tony summers

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1. Dispensing medications

   tony summers replied to RainbowSkye's topic in Emergency

   Must be very different over here in the UK as we will dispense the full course of medication for a patient when our pharmacy is shut. The dr or nurse practitioner will prescribe from an abbreviated list of meds that are relevant to A&E and then ...

2. guidelines triage etc

   tony summers replied to MPHkatie's topic in Emergency

   In the UK here we use something called Manchester Triage system. This is a system of flow charts that cover the majority of presentations to ER. The chart are clinical led and prioritise patients according to this criteria, i.e. a child with a temp...

3. NHS STAFF Charter

   tony summers replied to Whisper's topic in International

   Would be lucky if any patients i where i work could read let alone understand this. Would be fun trying to impliment though

4. Anyone recieved their RCN ballots yet r.e. AfC?

   tony summers replied to lisamct's topic in International

   the jobs have been profiled nationally so everyone who does a similar job fits into the same profile. A lot will depend on how your manager intreprets your job and then fits it into the appropriate profile for you to recieve the appropriate band. It...

5. Anyone recieved their RCN ballots yet r.e. AfC?

   tony summers replied to lisamct's topic in International

   I agree the vote would probably better after the pilot is established so as to find out in real terms if this going to work out. I think they are relying on everyone being interested enough to read the 138 page document they have produced to try and ...

6. Staff development

   tony summers replied to jevans's topic in International

   We have practitce development nurses here that do an invaluable job. The one specific for our A&E provides us with details of many study days that we would not normally think we could be involved in. They act as link with the local colleges wit...

7. Anyone recieved their RCN ballots yet r.e. AfC?

   tony summers replied to lisamct's topic in International

   Got the papers yesterday morning. Will probably vote yes. I still don't like the way they are going to pay unsocial hours payment, but will accept the whole package as it looks like will probably better of in the long run.

8. IV Drugs by District Nurses?

   tony summers replied to tony summers's topic in International

   Karen What are looking at being able to treat in the community, what are the restrictions going to be? Tony

9. agenda for change

   tony summers replied to karenG's topic in International

   Got it through yesterday. all very glamorous, still doesnot seem very clear as to how these unsocial payments are going to work, are they gong to be done on an individual basis or as a collective. Either way people are going to be very reluctant to ...

10. Help w/ Ethics Paper

    tony summers replied to EricaCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Legally i would possible suggest that there is abuse or possibly assault on the patient. Ethically what about neglect, and ?patient's right to recieve the most appropriate health care free from harm. Nurse managers attitude and the view that they are...

11. IV Drugs by District Nurses?

    tony summers posted a topic in International

    Do you think it is a good idea for DN or practice nurses provide IV drugs for community patients? This would to save patients from being unneccessarily admited for relatively minor infections that are not responding to oral antibiotics. Your thought...

12. what are your thoughts about foundation hospitals?

    tony summers replied to Whisper's topic in International

    I think they are a good idea, as long as government funding is not reduced when further money is raised. This problem probably won't occur immediately but if they start to prove a success and raise money i can forsee that their central budget will b...

13. Trauma Blood Transfusions

    tony summers replied to pointhope's topic in Emergency

    When i've had a trauma pateint in we've just one bag of fluid after another and not worried about counting it until the patient had left and just changed over when the blood has arrived and carried on regardless. We often will put up multiple units o...

14. Nights, don't ya just love 'em?

    tony summers replied to Good_Queen_Bess's topic in International

    5th and last night tonight all been totally bedlam, most unusually had to bed patients down in the dept every night. Just getting over the influx from two massive fights in the area. One nasty stabbing. Still only 5 hours to end of shift.

15. Dinner Math

    tony summers replied to Glad2behere's topic in Humor

    it works