ClaireMacl

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1. I had a patient fall

   ClaireMacl replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

   GI bleeds can have horrible postural drops... but you handed it over and that completely relieves you of any guilt in reality, in your head, I know it's a different thing! Try not to worry, it really wasn't your fault.

2. Nurse killed at work

   ClaireMacl replied to chapmajc's topic in International

   We don't have smoking shelters in our hospital. We have to go out of the grounds of the hospital, cover every part of our uniform and, even on night shifts, stand in an extremely dodgy part of London where stabbings happen very often. I'm giving up s...

3. causes for a non reactive pupil

   ClaireMacl replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   My immediate thought would have been a subdural.. I'm very surprised they didn't do a CT and instead just went on a whim! I hope the lady was ok in the end.

4. ICU holds in the ER

   ClaireMacl replied to Altra's topic in Emergency

   At our hospital, the ITU SHO (junior doc) comes down to assess the pt, writes orders and generally the anaesthetics team will be there for any ITU patient for the whole time they are in the ED, so we have no problems with pain control etc. Sounds lik...

5. Dumping patients in the ER

   ClaireMacl replied to noc_owl's topic in Emergency

   I've seen soo many relatives try to dump their relatives on the hospital because they couldn't cope or didn't want to before. It breaks my heart every time. One, which admittedly I nearly lost my cool with, was a girl in her 20s, still lived with mum...

6. Casualty on BBC1

   ClaireMacl replied to marion12's topic in International

   Neither Casualty or Holby are realistic and while we are at it, thank goodness No Angels is starting its last series... but then ER and House are actually worse in terms of nursing realism. I mean last week on House, the man himself was caring for a ...

7. Complaints vs Safety of the Nursing Staff

   ClaireMacl replied to Indiana ED RN's topic in Emergency

   I'm fully expecting a complaint to be thrust at me the moment I go back to work from hols. Had a patient who waited 3 hours, clearly sick and needed admission. At the 3 hours, he asked if he could go to the loo, I said sure, if he could manage it, if...

8. health form for student nurse- worried

   ClaireMacl replied to lisa1's topic in International

   I'm wondering why you have to mention personal counselling which is not related to depression? I see no reason why you have to mention it really.... if you did, then you have a good explanation! As for PVD, I don't see that is going to make a differe...

9. Major Question!

   ClaireMacl replied to angefeedback's topic in International

   Accreditation of prior learning only applies to the UK, therefore isn't relevant to this thread. I qualified after a sociology degree and qualified in two years Yes, we are out there... but it makes no difference to overseas students as they most li...

10. Uk for Uk?

    ClaireMacl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in UK

    It's all so rediculous! Ok, I got a good rating from AFC, but I feel limited now in where I can move to as I know it will affect my scoring even though (obviously) my skills won't change. Maybe I should adapt my Sociology degree and go waste time blo...

11. Uk for Uk?

    ClaireMacl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in UK

    Any thoughts on the play therapist at band 5 then, OG?

12. Question about Dr. refusing care

    ClaireMacl replied to kbclary4's topic in General Nursing

    I have a problem with this given the situation I was in the other night. I have no idea if the doctor was anti-smoking, but we had a COPD patient who was basically refusing all treatment. He had been there an hour by the time I got on duty and all do...

13. Uk for Uk?

    ClaireMacl replied to ClaireMacl's topic in UK

    I wonder if there is a place where I can complain that a play therapist got band 5? Anyone got any ideas? I was told she got that band because she has a degree is child psychology... which got me completely and utterly steaming! I have a degree in S...

14. 12 hour shifts

    ClaireMacl replied to Caligirlrn2b's topic in Safety

    I detested 8 hour shifts when I worked the wards (floors I guess), you'd get home at 11pm (supposedly finishing at 9.30pm) and would be up again at 5am to be in for 7am... madness! I would fall asleap after returning home from the morning shift and l...

15. "Incidental overtime"

    ClaireMacl replied to optimisticSRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, I am in the UK, but it still sucks that a first world country does such a thing! I didn't get a break till 3am last night (started at 7.45pm) and because I had such critical pts and we were down in staff, there was no way... I transferred my pos...