irishicugal

irishicugal

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    The U.K. Education is similar but they are specialist trained rather than general. The Adult Nurse (UK) course doesn't include paeds or ob placements, whereas we did 6 weeks in each. However the uk...

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Also, restraints. We are legally not allowed to place any patient in restraints, even in ICU if intubated, or for kiddy procedures. Even in Acute psych they are allowed to restrain to subdue only and...

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that explanation dream'n. I believe they are starting to bring in computerised drug administration in the uk, so it's probably only a matter of time before it comes across the pond! We...

  4. My thoughts. Literally. Catheter. Psych Pt. ED

    irishicugal replied to Ronda89's topic in Emergency

    I too am extremely shocked at how this man was treated. As someone who's been hospitalised many many times for suicidal ideation and depression I have NEVER been treated like that! If you come to...

  5. What class in nursing school do they teach you surgical procedures?

    irishicugal replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Students

    A day in the OR? We got 6 weeks as part of our nursing school - 2 weeks of observation then a week each of anaesthetics, recovery, scrub and circulating! Guess we were lucky! But yeah, I think you're...

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    We'd LOVE to have you! [emoji178] we don't have school nurses here btw, except in boarding schools. And those ones don't give out meds that aren't specifically prescribed for the kid, iykwim. There...

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Must be an urban legend so!

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, you're already a nurse and we're not going to take that away from you!! It's not fair to expect a 50 yo to get a degree, it's not going to change a thing about their

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    I did hear a rumour once about drunks who come into the ED. We used to put them on mats on the floor "out back" so they could sleep it off, but someone turned out to have an SAH and died so now...

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    We're drowning in documentation too! It's just actual pen and paper stuff. Nursing notes, communication sheets, individualised care plans, Waterlow assessments, falls risk, MUST, daily checklists. I...

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Omg I'm fangirling here I just love your posts farawyn! LPN's (they were called enrolled nurses here) stopped training in the 80's but they were allowed to keep working until retirement. The ADN's or...

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

    irishicugal replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Wow thanks! That's super cool technology! So you have a whole pharmacy of drugs already on the floor in case they are needed? But idk about the whole scanning and individualising thing. I can get a 12...

  13. ICU Patient Ratios

    irishicugal replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    Omg that sounds terrifying. And unsafe! What if you're at the other end of the unit washing a boarder and the vent alarms? I'd be filling in incident forms on every shift, stating that the workload...

  14. ICU Patient Ratios

    irishicugal replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    Us too! Dialysis nurse will come up and run HD but if they're on CVVH then that's just added in to our

  15. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    irishicugal replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    Yes we get our bachelors as an RN. This was brought in in the early 2000's. We only have nurse practitioners in ED, we don't have CRNA's at all, our anaesthetists are doctors, I think you call them...

  16. ICU Patient Ratios

    irishicugal replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    We don't have RT's either or CNA's here, maybe if we did then we could stretch to 1:2... But I wouldn't like it - maybe it's a control thing cos I like to do everything

  17. Moving to Dublin to nurse

    irishicugal replied to B_Sampson1's topic in International Nursing

    Half of my unit is Uk trained! I don't know if any are on here though... There's a Facebook group called "nurses and midwives oppose proposed increase in NMBI retention fees" the issue has since been...

  18. Nitrous Oxide

    irishicugal replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Really? But don't they use it in the ED for dislocations etc without everyone getting high? I've NEVER heard of that!!

  19. Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

    irishicugal replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Cotton wool balls in a polystyrene denture cup with some tea tree oil sprinkled on them - kills just about any

  20. Moving to Dublin to nurse

    irishicugal replied to B_Sampson1's topic in International Nursing

    Birmingham England or Birmingham Alabama lol [emoji12] you need to contact the NMBI and ask for an application pack to register over here. Job wise, we are in a huge nursing shortage and you would be...

  21. Nitrous Oxide

    irishicugal replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Like [emoji35][emoji35][emoji35] it's pushing UPHILL

  22. Nitrous Oxide

    irishicugal replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In ireland, our pain relief, in ascending order, is paracetamol, nitrous oxide (gas and air lol), im pethidine, epidural. Iv's are rarely sited in labour, only if an epidural is being used, it's high...

  23. UK Trained Nurse Moving to US

    irishicugal replied to ptork66's topic in International Nursing

    Md Patel you should get your general nursing training in uk after you qualify, children's nursing alone will not be enough to work in USA as a nurse, and it will be cheaper and easier to do it in uk...

  24. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    irishicugal replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    Lol, I know! When I trained back in the dark ages, we were allowed to put in both fine bore feeding tubes and ryles but not any more. I've no idea why this changed or even when! Also, nurses here...

  25. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    irishicugal replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    Hey bendyem, I'm in ireland, so fairly similar to uk scope afaik... Have you got anaesthetists/intensivists on call at night? That's who would put in our arts, cvcs and ngs at night. Fine bore feeding...