Witheney

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1. Hospital Volunteers

   Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

   When I retire I plan to volunteer at my local big hospital. If YOU work with volunteers, what is the most useful task they can perform for you?

2. Working hours

   Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

   I cannot believe the hours some of you work. 12 hour shifts - 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for example. I simply cannot imagine working those ideas. I'm a legal secretary and I feel my day of 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. is very long. Dinner at 7 p.m. and I'm usually in ...

3. Female vs. Male Residents

   Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

   Any preference? How are they different in terms of working for them?

4. Residents

   Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

   Can a person graduate from school with a medical degree and immediately hang out his shingle as a physician? OR must all med school grads serve a residency first? Is that residency always in a hospital? Is the residency for at least 4 years starting ...

5. Socializing with Residents

   Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

   Reading the threads, I get the impression that there is very little socializing with the residents in or out of work. Is there any socialization at all? Do the residents even eat in the nurses' facilities? Are there no picnics, Xmas parties, whatever...

6. Hospital Grub

   Witheney replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

   Your cafetaria's selection sounds very appetizing. Gosh, the volunteers must want to work there for hours if they can get a free meal every 4 hours. I work from 9 to 5.30 as a legal secretary and the only free refreshment is coffee, tea or water. Aft...

7. Hospital Grub

   Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

   Where do you eat your meals when you are working? Do you bring food from home or does your job offer a canteen? Is the food offered to you good? Is the canteen food subsidized or is it free?

8. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

   Witheney replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies so far. Most interesting. I would hate to do anything in a hospital to tick off the nursing staff. After all, one wants them on one's side.:)

9. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

   Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

   what would you say are the 5 worse things a patient can do while admitted in a hospital? 5 bad things that would make his/her stay worse than it needs to be and makes more work for the staff or makes things more difficult than they need to be?

10. 5 best things a patient can do ...

    Witheney posted a topic in General Nursing

    What would you say the 5 best things are that a patient can do to improve her/his stay in a hospital? I am not a nurse, but would love to know this in case I were ever a hospital patient.