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Nick

Memoirs of an ICU Nurse with 47 years experience. Liverpool, London, Edinburgh, Saudi Arabia, Dublin and Sligo!

Episodes

  1. Westminster Hospital, London 1983

    4D AGO

    Westminster Hospital, London 1983

    Westminster Hospital Intensive Care Unit. Starched aprons and frilly hats that looked like large birds nests . The unweanable Max and his 9 month stay in ICU on a Servo Ventilator. The A.I.D.S epidemic hits the ICU. multiple young men on ventilators, 100% oxygen and P.E.E.Ps of 15cms, inotropes maxed out, dialysed but dying none the less with no known cause.

    21 min
  2. ICU Liverpool 1982

    JAN 27

    ICU Liverpool 1982

    Undertaking the J.B.C.N.S Course 100 and 249 Adult General and Cardio- Thoracic Intensive Care for Nurses. The Blease Ventilators and the IMV Valve. Post op Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts and Aortic / Mitral Valve replacement patients. Ventilation, Inotropes, Chest Drains, Intra Aortic Balloon Pumps, Pacing Wires, Dialysis, (CVVHD)  Emergency Thoracotomies in ICU. (Cracking chests)

    33 min
  3. Coronary Care 1981

    JAN 25

    Coronary Care 1981

    Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer July 1981. I qualify as State Registered Nurse July 1981. Working in Acute Medical Ward with 4 Coronary Care beds. Applying for J.B.C.N.S 100 Course combined with J.B.C.N.S 249 course. General and Cardio Thoracic ICU of Adult patient Nursing Course. E.N.B 100 and ENB 249 Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool 1982.

    18 min
  4. I would rather Eat Grass!

    JAN 20

    I would rather Eat Grass!

    Nutrition and Naso-Gastric feeding. Mealtimes in the Nightingale Wards. The bath book. Nursing shifts and hours of employment for nurses 1979 and 2026.

    16 min
  5. The Nurses Cape

    JAN 18

    The Nurses Cape

    More experiences as a Student Nurse 1978 to 1981 on Nightingale Wards in St Catherines Hospital, Birkenhead, Liverpool. Nursing Culture on Night Duty. The Nurses Capes, wrap around comfort and warmth, transforming you into a large black bat poised  and ready for action! The Night Sisters arrival and round. Heminevrin infusions galore!

    29 min
  6. Student Nurse years

    JAN 17

    Student Nurse years

    My time as Student Nurse 1978 to 1981. 1978 the year of the 3 Popes! Traditional Apprenticeship nurse education v current academia. The military style of the Ward Sisters and the fun of breaking the rules as a Student Nurse. The case of the missing false teeth!

    38 min
  7. The Providence Hospital

    JAN 15

    The Providence Hospital

    My time as a voluntary worker in Hospital run by nuns. Before i became a Student Nurse. 1975 / 1976.

    25 min

  8. JAN 12

    Seamans Dispensary

    My experience in the famous "Seamans Dispensary" in Liverpool 1979 as Student Nurse. The hilarious Mr Plumb Charge Nurse. My time in Accident and Emergency Westminster Hospital, London 1984 / 5 The ending of my " American Dream" 1985.

    24 min
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Memoirs of an ICU Nurse with 47 years experience. Liverpool, London, Edinburgh, Saudi Arabia, Dublin and Sligo!

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    Nick
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