GrumpyRN NP

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

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    Am I In The Right Profession?

    GrumpyRN replied to DjorRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey..... that's me! I always thought of myself as well balanced and adjusted with an appreciation of the past.
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    And The Reason Nurses Don't Get Fired

    GrumpyRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse manager not fired for going into town to get her nails done while supposed to be working, not fired for taking bereavement time off as her daughters gerbil had died. same manager not fired for...
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    On this week's episode of 'People Offending the Entire Profession of Nursing'...

    GrumpyRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Of course nurses do home care but what do you need to listen to? Is your patient saturating well? Are they undistressed? Are their obs within normal range? Then what are you worrying about? This seems...
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    On this week's episode of 'People Offending the Entire Profession of Nursing'...

    GrumpyRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite, yes doctors would do their assessment using stethoscopes but the nurse would have done their "nursing assessment." The doctor orders treatment but it is the nurses who evaluate...
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    On this week's episode of 'People Offending the Entire Profession of Nursing'...

    GrumpyRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses in UK don't listen to heart, chest or bowel sounds. They may listen to apical heart if doing apex and radial (rare) but otherwise no. BP is done by machine - can still be done manually but...
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    On this week's episode of 'People Offending the Entire Profession of Nursing'...

    GrumpyRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    In UK nurses don't routinely use or carry
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have already said that the NHS is not perfect. The NHS is being starved of funding by the conservative government in a deliberate ploy to bring in privatisation AKA the American system. Patients in...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You do understand that I am not American and I am not in America don't
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You have already been told that ICU in UK is 1-1 and HDU is 1-2 so why bring up what US is doing - it is irrelevant and only goes to prove that universal healthcare seems to be better. As far as...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No, you mean you won't
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    No it is not funny, it is tragic. Yes, you can do a small scale test. What will that prove? Will you allow people to stop paying the insurance they already pay? Will you say, "Yes your taxes are going...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Classic "whataboutism." You do understand that the predominant culture in America is European in origin don't you? Where do you think all those Italians, Irish, Poles, Scots etc. came from? You talk...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ah of course. Those well known diseases and illnesses that only other countries get and not the USA. Or is it the other way around? Population of the US;- 329,093,110. Population of Western Europe,...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Really...? When? Where? The junior doctors went on strike in 2016 to protest poor rotas and contracts that the government forced on them (to try to bring in an American system) and meant things were...
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    Aging or Ageless: What path are you on?

    GrumpyRN replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Retired Nurses

    There is some strange old guy in my mirror that keeps looking at me - where did he come from? Refuse to be old, keep finding things to do. I like this poem by Jenny Joseph and quote it often:-...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Beautiful deflection. ?? Now answer the point, you stated it does not work in real life and I pointed out that it does in Europe and other developed nations. Are you saying that the richest country...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you not use the single payer system? You would be paying into it. If you want to insist on using private healthcare then continue to pay extra. That is what happens in other countries, the...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? I retired 2 years ago at age 61 with a good pension and health care, and guess what? When I reach age 66 I get a state pension on top because I paid National
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I am not seeing "a choice whether or not to continue working there or not" in connection with your healthcare. The insurance you received is/has been interlinked with your employer and if you...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick question, what happens if you decide you don't want to work there anymore for whatever reason? Or if you were terminated or had to move to another city/state? Is your employer provided...
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Have you been following this discussion? See Nursej22's comment immediately preceding yours as a
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    How would Medicare for all affect nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for taking the time to do this?. Did you factor in the results of long term and/or repeated illness? How would your premiums change if you required several hospital visits/stays? As an...
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    Aspiring Christian & Nursing student

    GrumpyRN replied to gopats1234's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    OK God (Davey), I'll behave. Could not decide whether to give this a "thumbs up" or a "haha"
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    To look professional

    GrumpyRN replied to mi_dreamin's topic in Nursing Humor

    Has he never heard the ALS/ATLS/TNCC mantra; "you're not dead until you're warm and dead?"
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    Does anyone here actually like nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to Sumdaymurse's topic in General Nursing

    I did 35 years as a nurse and loved it. It wasn't the patients or the work that made me retire, it was the p**s poor management and the daily aches and pains that did for me, not the