MatthewCanUK

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1. Diabetes app questions

   MatthewCanUK posted a topic in General Nursing

   This may be a duplicate post and if so I apologize. I wanted to ask a question to any diabetes nurses/educators, nurses with diabetes or anyone who sees a lot of diabetes patients in their practice. I...

2. ANTT tips

   MatthewCanUK replied to MatthewCanUK's topic in General Nursing

   So. Pick up the wet, sterile gauze in the non-dominant/clean hand then drop it into the dominant/dirty hand. That is hopefully easy enough. Are there any tricks to actually placing the dressing? Or...

3. Foley Catheter insertion question

   MatthewCanUK posted a topic in United Kingdom

   I wanted to ask some UK nurses about the procedure for inserting a foley catheter in either a male or a female. I have read the Royal Marsden but I have to take an OSCE for UK licensure soon and I'm...

4. ANTT tips

   MatthewCanUK replied to MatthewCanUK's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Shellie-anne. That does help. My one question is: what about when you have used your "dirty hand" to do something to the patient. In this case it is holding a gauze to clean a surgical wound....

5. ANTT tips

   MatthewCanUK posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am looking for some advice on how to do "clean hand, dirty hand" when doing asceptic non-touch technique for a dressing change. When I trained we used forceps, but recently I was being tested...

6. OSCE Documentation

   MatthewCanUK replied to MatthewCanUK's topic in Nurse Registration

   I contacted Northampton to ask and they assured me that you do NOT need to cite current evidence. Sorry to cause

7. OSCE Documentation

   MatthewCanUK replied to MatthewCanUK's topic in Nurse Registration

   I do plan on using the AL model. Mainly because this is what the NMC is asking for and I have not found them to be very forgiving when you don't follow their directions to the letter. Reading the book...

8. OSCE Documentation

   MatthewCanUK posted a topic in Nurse Registration

   I know that there is considerable secrecy about the OSCE (Test of Competence Part 2). But can anyone confirm or deny that when we are doing nursing care plans we need to have rationales and citations...