GrumpyRN NP

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

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    Male nurse midwife

    GrumpyRN replied to Eyalslevy's topic in Men in Nursing

    In UK the role is RM (registered midwife) they get a bit annoyed about being called nurses. It is a degree qualification through university and takes the same length of time as the RN qualification....
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    Male nurse midwife

    GrumpyRN replied to Eyalslevy's topic in Men in Nursing

    OK, for clarity. In the UK obstetrician and midwife are not synonyms. They are completely separate roles. As most births are in hospital they are delivered by midwives with doctor oversight only in...
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    Happy New Year

    GrumpyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    It is now midnight plus 30 minutes in the UK so Happy New Year to all from Bonnie Scotland. I hope you all have great 2015 and all your patients are cheerful, pleasant and can toilet themselves. Lang...
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    Male nurse midwife

    GrumpyRN replied to Eyalslevy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Umm this forum is Men in Nursing, I am a man in nursing. From the article you quoted; "There are currently 103 men working in the field, compared to 31,189 women, and the proportion has remained...
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    Male nurse midwife

    GrumpyRN replied to Eyalslevy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am a very unreconstructed male who is just a bit (read a lot) old fashioned and set in my ways. Midwives are often known as madwives over here. If you really want to do it then go for it. I did some...
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    Male nurse midwife

    GrumpyRN replied to Eyalslevy's topic in Men in Nursing

    No!!! Why would you want
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    Happy New Year

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in General Nursing

    What skylark said. It is an old Scottish saying and is a greeting every New Year although perhaps more from those above a certain
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Again with the name
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The OP asked for an opinion on prayer in the work place, I gave one. Not every patient is religious. Quoting myself from comment 3 Where have I said that...? I have not mocked or disregarded...
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    And the corollary being that atheists can't offer logic and
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    When did this become a competition? According to the T&C's of this site - and I know because I fell foul of them earlier this year - we should be polite and considerate to others beliefs....
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    But it is, I stated this is a management issue. I am a Charge Nurse and I need to know exactly what my staff are up to when I am running the
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    A quick prayer with a patient is one thing. A prayer session with lots of family can take time. If a nurse is on a busy ward and is in a room praying with a patient and their family who is looking...
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Of course not, I live in the UK, a very irreligious country, It just would not happen. I was replying to the OP where she states and wanted to point out a pitfall. There may well be, but I am...
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    Sharing faith at work

    GrumpyRN replied to Nienna Celebrindal's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Oh wow! I could have written that. Well said. If anyone says they will pray for me I try to reply "and I will think for you". To the OP, if your patients want it and your employer allows it and you...
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    A&E interview

    GrumpyRN replied to KirstyEtherington's topic in United Kingdom

    Should have added, if it is a band 5 post then it should be about you. What can you bring to the department? What relevant experience do you you have? How enthusiastic are you? Will you fit into the...
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    Thank you, Florence Nightingale

    GrumpyRN replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I like your article, but I think Mary Seacole was perhaps a better role model, she went to the front line with the soldiers. "Historians are now waking up to the shocking truth that the death toll at...
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    A&E interview

    GrumpyRN replied to KirstyEtherington's topic in United Kingdom

    4 hour target, Mid Staffs (Francis Report), Aggression, What preparation have you done for this post? Colchester? What have you done educationally since you qualified? ENP service? How many patients...
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    Need some comic relief from all this Ebola-ness?

    GrumpyRN replied to 1KoolRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I posted this on another thread but this seems a better place for it. I love the way it takes the micky out of both the UK and the
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    Shout out!

    GrumpyRN replied to TheBlackDogWaits's topic in Nurses Rock

    ??? This happened last week in UK. I agree with the sentiment
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    Take home pay for band 5 nurses

    GrumpyRN replied to IrishNurse12's topic in United Kingdom

    Does the hospital you are going to have residences? Some do although a lot were sold off in the 90's. Worth checking out as they are not just for students. I have spoken to people who worked/trained...
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    Help me bring this into the public!

    GrumpyRN replied to malenurse122879's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You do realise that Tamiflu shortens the symptoms of influenza type illness by half a day don't you? Have you heard of Spanish Flu in 1918. Flu Is A Far Greater Menace Than Ebola In US - Forbes I...
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    Back issue

    GrumpyRN replied to Raven.poe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Got to agree with Lauren, protect your back. When I started there was no such thing as 'proper' lifting nurses just got on and 'did it'. The result........? 30 years later I required surgery on my...
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    Any RAF nurses?

    GrumpyRN replied to bron2112's topic in United Kingdom

    Have you thought about the RAF reserves to get an idea about what life is like while you train? You may even have a medical unit close by. Google the
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    pls help me

    GrumpyRN replied to mwabo's topic in United Kingdom

    I may be a bit grumpy answering this, but it is late at night - why do you not ask the university that you want to study at what their entry qualifications are? Go onto their site - every university...