DavidFR BSN, MSN, RN

Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health

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    Race relations and nursing enviroments

    DavidFR replied to bizzymum919's topic in International Nursing

    I think in general Britain is very welcoming to outsiders of whatever colour, but of course there are hotspots. I lived in an area of the northwest (the Rossendale valley) where I saw Asians verbally...
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    What do you do if a doctor yells at you?

    DavidFR replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I don't tolerate being yelled at by anybody. On the few occasions it has happened I have calmly told the person involved that I am a grown adult and willl not be shouted at likle a child. A question...
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    Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    DavidFR replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Always leave on time. It's part of the culture here. If you're off late you're deemed ineffeicient. The question is asked why you coudn't get the work done in the scheduled time. This is in complete...
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    What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    DavidFR replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    So have I, and they were two entirely different experiences. One was very patient and always understood the nurses problems and point of view. The other was very patronising, with an atitude of "I've...
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    Male nursing students/nurses

    DavidFR replied to krebs.cycle's topic in General Nursing

    When I trained in England twenty odd years ago there were three men to 21 women in my group. I'd say back then things were a bit odd - we weren't allowed to look after female patients (except on...
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    Actual Article: "Socialized Health-Care Nightmare"

    DavidFR replied to kitkat24's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Daer Kitkat, Do you live on Mars, Venus or Urorifice? Whichever planet you live on, it ain't Earth! This thread was about socialized medicine, but it's become the Kitkat sound off thread. Many of your...
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    Nursing Grades

    DavidFR replied to bizzymum919's topic in International Nursing

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    Nursing Grades

    DavidFR replied to bizzymum919's topic in International Nursing

    I have nightmares when I remember the endless reams I use to have to write in the UK. When they introduced those pointless care plans, and those assessments with those ridculous headings "Expressing...
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    Did any of you leave nursing for another profession?

    DavidFR replied to guest27716's topic in General Nursing

    I left to teach English as a Foreign Language for two years. My motive was that I came to live in France and at first wasn't confident enough in my French to work in French, however I found I was...
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    Leaving the UK for greener pastures

    DavidFR replied to roxannekkb's topic in United Kingdom

    I work in Paris and leaving the UK was the best thing I ever did. If you're an RGN and an EU passport holder it's easy to get your French equivalent IDE (Infirmier Diplômé d'Etat). You register in...