Peri

Peri

Breast Cancer, Arterial, General Surgery

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  1. Do You Have a Bad Back from Nursing?

    Peri replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been very lucky so far. My back aches occasionally, but I put that down to the fact that I'm 53 now and it is general wear and tear. I did have time off due to a patient pulling on me as I sat...

  2. How long did you Lurk before joining allnurses.com?

    Peri replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    A few days - not long in my

  3. Ever pull the wrong med from the right cubie in the Pyxis?

    Peri replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Damned if you do and damned if you don't! All we have is general medicine trolleys with the patient having medicines that are specific to them. We have found the occasional wrongly dispensed

  4. If I Murder A Co-worker, How To Hide The Body??

    Peri replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    I think that this is a brilliant thread. I am taking notes for if I need them, but I will hide them from others in case they find that I am the right royal pain ... Very practical indeed, trouble...

  5. What is more important to you?

    Peri replied to nyapa's topic in General Nursing

    I've opted for "other", but I have a feeling that my other and "improved working conditions" are one and the same. I work in the UK and have watched the deterioration of patient care. Where we treat...

  6. Are you happy?

    Peri replied to SteveNNP's topic in General Nursing

    There are occasions when I am happy. Most of the time I am content ... and then there are times when I could scream and run away from it all - these are usually to do with my

  7. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    Peri replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    Twat has been a vulgar synonym for the female vulva for a long time. It fell out of use a while back, but I remember being told what it meant as a

  8. Most RN's first borns?

    Peri replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, first born. Dad wasn't/isn't an alcoholic, but did drink heavily - he was in the Royal Navy which is what mum and me put it down to. At the age of 88, he is now my mum's full time carer. Mum...

  9. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Peri replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of the most memorable thankyou's I got was when a gentleman in his mid forties came into my ward. He had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and the news was devastating for him. He was very...

  10. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Peri replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I became a Navy Nurse (Royal Navy - I live in the UK) when I was 19. My mother tells me ( told me) that I had wanted to be a nurse from about the age of 8. I still love nursing, but I really hate the...