GrumpyRN NP

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

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    Benefits

    GrumpyRN replied to H51205's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh!! OK
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    Benefits

    GrumpyRN replied to H51205's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, not trying to fight or hijack the thread but someone posted wrong information then was a tad dismissive when they were corrected. I was trying to show that there are other ways of doing things...
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    Benefits

    GrumpyRN replied to H51205's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it's a really strange propaganda site I have been reading. An awful lot of people on that site complain about high cost of insurance, high deductible, and management that can fire you for no...
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    Benefits

    GrumpyRN replied to H51205's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes, after 35 years in the NHS I own my home, my wife and I have a car each. I have no debt, I have savings - I was able to give my son the deposit to buy a house. Most importantly I have no...
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    Benefits

    GrumpyRN replied to H51205's topic in General Nursing

    Employer provides uniform. For a long time they also washed and ironed it but that has mostly stopped. However, because nurses are laundering their own uniforms you can claim a tax exemption for that...
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    Benefits

    GrumpyRN replied to H51205's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where you got that advert from but the figure given is at the lower end of the pay scale for a staff nurse and is not an average. That is what a newly qualified nurse gets. They then move up...
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    Benefits

    GrumpyRN replied to H51205's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe your country but not mine. I had; 7 weeks paid holiday, 10 days for public holidays, (Christmas day/boxing day, new years day/2nd etc.) 6 months full pay sick time followed by another 6 months...
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    How to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

    GrumpyRN replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Nursing

    Bah, Humbug! Ebenezer Scrooge was a badly misunderstood
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    Short staffing - where do we stand?

    GrumpyRN replied to Marnie_C's topic in United Kingdom

    I agree with Silvergragon, this needs to be highlighted to the union in writing and then if anything happens at least you can say you have tried to point it out. You could also DATIX incidents that...
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    Millennial Nurses Have Issues

    GrumpyRN replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    Hey!!!!! I'm offended by that and now I am triggered. Where is my nearest HR person so I can complain.
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    You should never ask a nurse this question.

    GrumpyRN replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    I personally do not take offence at the question when it is asked by a member of the public or a patient. Being male and starting nursing in the 1980's I was asked many times "When do you become a...
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    You should never ask a nurse this question.

    GrumpyRN replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    You still have given no context and I am taking this reply as sarcasm. Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. Tell us why you posted. What???? By definition facts are as close to the truth as it is...
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    Private or State school?

    GrumpyRN replied to miss_mia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not going to go into your grades and your GPA because I am in UK and we do things differently but I will address the quoted sentence. (My bold) I am not attacking you but you seem to have given up...
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    Job for L&D nurse in the UK?

    GrumpyRN replied to Kara Flowers's topic in United Kingdom

    Sorry, can't help you, I am in Scotland and have no idea of English agencies. The trust I worked for tended to use application forms rather than CV's but perhaps if you send your CV to Human...
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    Job for L&D nurse in the UK?

    GrumpyRN replied to Kara Flowers's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi, very unlikely you will get a position in maternity without having a midwifery qualification - the "M" bit of the NMC. That is a whole training and will be 3 years as a student unless you can get...
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    You should never ask a nurse this question.

    GrumpyRN replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious, what is the point of
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    Who are the Scariest Nurses in Movie History?

    GrumpyRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I really need to watch this movie! Yes, you really do need to see it. Really good film and when I was a student one of the lecturers used it to demonstrate institutionalised behaviour by staff and...
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    Who are the Scariest Nurses in Movie History?

    GrumpyRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver in "Kill
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    Career advice

    GrumpyRN replied to NickRN's topic in United Kingdom

    This is a UK forum and the person was asking advice about a UK work problem. Nobody cares what happens in the US. Qualifications are different, no such thing as ADN or BSN. My comment about taking...
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    Career advice

    GrumpyRN replied to NickRN's topic in United Kingdom

    ITU = Intensive Therapy Unit, as Nicholas said, an
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    Career advice

    GrumpyRN replied to NickRN's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi Nicholas, (you may want to change that as it is never a good idea to have a real name on an internet forum) Welcome. After 20+ years in ED I can appreciate your dilemma. The no nights is a great...
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    Dry, Cracked Hands

    GrumpyRN replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    There you go... Every day is a school day. ?? I have never seen it (but then not really looking for it) and assumed it was an American thing and not in the UK, but a quick google told me all about it....
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    Dry, Cracked Hands

    GrumpyRN replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'm a city boy. I would have no idea where or how to get that.
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    Dry, Cracked Hands

    GrumpyRN replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    Try O'Keeffes Working Hands Hand Cream. It is an American product and is really
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    Spouse of nurse

    GrumpyRN replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    You have turned into a mother rather than a wife. You will be giving him pocket money (allowance) next. ? So it would be OK for a man to work himself to death to keep his wife while she stayed at...