DavidFR BSN, MSN, RN

Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health

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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

    DavidFR replied to adventure_rn's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I believe everything in life is political, nothing more so than health, health care and the way we manage it. I thought the whole point of a forum was for debate and an exchange of ideas, so if we are...
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    Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

    DavidFR replied to Maria Crocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    This seems to be a case of "Oooh he's a doctor" so it's OK since he's just one down from God, but any other male staff are subject to different standards because I value them less. Coming from a nurse...
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    Question about uniforms

    DavidFR replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    C'est parfait
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    Question about uniforms

    DavidFR replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I left the UK 20 years ago. So glad it has changed. I get the impression from our American friends that it's normal practice for them to wear their uniform to and from work, as indeed it was once upon...
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    Falsely accused of not passing patient meds

    DavidFR replied to Nurseroundface's topic in General Nursing

    If you have evidence that they deleted records have you thought about asking a lawyer's
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    Falsely accused of not passing patient meds

    DavidFR replied to Nurseroundface's topic in General Nursing

    You say it's "probably" the 4th time it's happened. You need to be sure. Document each incident. Take your evidence to HR and involve a union if you can. If you are being bullied nip it in the bud...
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    Presenting Hospital work I.D. as a Patient or Visitor. Any thoughts?

    DavidFR replied to erwindt's topic in General Nursing

    I think it all depends on the staff dealing with you. When I'm the patient I say I'm a nurse and I appreciate that people speak to me on their level. I've never had bad or defensive treatment from a...
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    Belgian ICU/ED nurse wanting to relocate to Norway/Ireland

    DavidFR replied to Alice2912's topic in General World

    As a Brit I would discourage you from the UK. I left 19 years ago and all I hear from friends since is how working conditions have deteriorated - they were never great in the first place. Getting...
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    Question about uniforms

    DavidFR replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    In the UK I changed at home and didn't think it was weird. Most nurses did it. Now I work in France where you would never leave the hospital in your uniform and I think that's correct. For all the...
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    Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

    DavidFR replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

    Not as a CRA. See
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    Unpaid breaks comparison

    DavidFR replied to Chrissie Chapman's topic in United Kingdom

    We'll agree to differ on terminology. To me "on the ward" means you haven't left the confines of the space enclosed within the ward doors and that includes non-patient areas such as the treatment...
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    Unpaid breaks comparison

    DavidFR replied to Chrissie Chapman's topic in United Kingdom

    Hello Grumpy, like your avatar. Well, for a start you don't eat "at your desk" in an office nor in a clinical area. You have a designated rest room on every ward where the call bell system monitor is...
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    Unpaid breaks comparison

    DavidFR replied to Chrissie Chapman's topic in United Kingdom

    Bonjour from a civilised country! I remember having break time deducted in the UK and thinking it was normal since I knew nothing else. I arrived in France in 2001. I remember my first agency shifts...
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    Famous person as patient?

    DavidFR replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    The one I looked after was delightful, didn't mention her job once although I instantly knew who she was, and wasn't a patient you needed to escape from. Plenty of those, and they don't need to be...
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    Famous person as patient?

    DavidFR replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    An agony aunt (or uncle) is the person that does the problem page, commonly known in Britain as the "Agony Column" usually in magazines but also in those lower quality tabloid British newspapers. You...
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    Famous person as patient?

    DavidFR replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    My general experience is that if you treat famous people naturally they are natural back. When I worked in the UK I nursed a newspaper agony aunt, a film actor, a TV actress, the partner of a famous...
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    Do nurses really remember everything they learn in nursing school?

    DavidFR replied to StudentNurseMNUS's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody remembers everything they're taught on a course of study. Ever! What's vital in any such training course is that it should give you powers of analysis and reflection, and the thirst for...
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    Audio Recording in the Workplace

    DavidFR replied to mmccool719's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure this would not be legal in most European countries. It is surely unethical. I can understand that in specific cases of suspected abuse there may be legal grounds for exceptionally requesting...
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    Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

    DavidFR replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

    Strange, I responded to this once and it seems to have disappeared, so I'll respond again but apologies if it subsequently appears as a second response. I'm confused by your answer - we were talking...
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    Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

    DavidFR replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

    Not always. I have co-ordinated clinical trials in my days as a clinical nurse specialist in the UK and the CRA was literally the "policeman" who verified data, validated the CRFs etc. and never had...
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    Where to go as a nurse if you dont want to work with patients at ALL?

    DavidFR replied to guest1074618's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought of the pharmaceutical industry? Drug companies love hiring nurses to become sales reps because of your insider knowledge. That or you could go into clinical development with a drug...
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    Gender Separation and Nursing for American Muslim Man

    DavidFR replied to wannabenurseman77's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have muslim colleagues, male and female, and this just isn't an issue for them. Is this cultural? ( I'm in France and these colleagues would be of North African, Lebanese or Senegalese origin and...
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    Age vs Years Nursing

    DavidFR replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing

    56 years old and been a nurse 34 years (with a 2 year break, so 32 years of
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    Band 6 presentation

    DavidFR replied to Wizwoz74's topic in United Kingdom

    I went through this experience many years ago; I was a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Viral Hepatitis from 1996 to 2001. Under the old system I was an H grade - band 6 seems a little low for this role...
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    Enrolled nurses!

    DavidFR replied to Bringonthenight's topic in International Nursing

    This conflictual situation seems to exist in every country where there is a two tier system of nurse education. It produces more problems and frustrations than it solves. Usually, it's perfectly...