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  1. Culture of blame in the UK

    vandiola replied to babyNP.'s topic in United Kingdom

    No nurse in the UK would give a non prescribed medication. He had a lot of heart problems and took the medication regularly. Many think the mother gave it to him, which is why it wasnt discussed in...

  2. Culture of blame in the UK

    vandiola replied to babyNP.'s topic in United Kingdom

    I live in Leicester and have worked at this hospital through my agency. Firstly to note, this doctor was the only registrar covering 6 different areas with a consultant who was off site. The patient...

  3. Nottingham university hospital

    vandiola replied to WanderGirl's topic in United Kingdom

    There's definitely a Filipino community in Notts! I was commuting in from Leicester for my shifts which wasn't a big problem, but Leicester hospitals aren't that different to Notts, so I just...

  4. Nottingham university hospital

    vandiola replied to WanderGirl's topic in United Kingdom

    I used to bank at NUH, but mostly in QMC so can't say much about City Hospital. It's a nice trust, very big with pretty much all the specialties. It has the regional trauma centre, so if thats your...

  5. HELP!!! Non clinical jobs UK

    vandiola replied to Cinders88's topic in United Kingdom

    The nurses that I know who have become reps, usually just looked up rep companies and checked out if they have vacancies. Why not consider a 9 - 5 nursing job, like a GP or community or outpatients....

  6. Elective in the US

    vandiola posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hello, I'm going into my final year of nursing in the UK and we are allowed to do a 4 week elective which can be national or international. I really want to do my elective in the US but a lot of the...

  7. Advanced Critical Care Practitioner interview

    vandiola replied to sthomas80's topic in United Kingdom

    Do you not need to go through the ANP masters degree before applying for ANP posts, and would it not help transitioning from a band 7 NP role to a band 8 ANP role, unless the ANP role is band

  8. NHS bristol hospitals

    vandiola replied to francescaf88's topic in United Kingdom

    I did some agency shifts at Southmead a few months ago on mostly medical wards and I found them to be really pleasant. Nurses and doctors were nice, lots of students, management a bit haphazard but...

  9. Are UK nurses underpaid and overworked?

    vandiola replied to Unreliable's topic in United Kingdom

    They've removed the bursary so students will have to take out loans of up to £50,000 to get paid £18,000 after tax, so I don't think the future looks excellent for the

  10. Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    vandiola replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I wish I was a doctor. I'm a nurse in the UK and we don't have anywhere near the same level of pay, career advancement or responsibility that our US counterparts seem to have. Doctor's do...

  11. What do you think will be the impact of bursary removal

    vandiola posted a topic in United Kingdom

    The title is really self explanatory. I was a mature student when I started nursing (at age 22) and one of the main reasons I did nursing was because I knew I would leave uni without debt and I very...

  12. What do you think will be the impact of bursary removal

    vandiola replied to vandiola's topic in United Kingdom

    Don't worry Phil, I'm sure the introduction of nursing associates will fix

  13. Usual cases in the AMU?

    vandiola replied to rjkirk's topic in United Kingdom

    It's like A&E, but with less staff and more

  14. Working in the UK as an OFW

    vandiola replied to mcurie's topic in United Kingdom

    I totally understand. If my circumstances were different I would have stayed in London. Best of luck in your

  15. Working in the UK as an OFW

    vandiola replied to mcurie's topic in United Kingdom

    Lincolnshire is in the Midlands, so it's a reasonably affordable place to live. I assume you'll be working at Grantham hospital? I've not worked there myself but did meet a Filipino nurse in London...

  16. Working in the UK as an OFW

    vandiola replied to mcurie's topic in United Kingdom

    Expenses depends on a lot of things. Do you already have a job offer in the UK as there are some trusts that offer short term accommodation to help you get settled. 1. Cost of accommodation really...

  17. Can nurses strike in the UK?

    vandiola posted a topic in United Kingdom

    I'm doing a report on union policies in regard to strikes. I'm a bit lost at actually finding any specific policies on striking. RCN are very vague and talk a lot about the NMC in terms of strike....

  18. Advise re different nursing specialties/areas

    vandiola replied to Returntonursing's topic in United Kingdom

    Youve already been moved to the uk forum and you dont need to do any courses to be a endoscopy nurse, you'll learn on the

  19. Advise re different nursing specialties/areas

    vandiola replied to Returntonursing's topic in United Kingdom

    Most procedural nursing type jobs would be appropriate. Endoscopy sounds good. Not a lot of manual handling, 9-5 generally and endoscopy staff are widely needed. Catheter lab nursing would also be...

  20. Can nurses strike in the UK?

    vandiola replied to vandiola's topic in United Kingdom

    They striked with nurses during October/November 2014 over a 1% pay rise. I was a first year student at the time, going to my first ever placement, so it was a very surreal introduction to nursing. I...

  21. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    vandiola replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Pts who receive district nurse services are more likely chronically unwell rather than acute, the point of district nursing is to prevent further hospital admissions. Most tasks consist of dressings,...

  22. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    vandiola replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Venepuncture, so drawing bloods for whatever reason and cannulation. Afaik nurses can only place urethral catheters not foleys. I consider these advanced as we dont learn them in nursing school, you...

  23. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    vandiola replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    1. In England you usually have to be in the process of doing masters research. At my university we do have quite a few PhDs and professors though. 2. Yeah we have theatre nurses who do all the...

  24. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    vandiola replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's because their academic side is considerably more intensive than that of England. At my university pharmacology is not a compulsory module, and its one of my weaker area's. I love the...

  25. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    vandiola replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Registered nurses who didn't have degrees, diploma nurses and enrolled nurses could just top up their qualifications to degree level. There was/is no obligation to do so, but it's unlikely you will...