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Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs How to become a nurse

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In order to become a nurse you must have completed a three year degree or higher national diploma in nursing, and at the end of this, have registered with the Nursing and midwifery Council (NMC), the regulatory body for nurses and midwifes. Many universities have faculties of health which run the pre-registration nursing pro... More..

Jobs & Careers > Occupations (Other) How to change the public perception of your job

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Nurses and the nursing profession in the UK are not viewed as professionals in their own right. The general population seems to believe that nurses are people not quite clever enough to make it as a doctor, who do little more than run around, following doctors orders and wiping bums. I know that is how my friends view my car... More..

Health & Fitness > First Aid How to give CPR

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Once you know how to do CPR it is a simple enough procedure to be carried out. There are simple steps to remind people how CPR should be carried out. These are: D-danger R-response A-airway B-breathing Danger The most important person in any situation is you-if you put yourself in danger, say by touching a person connected t... More..

Health & Fitness > First Aid What to expect when you visit the ER

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When you visit A & E (I'm in the UK), what to expect will be different on whether you have been brought in by ambulance or by yourself. If you are brought in by ambulance, more than likely, you will be taken to the trolleys (majors), or resus. Occasionally, you may go to cubicles (minors) or even to the waiting room. Patient... More..

Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Scholarships and financial aid for nursing students in the UK

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Student nurses are in a much better position, financially, than most other university students for serveal reasons: 1)Student nurses do not have to pay tutition fees. These are paid for by the NHS. 2)All student nurses receive a bursary. This varies on which country of the UK the student nurse is studying in. All students in... More..

Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Guide to preparation courses for future nurses in the UK

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Prospective student nurses are able to prepare, academically, in 3 ways. 1-Take A-levels. If you pick the right A-levels, they will help you enormously whilst you take your nursing degree/diploma. Personally, I studied human biology, psychology and sociology A-levels at college, along with an AS in french and general studies... More..

Health & Fitness > First Aid Bone fractures: Diagnosis and treatment

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There are 3 main types of bone fracture: -Closed -Open -Complicated A closed fracture is a bone which has fractured but has not pierced the skin. Signs of this would be swelling, bruising and deformity of the limb, whilst the casualty may complain of pain, and a snapping type sound may have been heard at the time of the inju... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The path toward acceptance when a pregnancy takes you by surprise

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Kubler-Ross (1970) identified what she called a grief cycle, which can be applied equally to peole who have received a terminal prognosis, and as such need to grieve te fcat that they will lose this life, or to people who have lost someone. It can also be applied in the case of an unexpected pregnancy, in my opinion. I found... More..

Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Why become a nurse?

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Why become a nurse? That is what my friends asked me when I told them that I was going to apply to university for a place on a pre-registration nursing programme. Why spend my working life wiping people's bums, cleaning up vomit, taking orders from doctor's and getting paid next to nothing for it? My friends have no idea wha... More..

Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Other possible career path for nurses

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In today's society, nurses have many career opportunities open to them. This starts off in training, in the UK anyway. Student nurses must study for a degree or higher national diploma in one of the four branched of nursing. These branches are adult, child, mental health and learning disability. Although there are many oppor... More..

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