Category Archives: Just For Fun

1950′s Midwives Take Centre Stage

Posted on January 20, 2012 by NU_admin

Bedpans, surgical gloves and cries of pain take centre stage in a new BBC drama. Call the Midwife is a series that aims to take the audience into new territory – childbirth 1950s-style. It is about the joys and hardships … Continue reading →

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A Nurse’s Christmas

Posted on December 16, 2011 by NU_admin

and some fun Christmas cheer for a Friday – thanks to Nursing Voices for the fantastic poem! A Nurse’s Christmas Twas the night before Christmas.., and all thru the floor Lasix was given, filling the foleys galore. Stockings were worn … Continue reading →

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The flu shot of the future

Posted on November 25, 2011 by NU_admin

Scientists in the US are working on a new form of flu shot to encourage more people to get the vaccine. Up to 20 percent of Americans are infected, and more than 200-thousand will be hospitalised for flu-related illness each … Continue reading →

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Why have our nurses stayed in nursing?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by NU_admin

We’ve had some fantastic entries to our Christmas Contest – check them all out and enter HERE. See why some of our nurses, through all the trials and tribulations, have stayed with nursing. “It’s a fulfilling career. Because of the … Continue reading →

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How do nurses fit exercise in around shift work?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by NU_admin

Many nurses find it hard to fit exercise in around shift work, and eating habits during shift work can also contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle. What exercise do you do while you’re not working? Do you find you are often … Continue reading →

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