AllisonMcTigue

AllisonMcTigue

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  1. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

    I will have a look. Thanks.
  2. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

    I had to sign a form saying why I was declining it. Perhaps this was just for research purposes. I think it should be personal choice and I was surprised when I read that it is mandatory in US. Do the hospitals with the high staff vaccination rates h...
  3. Mandatory Influenza Vaccine

    Hi - I am a nurse working in the UK. Every year I get asked to have the flu jab by my employer. This year particularly I felt that I could not say no and I felt bullied into having it. I have since found out that in US it is mandatory in some hospit...
  4. Bed Baths Washing Post Op Heart Patients

    That seems more logical to me. The practice presently on the unit where I work is to roll, change the linen when stable but leave the actual bed bath to the night shift. Again many thanks for your comment.
  5. Bed Baths Washing Post Op Heart Patients

    Yes - that is what happens where I work but only for the patients operated on that day. However, we have had patient feedback saying that they are being disturbed at night and we are taking steps to try to resolve this. Leaving the bed bath for the n...
  6. Bed Baths Washing Post Op Heart Patients

    Hello All I was wondering what your practice is for washing patients from theatre. Do you wash them before extubation? The next day? Is there a particular shift that washes these patients? Thank you in advance.