GrumpyRN NP

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Retired ENP, 35+ years of experience. From Scotland.

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    COVID-19: Different For Women

    GrumpyRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Worldwide more men die from Covid than women. This disease is ageist, sexist and racist. It kills older people more, it kills men more and it kills BAME people more. Not really the time to talk about...
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    HELP be a nurse or another career opportunity?

    GrumpyRN replied to xlightx's topic in General Nursing

    As a (very) disinterested observer, as well as what previous posters have written I would be wondering where people are going to get mortgages considering the world economy is heading into a downward...
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    My post-polio patient

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting read. We are exactly the same age so our experience of the sugar cube is the same. ? I don't remember getting other vaccines (except smallpox and BCG) because I had had mumps, measles and...
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    What rhythm is this?

    GrumpyRN replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    "I think it is VF with a touch of Asystolic AF thrown in. Could also be some Dextrocardia in there." Definitely not for real. ?? Would hate to even contemplate what that rhythm would (could) look...
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    What rhythm is this?

    GrumpyRN replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    ??
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    What rhythm is this?

    GrumpyRN replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah.... We don't need ideas inserted into our head. We know how to work out what the rhythm is. I think it is VF with a touch of Asystolic AF thrown in. Could also be some Dextrocardia in
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    GrumpyRN replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Schrödinger's asthmatic. Their asthma is so bad that they don't want to wear a mask, while simultaneously being mild enough to ignore social distancing. "I can't breathe, better take my mask off"...
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    My post-polio patient

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, there were always children around in the 1950's and 1960's with these on their legs. I wonder if it was a Scottish term rather than the correct name. After a quick Google it appears calipers...
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    My post-polio patient

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting, remember when I was a boy there were always children about with calipers after having polio. They just "got on with it" as they had no choice in those days. There was always talk of the...
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    Time for White Nurses to Stand Up

    GrumpyRN replied to DannyBoy8's topic in General Nursing

    Once had a patient arrested for racial abuse when he called a doctor a "chink." Doctor was not Chinese he was Malaysian. Police took him away. Don't remember outcome. UK so different laws and it was...
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    GrumpyRN replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Government Stage 1: Nothing is going to happen Stage 2: Something may be going to happen, but we should do nothing about it Stage 3: We should do something about it, but there is nothing we can do...
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    GrumpyRN replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A lot of people forget that with rights comes responsibilities both here in UK and in US. Does your right to live as YOU want override YOUR responsibility to your fellow
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    GrumpyRN replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mandatory mask wearing has been active in Scotland for 2 weeks, it only started in England today. We are taking it very seriously as this headline from the BBC shows; "First person fined for not...
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    Nervous

    GrumpyRN replied to Siriusly29's topic in General Nursing

    These two sentences are incompatible with each other. You are an RN now so you are possibly getting frustrated at being treated as a CNA. Also the people there remember you as, and are treating you...
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    GrumpyRN replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It's really simple, although I expect you to have difficulty following this so I will use simple words. In the UK we have strict anti-discrimination laws (not rules or suggestions but actual laws)...
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    PMHNP in Other Countries?

    GrumpyRN replied to Roggae's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that. Closest in UK I think would be a CPN. (Although I am happy to be corrected about this). CPN - Community psychiatric nurse A specialist nurse who works within a local community to...
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    PMHNP in Other Countries?

    GrumpyRN replied to Roggae's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to assume that the NP part is Nurse Practitioner. What is a PMHNP? In UK PMH = Past Medical History, but don't think you are a Past Medical History Nurse Practitioner.
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    Make America Greedy Again...

    GrumpyRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Came across this and thought it should be shared. Make America Greedy Again... It will cost $3000 per patient for a drug that costs a fraction of that. Profit before humanity every single time....
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    There could be 10 hidden coronavirus cases for every reported one, CDC director says

    GrumpyRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Trump now says he wasn't kidding when he told officials to slow down coronavirus testing... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/22/politics/donald-trump-testing-slow-down-response/index.html Coronavirus:...
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    "Life does not cease..."

    GrumpyRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    These are really nice Davey, a fine tribute to your sister from an obviously loving brother. Condolences and virtual hugs from over the
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    The Midnight Male Ninja Nurse!

    GrumpyRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Just had to Google the word Oogle. (Wish I hadn't now??). First three definitions that came up; 1) An oogle is a panhandler who lives on the streets, most frequently a new or unserious one who is...
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    The Midnight Male Ninja Nurse!

    GrumpyRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now, now Davey, let's not go too far. No reason to stop the
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    The Midnight Male Ninja Nurse!

    GrumpyRN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oooooohhh! Very learned and literate.
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    Coronavirus Second Wave?

    GrumpyRN replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Did it what? Start in Kansas or kill 50 million? The answer is yes to
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    Coronavirus Second Wave?

    GrumpyRN replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was going to ask if that's the same N95 masks that the front-line workers can't get, never mind grandma, but previous posters have done the work for