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  1. A day in the life of a UK nurse

    vandiola replied to bds165's topic in United Kingdom

    Bedside nursing seems to be really unpopular in the US. Most band 5 and 6 nurses here will do basic care tasks, you can't really walk onto a ward and say 'I'm not going to clean that large bowel...

  2. Job market still dire?

    vandiola replied to ashschu's topic in United Kingdom

    If a post has a certain number of applications, then it's taken off the NHS site, and if they don't hire enough suitable applicants then they place the post again. Certain wards have running...

  3. Average pay check

    vandiola replied to ruepa's topic in United Kingdom

    Nights and weekends are slightly more, you could get up to £1800 a month, but unsocial hours pay will most likely be cut after next weeks budget announcement. Do you want to factor in social nights...

  4. Job market still dire?

    vandiola replied to ashschu's topic in United Kingdom

    Didnt realise you have a British passport, I don't think the new immigration laws will apply to

  5. Job market still dire?

    vandiola replied to ashschu's topic in United Kingdom

    The posts you see on the NHS website, are the posts that are available. If they are specifically for internal applicants then it will be made very clear in the advert. Nurses are very in demand in the...

  6. Comfortable living?

    vandiola replied to Kdao's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really have any advice for the OP, just wanted to comment on how much the starter/average pay is for nurses in the US. I knew it was higher than ours, but I didn't realise it was that

  7. I was accepted into nursing school, but I don't know if this is what I want. Please help?

    vandiola replied to Collegegirl94's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion there are very few jobs you need to be passionate about. Some jobs you can do for money, for experience or just to pass time, but I don't believe you can treat nursing like that. You...

  8. I'm a sexless nurse

    vandiola replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    In the UK, procedures like catherisation always require a chaperone whether a female or male nurse is performing it on a male or female patient. It's fine if a patient says they don't want a male...

  9. A day in the life of a UK nurse

    vandiola replied to bds165's topic in United Kingdom

    As everyone else has said, we have PT's and OT's and phlebotomists, but nurses can cannulate and do venepuncture as well. It's not a part of our studies though, you have to do further training once...

  10. Does this make me really horrible?

    vandiola posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of the girls in my cohort wants to work in a developing country as a nurse. She mentioned she would like to work in MSF (Doctors without Borders), but she can't as she's not a doctor. I informed...

  11. Does this make me really horrible?

    vandiola replied to vandiola's topic in General Nursing

    I mean disliking a charity because of their

  12. Things you'll never forget from your nursing instructors?

    vandiola replied to NurseCalamity's topic in General Nursing

    I assume by instructor you mean lecturer and not nursing mentor? I have genuinely never learnt anything from my lecturers, not even in my lectures. There are about 500 of us in each year, so it's very...

  13. Finding a job in London

    vandiola replied to JessBalson's topic in International Nursing

    We have a few nurses from Oz at my trust and they're super nice. You won't struggle to find work in a London hospital, most trusts have lots of vacancies. The bigger issue is the cost of living here...

  14. Preceptor Nurse Help!

    vandiola replied to JonniBravo's topic in United Kingdom

    You should have a practice education facilitator at your trust who can help you? Definitely go to your ward sister, completing your training is their responsibility too. I have faced very difficult...

  15. OSCE REVISION for NMC REGISTRATION

    vandiola replied to wency2015's topic in Nurse Registration

    As in they are practicing nurses currently and did OSCE's however many years ago. I really do think the best thing you can do is contact the universities, they can provide much more up to date...

  16. Band 6 interview presentation on how to influence change in work area

    vandiola replied to no idea's topic in United Kingdom

    As a band 6 this responsibility is totally not up to you, it's a more senior thing. Maybe try to make theatres more appealing. When I did my surgical placement I was bored out of my mind, it was...

  17. Band 6 interview presentation on how to influence change in work area

    vandiola replied to no idea's topic in United Kingdom

    Um how about increasing productivity with better staffing. Less unnecessary paperwork. Rotating staff through surgery, anaesthesia and recovery

  18. OSCE REVISION for NMC REGISTRATION

    vandiola replied to wency2015's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi Wency. A few of my mentors who are from abroad did OSCE's at Northampton Uni. If you can contact their nursing department I'm sure they'll give you additional information or where to look for...

  19. What is nursing like in Canada

    vandiola posted a topic in Canada

    Hi, I'm new here. I currently study a BSc in adult nursing in the UK. I've really wanted to go to Canada and live there at some point, and although I know it'll take some time I just want to know what...

  20. Are handguns allowed at work?

    vandiola replied to TexasGal1964's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If I bought a gun into my trust they'd throw me in prison But I'm in England, things are really different