GrumpyRN NP

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

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    Advice Needed - Denied Promotion

    GrumpyRN replied to Hellebore's topic in United Kingdom

    From your original post; And there's your problem. You don't have enough recent hospital experience. So what are your options? Then you will need to stay where you are....
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    Advice Needed - Denied Promotion

    GrumpyRN replied to Hellebore's topic in United Kingdom

    You know this is the UK forum? Totally different system. The OP has a job but is asking for advice/help on how to get a promotion. To the OP, you may need to bite the bullet...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Hi, been a couple of weeks and I have some real groaners this week, so here we go... What did the policeman say to his belly button? You're under a vest! Why did the...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Hmmm.... must be getting old, I managed to duplicate a couple of the responses above. Sorry, probably means I have wiped the ones I was going to comment
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I can't 'Go To Hell'. Satan has a restraining order against me. After 35 years as a nurse, I was thinking I've already worked there. Not to brag, but I can forget what I'm doing...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Thank you for that. I was looking at it and wondering if this was some American thing.? But WED, Thur, Fri, makes sense
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Good afternoon, another weekend about to start. This is a bit different, try saying it out loud with a Scottish accent (think Mr. Scott from Star Trek or groundskeeper Willy from the Simpsons)...
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    UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    GrumpyRN replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    Yes I got that, but no one on this site has "known you for at least one year in the last three years, and have been in contact in the last six months." This seems to be the sticking point. You...
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    UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    GrumpyRN replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    From the NMC website; 6. Supporting declaration and references We’ll ask you for references in your application. Your referees need to be three different people. Referee 1...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    It's another weekend so... Please remember that this thread is titled "Game of Groans, Don't take anything written here seriously and don't report me to the moderators please....
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    And... Here we go again; One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his Sweatshirt. Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me, 'What setting do I...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Why we love children An exasperated mother, whose son was always getting into mischief, finally asked him, "How do you expect to get into Heaven?" The boy thought it over and said, " Well, I'll...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    AAADD- KNOW THE SYMPTOMS Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder. Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A..D.D - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I had a look on line to see which "days" are celebrated on May 7th and found this list; http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/may-7.html I was going to paste them in but it is far...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    A Golf Story Sam stood over his tee shot on the 450 yard 18th hole for what seemed an eternity. He waggled, looked up, looked down, waggled again, but didn't start his back swing.. Finally...
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    Nurses Promoting COVID Misinformation

    GrumpyRN replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But you didn't make that clear. What you wrote was very easily interpret-able as antivaxx rhetoric. It is not borne out by what is happening in the rest of the world. I think you will...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger....
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I was away last weekend so did not bother with this but... I'm baaaacckkk! I don't like it when you go to the trouble of writing someone a letter, they don't bother to reply, and you end up...
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    Nurses Promoting COVID Misinformation

    GrumpyRN replied to Tigerlily8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For someone who specialises in research why are you using the word "apparently"? If it's research then there is no apparently, there either is, or is not. Again as has been said why are you...
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    Personal Deathbed Vision Stories?

    GrumpyRN replied to poppyboo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've just come across a book by Dr Bruce Greyson called "After." It is about near-death experiences. I have just downloaded a sample from Amazon and the full book is only 99 pence. Unfortunately in...
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    Game of Groans

    GrumpyRN replied to GrumpyRN's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Given how much my phone thinks I am typing "ducking," Apple must think we still have a pretty serious problem with witches. People say using your children's names as passwords isn't secure, but I...
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    They should be force to retire

    GrumpyRN replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses

    First, "Crusty Old Bat" is not and was not meant as, a bad thing. You should embrace the title and glory in it. Second, and I'm sorry to say this but... If you can say, "I am 70. There is no...
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    I just love a nice clean colon?

    GrumpyRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now that reply should be in the "Game of Groans" thread on the blue side.
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    Patient Care Tech in the UK?

    GrumpyRN replied to Bethany Rivera's topic in United Kingdom

    They don't/didn't have Nursing associates in Scotland which is why I was unaware. As it seems to be a registerable qualification with the NMC then I suspect you are going to have to go down the route...
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    Patient Care Tech in the UK?

    GrumpyRN replied to Bethany Rivera's topic in United Kingdom

    As an addendum to the above, I have had a quick look online to see what the role entails. As far as I see you are a glorified Health Care Assistant (HCA) which is not a registered role in UK. You...