Charlie24

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1. Can you give me the darkside of working as a RN

   Charlie24 replied to hathead91's topic in General Nursing

   Ayvah has summed it up beautifully. In nursing, you have to be selfless, always putting others needs ahead of your own. It is a physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually, ethically and spiritually demanding (and rewarding) career.On any give...

2. Anchoring drips and drains

   Charlie24 replied to Charlie24's topic in Safety

   Thanks for the responses.I certainly value the importance of guidelines but it would seem as though this 'guideline' is considered a rule in my work place. Enforced by the powers above. Compromising patient safety when adhered to by nurses forced to ...

3. Anchoring drips and drains

   Charlie24 posted a topic in Safety

   I have recently started a new senior clinical post on a multi-discplinary acute care ward in Singapore (my past nursing experiences are in UK and Australia). It seems that they are obsessed with compulsory 'anchoring' of all drips and drains which I ...