nightmare

nightmare RN

Nursing Home ,Dementia Care,Neurology.

Scottish trained RGN now retired.

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  1. Calling out sick

    I work in the privat sector and get 4 weeks paid holiday(vacation) a year.I know in the NHS they get more depending on how long they have worked there. If we work public holidays we either get an...
  2. Guilt over other nurse's med error

    good for you catching the mistake.this is called reflection and,"there ,but for the grace of god go i"! it is all to easy to let your mind slip and go on automatic pilot when you are doing things.this...
  3. Devices & Restraints

    We have a daily care plan for each resident with bed rails.This is signed ,daily to say that the bedrails are for prevention of falls and not restraint.This satisfies our surveyors (for the moment!)...
  4. So...do you really use this stuff in the hospital?

    Love that example,Roy. Having watched patients in the Stroke unit being literally taught how to walk again ,it is a very complicated process which we all take for granted. Those things we learnt in...
  5. Post op fever

    I suppose ,logically ,you think of all the foreign bodies that enter the body from a GSW.As well as the bullet/pellets themselves you also have skin,clothing and anything else that got in the way of...
  6. Artificial Fingernails and Direct Care Staff

    I would have thought that whoever is up the next rung of the ladder from this nurse may have noticed the nails and spoken to her about them.If they have and she's ignoring it then nothing will happen...
  7. Need help w/ another math problem!

    boy did i get that one
  8. Need help w/ another math problem!

    So 1gm =60ml.therefore 250mg=15ml.Infuse over 15 minutes = 1ml per minute.therefore 10gtt per minute. Anyone else got a different answer as I don't use
  9. Artificial Fingernails and Direct Care Staff

    That's a bit abrasive!!I think Sue just meant that your preceptor would not take kindly to being told and may take it out on
  10. handing in notice

    You don't need an excuse! just tell her you applied and got the job on another ward because you didn't know if your present job was going to be permanent.Nurses move about hospitals all the
  11. Calling out sick

    I agree,in 17 years I've been off sick less than 20 days!(not counting time off for Gall Bladder op)Annoyingly I always seem to be sick in my 'own'
  12. Bummed

    It's not kindergarten,it's about patient safety,if everyone wandered off the floor at once,who's looking after the patients! We always keep each other informed of our whereabouts,even if I'm just...
  13. Artificial Fingernails and Direct Care Staff

    Check out sirI's post #5 and the links there.
  14. $ pay scale range

    Moved to General Nursing Discussion for more
  15. Integrity in nursing (LTC)

    Moved to LTC for more
  16. Moved to International forum for more advice on working in
  17. Bluetooth Headsets

    We were always told not to have mobile devices within 30 feet of pacer.Is this not true anymore then?Same with
  18. Proper use of Glucometer

    Most meters I have used have instructions with them.Usually you activate them by putting the strip in.They then give you a code to check and then show a 'place blood here' symbol of some
  19. Bluetooth Headsets

    I would have though health and safety would have something to say about this! For instance using bluetooth near pacemakers for one.For another ,confused patient grabs it out of ear.Nurse is hurt,"bug"...
  20. That sounds like NVQ/SVQ type of certificate or even Btech. Whether that would be recognised here ,I'm not sure,but Nursing Homes are always on the look out for experienced carers,but you probably...
  21. LTC questions

    Moved to Ltc forum for more
  22. The Patient I Failed

    That is just so
  23. Am I limiting my options?

    It's always good to give yourself a wider base of options.You may find that you enjoy adult nursing but if not go on to the Mental health training.If ,on the other hand,it is your passion to do Mental...
  24. International Student Advisors

    I know of a Nursing Home group in the UK calling Four Seasons.
  25. Moving from England to America

    Moved to International forum for more input on