ZippyGBR BSN, RN

Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS

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About ZippyGBR

ZippyGBR is a BSN, RN and specializes in Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS.


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  1. ZippyGBR

    Do you need business insurance to work as a community nurse?

    yes you will need class 1 business insurance as thisallowes you to travel between multiple places of work. class 1 is rarely much more expensive than the same mileage on SDP and commuting and in some cases is actually cheaper , go and speak to the m...
  2. hi Kelly glad to hear you have had success with a sensible policy , i presume your exclusion of 'trauma code' patients is because of the way in which that will work with respect to ATLS type methodology and puts the decision if and when with ...
  3. ZippyGBR

    Shocking story of the day

    it might be plastic but it;s still a sharp ...
  4. ZippyGBR

    Shocking story of the day

    and how are you supposed to draw up a med through a bunged container without a sharp of some kind ?
  5. two issues there " no -one ever got sacked for transporting" is a mantra among the lazy in the ambulance service , it's also the path of least resistance with less than appropriate callers and for the leftpond - you don't get paid if you don't t...
  6. are there any responses that actually say that or just responses from people saying that it;s someone's loss if they reject the care offered by a professional on the basis of an characteristic of the carer ... exactly how far are you prepared to a...
  7. why is it different what is the rationale for saying it's different ... while we should respect the wishes of patients within the limitations of the service, we need to consider why people find it acceptable, rather than something that is don...
  8. to be brutally honest it's their loss, not ours ...
  9. this was the key issues that people struggled with when the thread was new they couldn't seperate the position which I advocate which seperates removing the patient from the Long Extrication Board from clinical clearance of the spine, as that mi...
  10. hence my reference to the OPs medical director / lead Nurse being happy they are competent...
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    Calling Code Blue in ED

    other than a few busy and poorly staffed nights where we were struggling anyway , it's been very very rare in my ED experience to put a crash call out, yes we've fast bleeped the senior ED if they were off the department and fast bleeped an...
  12. in those places where you cannot work as a 'Nurse' until your registration is at least in process if not in place ... In terms of the original question OP and NP airways are basic airway adjuncts and if you weren't capable of using either or bot...
  13. I saw the topic pop up as an email notification and my first thoughts were ' holy thread resuscitation , batman ! ' Esme thanks for helping the Doc out with your protocol as for the individuals complaining that their X-ray techs wont image unless...
  14. ZippyGBR

    Nursing in France

    the only difference for a Nurse from an EU state vs a none EU state is free movement of labour stuff within the EU that means you wouldn't need work permits etc in any EU state if you are an EU citizen .
  15. exactly it's only the reverse snobbery of Nursing that prevents people from doing it .