DavidFR BSN, MSN, RN

Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health

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    Healthcare And Birthdate Imperative

    DavidFR replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters that the question is rather bizarre. I have worked in both infectious diseases and hepatology - two specialities which can often be all sex, drugs and alcohol....
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    How do I deal with these rude family members?

    DavidFR replied to Bill Baban's topic in United Kingdom

    This family needs telling very firmly that while they have a right to be upset, a right to be angry, a right to ask questions and a right to voice their concerns, they have no right to shout or be...
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    Gobbledygook In Nursing

    DavidFR replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the poster who said nursing diagnoses are the biggest load of gobbledygook ever. I was working in infectious diseases at the height of AIDS, which brought with it loads of useless...
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    Went to ER accused of Abandonment

    DavidFR replied to rexregnum's topic in General Nursing

    Agree that you should get legal help. Gather together your medical evidence from the ER. Enlist your agency for witness statements of what was said to them. I hope that ultimately you got...
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    Anxiety with Changing Specialties

    DavidFR replied to Lauren Overbay's topic in General Nursing

    You will hopefully have an orientation period. Observe as much as you can. Take notes. Ask questions. Be interested enough to look things up. Be intellectually curious. If you're asked to...
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    You show up for work and there is no one there. What to do?

    DavidFR replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    You need to turn this around on the nurses on the preceeding shift. If they stay on, THEY have to make their complaints. I once did an agency night and my morning relief didn't arrrive. Very...
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    Heart Rate Bouncing Up and Down

    DavidFR replied to halsey's topic in General Nursing

    Take the pulse manually in such cases. If it's irregular, rapid or both, do an
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    DavidFR replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Interesting, but do your consider 139 participants to be a definitive sample? Are there any larger studies or meta-analyses available? I have also never heard of anybody advocating surgery for...
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    DavidFR replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    What a strange and wholly inaccurate statement. Are you taking out your hurt feelings on gay and trans people by any chance? There is no hierarchy of bullying. All bullying is wrong and nobody...
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    Nurse/Patient relationship

    DavidFR replied to InToTheWoodsRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Same advice here. I've had an invitiation to coffee (totally innocent) and a dinner invitation (not so innocent I suspected). In both cases I politely explained that my professional code doesn't...
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    Sodium bicarb for mucositis

    DavidFR replied to colamom803's topic in Oncology

    This may not help you in the US but here in France we get Bicarb solution in plastic bottles, sterile and ready to use for mothwash. Not sure if your hospital can check out if it's available at...
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    Where to work?

    DavidFR replied to waufah's topic in United Kingdom

    I second that emotion! (Smokey Robinson if you didn't get it!) I trained in Plymouth many years ago but was back there in November for a 35 year reunion of my set. People still working there (the...
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    Uk nurse job

    DavidFR replied to Roberts20's topic in United Kingdom

    58 too and loving being back on the wards after having been a Charge Nurse and a CNS. CNS was a great job but I found being a Charge Nurse awful. Management is boring and unrewarding. Much prefer...
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    Tricks to getting an Spo2 reading on a difficult patient

    DavidFR replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    The finger rubbing often works, as does trying the ear lobe. If you're not sure about a pulse take it manually. If a sat looks dodgy observe the patient: skin colour, nail colour, lips,...
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    Burnt out and no patience am I in the right job ?

    DavidFR replied to Belle367's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about going back to hospital, to an area where the patients are really sick and need you? (I'd suggest oncology, though that's total bias on my part!) Maybe your problem stems...
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    Irish trained psychiatric nurse to usa

    DavidFR replied to Jmhegarty's topic in International Nursing

    Sadly I think he'll find his overseas prospects limited. This is the problem with British and Irish trained psychiatric and paediatric nurses or the old RMNs and RSCNs. Most countries have a single...
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    LA RN

    DavidFR replied to Say's topic in General Nursing

    I know nothing about your situation in California, however I do have experience of returning to nursing after a nearly two year gap. I had forgotten nothing! And my return to nursing was in another...
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    Seasoned Nurses Make Me Feel Incompetent

    DavidFR replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Tell her your background is one where you learned the difference between left and right! This sounds like bullying. As the previous poster said, don't play their game. Be professional and...
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    New ICU Nurse Burnt Out

    DavidFR replied to NursingAbroad19's topic in General Nursing

    I think ICU is a mistake for a new grad. As is anything too specialised. Back in the day your first job was always something within the realms of general medicine or general surgery to get the...
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    Dilemma in getting a new job where spouse's ex works

    DavidFR replied to ALM5692's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have just noticed how old this thread is. What did you do and did it work
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    Dilemma in getting a new job where spouse's ex works

    DavidFR replied to ALM5692's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you should come across her, can you not just do your job and be professional and hope she does the same? Are you sure she's bitter about the break up and would have acrimonious feelings towards...
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    Considering dropping programs from FNP-DNP to MSN-DNP

    DavidFR replied to xmarbear's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thank you for the explanation. My advice is always if you can stick it out for the higher qualification, do so. I have seen too many nurses in my lengthy career regret taking the shorter option...
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    Considering dropping programs from FNP-DNP to MSN-DNP

    DavidFR replied to xmarbear's topic in Men in Nursing

    For those of us not in the USA can you explain what those initials mean
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    How much quiet do you need?

    DavidFR replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Working nights alters the whole scenario. It's home, half hour wind down with the TV news and then straight into bed. When I worked days I didn't need wind down time. I was often rearing to go...
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    IV antibiotic administration

    DavidFR replied to Chan35214's topic in General Nursing

    If antiobiotics are compatible (for example Flagyl with a cephalosporine) then we give them together. If antibiotics are not compatible we stagger them. I agree with the "get the antibiotics started...