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1. 13 hour shifts and no break!

   greensister replied to greensister's topic in Safety

   The boss has simply said take two half hour breaks and switch off your phones. Fine so this makes it a 23 hour service not 24 as advertised as the trust is only paying for 23 hours( including days of course). I would take the two half hours together-...

2. 13 hour shifts and no break!

   greensister replied to greensister's topic in Safety

   Hi Katnip---a Trust is an orgnanisation which runs the nursing situation both in community and hospital, the hospital being known as the acute side. The new manager knew all about the situation but just wanted to get some brownie points with her boss...

3. 13 hour shifts and no break!

   greensister replied to greensister's topic in Safety

   I am in Yorkshire UK but can't be more specific, Thanks, GC

4. 13 hour shifts and no break!

   greensister posted a topic in Safety

   Nurses are working 13 hour shifts in the community in a local Trust. It runs from 7 pm--8 am. The nurse may or may not get a break, depending on the demand, as theya re on call, so in effect could be driving 13 hours without a break, though they are ...

5. Nursing hours

   greensister replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing

   Many thanks---this has been "looked into" but no one seems up for the fight, and management have managed to come up with some sort of "legal " (I WOULD SAY POTENTIALLY LETHAL) way round, splitting the breaks into 3 20 minute bits which is useles...

6. Nursing hours

   greensister replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks ,FF , that is what I say---if I am on a break then the phone goes off and I have a rest, eat my sarnies--needless to say night nurses arent catered for at the canteen in the hospital, you make do on sarnies.(HEALTHY EATING HAHA!) If you are on...

7. Nursing hours

   greensister posted a topic in General Nursing

   When I was working community nights--I retired recently----we worked 10 pm until 8 am----10 hours correct me if I am wrong. We were docked an hour for a break but during this break we were still on call, so I said we were entitled to 10 hours pay. O...

8. status post disciplinary action

   greensister replied to ladyheartfixer's topic in Career Support

   I am sorry to hear of your stories and hope that all was sorted out eventually. I decided to put my query on this thread. It is hypothetical and I have to be discreet, but can someone enlighten me on a legal point. If you have been suspended and then...

9. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   greensister replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   It Shouldn't happen to A NURSE Halifax Courier July 22 At one household they are greeted by their patient (in pyjama top but no bottoms) with a home-made sign (in capital letters), demanding: "Nurses, please put carrier bags over your feet when wa...

10. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    greensister replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED --Not a Leg to Stand on ! In 2005 Sister X , an experienced district nurse on the point of retirement, was the accused by a patient's daughter of "making a bad situation desperate" when she, and her nursing auxiliary, were ca...

11. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    greensister replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    Thanks for sorting my spelling out and glad the story amused you. No word of a lie, it happened, this woman was the terror of a small village outside Halifax, the chemist, the post office, the doctors and nurses and everyone went in fear and tremblin...

12. Spiritual Experiences

    greensister posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure of there is a Spiritual Experience thread--if so I apologise. This is soemthing that happened to me and my colleague, it felt somwhat miraculous at the time! Or maybe not? ladies of the night--our guardian angel 22) Ladies of the Ni...

13. Needlestick- who pays for PPD therapy??

    greensister replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I got a needlestick from, a hep c patient, I went 12 months with three lots of tests-thankfully negative but not my idea of fun. I told no-one except my managers-- AND THEY COULDNT HAVE CARED LESS! I did the right thing, squeezing and suchluke--I ha...

14. Not a leg to stand on

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing

    Defamation of Character or Legimate complant. Okay, Peoples complaints have to be lsitened to but as far as I am concerned--the accused--it was verbal abuse and deefamation of character. When does a letter of complaint become defamation of characte...

15. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    greensister replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    Thanks everyone--I feel I spelt something wrong though--pad-a dough? greensister