karenG replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor
nurses............! what is about our humour?????? :rotfl: :rotfl: was with a bunch of nurses sitting in a university cafe......... we got thrown out for telling these sort of...
over here anti-bodies are checked 6mths after 3rd vacc. the older you are the less likely you are to sero-convert! over 40's particulary have a problem!!
I just did some travel jabs for a girl who wanted to know why we hadnt recommended she have typhoid and Hep A. I told her that they werent needed for Canada........... she looked at me and asked...
karenG replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor
I think 3 should be... I like cold vending food!! when did you last manage to eat a hot meal or drink a drink while it was still hot??? of course things may be different in the...
its probably worth pointing out that most inhalers dont work in the under 2's. he may just be a normal child who is lurching from chesty cough to chesty cough- they are designed to do that and just...
some things never change!!!! wasnt that good when I trained.............. we were of the 'see one, do one' culture. yes its tough.. nursing is! You do get a heck of a lot more input than we did. we...
not that easy!!! most hospital had different caps!! in my hospital, second and third year student nurses wore starched linen caps with 10 folds.. hellish to make! staff nurses wore another cap,...
hey I still wear the old belt!! my belt is navy with a silver buckle which was my mums!! the buckle is older than I am!! Buckles often represented the hospital you trained in... moorfields eye...
karenG replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing
we tend to ask the patient to hang around for 10 mins following any vacc. more to make sure theyre ok! dont think its written down any where. If your thinking about avoiding anaphylaxis then...
my question would then be........... as a nurse with strong moral values, are you able to put them to one side to care for your patients?? Its something I have thought long and hard about.
This is an interesting ethical discussion- no flames either!! I'm impressed!! ok My tuppenceworth.......... I'm a nurse, I became a nurse to look after people. Does the desire to look after people...