Forcemaster

Forcemaster

Emergency, Orthopaedics, plastics

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  1. 'Us and Them' mentality

    Forcemaster replied to Michelle123's topic in Emergency

    Ive worked in the ED for 3 1/2 years now, and before that i used to work on a trauma ward so ive seen both sides of it... Ive gotten round it mostly by 'making friends' with as many ward staff as...

  2. Respiratory Assessment

    Forcemaster posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for reading... I am currently writing a dissertation for a BSc and am looking for some supplimentary information. What i need to know is what Nursing students and qualified nurses across the...

  3. Respiratory Assessment

    Forcemaster replied to Forcemaster's topic in General Nursing

    ah... thats the uk/usa difference showing up. in the us you probably had to do a thesis for your undergrad degree right? at universities in the uk, the term thesis is usually associated with phd/engd...

  4. Best unit to work before ER

    Forcemaster replied to amylburk's topic in Emergency

    I think you might find a year long stint in any acute unit setting will be of benefit as it helps you get used to the idea of being 'the nurse' rather than 'the nurse student'. I started in trauma...

  5. Bluetooth Headsets

    Forcemaster replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Are they making personal calls or are they talking to other members of the health care team??? I would have to say that any nurse making personal calls near patients while at work is acting in an...

  6. Nursing 101 Question - Experienced Nurses, how would you answer this?

    Forcemaster replied to julsywulsy's topic in Orthopedic

    I totally agree that the question is badly phrased and does not allow for much latitude. Yes monitoring their peripheral neuro-vascular state should be the first port of call, as well as securing...

  7. What Nursing Gear do you personally own?

    Forcemaster replied to Brian's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Get ready for a looooooooong list... Litman 4100 stethoscope HP IPAQ Pocket PC & Medical software (Lexicomplete, Epocrates and several Skyscape programes) Aestehsiometer set Otoscope and...

  8. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    Forcemaster replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    African Caribbean Abdominal circumfrence Acceleration capacity Acetate Acromioclavicular Acute Air conduction Anchored catheter antecubital anticoagulant anticonvulsnat assist control autologous cell...

  9. Medical Terminology & Abbrevations Game :)

    Forcemaster replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    TGA Theraputic Goods Administration TGV Thunder god vine (the short name for Tripterygium wilfordii) How about this one?

  10. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    Forcemaster replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    and every year when i start sharing clinical evidence related to hospital acquired infections (hais) i get inundated with contradictory responses... but hey...i'm a nurse and as such a glutton for...

  11. Inventions we'd love to see....

    Forcemaster replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    Try using a Transilluminatior. I use the Venoscope to very good effect on my difficult sticks check it out at

  12. Let's talk TRASH! Useless, outdated, OLD equipment or supplies on your unit, that is!

    Forcemaster replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    There is actually a very valid scientific reason why some medicines still come in glass ampules. Basically some of the medications interact with plastic, affecting their chemical structure and long...

  13. Funny patient names by nurses

    Forcemaster replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    In the case of Brittany, I believe that is how it is spelt in Galic... Dayvod is Welsh... not sure about the others but they too might just be the 'non-english-ised' versions of

  14. Post-Its from the edge

    Forcemaster replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Doc... Decided not to give that Phosphate enema PO as the Pt is Nill by mouth! Dear Dr. I re-took the Urgent bloods from your patient. Please remember to either take the bloods to the lab, tell a...

  15. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Forcemaster replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to have ended up as 'The Funny Guy' on my ward. Some of the things I get up to have gone down in my hospitals' urban legends... For charity, I surfed a hospital dinner tray down 2 flights of...

  16. Patients who steal from the ER

    Forcemaster replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    Uhm... how about the United Nations charter for Human Rights? Article 25. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family,...

  17. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Forcemaster replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    [color=#698de9] bearing in mind we all have clostridium difficile as part of our normal intestinal flora, it is just possible that if these patients were on antibiotics they are isolated cases...

  18. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    Forcemaster replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Have you met my brother then?

  19. Hospital infections on Good Morning Amercia.

    Forcemaster replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I would say hopefully not... Individual studies have questioned the practice of hair removal, finding that hair removal with a razor results in increased rates of postoperative surgical site...

  20. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Forcemaster replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    The domino effect? I like that :chuckle I might have to include it in my latest teaching work for the students on my

  21. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Forcemaster replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was not so much funny at the time as scary as hell... I work on a Trauma ward in the UK where we mostly deal with patients who need orthopaedics and/or plastics input. Well we only take...

  22. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Forcemaster replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    a fair point... unless it can be proven otherwise... it has been suggested that approximately one in ten patients admitted to hospital suffer from one or more hais at any one time (dh/phls, 1988)....

  23. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Forcemaster replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I would just like to post this... from the Royal College of Nursing 'Wipe it out' website. Uniforms: infection control issues Studies show that uniforms are frequently contaminated by disease-causing...

  24. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Forcemaster replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear it... you can go to prison for that sort of thing Hmm... which chairs? The ones at the nurses station, or maybe the ones next to the patient's bed? I never actually said we were the...

  25. Wearing scrubs in public...

    Forcemaster replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree, patients and relatives are also a huge cause for concern as they don't have our knowledge and training... But then part of our remit as nurses is to educate patient's and relatives......