I have been witness to a few deaths on our ward...and the memory that sticks in my mind is how the face relaxes and seems so peaceful when people do pass from this earth. I have also had an elderly lady ask me in the middle of a night shift how she s...
Haha love these stories! And yes we can all relate. I recall as a student many years ago in a scope room observing a procedure and the radio was turned on and the lyrics came on "I see you baby shaking that arse" everyone was silent at first and then...
Thanks to all the suggestions Yes I took it to my manager immediately and the nurse in question was spoken to. We also had a staff meeting regarding the behaviour and how swearing at others is eligible for instant dismissal. Some people are so unprof...
We have a similar nurse on our ward and once she answered such questions as kids and marriage and reasons for not wanting either people were pleasantly satisfied with her honesty and friendliness...
Have a few weeks of being supervised with your medication rounds, explain what each med is and what it is for, link the med back to the patient condition. This strategy worked well on our ward with a post grad.