Nurse Ugom

02/07/2025

If you’re a Registered Nurse or Student planning to practice in the UK in the near future, this information will help you..

I began my practice abroad thinking that Nursing was just the the same everywhere ..

I thought it was all about having compassion, showing your skills and the way you care for your patients..

Guess what ?
I was in for a shock ..

Let me tell you about a few work-culture shocks that I had to quickly adjust to and when I say ‘quickly’, I mean, like the speed of light..

1. Bruises or skin marks ..

When you observe any scratch or bruise on your patient’s skin, you wouldn’t just say ‘eehn, it’s noted, let’s monitor it’

Aah! No oh! It is noted ke?

You will report it officially, document it and it will be investigated by your managers ..

2. How about when your patient falls from the bed, chair or tripped over?

You’ll monitor that patient using the GCS, report, document and inform their family members..

3. How you speak to people ?

You see your tone of voice, your posture and even your eye contact ?

Everything will change ..

You can’t fold your arms while talking or standing, no rolling of eyes or frowning your face..

You’ll just be smiling up and down like mumu, talking with a soft voice and you’re not permitted to raise your voice at anyone, even when you’re vexed ..

4. You can’t just ‘help’ a patient..

Before touching, moving or assisting them, you must ask first because over here, autonomy and consent is key to the care you provide..

5. Dress code is not a suggestion at all.

You are not permitted to show up looking unkempt..

Looking smart and neat is part of the job, thank you..

6. Clocking in late?

If I hear that you reported late to work, your name will be sorry..

Some organizations will deduct the minutes from your salary if you report late and when you calculate the amount, no one will tell you to sit right ..

7. No work, no pay..

If you don’t show up for work, you won’t get paid..

You’re only paid for the hours that you work for especially if you work in the private sector..

8. Weather excuses?

Sorry, it won’t fly.

Come rain, snow, winter, summer or whatever, you must show up, no excuses at all ..

It’s not this one that we’ll be lying on top of rain and traffic back home..

9. No over-familiar greetings.

Report to work and get straight to your tasks..

Stick to simple and polite manner of communication..

Infact, this one can put you into trouble if you’re not careful..

10. No personal phone use or browsing the internet when you’re working.

Just keep it away unless it’s work-related.

11. No loitering around doing nothing.

If you have nothing to do, you better find something that will keep you busy otherwise, you’ll be seen as idle and that comes with its own consequences..

12. Breaks are strictly timed.

Whenever you’re on break, you must use it well and must not overstay, else..

13. When in doubt of anything or you see something that doesn’t seem right, you must report it ..

Nothing is “too small” to mention to your colleagues or managers..

Wow! What a list and funny enough, there are more..

You see,
Working in the UK can be fulfilling but it comes with certain standards that demand discipline, awareness and professionalism.

At first, it felt like a strict system but with time, I saw the structure and safety it brings to patients and entire staff.

To any Nurse or Student dreaming of working in the UK, this post is just to encourage and keep you informed..

Just know that the culture shift is real but with the right mindset, you’ll definitely thrive.

Makes sense?

©️ Esther Ejiogu - Registered Nurse/Midwife

02/07/2025

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22/06/2025

🧠 How to Do a P***s & Testicle Self-Exam (Monthly)

🕒 Best time: After a warm bath or shower the skin is relaxed and easier to check.

✅ Step 1: Check

Stand in front of a mirror and look for:

Any new rashes, bumps, or color changes

Sores, ulcers, or flaky skin

Swelling or unusual growths

Check the:

Pe**le shaft

Fo****in (if uncircumcised gently retract it)

Head (g***s) of the p***s

Underside of the p***s

✅ Step 2: Feel the Shaft

Use your fingers to gently press around the p***s:

Check for hard lumps, thickened areas, or pain

A few visible veins or slight asymmetry is normal

✅ Step 3: Check the Testicles

Hold one testicle at a time between thumb and fingers. Roll it gently:

It should feel smooth, with no hard lumps

You’ll feel the epididymis (a soft tube behind the testicle) that’s normal

If you feel a pea-sized lump, hardness, or pain, get it checked

✅ Step 4: Feel the Groin Area

Check just above the p***s and to the sides for swollen lymph nodes, lumps, or painless swellings (which could be hernias or other issues)

✅ Step 5: Urine Check (Daily or Weekly)

Look at your urine stream: Is it strong? Painful? Any blood?

Watch for discharge from the tip (especially if cloudy or yellow-green)

🚩 See a Doctor If You Notice:

🔴New or growing lumps or bumps

🔴Pain or burning when urinating or ej*******ng

🔴Redness, rashes, or sores that don’t heal

🔴Persistent foul odor

🔴Any bleeding from the p***s

🔴Erections that last over 4 hours without arousal

🔒 Remember:

Doing this once a month can save your life or prevent long-term damage.
And it’s completely private, just you taking charge of your health

***sCare

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22/06/2025

Before You Judge a Nurse

Before you ask why I didn’t smile today,
Ask how many lives I held —
with trembling hands and a tired spine,
in rooms that smelled like bleach and goodbye.

