The boss has simply said take two half hour breaks and switch off your phones. Fine so this makes it a 23 hour service not 24 as advertised as the trust is only paying for 23 hours( including days of...
Hi Katnip---a Trust is an orgnanisation which runs the nursing situation both in community and hospital, the hospital being known as the acute side. The new manager knew all about the situation but...
Nurses are working 13 hour shifts in the community in a local Trust. It runs from 7 pm--8 am. The nurse may or may not get a break, depending on the demand, as theya re on call, so in effect could be...
greensister replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing
Many thanks---this has been "looked into" but no one seems up for the fight, and management have managed to come up with some sort of "legal " (I WOULD SAY POTENTIALLY LETHAL) way round, splitting...
greensister replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing
Thanks ,FF , that is what I say---if I am on a break then the phone goes off and I have a rest, eat my sarnies--needless to say night nurses arent catered for at the canteen in the hospital, you make...
When I was working community nights--I retired recently----we worked 10 pm until 8 am----10 hours correct me if I am wrong. We were docked an hour for a break but during this break we were still on...
greensister replied to ladyheartfixer's topic in Nursing Career
I am sorry to hear of your stories and hope that all was sorted out eventually. I decided to put my query on this thread. It is hypothetical and I have to be discreet, but can someone enlighten me on...
It Shouldn't happen to A NURSE Halifax Courier July 22 At one household they are greeted by their patient (in pyjama top but no bottoms) with a home-made sign (in capital letters), demanding:...
SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED --Not a Leg to Stand on ! In 2005 Sister X , an experienced district nurse on the point of retirement, was the accused by a patient's daughter of "making a bad situation...
greensister replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor
Thanks for sorting my spelling out and glad the story amused you. No word of a lie, it happened, this woman was the terror of a small village outside Halifax, the chemist, the post office, the doctors...
I am not sure of there is a Spiritual Experience thread--if so I apologise. This is soemthing that happened to me and my colleague, it felt somwhat miraculous at the time! Or maybe not? ladies of the...
I got a needlestick from, a hep c patient, I went 12 months with three lots of tests-thankfully negative but not my idea of fun. I told no-one except my managers-- AND THEY COULDNT HAVE CARED LESS! I...
greensister replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing
Defamation of Character or Legimate complant. Okay, Peoples complaints have to be lsitened to but as far as I am concerned--the accused--it was verbal abuse and deefamation of character. When does a...