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  1. 13 hour shifts and no break!

    greensister posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    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...

  2. 13 hour shifts and no break!

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    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...

  3. 13 hour shifts and no break!

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    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...

  4. 13 hour shifts and no break!

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am in Yorkshire UK but can't be more specific, Thanks,

  5. Nursing hours

    greensister posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  6. Nursing hours

    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...

  7. Nursing hours

    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...

  8. status post disciplinary action

    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...

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

    greensister replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    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:...

  10. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    greensister replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  11. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    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...

  12. Spiritual Experiences

    greensister posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  13. Needlestick- who pays for PPD therapy??

    greensister replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  14. Not a leg to stand on

    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...

  15. Not a leg to stand on

    greensister posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not a Leg to Stand On "Bedbathgate" "You haven't a leg to stand on, " I was told by my manager late in September 2005 when a patient's relative put in a complaint about me. "The patient was...

  16. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    greensister replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thanks everyone--I feel I spelt something wrong though--pad-a dough?

  17. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    greensister replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    oops sorry, pressed the wrong button! I didnt know about Queen Victoria and to the second question, well, they accused me of being Sairy Gamp--in the end I lost my job! The above account is written as...

  18. Sairy Gamp slur--victimisation

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in International Nursing

    sorry about the typing-- I edited it but it does not seem to have

  19. Sairy Gamp slur--victimisation

    greensister posted a topic in International Nursing

    I feel driven to make a post on All Nurses, mainly to off load, hopefully for advice.--even a bit of sympathy woudl be nice! I am now retired but I was dismissed on sick grounds "stress" ( following...

  20. Sairy Gamp slur--victimisation

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks St Neoster--I wondered if that ws part of it, as my sister who is an experienced teacher--and some of her colelagues--got told by an impertinent outsider with no experience that they could not...

  21. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    greensister replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Quite! We have to put up with all kinds of "dickipoggy words2--as we say in Yorkshire! What we dont have to put up with is disrespect and deliberate winding up. When you are a new nurse, especially...

  22. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    greensister replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well the fact is we nurses have to have our shell-likes stuffed with cotton wool if we could not put up with the naughty words! On the district we once ahd a lovely old tramp--a real togue--whose...

  23. Sairy Gamp slur--victimisation

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Fronkey I managed to get the NA's original report which tallied with mine--as we were both telling the truth! But by tracking these other reports down and asking my NA--who was decidely unhappy...

  24. district nurses and animals

    greensister posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    District Nurses and Animals--St Francis of Halifax As as district nurse in Halifax for over 25 years , now retired , during my working life I often came across situations with animals in the homes...

  25. district nurses and animals

    greensister replied to greensister's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Many thanks,, I --and Jet--did retire after being bullied out by a new boy Jobsworth trying to impress! I wrote this I am a naughty night nurse Even though I’m past my youth But girls I’m not...