisation's policies and management like in enforcing them I wonder? For me, this behaviour is rude and discourteous - and also theft - the nurse was being p...

Is this your personal statement for your UCAS application? Well done for thinking in a mature and rounded way and managing to get this onto paper! Good luck and please let us know how you get on!

I think this thread is a great idea. I try to keep up with everyone's journals but of late have been working so many extra hours due to the state of the department and short-staffing so have been AWOL a lot! I am hoping to get to the USA again this y...

I had mine this week. They not only protect the person who has them, but also helps to widen the immunity of the whole community - I'd rather not have flu or be off work over the winter months...

Contacting the RCN if you are a member would be a really good idea - even if only for moral support. They have a lot of experience in this area and can help you through this - they also have a counselling service which comes as part of your membershi...

Chris - good luck for your exam - hope all went ok....

Hi turncoughdeepbreathe Sorry to hear you are feeling low right now. The key skill for a telephone triage nurse is critical thinking. If you are able to question people opf varying communication abilities and make decisions based on those questions, ...

I love this way of letting fellow nurses around the world know we are thinking of them during the festive season - and my kids tease me that I get so many cards from all over the world - I'm in again for this year!

I've just completed all my staff appraisals. It should be much better than the old appraisals, and you should already have a good idea of how it is going because you are supposed to be in the driving seat, with it being about your development. There ...

My husband is a pharmacist here in the UK. They have an emergency cupboard and technicians who stock the cupboards on the ward. They also keep stocks of 'TTOs' (tablets to take away) so the pharmacist dispenses and the nurses just give them out accor...

Hi, I'm curious. I'm currently working on a project with an American company, and more and more I realise how different things are between the USA and the UK. One issue is the size of facilities. In the UK our hospital is of an average size, for the...

I've done it twice today and varied between ENTJ and ENFJ

OK - we have a different system in the UK, so when you say level 1 center or level 2, can you explain what that means?