I have also enjoyed reading everyones advice. It's over 30 years since I was a student but one of my most useful books was my little nurses pocket dictionary. Its barely reconizable now as it was used so much and still is! I don't know what I would h...
dina77 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric
It brings back memories of when I used to give medicines to 24 patients. It's not an easy job with patients needing mouthwashes after certain inhalers, tablets needing crushing etc etc. It is hard work with all the problems you come across too, e.g. ...
I am not saying this story is funny, well not for the patient anyway, but it has always stuck in my mind. Years ago a patient was brought into the ward with his testicals very reddened and sore. It turned out his wife had sprayed him 'down below' wit...
When I was in my early 20's in the early 80's I had a great time going out with nurse pals.We always managed to get in for work the day after even after only a few hours sleep! There was always doctors parties going on and there was a thriving social...
I try to encourage patients that are prone to pain to take their painkillers even if they refuse as it's much easier to control pain before it starts than to treat it once it has taken hold.
This story reminds me of the time a care worker on nights was told to clean patients dentures. She collected them all up washed them before realizing she hadn't a clue whose teeth were whose! All the patients in the morning were trying all the teeth ...
I wanted to become a nurse from the age of 9 but have pictures of myself age 5 in a nurses outfit.I remember as a kid i was facinated by pills and was always pretending to give pills to my dolls. I was also always facinated with chemists and all the ...
When i was a pupil nurse back in the late 70's i wouldn't have said boo to a goose, and lacked confidence. I hadn't been on the wards long when i was talking to an older male colleague. I can't really remember what we were talking about but i said th...
Hi. I started my training as a pupil nurse back in 1977. We wore just plain white hats that fastenend with a little removable stud at the back. Student nurses had stripes on their hats for the year they were in. I lived in the nurses home so used to ...
I used to work on what they called a geriatric ward. One day this little old very confused lady was in the dayroom being fed by the nursing sister who was very staight laced. In rushed one of the male nursing assistants who happened to be very camp h...