DavidFR BSN, MSN, RN

Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health

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    What have been your favorite gifts from families?

    DavidFR replied to HiddencatBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree on making it a generalised gift for the whole team. A patient once left me a bottle of vodka, specifying it was specifically for me. Whilst I enjoyed it my manager was really miffed, but it...
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    What was your motivation that made you become a Nurse?

    DavidFR replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    A motivated biology teacher in high school made the human body sound so exciting it motivated my interested in health. Then a motivated sociology teacher ignited my passion in the plight of other...
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    My family doesn't think Nursing is for me.

    DavidFR replied to Hunt er's topic in General Nursing

    Your family doesn't know what you want as much as you
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    HSR in Outpatient Chemo Infusion Qs

    DavidFR replied to mackyclaire's topic in Oncology

    1) Always have a proximal 3 way tap so that if you need to you can aspirate 20cc and flush immediately with a bolus of saline. You will have aspirated what little bit of chemo you had in the line...
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    American educated RN leaving america

    DavidFR replied to LP2017's topic in International Nursing

    Going to work in another country is the most rewarding experience I've ever had (came from the UK to France). Go for it. Your first port of call for accurate info should always be the nursing...
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    Am I getting into nursing for the right reason?

    DavidFR replied to ZombieMedic123's topic in Men in Nursing

    Have you thought of becoming a fire
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    Giving abx in 100 ml NS instead of 50 ml

    DavidFR replied to autumn_blue's topic in General Nursing

    I see. You make me grateful I work in a socialized state
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    Big Med Error.

    DavidFR replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Error is human. We all make mistakes. That you came clean for the patient's sake is the most important issue here. And that you have a conscience over what happened shows what a good,...
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    Giving abx in 100 ml NS instead of 50 ml

    DavidFR replied to autumn_blue's topic in General Nursing

    I totally don't get the issue here. Do doctors prescribe your ways of administration as well as the dose and the route in the US? Unacceptable for a European nurse that a doctor tells you how to...
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    International nurses to fill staffing shortages

    DavidFR replied to NurseLy's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends where they come from and the level of training they have. And how you welcome them. In the UK we had lots of Indian and Filipino nurses who largely fitted in well and were well...
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    LPN moving to London

    DavidFR replied to Marathon_Nurse's topic in United Kingdom

    Have you contacted the NMC? https://www.nmc.org.uk/ Try contacting them directly to see how you stand as an LVN. As for continung your education, try to directly contact the nursing...
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    Texas Abortion Law

    DavidFR replied to Charlcie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Excellent post above. I agree that the motives of the Texas legislators are sinister. Threaten a woman's right to choices in her reproductive health and you'll go down the road that other...
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    Possible to work as a nurse in Europe?

    DavidFR replied to lexidann's topic in International Nursing

    There's a German nurses' forum. Try posting for
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    Cell Phone Use at Work: Is It Appropriate?

    DavidFR replied to SarahKixRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My cellphone is in my pocket at work and may come out because it's my lamp (I'm a night nurse) and my stopwatch for counting respiratory rates (I work in oncology, many patients on...
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    Personal Deathbed Vision Stories?

    DavidFR replied to poppyboo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Not wishing to trash anybody's beliefs here, but I've also worked in Oncology for many years and never seen a deathbed conversion. I had this conversation recently with a friend who's worked in...
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    Messaging an ex patient

    DavidFR replied to NewRMN21's topic in United Kingdom

    Agree with the above posters. Psychiatric patients can often be "revolving door" patients and the time may come when this person is once again in your care. You are both compromised if you've had...
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

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

    Amazing Australian documentary on this subject; dates from 2014 but still very pertinent today.
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    Gap in employment matter?

    DavidFR replied to xsoymilk's topic in General Nursing

    I had 2 years out of nursing, attending language school full time when I first came to France and then doing TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). I justified it is as quite simply wanting...
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    Career Change

    DavidFR replied to ICUnurse990's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to avoid shift work consider occupation health in a business or industrial 9-5 setting, or research
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    Is Anonymity Important to You?

    DavidFR replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I put no. I'm in a non-anglophone country and most of my colleagues don't speak English so the likelihood of them ever coming on here is minimal. The site is largely made up of Americans and having...
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    Were you a bully in high school?

    DavidFR replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

    I was the victim of homophobic bullying at school (1970s, small Catholic school). Years later as an adult I ran into one of my former bullies and was delighted to discover he was unemployed and had...
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    LOVENOX before procedure

    DavidFR replied to Nurse123456789's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If an anticoagulant or an anti-platelet drug has been given and then the patient needs an invasive procedure, a full blood count and clotting screen can be drawn as an emergency sample pre-op. Some...
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    Explaining Absence During Colleague's Vacation

    DavidFR replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Conciously or subconciously, she's playing a well recognised psychological game called "Why Don't You? Yes But" which is why I haven't responded to this thread thus far and have decided this is the...
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    Her2+ Advice

    DavidFR replied to dreamriderRN's topic in Oncology

    You're asking the impossible question. There is no typical regimen for all cancer patients. Type of tumour? Localisation? Mets? How far advanced? All these things will affect what kind of chemo she's...
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    Employee Health Nurse?

    DavidFR replied to zyxmeg's topic in General Nursing

    Employee health/occupational health varies greatly depending on the structure you work in. What kind of organisation are you going to? I was an occy heath nurse for five years for a large...