DavidFR BSN, MSN, RN

Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health

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    Goodbye

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

    OMG
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    Goodbye

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

    The site does seem very slow these days. I remember the Brian days but didn't know he had died as my presence has been sporadic. Sorry to hear that. 3 week debacle? What else did I miss? Do...
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    Language barriers - what actually helps?

    DavidFR replied to Avery Beck's topic in General Nursing

    I think that fortunately, in European countries it's a lot less frequent for patients to go to court. Of course it can happen, though a patient suing is actually quite a rarity. I'm aware it's...
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    Language barriers - what actually helps?

    DavidFR replied to Avery Beck's topic in General Nursing

    I take what you mean and I am personally all for language learning, however your initial quip did come across as being just a little glib. I speak two languages fluently and am learning a third,...
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    I accidentally outed a patient as HIV+ to her boyfriend and worried about getting in really big trouble

    DavidFR replied to bluescoop's topic in General Nursing

    You answered a straight question. That she asked in an open area would have led you to believe that she didn't mind an honest answer. Her boyfriend has surely asked her why she's attending the...
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    How Do You Choose a Specialty?

    DavidFR replied to Smwill2901's topic in General Specialties

    Agree with all the oldies above who like myself have moved between different specialities. Also qualified in 1983 and back then, where I was in the UK, it was accepted that you would have several...
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    US to Italy

    DavidFR replied to Jeff B.'s topic in International Nursing

    Jeff, wondering if you made the jump to go to Italy and what your experiences
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    The Movie and TV Thread

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

    Amazing Swiss film to look out for. "The Late Shift" (or "Heldin" to give it its original German title) follows the afternoon shift of a Swiss nurse. The most realistic medical drama I have ever seen....
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    Past worries

    DavidFR replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I think you're overthinking things. I kind of think if you'd done serious harm to a patient you'd know about it. Surely it would have caught up with you; and nearer the time, not years...
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    Gave meds to wrong patient

    DavidFR replied to Cheyenne.'s topic in General Nursing

    All nurses make mistakes. Good nurses come clean in the interests of patient safety. Bad nurses do the
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    Up for debate: Returning to bedside after 10 years away

    DavidFR replied to OnceIWas's topic in General Nursing

    I went back to bedside nursing after 7 years away from hospitalised inpatients (5 years as a CNS in an outpatient/outreach rôle, 2 years break from nursing completely). What's more I came back in a...
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    Anyone work 7days on/off?

    DavidFR replied to rn3052's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is not in the NP context but the title caught my eye. Many years ago in the UK the typical night shift rota was 7 on 7 off, done on a Thursday to Thursday basis so with Sunday being the working...
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    To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    DavidFR replied to stop77777's topic in General Nursing

    Agree entirely, but I would add that there are good ways of correcting people and not so good ways of doing
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    To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    DavidFR replied to stop77777's topic in General Nursing

    Amen.
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    Is it inappropriate to talk to a patient outside of work and give them money?

    DavidFR replied to bluescoop's topic in General Nursing

    I think the fact that you've posted shows that you have regrets and you realise this was not OK. Try to disentangle and distance yourself as much as you can. This man is not your friend. In...
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    Returning to Nursing after a year away

    DavidFR replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    I came back to acute nursing after a two year absence. I soon got back into the swing of IVs and all the rest of it. Don't stress. It's like riding a bike. You haven't forgotten
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    Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse

    DavidFR replied to AliceKath's topic in United Kingdom

    I take your point. A 6-9 month training programme sounds great. Given the dire job situation I would say go for it. Sounds a great opportunity. Sounds like you have a clear plan for eventually...
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    Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse

    DavidFR replied to AliceKath's topic in United Kingdom

    My personal feeling is that as a newly qualified nurse the best first post is getting the feel of a "general" ward - something that falls under the umbrella of a "medical ward" or a "surgical ward"...
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    US to Italy

    DavidFR replied to Jeff B.'s topic in International Nursing

    I take your point and I agree that one shouldn't arrive in a new country with dreamy ideas and expect it to be peaches and cream. It's hard, of course it's hard. Where I disagree with you is that...
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    US to Italy

    DavidFR replied to Jeff B.'s topic in International Nursing

    I have zero experience of nursing in Italy, or living there. However I would say in response to the above post that not everybody goes to work in another country for the money. There are such...
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    12-Hour Shifts Led to Fatal Crash

    DavidFR replied to Marshall1's topic in Nursing News

    It is actutally entrenched in French law that night workers should a) receive a free meal on duty and b) workload permitting be allowed some time to rest, even though we're paid the whole 12 hours....
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    "I've lived here all my life"

    DavidFR replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sad story. Before nursing school I was a nursing assistant in a psychiatric hospital in the early 1980s in the UK. "Care in the community" was only just being talked about and there were still...
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    12-Hour Shifts Led to Fatal Crash

    DavidFR replied to Marshall1's topic in Nursing News

    The issue here I believe is not the 12 hour shift but the fact that it was after a night shift. Working nights is not nomal and the fatigue you experience is different to a typical end of the day...
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    Lucy Letby Conviction Crumbling?

    DavidFR replied to Erin Lee's topic in Nursing News

    There is also the fact that in such an understaffed unit Letby did lots of overtime so was on duty very often, and as a more experienced permanent member of staff would have the sicker babies under...
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    Have you ever been bullied by someone who had seniority over you?

    DavidFR replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail on the head. Agree 100%. You need to stand up yourself and show you won't take any old rubbish from anyone. I experienced some bullying behavious in my early career. Then I...