nurse talking on phone..

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spotted this yesterday in the mail..

a nurse has been suspended for talking on her mobile phone while taking a patients blood..

http://tiny.cc/jgaRc

what is happening to the NHS?? I have a mobile phone at work- its on silent and only there so my kids can phone in a emergency but I wouldnt dream of answering it and having a converstation while talking to a patient!!

Some interesting views here about nurses talking on the phone whilst at work. I can only speak for where I work, but most of us seem to have a phone permanently glued to our ear! Personally, I don't think there's any difference between talking on a unit phone and talking on a cell phone whilst giving patient care......both are discourteous......but we are mandated to carry a unit phone with us at all times, and answer it in a timely manner, irrespective of what we're doing at the time. The whole thing just makes me want to :banghead:

spotted this yesterday in the mail..

a nurse has been suspended for talking on her mobile phone while taking a patients blood..

http://tiny.cc/jgaRc

what is happening to the NHS?? I have a mobile phone at work- its on silent and only there so my kids can phone in a emergency but I wouldnt dream of answering it and having a converstation while talking to a patient!!

I have worked with nurses who talk on their cell phones, and text all the time in pt rooms. They should all be fired.

hmmm if i were in this position (having to carry a phone) i think it would be "busy" from the start of the dressing change,,,to the end......

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I've performance managed staff who insist on using their phone in this way -what are the organisation's policies and management like in enforcing them I wonder? For me, this behaviour is rude and discourteous - and also theft - the nurse was being paid for her time. I bet she didn't declare this as 'break' time.

As for the Daily Mail - I too used to fend off 'mircale cure' claims with my cancer patients who were having chemo. The best use for the daily mail is as carpet protector when I am polishing my shoes or for wrapping up fish and chips.... ;)

Personally, I don't think there's any difference between talking on a unit phone and talking on a cell phone whilst giving patient care......both are discourteous......but we are mandated to carry a unit phone with us at all times, and answer it in a timely manner, irrespective of what we're doing at the time. The whole thing just makes me want to :banghead:

Me too. And then I think to myself that it isn't my fault they won't employ a unit secretary. At one time I didn't carry it into peoples rooms but then I kept losing it and was also "spoken to" because I didn't answer it on numerous occasions. What did they think I was doing - filing my nails and reading a magazine?:rolleyes:

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