ZippyGBR BSN, RN

Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS

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    Not fair attitude

    ZippyGBR replied to ALHA's topic in General Nursing

    perhaps one of the bigots that people refuse to challenge - it's still seen as unaccpetable for Men in Nursing to be there by some people
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    Housekeeping wish list

    ZippyGBR replied to Missclean's topic in General Nursing

    nothing to do with the union and everything to do with job descriptions, as requiring them to clean up body fluids would change their AfC score and may put them up a band
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    I suck at IV starts

    ZippyGBR replied to what2donow's topic in General Nursing

    there are 3 things which affect your ability to cannulate 1. practice - it gets better with time and practice ... 2. have all your stuff together and ready, go into it calm with all your stuff...
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    Rash from hand sanitizer?

    ZippyGBR replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    could be one of the excipients in the brand that particular place uses ... becasue 70 % isoporpyl alchol ( with out withoutr2 % chlorhexidine) alone is a thing watery liquid , but most sanitisers...
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    Nurses vs. Paramedics

    ZippyGBR replied to adwilcox28's topic in General Nursing

    But until that is the level of entry it's irrelevant ... Until paramedics have their own professional regulation and registration and their scope of practice is on that basis rather than the by...
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    Any risks of volunteering?

    ZippyGBR replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    you cannot 'turn off' your registration , see my previous post on the subject. Attempting to 'turn off' your registration leaves you just as open to professional
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    Any risks of volunteering?

    ZippyGBR replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    'Volunteer' is just a pay grade ... ( not directly relevant to this discussion, but it's a phrase that is increasinly being used with other organisations i am involved with that has a vast majority...
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    Hospital LOST the blood of a pt I was infected with?!

    ZippyGBR replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    face splash with blood stained fluid from a patient who is not known to have have a BBV ? are you up to date with your Hep B ? if so stop worrying unless they are known / high risk for Hep C or HIV...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    the 'ordinary ward work' is the basic cares, the medicines administration , it forgets the speciality specific stuff, the specialised teaching , the 'advanced practice' .... the stuff that provides...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    the fact is that the education required to required to be a 'bog standard staff nurse' whose role to provide a warm body with a pIN no. and do none specialised ward work, serves it's purpose,...
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    It's my life and I'll do what I want

    ZippyGBR replied to steelydanfan's topic in Emergency

    and until the USA gets a grip on how healthcare is funded
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    What's it like working on neurology unit?

    ZippyGBR replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Neurological

    neuro med or neuro surgery ? and if surgery heads or spines
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    highly scientific method there, take a small part of nursing practice, which especially in 'ordinary ward work' doesn't need any of the skills or knowledge developed by education above and beyond...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    that's about a system not about the Profession of Nursing, it's also about Nursing not making sure it has control over nursing actions ... Paramedics ( or should that be paramuppets given the puppet...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    'exempt from what ' or is this a case of the poorly constructed employment and occupational health and safety legislation in the US being the tail that wags the dog ... combined with the...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    this is the fundamental problem that Nursign faces, while those who lack self awareness consider they 1. 'don't use' Nursing theory 2. are 'only following orders' then Nursing will not change and...
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    Infant CPR while holding the baby on your arm...What?

    ZippyGBR replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    no they aren't you raise your hand ( cradling baby's head ) and arm towards your mouth and give the rescue breaths mouth to mouth-and-nose you then lower you arm and compress between the fingers of...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

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    RN assigned as a CNA

    ZippyGBR replied to myree72's topic in General Nursing

    i can't think of one you are still held to the standards of an RN and your employer should support you in acting i nthe scope of an RN not sure of the position with leftpondian Nursing...
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    RN assigned as a CNA

    ZippyGBR replied to myree72's topic in General Nursing

    it makers me madder when HCAs expect me to do an 'equal' share of the delegatable/ any member of the nursing team tasks as well as all my RN only work , rather than just a 'fair' share of the any...
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    HELP! Social question-over the line?

    ZippyGBR replied to jlove1821's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that is hyperbolic and alarmist at best ... or perhaps you better come and sack every member of staff on the unit i work on that has an facebook account we'll all got at least one ex-patient as a...
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    5 days with days/evening switch is nuts!

    ZippyGBR replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    again another thing where the 'evil' socialised NHS has it good, well actually anyone in the the EU has it good as you are mandated 11 hours between shifts in the majority of situations
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    Should Nurses Wear Back Support???

    ZippyGBR replied to boisern84's topic in General Nursing

    PPE (personal protective equipment ) should be the last resort in the heirarchy of risk controls for any task , for manual handling tasks the hierarchy of risk control is roughly 1. process redesign...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    there are no labourers in Nursing HCAs /CNAs with proper training are technicians especially at level 3 ( for the rightpondians) and Nurses are professionals becasue guess what we make...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    ZippyGBR replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    that makes doctors and lawyers 'labourers' then ... if you use that measure ... show me a lawyer who does not know to the minute how much chargeable work s/he has done this week, ditto Doctors in...