princessangel

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1. SIDE RAIL ALERT

   princessangel replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

   At my hospital we use cot sides (side rails) for patients thought to be at risk of falling out of bed. This is assessed informally (experience not tool) by a nurse, and information passed on at report and sometimes recorded in notes. I had a patient ...

2. public availability of nurses address'

   princessangel posted a topic in General Nursing

   The government in the UK are proposing that the a register of the private addresses and telephone numbers of nurses be made available for access by the general public. The argument is one of accountability and access. Nurses have concerns around priv...

3. Funny Names for Nurses

   princessangel replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

   Our family doctor is called Dr Fitness - to his advantage i believe

4. Just how bad is it out there?

   princessangel replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

   Things no better in the uk.on my first night duty in Accident & emergency we had a lady die in a cubicle, with in view of the whole department, and no one noticed because of pressure of work with other patients. We frequently have 20+ patients sl...

5. male nurses on the rise

   princessangel replied to jenn5027's topic in General Nursing

   i think the reason there are few men in nursing(at least in the non management) role is simple economics. How do you support a family during child raising years on our wages? If your smart enough to nurse then your smart enough to work out the econom...

6. why do you come to this site?

   princessangel replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   hi i can't remember how i found this site but haven't found anything else like it and like it a lot. I nurse in UK and am having fun trying to unravel the americanise ! like the chat room but when i'm awake everyone else seems to be asleep - should ...