Ava.J

Ava.J has 2 years experience and specializes in HDU, Community.

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1. Holding Patients and Visitors Accountable For Their Actions

   Ava.J replied to mackjazz's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Silverdragon No, it shouldn't, but I have several colleagues who have either changed to community nursing, retired early or gone off sick with stress because of this issue. One good friend of mine had a bowl of hot soup thrown in her face by a pat...

2. Funny things patients say !

   Ava.J replied to TAM's topic in Humor

   I was once taking care of a little old lady with dementia, who was absolutely convinced that one of our male nurses on the unit was Frank Sinatra. (He looked nothing like him, just to clarify) She'd hold onto his hand, gaze up at him adoringly and te...

3. Holding Patients and Visitors Accountable For Their Actions

   Ava.J replied to mackjazz's topic in General Nursing

   We have exactly the same issues here in the UK, with the 'customer is always right' mentality, to the extent that some days I feel like I am working in a hotel. Patients can be (and frequently are) as aggressive, insulting, sexually suggestive, unrea...

4. Visitors chasing you down the hallway....

   Ava.J replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a 15 year old patient on the High Dependency floor I used to work on, who was admitted with pneumonia. He had severe asthma and once, during a pretty bad attack, I was trying to treat him with his mother and grandmother looking on. As he's co...

5. University Interview

   Ava.J replied to Lot T's topic in International

   Hi! Yes, you could well be asked questions about ward scenarios, I was in my interview for the degree course at Manchester. I was asked what I would do in various situations, but they were mostly concerned with patient dignity, safety and areas like ...