ZippyGBR BSN, RN

Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS

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    code blue question

    ZippyGBR replied to maiohmai's topic in General Nursing

    unless you arein the ed or a critical care unit that has the resources not to put a crash call out - you put a crash call out this is clinically impossible, unless it;s agonal a do you think...
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    Could the client sue me for this?

    ZippyGBR replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

    why did members of the team not need to know about the fact that the patient is in an abusive relationship, what about the safety of other patients and staff and the fact there are young children in...
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    Could the client sue me for this?

    ZippyGBR replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

    Quite why anyone gave kudos for this unnecessary attack I don't know, letting the Nursing team and the responsible Doctor know about a disclosure of Domestic violence is relevant clinical...
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    Could the client sue me for this?

    ZippyGBR replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

    not reporting Domestic violence especially if there are Children in the house is something which is going to land you in it , i know of no place or country were not reporting and not sharing this...
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    Old Women Hit by Car...What Would You Do?

    ZippyGBR replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    you have a professional responsibility once you assumed that duty of care. 'just following orders' didn't work in Nuremburg and it won't work in a modern
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    scrub tech= scrub nurse? hmmm....

    ZippyGBR replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    is this actually the case or is it the case that it's illegal to imply that you hold a Nursing registration ? a subtle but important difference
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    scrub tech= scrub nurse? hmmm....

    ZippyGBR replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's the same saga that Operating Department Practitioners here in the UK have , people don't know who and what they are - despite the fact in some Operating theatre suites they outnumber the RNs...
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    How do you categorize patient stability?

    ZippyGBR replied to jb32's topic in General Nursing

    early warning scores ? their current critical care 'level' likelihood of changing critical care level whether (up towards l3 ICU or down back towards ward care)
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    How soon we forget.

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    with regard to EMTALA - hardly... Admittedly the UK has similar provision in that it doesn't persue the for charge ineligible people for 999 ambulance call and Care while in the Emergency Dept,...
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    Pet Nurse?!

    ZippyGBR replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    Their job title and registration ( with the royal college of veterinary surgeons - who also register the Vets ) is 'Veterinary Nurse' their role is very much a nursing role just with animal...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    are you suggesting that world wide Nurses are Underpaid ? or is this on USA centric observation - because it's not necessarily the case in the UK where Nurses, Midwives, Paramedics, OT, Physio and...
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    how to get an MSU sample if someone has an IDC

    ZippyGBR replied to RupiRN's topic in General Nursing

    you cannot get a 'midstream sample of urine' from a catheterised patient. you can however put a new sterile collection bag on , clamp the drain tube for a short while ( assuming no contra...
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    Charting: UTIs

    ZippyGBR replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    full set of obervations not just temperature NPT dipstick result when and what sort of urine samples are sent to the labs if the patient is catheterised or not and when drainage devices are changed...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    that assumes that the hours of training both in clinical practice and in the class room are sufficient ... it has previously been remarked on 'how do you fit it all in' when the standard UK /EU 3...
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    How soon we forget.

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    slight difference between the State the saffas have allowed their country to get into vs the UK. The fact remains that for genuinely clinically urgent needs in the UK you can and will be seen and...
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    How soon we forget.

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Lies pure and simple. never let the truth get in the way of a good old ignorant right wing rant
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    How soon we forget.

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    nail , head hit squarely ... The irony of those complaining about ED abuse / misuse and can't pay / won't pay patients ... if you have a proper integrated health system where everyone has cover ,...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    With respect to the above 'amen' by blue heeler to Fungez 's earlier message Firstly while RNs are accpeting of the above then there is little impetus to change things. Perhaps if the US addressed...
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    Medical Model vs. Nursing Model...Huh?

    ZippyGBR replied to amanda sue's topic in General Nursing

    in other words it's a load of ***** footing male bovine excrement, especially the 'you can't use medical diagnoses' stuff 'Nursing Diagnoses' as a topic are basically unknown outside the USA /...
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    Nursing Theory: Did we throw the baby out with the bathwater?

    ZippyGBR replied to james2309's topic in General Nursing

    one of the problems is that nursing theories are sold as a cre-all for all the problems that the author percieves with Nursing care in that location at that time, All the nursing models have...
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    red and green pedals of hospital bed

    ZippyGBR replied to comnursesall's topic in General Nursing

    the 'red and 'green' pedals on one of the types of beds we have are on the brake/ steer/ free rocker for the wheels and castors red down - green up = brakes green down red up = free wheeling +...
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    Don't understand this weird-a%&! parameter

    ZippyGBR replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    Systolic Blood
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    Nurses working without health insurance

    ZippyGBR replied to linguine's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The purpose of an insurance company is to provide profits for their shareholders , this is why Corporate Business needs to kept out of purchasing healthcare, Providing healthcare, however, it...
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    How does an LPN relocate to a job in the UK or is this even possible

    ZippyGBR replied to candace08's topic in Nurse Registration

    the only thing i can think of is if the SoFA covering US forces in the UK allows you ( as a dependent) to work on base ( and therefore caring for US serving personnel and dependents) as an LPN without...
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    What is the silliest thing you've heard a nurse say?

    ZippyGBR replied to anonymous1919's topic in General Nursing

    yet in a few weeks / months time he'' be the one making the broken back jokes ... as one of my ex patients says quadraplegic is spelt R A S P B E R R Y R I P P L E ( rythming slang