Nursing in general Reviews

I have been a qualified nurse for the last four years. Its not something I ever imagined I would be and I just got into the profession by chance. At 17 I was a qualified dental nurse and was only paid minimum wage so thought id look into other healthcare careers and decided that id be a good nurse. I trained in Manchester on the first ...  Read the complete review

Nursing Studies- Glasgow Caledonian University. This is a 4 year course and is no way for the faint-hearted. Before I go into the details of the curriculum it is important to note that Nursing is a vocation and you really have to be the right kind of person to be able to see the course through. So without sounding patronising it is important ...  Read the complete review

Pull up a chair because this is a long one. Flu vac season is one of my favorite things (I know, pretty sick), so lets examine what they are and why I enjoy this part of my job. Who needs one? ~ Government guidelines state – Anyone 65 years of age or older. Anyone (whatever their age) with a chronic heart or chest ...  Read the complete review

Although I have worked for nurse banks and agencies for many years I do not like the way they are run and the effect that the use of bank and agency nurses has on the quality and continuity of care. I have since worked for an agency providing homecare staff, and was involved in the allocation of work to carers. I realise how difficult it is, as ...  Read the complete review

I have just read the other opinions that are here on nursing, and have nothing but praise for both the writers...they have explained and portrayed nursing very well. I am now 33, and have been nursing since I was 17. I was one of the old fashioned hospital trained girls, back in Australia, where I went to lectures for study blocks, and ...  Read the complete review

Whenever I tell people that I’m a mental health nurse, they tend to respond in one of two ways. The first is along the lines of “I could never do that”, and the other is “how interesting – id really like to do what you do”. So, for those of you of think you could never do it, well, you are probably right and ...  Read the complete review

I am a qualified nurse. It is something I always wanted to be as a child. I had the toy trolley, the red cape, the plastic stethoscope, and my younger brother was always the wary patient! Here I am now, aged 25, having been qualified for 4 years - strongly considering a different career. Nursing has many positive aspects, but for me ...  Read the complete review