Before you say I was cold,
ask how many families I watched break —
while standing silent,
because strength is the only language they’ll let me speak.

Before you think I rushed you,
know that I’ve had to decide
who gets pain relief
and who waits another hour
because there just weren’t enough hands today —
and I only have two.

Before you call me unfriendly,
understand this uniform isn’t armor.
It’s a mask for grief I haven’t had time to name.
A shield for the stories I can’t tell —
like the young boy who held my hand and asked,
“Will it still hurt after I sleep?”

Before you reduce me to a role,
remember:
I am the one who
knows when a silence means worsening vitals.
Who sees death before it knocks.
Who comforts in chaos.
Who stays when the heart monitor flatlines —
because someone must.

I carry lives in my chart.
But also on my chest.
I wear names like invisible medals —
names that never made it home.

So when you see me at the pharmacy,
shoulders low, face unreadable —
please don’t assume apathy.
Assume I gave everything I had
to someone who needed it more than a smile.

Because before I am polite,
I must be present.
Before I am gentle,
I must be strong.
Before I’m perfect,
I must survive.

So no — I didn’t smile today.
But I held a dying man’s hand,
called someone “Mom” when their child couldn’t,
and cleaned a wound that smelled like regret.

If that’s not kindness,
then maybe you’ve never seen
what kindness looks like
when it’s worn thin by saving lives.
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Stay healthy and safe

13/06/2025

Did you know you don’t have to wash off/bath your baby’s skin immediately after birth?

THIS INFORMATION IS FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO DELIVER THEIR BABIES WITH THE HELP OF TRADITIONAL BED ATTENDANTS (TBAs) OR AT HOME.

That creamy white stuff some babies are born with? It’s called VERNIX CASEOSA—it’s not “dirt”.

Benefits of Leaving Vernix caseosa on the skin:

--Natural Moisturizer: It help prevent dryness and cracking of the skin.

--Antimicrobial Properties: Vernix has antibacterial and antifungal components, which is a barrier against infections.

--Thermal Regulation: it helps to maintain the baby body temperature in the initial hours after birth.

-- Wound Healing: It promotes skin healing.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend delaying the first bath for at least 6–24 hours after birth, many hospitals delayed up to 24–48 hours.

Don't wash off the vernix immediately after birth, instead, gently rub it in or let it absorb in the baby skin

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30/05/2025

The differences between School of Nursing, College of Nursing and University Nursing

1. School of Nursing
📌It is a 3 year basic nursing program. Where you acquire only RN license plus robust clinical experience.
📌It's considered an ND program.
📌 You need only an O'level in science subjects to be able to purchase entrance/ application form.
📌 After you pass your school of choice entrance exam and given admission, you're taught for six months after which, you sit for an exam called Preliminary Training School (PTS).
📌 Your performance on the PTS exam determines whether or not you'll continue the nursing education. i.e; if you fail, you fail out. If you pass, you pass in and can be called a nursing student.

2. College of Nursing
📌 It's a 4year nursing education where you acquire an RN license, RM license plus a robust clinical experience during your years in school.
📌The college of nursing is considered as HND
📌 You'll need an O'level in science subjects and a recent jamb score of about 150 and above to be able purchase an entrance/application form.
📌If you pass the entrance exam, you'll be admitted into the school.
(Not sure if PTS is done here).

3. University Nursing
📌 It's a 5 year nursing education program.
📌 Upon the completing 5years education, you can acquire RN, RM, RPHN license, BNSC degree and a robust clinical experience too.
📌 You'll need an O'level in basic science subjects, a recent jamb score of 200 and above, to be able to buy postume form.
📌 Write and pass postume with a very high score and your name gets published in the admission list.

Note: none of these schools are cheap to train in.
📌Whether school of nursing, college or university, they must and should be accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria NMCN.
Be sure that that the school you intend to apply to should be a recognized school. It doesn't matter if it's a private, state or federal owned school.

Kindly shære and good luck on your nursing education 😊

29/05/2025

We are not just!!!

They Told Me I Was ‘Just a Nurse’ — Until They Were Dying.”

They laughed when I said I wanted to be a nurse.
“Why not be a doctor?” they asked.
As if healing was only valid when it came with a title.
As if compassion had a hierarchy.

They called me “just a nurse” —
Until their world fell apart.

Until the bleeding wouldn’t stop.
Until the fever spiked at 3 a.m.
Until their mother couldn’t breathe.
Until their child flatlined.

Suddenly, “just a nurse” was the only one holding it all together.

The one catching what the labs missed.
The one noticing the subtle change before the crash.
The one standing at the bedside when no one else came.
The one they clung to when the doctor left the room.

They call us angels in scrubs —
But not when we demand fair pay.
They call us heroes —
But not when we speak out about unsafe ratios.
They call us essential —
But not when we collapse from burnout, unheard.

The truth?

We’re not “just” anything.
We are the pulse.
The presence.
The ones who sit with the dying and fight for the living.
We are the ones they remember when everything else fades.

So the next time someone says, “just a nurse,”
Smile.
Because deep down — they know better.

They just hope we don’t.

But we do.

And we’re done being silent.
Credit: Nurse Krypton