alien-warrior

alien-warrior specializes in Elderly Rehab.

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1. Do you ever get called doctor?

   alien-warrior replied to Conrad283's topic in Men

   I work in elderly rehab, and because I'm a bloke, many of the old dears assume I am a doctor, usually the confused or demented ones, but if it makes them feel better I don't deny it.

2. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

   alien-warrior replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men

   I'm in Elderly Rehabilitation, working in it that is:chuckle

3. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   alien-warrior replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   Well maybe it's because this is the UK ??????

4. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   alien-warrior replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   Well I read it Dreamer. I had several very slanderous and distressing complaints made against me by a male patients boyfriend. It was the opinion of all my colleagues that it was because I had (politely) declined to meet him for a drink after work. I...

5. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   alien-warrior replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   My view exactly Cowboy:saint:

6. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   alien-warrior replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   Couldn't agree more. We are often forced to pander to the patients and the relatives.

7. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

   alien-warrior replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations

   I went into a patients room not too long ago, to find a visitor (a very large one at that), lying on the patients freshly made and neat bed while the patient was sat out in a chair. I politely reminded him that it was hospital policy that visitors mu...

8. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   alien-warrior replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I trained at my local university, last March, 240 students passed their nurse training at that same university, there were just 20 jobs available. Rumour has it that next year, the student nurse intake will be reduced from 2 a year, to 1 a year.'spos...

9. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

   alien-warrior replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Know what you mean:uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21::uhoh21: and don't forget their bowels!!!! And having pander to demanding and ungrateful patients, and relatives, while listening to their abuse and grittng teeth and biting your tongue!!!.

10. What is the major reason nurses leave?

    alien-warrior replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to want to leave your job in the UK at the moment, the NHS is making Nurses redundant, (layng them off). But for the original question, I think 3 of the many reasons are: 1. Too much work and too little pay. 2. Work overload. 3. Too mu...

11. Is It Really Mass Unemployment, Or Just Mass Hysteria?

    alien-warrior replied to steve0123's topic in International

    My local University covers campus's in 4 cities, this last spring, something like 500 student nurses qualified, there were just 20 jobs on offer in the areas the Uni' covered.

12. Will they hire me?

    alien-warrior replied to fathernurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    At the end of the day, what you achieve during your nurse training is what counts. Work hard and get a good result and they will have no reason to turn you away. I had to do 2 presentations during my training, 1 practical and 1 academic, as part of m...