BendyEm

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1. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

   BendyEm replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical

   Easily that bad, staffing-wise. We get on though.

2. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

   BendyEm replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical

   AICU have 24hr medical cover, as we (MHDU) are meant to have. But the doctors we have are also covering at least 3 other wards, and again, aren't necessarily art/central line trained. Because, theoretically, we are "covered" ICU or anaesthetics will ...

3. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

   BendyEm replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical

   Glad it's not just me then! I feel much safer using the NGs here, with them being checked with x-ray. But I'd still like to be able to site them myself rather than rely on patchy medical cover. Having spoken to the ward educator, I'd have to do a tra...

4. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

   BendyEm posted a topic in Critical

   I'll start by saying I'm UK based, as I've noticed most here are US based. I've been working in my Crit Care area for nearly 6months. We have consistent issues with getting medical cover, and, due to training changes, a lot of the junior doctors we h...

5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   BendyEm replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I've had to be one of 'those patients' against my will a few times throughout my training. Halfway through my training I'd started getting dizzy/passing out and eventually got diagnosed with POTs. In a manual handling session that lasted 4 hours, no ...