GrumpyRN NP

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

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    Credentials

    GrumpyRN replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sorry bro' but you asked a question and were given answers. You don't like it....? Tough. At best taking credit for a qualification you don't actually possess is unprofessional and possibly fraud. Man...
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    Advice!!

    GrumpyRN replied to CarlHester's topic in Men in Nursing

    Amen brother, could not have put it
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    Advice!!

    GrumpyRN replied to CarlHester's topic in Men in Nursing

    Read your post, it tells you exactly what you should
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    Verbal warning about sick calls.....please advise

    GrumpyRN replied to SaffireWeldon's topic in Canada

    Just a view from the Peoples Republic of United Kingdom. Here if you are sick often enough with a chronic condition you can be fired despite all the protection that employees have in place. It is a...
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    The truth about being newly qualified

    GrumpyRN replied to Charlottemay's topic in United Kingdom

    Welcome to the wonderful world of nursing in today's NHS. Nursing numbers are decided by accountants. At least you had 4 weeks supernumerary, when I trained you were expected to take charge of a ward...
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    How much compassion is necessary to be a Great RN ??

    GrumpyRN replied to trhumper's topic in Men in Nursing

    Are you happy just being a mediocre (at best) nurse? Or do you not wish to aim for 'greatness'? And I did say I was not criticising. You stated; "I'm probably just more used to it and have come to...
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    Spouses on opposite shifts

    GrumpyRN replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Could not resist making that last comment. Will not make any more -
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    Spouses on opposite shifts

    GrumpyRN replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Not hijacking this and as has been said this has been done in other areas but...... You are correct, it IS about speaking properly and as we are using ENGLISH I as a Brit have priority and OUR...
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    How much compassion is necessary to be a Great RN ??

    GrumpyRN replied to trhumper's topic in Men in Nursing

    You have stated no compassion necessary and in the next sentence stated the best nurses have great compassion. Which is it? Can't be both. I will be absolutely honest, if the death of a child or baby...
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    Spouses on opposite shifts

    GrumpyRN replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Not convinced you can get your man card back yet bro'. Out of curiosity, where are you from? You used the word 'orientating' rather than the American (abomination) 'orienting'. You are allowed to...
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    How much compassion is necessary to be a Great RN ??

    GrumpyRN replied to trhumper's topic in Men in Nursing

    Far too nihilistic for my taste, we only get one go at this life and to see someone cut short is the sad thing. I have no problems when someone in their 80's or 90's die, they have had a good innings,...
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    How much compassion is necessary to be a Great RN ??

    GrumpyRN replied to trhumper's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi, male nurse of over 30 years. Last 20 in an ED. From my perspective you do need to have compassion but you do not need to get all hysterical and teary and need the kleenex to show it. A simple...
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    health care is going down hill fast

    GrumpyRN replied to daisy8762's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't really understand what you are saying but why put into the 'Men in Nursing' forum? Also why have it tagged 'male nurses'? Are you attempting a bit of gender
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    Meanig of Old

    GrumpyRN replied to Elfriede's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    [h=2]When I Am Old.[/h][TABLE] [TR] [TD=align: center]When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me, And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer...
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    Heading back to work in the UK, I wish!

    GrumpyRN replied to Chapyi55's topic in United Kingdom

    My reply was aimed at a foreign trained nurse trying to meet NMC standards to work in UK. You as a citizen and UK trained are in a different boat altogether. Good
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    First Person to Contact Ebola in U.S. to Appear at Convention in Hyannis

    GrumpyRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For information; Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'in serious condition' - BBC
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    Males considering nursing?

    GrumpyRN replied to gaits72's topic in Men in Nursing

    Seriously dude.....? Is this for real? Reading your post I wouldn't want you working or studying any where near me and certainly not looking after me when I was sick. Go be a truck driver because a...
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    GrumpyRN replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I do not believe this thread is still running - unbe(F-ing)lievable..... To any poster who has stated that it is sexist, or it is part of a nurses job regardless of gender or similar comments...
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    Day two after termination: Getting better

    GrumpyRN replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sigh..... "History and Tradition", "Florence Nightingale" etc. Can we please move on from this nonsense. History of nursing shows we are bullies to each other who took on a role as handmaiden to the...
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    Day two after termination: Getting better

    GrumpyRN replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I did not say you were suicidal, I said you sounded suicidal. In your first post you were all over the place - not sleeping, crying, talking about getting antidepressants. You have given a timeline of...
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    Day two after termination: Getting better

    GrumpyRN replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm sorry, but this sounds very suspicious to me. If you follow the timeline of WorriedNurse25's posts she seems to have had a remarkable recovery in 2 days. Going from almost suicidal to applying to...
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    16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    GrumpyRN replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think you will find that the increase in cases of Autism is due to the increase in sales of organic foods. On correlation, causation, and the "real" cause of
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    Complaint made against me

    GrumpyRN replied to FutureStN's topic in United Kingdom

    Remember, In Scotland no university tuition
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    Have you literally prayed over your workplace?

    GrumpyRN replied to gibsongirl's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Sorry, deleted
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    Have you literally prayed over your workplace?

    GrumpyRN replied to gibsongirl's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Please remember, this is ALLnurses.com not USnurses.com so I am going to answer this from a purely UK viewpoint. If you did this in any workplace - hospital, office, shop - in the UK you would be...