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1. Feeling sad.....

   trustmee replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Snoopy, Hope your fully recovered from the Flu. To feel such a high level of guilt indicates that you know how your team cope with staff shortages/agency cover. You have most likely been in that position yourself. But would you have expected a...

2. Would you join a union

   trustmee replied to BadBird's topic in General Nursing

   Here in the UK most nurses I know only joined the union to get indemnity insurance cover in case they mess up and get sued! I have been a union activist prior to nursing and feel that without trained negotiators our pay and conditions would not be at...

3. How prevalent is violence in the workplace for nurses?

   trustmee replied to ArcticNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Some of these responses are very amusing, yet scary! As for the nurse v nurse abuse, yes I have witnessed and been the butt of many types of 'verbal' abuse and harrassment. Confrontation has been the best approach. But, it's always worth trying sup...

4. Nights, don't ya just love 'em?

   trustmee replied to Good_Queen_Bess's topic in International

   I love nights, it's just a shame that I'm so damn dangerous driving home the next day. So, for that reason, I avoid any more than one or two at a time! Any tips for the 45 minute drive out of the city? Pulling up in a layby to snatch some sleep se...

5. OT microsoft word

   trustmee replied to Whisper's topic in International

   More than 50% of the fragmentation notices I get in Word, I disagree with! Trust your own judgement rather than the software programme. I only rely on it for guidance and have found similar problems in all versions when doing grammer checks. Good...

6. interesting research

   trustmee replied to Whisper's topic in International

   Thats it, I'm not going to bother correcting my mistakes in future!:roll :chuckle

7. risk management & wandering patients

   trustmee replied to salisam's topic in International

   I work on an organic admission ward and Wanderers are encouraged to wander within a safe environment under supervision. The level of observation for the person is increased if there are considered to be any additional risks that would result in harm...

8. How to do mental health nursing?

   trustmee replied to a-rose's topic in Psychiatric

   Based on recent experience, I've nursed a wide variety of 'functionally' and 'organically' ill patients to a positive level of recovery following disturbed/unmanagable behaviour. When placement back into the community becomes an issue I am then fac...