Good_Queen_Bess

Good_Queen_Bess

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  1. sleeping staff

    Good_Queen_Bess replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree that people falling asleep when NOT on their break is wrong, but a lot of people on here seem to think they can tell others what they can and can't do when ON their

  2. Transition from restraint to restraint free facility

    Good_Queen_Bess replied to Ric's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in neurosciences and with the best will in the world, if a patients wants to pull his trache out, there is nothing you can do to prevent them without restraining them. I'm not talking about...

  3. 2 Nurses needed???

    Good_Queen_Bess replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In the NHS Trust I work in, ALL IV's as well as IM medication are double checked. Even "just" to give IV fluids. This is policy and there are trust guidelines written specifically for it. Two...

  4. sleeping staff

    Good_Queen_Bess replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If we do a "long day" at work 7am - 8.30pm, we have a concessionary 15 min break in the am and 15 min in the pm. We also have an hours UNPAID lunch. In this time we can go OFF the ward and go...

  5. sleeping staff

    Good_Queen_Bess replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where I work, some people sleep, others don't. It's about choice! European Union (EU) regulations state that people cannot work for more than 6 hours without a break. What you do on your break IS...