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  1. PPE dry intact skin

    Vinniesguy replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    I make my own judgement on whether gloves are necessary or not - if I know the patient well enough not to stick my fingers in something nasty then I don't bother otherwise I will. If I was tending to...

  2. Cliques

    Vinniesguy replied to snmzelle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There aren't cliques where I work as such. Sure the young ones might have more in common with each other than old farts like me and that's fine. Same as I'm happy to chat to an older co-worker about...

  3. Reporting a Fall???

    Vinniesguy replied to macgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We actually chart it as an unwitnessed fall. Incident report has to be filled out, medical team and NoK have to be notified and neuro obs have to be commenced. It's a total drag

  4. What does your username mean?

    Vinniesguy replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work at St. Vincent's Hospital which is known as 'vinnies', and I'm a

  5. Funny things patients say !

    Vinniesguy replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    88 year old lady on the unit is in retention. After numerous attempts the nursing staff can't get an IDC in. So we call the urology reg to come and do it. He can't either. He explains to the lady that...

  6. Phasing out alarms?!?

    Vinniesguy replied to al586's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We had these excellent sensor mats that when the residnet stood up out of their wheelchair this loud and authoritative voice said "Sit down!" The resident would look slightly bewidered but sat down...

  7. Most important things to know in LTC ????

    Vinniesguy replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Great advice so far - here are some my own little tips: - Never ask an aid/assistant nurse to do anything you're not prepared to do yourself - If you have a moment lend the assistants a hand - do a...

  8. What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

    Vinniesguy replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    A friend of mine works in ER because he finds it easy - a lot more autonomy and plenty of security if anyone kicks off. He found oncology/chemo the hardest because you have to accredited for...

  9. What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

    Vinniesguy replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    Actually found my psych placement quite hard as I just felt I was banging my head against a brick wall and they always made me work with this awful woman with a personality disorder because no-one...

  10. Excited about night shift in LTC

    Vinniesguy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The DON of a facility I worked at turned up once halfway through the night to see how busy they were as things kept getting handed on to the day shift. She found all the staff except one aide who came...

  11. Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    Vinniesguy replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I do wear my wristwatch to work though I probably shouldn't - I'm seriously considering getting a fob watch. My co-worker accidentally scratched a patient with his metal wristwatch when assisting her...

  12. Patient Surveys..vent.

    Vinniesguy replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    One place I worked had an info sheet in the admission pack to give to patients which explained the complaints procedure. A patient once asked "Why is there no information sheet on what to do if I...

  13. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

    Vinniesguy replied to Colima's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It must be a global thing. I recently left an LTC in Sydney Australia. Each nurse had anywhere between 30 - 35 residents depending on the unit. 3 units were high care, 4th was high care with dementia...

  14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Vinniesguy replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a very old hospital in London UK - it's since been knocked down and a new one built. The old hospital had a main building which was only two stories - ground floor and level one -...

  15. Guys: what made you want to go into nursing?

    Vinniesguy replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    My mother and grandmother were both nurses. When we used to have family get-togethers my mother and grandmother used to sit in the kitchen and tell stories about work - some were sad, some were tragic...

  16. Being a young Nurse.

    Vinniesguy replied to jlg47rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    They might also treat you differently because you are new! Also being qualified at 18 is something of a novelty. You've only been there a couple of weeks - once they see that you're competent and...

  17. Underarm Sweating

    Vinniesguy replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've heard that Botox works really well too. As for stains - use an antiperspirant that doesn't contain aluminum - that's what causes the

  18. Admissions during change of shift

    Vinniesguy replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    When it happens (which is often) the day shift will do a set of vitals, get them something to eat if it's appropriate and order meds up from pharmacy. It makes sense for the next shift to actually...

  19. Speaking foreign languages

    Vinniesguy replied to wanderlust99's topic in General Nursing

    The last place I worked had a policy of English only on the floor - we had a lot of Indians and Nepalese. They ignored it constantly despite numerous reminders. Then a relative complained - 2 nurses...

  20. Correct way to take a carotid pulse

    Vinniesguy replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    I've always used my right hand and the left side of the patient - not killed anyone

  21. Gero Psych

    Vinniesguy replied to Animal3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't think we're restricted as to what food we mix crushed meds in but as far as I remember we're supposed to either do the mix in front of the patient or tell them that there is medication in what...

  22. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

    Vinniesguy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    I used to work in aged care facility in England. Quite often the female nurses would ask me to pretend to a doctor in order together confused residents to take their

  23. Male nurse crying!!!

    Vinniesguy replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    In 23 years of nursing I have encountered death many times. I have worked in aged care nursing, palliative care, HIV homecare and had unsuccessful resus attempts. I have never cried in any of these...

  24. New name for nurses who are men

    Vinniesguy replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    In Australia RN's were immediately given the title sister (same in Germany). Older people still use the term sister and I have even been called sister - not in any sarcastic sense but because people...

  25. Frustrated and need to vent

    Vinniesguy replied to QuenymamiRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Her response was.... "we are open 24 hrs a day. what doesn't get done one shift needs to get done the next" Actually I do agree with that statement - nursing is a 24 hour job and if we've had an...