Chixie

We dont have one that the patient completes,but we complete one as part of the basic admission pack and is supposed to be updated weekly/if anything changes with the patient. We also use MORSE falls risk score, the only problem is that all 99% of our patients score over 75 on it making them very high risk of falls.

Whats worse is that on our ward our breaks are divided into set time slots ie 11am,1130am, 3pm, 330pm but if the nurse in the earlier slot is faffing about not taking her break until say 1115 it then means that i, in the 1130 slot, cannot take all of my break as we must be back on the floor for 1200 for meal times/drug rounds so because she has crap time management i lose part of my break. Drives me batty!

We have a 30 bed ward, staffing can vary. We work on long days 0700-1930 A good day looks like the following 1xCharge nurse=takes no patients 3xstaff nurse=10 patients each 3xsupport workers=10 patients each A bad day looks like the following 1x charge nurse/ward sister=no patients and spends all day in office doing "paperwork" 2xstaff nurses (1x 3 years ortho experience, 1x6 months experience) 1xagency nurse(never worked here before, not many return either, no registered on the electronic medication system, has no idea what they are doing) 1x clinical support workers Nights run 1900-0730 2x staff nurses (dedicated night team of nurses) 1xagency nurse 2xsupport workers

It is believed to be good luck in some cultures

*holds hands up* I have mental health issues, and i have had two major breakdowns in the past two years. At the moment its been classified as 'depression' and 'anxiety' but im wondering if there is something else in there.I feel ashamed and the people who are supposed to understand and care, do not. At least 75% of the patients we care for on our ward have some form of dementia so you would think that the nurses on the ward would have a little compassion for one of their own with mental health problems.After the nurse who committed suicide due to the information leak about the royal family it was horrendous on the ward as it was constantly being discussed using derogative terms and i felt dirty. If this is what they were saying about that nurse then what must they think about me who was admitted to her own hospital and appeared on the admission system with exactly what she was admitted with. No support from my manager and when i mentioned about coming back from maternity leave was met with the comment 'we cant be dealing with you having another break down, things are busy enough as it is'. Im sitting here half way though my maternity leave and im feeling guilty for leaving the ward short staffed, wondering if me going back early would help them and then im met with the above comment. I do my job to the best of my ability, i give 100% and i mentally beat myself up when i miss or forget things just like other nurses. But i could do with some support when things arent going well for me, please dont belittle me or make comments about me, a little support, a kind word, hell even just speaking to me helps. Mental illness isnt contagious, so dont avoid me when im down. Im still me.

Ive been in my job for 21 months and i still get the butterflies at times. I feel slightly more comfortable ie the sweats and the shakes have stopped but i still go over and over and over things in my head and sometimes end up making mountains outta molehills but i guess this too will pass eventually.

For crying out loud will you do some bleeping work and stop walking up and down with a drug chart in your hand 'looking busy' Im tired of busting my rear doing multiple peoples jobs because you are too blinking lazy.

Nothing, not even a christmas meal, there was only the vending machines as they closed the canteen.

We have big yellow 'sight impared' signs that go on the wall behind the patients bed (we have open wards so its instantly visable)

Hi, im an ortho nurse and im currently 18 weeks pregnant Other than the infectious diseases that ive been advised to avoid by my manager im doing my normal job. A lot of my patients are dementia patients so i have to be slightly wary when dealing with the ones who can/do lash out. The only thing that i have stopped doing is pushing beds with patients in.

I worked in a warehouse for 2 years and then after my maternity leave i changed jobs and started working at Ann Summers store

I have to set the alarms on my phone (vibrate of course)

Thats a really good idea

Who on earth puts empty boxes back in the med cart/cupboard? and for crying out loud when you see that there is only a few more meds left how about ordering some more? Nothing like coming on shift on a weekend when pharmacy is closed to find no meds, empty boxes and having to hunt for replacement meds.

Oh thank heavens im not the only one red for 'to-dos' ie hourly cath or Blood sugars,green for doctors rounds, blue for important info and black for things that i must remember to handover to another nurse ie appointment times. I also have to have my highlighters with me, at least two of them. One is my main one, today it was pink, to highlight names, essential conditions ie diabetes. The second one, blue today, is to highlight other info such as IV antibiotics or IV fluids or timed meds such as parkinsons.