DavidFR BSN, MSN, RN

Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health

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    NGT medications

    DavidFR replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

    Can you enlighten me as to which meds are incompatible and what actually happens? Apart from drugs which must be taken at a distance orally in any case where you'd respect the same time delay, I can't...
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    UK nurses who've retired having lived abroad

    DavidFR posted a topic in United Kingdom

    Like many other people I have had my career in more than one country (started in the UK and now finishing in France). Hence my pension contributions have been in two countries. I continued to pay...
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    How does your unit determine who floats?

    DavidFR replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large cancer institute so when we're floated we're going from oncology to oncology so that kind of makes things easier. It is still an issue though with some nurses who have a preference...
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    NGT medications

    DavidFR replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

    I personally do administer them together and have never had a problem. I'm on multiple meds myself. They're in my hand together, I pop them in my mouth together and I swallow them down together. Same...
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    I want to work abroad in Switzerland

    DavidFR replied to Caitlin LH's topic in General World

    While your first point is largely true things are changing in many European countries. It's true that the UK and Ireland lead the way as far as independent nuse practioner rôles go in Europe, but...
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    I want to work abroad in Switzerland

    DavidFR replied to Caitlin LH's topic in General World

    There are 260 mosques in Switzerland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Switzerland Sadly xenophobia exists in all countries. Things in Switzerland vary from Canton to Canton. I have...
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    CNA’s restarting IV pump

    DavidFR replied to Tofumilk's topic in General Nursing

    No no no! Don't do it. I get annoyed with care assistants who think they've done me a favour fixing a pump issue. I've signed for the infusion, I'll carry the can. I like care assistants who...
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    Disagree with physician about restraining a patient

    DavidFR replied to palila's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did right. I've used restraints when the patient has been a real danger to themselves or others. However this lady was deemed fit to leave if she wished by a psychiatrist, so you did...
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    New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    DavidFR replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not sure the French or British systems are particularly more "predatory" than any others, but I think that nurses everywhere have to cover their backs. I think the issue here and point of the...
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    MRSA history?

    DavidFR replied to soniaboo's topic in General Nursing

    I came up MRSA positive in my nose and perineum in the 80s. I had de-colonizing treatment with Chlorhexidine washes, Bactroban cream and Sterzac powder. I have tested negative ever
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    New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    DavidFR replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think we're highlighting a difference in our systems here - you wouldn't need an order for tums in France, and I do get it that a doctor would be annoyed by such a call. However, if an order IS...
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    New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    DavidFR replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agree Beth, however I think it's appropriate for the newbie who isn't sure to request a doctor's evaluation. One of the complaints we hear most from doctors is that they're called out "for...
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    New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    DavidFR replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From what I can gather, was all this being done on the phone with the doctor prescribing from a distance? It's never unreasonable to say "you need to come and examine this patient, (s)he warrants...
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    Oncology Clinical Trials

    DavidFR replied to DavidFR's topic in Oncology

    I'm just interested because our gudelines change all the time at present. The latest thng from some sponsors is to avoid paracetamol/tylenol at all costs unless absolutely necessary as there are now...
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    Struggling to be a Christian Nurse

    DavidFR replied to newgirlintown94's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    No harm done Curious, I still love you! I agree with what you say. If there is this "loving" God why do innocent children suffer horrible diseases etc. Each to their own, people believe...
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    Struggling to be a Christian Nurse

    DavidFR replied to newgirlintown94's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Curious, are you responding to me or the person I quoted? If you're responding to me I will respond but given what you say, I wonder if we're at cross
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    Struggling to be a Christian Nurse

    DavidFR replied to newgirlintown94's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I kind of get the feeling I'd regret sitting next to you on the bus on the way
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    Which nurse is easier to train in med surg?

    DavidFR replied to guest1171208's topic in General Nursing

    Personal maturity comes into this a lot. I have a colleague 6 months qualified who came into nursing late. Her maturity and experience of life gives her something over those who are several years...
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    Fairly new nurse needs advice

    DavidFR replied to nurse1045's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered occupational health if you liked dealing with people as they came in one at a time? I certainly vaccinated a lot when I was an OH nurse! In the right structure it can be very...
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    Oxaliplatin

    DavidFR replied to DebKRN's topic in Oncology

    Does anybody else have experience of intra-hepatic Oxali via an arterial port-a-cath? Do you routinely put analgesia in place during administration? What's your arterial port-a-cath flushing...
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    COVID-19: Ivermectin

    DavidFR replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've had Ivermectin to treat Scabies. I had no side-effects from it. Interestingly, my husband wasn't contaminated by me however my dermatologist wanted him to have a preventive dose, then...
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    Nurse as the Protagonist

    DavidFR replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

    Great list and I'm so glad you mention the film "Pinky" which is one of my favourites. I can add a few British TV examples from my days growing up in the UK. Everybody in the 70's and 80s...
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    US Nurse moving to UK

    DavidFR replied to Ahmad Hadi's topic in United Kingdom

    I've been gone from the UK a long time, but back in my day the Nursing Times was where everybody looked for jobs, back then a paper journal but now on line:...
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    So any good Books you would recommend?

    DavidFR replied to guest1163268's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    "if you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you" Friedrich
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    So any good Books you would recommend?

    DavidFR replied to guest1163268's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Then let me try and peruade you Curious, and hopefully you'll live up to your screen name ? Bear in mind the reveiw you read is by Slovene philosopher Sjavoj Zizek who if you've read any of his...