Commander Vimes

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1. Help with "Bait & Switch" tactics at new job

   Commander Vimes replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

   As a nurse manager, i would say, JUMP, get out then sue the buggers for lying, take them to industrial disute, bring in the unions. OOOOhhh i hate clique environments and thats what this is an old boys club.

2. Restraint policy & risk assessment tools

   Commander Vimes replied to anniebee's topic in International

   Not a risk assessment tool but a national policy guidance. very good though. give my love to the roos, and sorry about the thrashing at the weekend. Rugby was never your strong point LOL http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/LettersAndCircu...

3. Could some guys help me out? Am I making the right choice? :D

   Commander Vimes replied to StarOcean318's topic in Career Support

   Just come on in the waters fine. # Depends on what nursing you want to do though. Psychiatry is excellent, really makes a difference to peoples lives. General is good but by god you dont seem to take a break. Midwifery, NAH only for the girlies!! I ...

4. UK nurse trying to get to NZ - help !

   Commander Vimes replied to traceyharrison's topic in International

   Cheers for the info Keetahe, i attended expo and found it very useful. It pretty much answered all my questions bar a couple. How much do you kiwis clear after taxes. I know the cost of living is cheap and the houses are lovely for minimal monies, bu...

5. What does a Psych RN do exactly?

   Commander Vimes replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

   He must have been damned good at his job. Great nurses make it look easy. The ward was obviously settled, he/she was reaping the reward. :)

6. MSN vs Masters in Health Sciences

   Commander Vimes replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Management

   Its up to you. My wife is a clinical nurse specialist and has a MSc in Nursing Practice. She specialising in Mens cancer. Me, im a RMN so i decided to do the Msc in Health Management, as Psych is much less specialism inclined. Horses for courses as ...

7. New Nurse manager and view from both sides

   Commander Vimes replied to AMV's topic in Management

   It aint easy, sounds like your doing it right though, but maybe need to back off the shop floor a tab. By being seen to always help out etc it becomes seen as the norm, in reality it can disempower the staff. they need to know that you will be there ...

8. Report Side Effects to Psychologist?

   Commander Vimes replied to erroridiot's topic in Psychiatric

   As a registered nurse your licence is your passport. you have a duty to the team and your patient and your professional standards to report side effects, but i am sure you already know this. its sounds like the usual professional power struggle. tel...

9. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

   Commander Vimes replied to olympiad27's topic in Management

   Sounds like you got a clear case of bullying and harrassment. see the union.

10. How to do mental health nursing?

    Commander Vimes replied to a-rose's topic in Psychiatric

    The holistic framework is supposed to encompass the bio-psycho-social-cultural aspects of the individuals current situation. in a nutshell if we are to treat a patient with for example depression, the mental health nurse needs to look at social aspe...

11. New to Nursing and Psych

    Commander Vimes replied to chr!ssyrn's topic in Psychiatric

    There appears to be a wide chasm between practice in the UK and our friends on the other side of the pond. We are recently in the aftremath of a public inquiry into the death of a young man named rocky bennett. He died whilst being restrained within ...

12. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

    Commander Vimes replied to olympiad27's topic in Management

    Very broad statements from a lot of people. the reality tends to be that when we go into management, and there are many different levels, you tend to become involved in a wider context within the organisation, therefore your priorities change. As a ...

13. meds

    Commander Vimes replied to sanakruz's topic in Psychiatric

    Damn ive been found out nobby! Quick scarper fred colon. :rotfl:

14. what about this for an idea

    Commander Vimes replied to chrisrob's topic in UK

    i take it, it didnt happen then

15. meds

    Commander Vimes replied to sanakruz's topic in Psychiatric

    I run a Clozaril Clinic and for some Patients it is the wonder drug, I have seen functioning fully restored. (not in all cases i must add) it takes a while however upto and over a year for some, but it is incredibly controlled with blood tests initi...