Sister Fox

Sister Fox

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  1. US names for medications

    Sister Fox replied to Whisper's topic in United Kingdom

    Yep! Not the best place in the world for nursing standards but the surgery is par excellance which was why I worked

  2. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    Sister Fox replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    1. Your union rep is supposed to be on YOUR side, not the management's - and so should only be attending at your request. Which presupposes you need to know the agenda. 2. No manager worth the title...

  3. US names for medications

    Sister Fox replied to Whisper's topic in United Kingdom

    Thank you for that - most helpful. I did get our pain team involved but even they seemed to be swayed by the ward staff's bias! I have a suspicion that some of the attitude was because I worked in the...

  4. Microphones and Web Cams

    Sister Fox replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Well, simple answer to that would be to invite a member of the family to come observe and/or help with the care on occasion. You have absolutely nothing to hide so why hide

  5. US names for medications

    Sister Fox replied to Whisper's topic in United Kingdom

    Thank you for that, everyone! I have a forum for people who are going to have or have had hip and knee replacements and we have a lot of US members. Their drugs make my head spin! This info will be...

  6. Am I limiting my options?

    Sister Fox replied to Cheeky_Monkey's topic in International Nursing

    Always get your RN if you can. You never know where fate wil take you either geographically or

  7. handing in notice

    Sister Fox replied to oreo75's topic in International Nursing

    Employment has a natural ebb and flow to it. People come and people go. Don't fret. I was a department manager for almost 20 years and it never let it bother me when staff announced they were giving...

  8. nurses as patients

    Sister Fox replied to cariad's topic in International Nursing

    I have a classic story! A few years back, the day after doing some strenuous gardening, I got a pain in my chest and left arm. I panicked and rang for an ambulance. Was late - almost midnight. The...

  9. Microphones and Web Cams

    Sister Fox replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Interesting ... Of course, a cynic might wonder why staff would have an objection to the presence of a video-cam or

  10. Hep B titer

    Sister Fox replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh -really? It's required by law in this country. No up-to-date HebB certificate, no job! Well, certainly not in OR, ER or Obs,

  11. I gave a lot of money to this place

    Sister Fox replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I glad I work in the NHS! All power to you, girl - sounds you were assertive, professional and calm. A great testimony to what is a professional

  12. Greatest Nursing Item You Ever Bought

    Sister Fox replied to Sponkie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just LOVE your username! And I agree with you as

  13. Greatest Nursing Item You Ever Bought

    Sister Fox replied to Sponkie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey - I just got me one of dem tings! Neat, aren't they? I had an old organiser for years but it just up and died on me a couple of weeks ago taking around 200 phone numbers and oodles of info with...

  14. Hep B titer

    Sister Fox replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in General Nursing

    HepB is a bit different from many other vaccines. When it first became available, we would get very anal-retentive about titres and if the subject was under 1,000 would keep on giving boosters until...

  15. hep B...they're req'd to give it to us, are they req'd to give us the proof?

    Sister Fox replied to coltsgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you must have the proof! And it should contain not only the date you had it but the product name, batch number and volume of the dose. Here in the UK, nurses are required to make this...

  16. Where did Warlingham Park Hospital go?

    Sister Fox replied to Mister Chris's topic in International Nursing

    My training school is now a block of luxury flats and a friend actually lives in what used to be the Matron's flat! Feels so bizarre when I ring