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  1. sleeping staff

    frannybee replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's easy to say don't work nights if you can't go a full shift without sleep, but some of us work rotating shifts and don't have the luxury of being able to refuse nights. The staff that do our rotas...

  2. Stiff Neck

    frannybee posted a topic in General Nursing

    I woke up yesterday with a very sore stiff neck. I figured I'd just slept funny so I took some ibuprofen and applied heat, thinking it'd pass by bedtime. Unfortunately it's much worse today, to the...

  3. Picc Line And Ampho B

    frannybee replied to erbs971's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I thought it had to be 5% dex, incompatible with N/S. Could be wrong though, I've only given it a couple of times. Do a Google search for the product info and compatibilities, should tell you what you...

  4. Stiff Neck

    frannybee replied to frannybee's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle Actually, I was in a student bar, playing pool with my bf and two of his lovely mates. Alas, I can't even use rampant rumpy pumpy as an

  5. Stiff Neck

    frannybee replied to frannybee's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all of you for your concern and suggestions. The pain is *much* better now, only hurts if I move too quickly without thinking or turn too far. Physio next Tuesday, hopefully be able to go...

  6. Stiff Neck

    frannybee replied to frannybee's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle

  7. Stiff Neck

    frannybee replied to frannybee's topic in General Nursing

    My neighbour's baby had a meningitis scare last week - I had to calm my bf down when I told him I had a headache and sore throat to boot (both gone now, and no spots). The headache's prolly due to...

  8. Stiff Neck

    frannybee replied to frannybee's topic in General Nursing

    I'd feel better if I knew what I'd done for it to hurt so much. I've been off for 3 days, so it's not from lifting, I haven't pranged my car, and my partying has been very quiet, honest guv! My...

  9. Let's talk about acrylic nails ...

    frannybee replied to SC RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ^ Say no more. My nails stay

  10. Dietary department...(ranting!!)

    frannybee replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    We have a freezer full of frozen meals (curries, cottage pies etc) that we can bung in the microwave if we need a meal in a hurry. We also have a little oven and bags of frozen chips (fries) that we...

  11. 2 Nurses needed???

    frannybee replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    After having to special a patient who had been given 10x too much insulin (40u instead of 4u) I always check with another nurse. The nurse who made the error was off for a month on stress leave even...

  12. Cranial nerve mnemonics

    frannybee replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Students

    That's the one, except the last two words were 'and

  13. Cranial nerve mnemonics

    frannybee replied to RNsweetie's topic in General Students

    I vaguely remember being taught a vulgar one but it escapes me....I'll try and find it for you

  14. Sports Physical Frustration

    frannybee replied to Mrs.B's topic in School

    I know you're probably aware of it but I'll bring it up anyway (pet awareness project). If any of your students are having fainting spells, please don't let them play sport until they've been seen by...

  15. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    frannybee replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    'Everybody Hurts' by REM 'No Angel' by Dido 'Hopelessly Addicted' and 'No Good for Me' by The

  16. Songs that you can relate to nursing.

    frannybee replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    There's always the cough-syrup ad in the UK... *sings* Night Nuu-uu-uurse Funky reggae beat, lyrics as follows.... tell her try her best just to make it quick woman tend to the sick because there...

  17. pregnancy and isolation patients

    frannybee replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would be worried about the risk of wound infection if a c-section is necessary, MRSA in particular. Policy on our ward is to stay out if preggers. If we have I-131 radioactive iodine Rx happening,...

  18. Faking It

    frannybee replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    We've had a lady in for 2 wks now with dizziness (none observed since admission) and falls (none since admission but covered in bruises o/a). Various investigations, nothing abnormal with any of them....

  19. Nurses rat on nurses

    frannybee replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    99% of the nurses I've seen/heard "ratting out" on other nurses have done so to protect their patients. When patients put their lives in your hands, your loyalty must be to them as much as to your...

  20. Memories of nursing school.....

    frannybee replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle

  21. Memories of nursing school.....

    frannybee replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't think I had any doozies, but then I remembered these.... ~ The ward sister who pulled me aside, taking me off the ward, and shut the door behind us in her office on my very first prac...

  22. DNR'ed from hospital

    frannybee replied to danvet's topic in Agency Nurses

    I have never beed DNRed but have refused to go back to one ward who delighted in giving me the unmanageable bay *and a student*. Four all-care patients, one who was dying, a confused wanderer and...

  23. The most pee ever.....

    frannybee replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

    The trust I work for has a new regime for pts admitted with insulin-dependent diabetes and BSLs over 25mmol/L. Lady came in from a residential home having collapsed, found to have BSL 34mmol/L....

  24. Patients who refuse to cooperate with medical/nursing treatment....

    frannybee replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    You guessed right, Ratched - her team were discussing it but as she was allegedly competent, they were reluctant to transfer her out anyway. All is well, she went home today and because the room is...

  25. Utilizing I.V.'s in the foot or lower leg?

    frannybee replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    We used feet a lot in neuro ITU when arms and heads were covered and tangled in 4 million different lines. Doctors still do the cannulation here, so doctors order is n/a