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Libitina

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  1. Over here we get 'Granny dumping' during the xmas season and peak summer holidays. The elederly patient is admitted 'off their legs'. When you ask for contact details of nok, you find that they will...
  2. Dead bodies?

    This is what I do
  3. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    I asked a student to draw up some methylne blue for me in the next room under the supervision of my co-worker as I was still scrubbed. I heard a crash and an almighty shriek! co-worker came in wetting...
  4. Halitosis invasion

    Another vote for being dehydrated here. Same happens to
  5. Gas Prices thru the roof

    Just found this in my subscriptions. It's now around £1.41 a
  6. In the UK it's traditional to give a graduating nurse a silver nurses belt buckle. I have one that I cherish, although I'll never wear it as I work in the
  7. What is the best shoes for the OR?

    Any tips for stopping my new clogs squeaking on the OR floor when I'm
  8. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    To the theatre team who were due to relieve my team tonight. Check we can stay over before you send for your last patient an hour late. No point checking with us when the pt is already on the table....
  9. Where have you found missing countable items?

    Usual for us is a swab inside the surgeons glove that they've
  10. I have been told not to do this too. Kinda spoils the whole programme when I've diagnosed them 10 mins
  11. Disorganized OR

    Have you heard of TPOT in the States? We're just starting it over here. It stands for 'The Productive Operating Theatre'. Might be worth looking it up for some ideas? P.S Note the English spelling of...
  12. Critical Mass??

    Try
  13. I know of one pt who had her brother ring up. Nurse confirmed her presence by say she'd had a comfortable night. When she told the pt her brother had called she found out she hadn't got a brother....
  14. are c sections a norm?

    We have 2 theatres at the end of the l&d ward (8 rooms) specifically for sections, trials and repairs. There is a 'HDU' room (read glorified sideroom), but the midwives don't have a clue and keep...
  15. "Why are my cases backed up?!?!"

    Happens all the time with a particular one of our surgeons. He blames the turn around time when in fact it's because his lists are over subscribed and he is
  16. why nurses cannot have a nail polish..?

    For infection prevention reasons. As stated previously, chips can harbour bacteria. Plus the patient really doesn't want those chips in their wounds, medication or
  17. Mystery nursing tool update

    Is it a needle holder rather than a haemostat? We have some needle holders with built in scissors in some of our
  18. My day as a patient

    I would also follow up your concerns in writing. Escalate it as high as you can
  19. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    That would be me without my
  20. What shoes do you wear in the OR?

    Another vote for Crocs Specialist here. A lot of people over here also wear Toffeln Flexi clogs. Do you get
  21. Hands breaking out

    Does he rinse properly? I found that if I don't spend a bit extra time rinsing, I come up in a
  22. Gender ratios for emergency c-sections?

    I had a discussion with an anaesthetist today about how the majority of our emergency sections seem to be boys. Elective sections seem to be pretty much equal. He disagreed. I managed to find 2...
  23. A Staff Nurse's Fantasy

    A perfect shift for me would include enough staff and equipment that we could do the job properly. Also not too many patients that we could look after them properly. Then we all go home on time, not...