GrumpyRN NP

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

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    Usual cases in the AMU?

    GrumpyRN replied to rjkirk's topic in United Kingdom

    Admissions from all the above and in our hospital if someone has a collapse in the hospital they are seen by the nearest/responding doctor and if THEY think the patient needs admitted they are told by...
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    UK nurse still working at age 83

    GrumpyRN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in United Kingdom

    Absolutely appalling. She should have retired years ago. I don't trust my 83 year old parents with the TV remote control never mind patients (my mother is a retired nurse). She is stopping a younger...
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    Guide for Nurses in choosing the right NHS trust

    GrumpyRN replied to sofiebear's topic in United Kingdom

    Why do you want to know? Should also add that it is a bit of a non question. Trusts are trusts and all work within the NHS. The question you should ask is "can someone recommend a hospital to work...
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    Foley Catheter insertion question

    GrumpyRN replied to MatthewCanUK's topic in United Kingdom

    This is exactly the way I would (do) do it. As you say, last century training. I have no idea how the new nurses do it and I let them get on with it their own way. My way (your way) works for me and...
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    University of Wyoming, worked at Memorial Hospital bod Carbon County. as well as Craig CO.

    GrumpyRN replied to Dani vorn's topic in United Kingdom

    OK, I am going to bite, giving random names of hospitals/areas means nothing. Your EMS experience/qualifications mean nothing if you want to be a nurse - totally different jobs. Your BSc means as much...
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    Male Peds NP vs working for Federal Law Enforcement

    GrumpyRN replied to sjh226's topic in Men in Nursing

    Can't comment on your law enforcement thoughts but from a male nurse point of view who works with children, albeit in the UK; it means nothing being male. You are a nurse who looks after children. The...
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    Status of Filipino Nurse applicants in the UK after BREXIT

    GrumpyRN replied to sapphire_aster's topic in Nurse Registration

    When you find out please let us know. Sorry I don't think anyone will be able to answer that question for a while. Everything is changing. Good luck to
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    How You Can Lose 50 Pounds In 90 Days

    GrumpyRN replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not actually true, read the research from Prof Roy Taylor of Newcastle University
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    Asked to write statement for a nurse

    GrumpyRN replied to tinkerbell419's topic in United Kingdom

    You need to go to the NMC site on revalidation - it will give you all the answers you need. But why would you need a statement from someone? Do you mean a
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    How You Can Lose 50 Pounds In 90 Days

    GrumpyRN replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    Try this book, gives the research behind what he says. I have the book and his other ones and think they are excellent. I am pre-diabetic and my fasting blood sugar went from 6.5mmols/l to 4.9mmols/l...
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    Can nurses strike in the UK?

    GrumpyRN replied to vandiola's topic in United Kingdom

    Anyone can strike in the UK but it has to be an official strike with backing from your union. RCN, Unison whatever. RCN has (or had) a no strike agreement but this may change if the government keep...
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    conducting a band 6 interview

    GrumpyRN replied to mndongwe's topic in United Kingdom

    I'm sorry, but if you do not already know the answer to this question you should not be
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    Here Now Gone Tomorrow

    GrumpyRN replied to WonderingWhichWay's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I realise that what I say may not be relevant as I am from the UK and a totally different system. I am 60 years old, I work in a job where I can sit down a lot - writing notes, examining patients...
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    Pay in Scotland

    GrumpyRN replied to chanan's topic in United Kingdom

    Agree with Silverdragon, as a staff nurse you are on Band 5. Remember, salaries are relative to your country. AVERAGE salary in UK is about £26,500 pa. So a staff nurse starts below that but ends...
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    cancelling shifts with greater Glasgow and Clyde staff bank

    GrumpyRN replied to Brian49's topic in United Kingdom

    Sorry, but if you are cancelling shifts at short notice I would stop giving you shifts. We had a nurse do that to us a few years ago, we just stopped using her. The meeting with the manager should be...
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    History Men Nurses

    GrumpyRN replied to ukuk9's topic in Men in Nursing

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    History Men Nurses

    GrumpyRN replied to ukuk9's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am in the UK, DO does not exist. Osteopathy is classed among the alternative therapies which is why I didn't recognise it. Osteopathy - Wikipedia, the free
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    Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    GrumpyRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Starting to wonder if this started as a joke thread or has deteriorated into one. However, going to throw in my 2 cants worth. In UK ALL white coats are banned for ANY member of staff with patient...
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    History Men Nurses

    GrumpyRN replied to ukuk9's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm in the UK, no one talked to me. I am not enrolled in a do or md programme, neither are any of the male nurses I know. UK does not have an md programme and I have no idea what a do
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    advice needed

    GrumpyRN replied to nm2bns1986's topic in United Kingdom

    Yes, this needs to be addressed. Talk to the night manager so they are aware and then talk to the Senior nurse who has 24 hour responsibility for the ward - s/he would have been the person to...
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    Interview Presentation! Eeek!!

    GrumpyRN replied to LilyNurse123's topic in United Kingdom

    What Silverdragon said. It is also likely you will be questioned about your presentation. And.... just because they can, they will also ask the usual interview questions. Prepare, prepare and then...
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    Is this normal??. Help please

    GrumpyRN replied to priyaremi's topic in United Kingdom

    Not sure how you meant this, but when I worked in dialysis it was anything but acute. It was chronic illness with the same bored, tired patients who were sometimes quite nasty. I would have liked to...
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    UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    GrumpyRN replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi, I have been looking at this as I have to revalidate this year. If you go to here; http://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/revalidation/how-to-revalidate-booklet.pdf it will tell all...
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    Revalidation - professional discussion

    GrumpyRN replied to mbill's topic in United Kingdom

    Got to agree with XB9S, from my understanding you have to have 5 items and a discussion around all of them. You can't get that on line. Plus, how do you know I am registered? I realise that...
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    Myths About Midwifery

    GrumpyRN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    When I trained (in the 1980's) all midwives were nurses first. After qualifying they went on and did midwifery training. Have had occasions of midwives talking about "when they were a nurse". Nowadays...