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  1. Ever have patients who are a little *too* honest?

    PamUK replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I died of embarrassment a few weeks ago. My daughter (aged 23) had just returned from surgery... full of anaesthetic and pain killers. The patient in the bed next to her was 103 years old and stone...

  2. Leaving a message

    PamUK replied to Pinky2's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice. I am always impressed when someone makes the effort to find out about, and visit the hospital beforehand. After all, it is meant to be a two-way process - finding out if the hospital is...

  3. When to tell work your pregnant?

    PamUK replied to she.lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds incredibly illegal... sex discrimination, I would suggest. And what would happen if you didn't know before the second trimester... happens all the time. I saw a teenager in labour (in fact the...

  4. Judge Judy disses nursing

    PamUK replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she meant because he had already run up a load of debt, with no intention of paying, and medical school to become a doctor would run up more debt than medical school for nursing... if that makes...

  5. stinking of cigarette smoke

    PamUK replied to sisterfaye's topic in General Nursing

    I am really suprised that smoking hasn't been banned in the workplace... It has been in the UK. My hospital has banned smoking in the hospital grounds altogether... cant even go to your car (if its in...

  6. The Magic of Touch: What's Happened to the PM Care Backrub?

    PamUK replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, last summer, we introduced a simple hand massage service to patients & their families (I work in oncolocy & lots of patients waiting for chemo or radiotherapy) It is run by...

  7. Do you need an order for this???

    PamUK replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I'm reading this & thinking "the NHS isn't so bad after all!" No wories about asking the doctor to order a Bandaid... he would look at us as if we had lost the plot! We order blood tests (FBC...

  8. Help me find pictures of different types of nurses, please!

    PamUK replied to dawngloves's topic in General Nursing

    I put the words "nurses in action images" into Google & it came up with http://www.montana.edu/wwwnu/ Some good piccs and each time you visit the site, there are different

  9. Consent forms?

    PamUK replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    In the UK, and I think in the States also, a Consent Form is NOT a legal requirment (thee are rare circumstances) What is a legal requirement is that the patient understands the procedure & the...

  10. I am sick and tired of being asked "Who is watching your kids?"

    PamUK replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the question says more about the persons life (husband is a babysitter) and about society generally. Proportionatly, there are still too many men who babysit, than there should be... that...

  11. Help...I need some ideas for xmas basket!

    PamUK replied to lcazgirl's topic in General Nursing

    That is soooooooooooo....... funny!!! I'll laugh about that all night now AND I can think of someone I can give that gift too... (an arsy

  12. Mouth care almost led to death of patient-input

    PamUK replied to oxyjen's topic in General Nursing

    I agree... you did exactly the right thing. The term DNR applies to cardiopulmonary or respiratory arrest that is unlikely to be of any clinical benefit. Benefit is the probability of an intervention...

  13. Your Worst Mistake

    PamUK replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell you my worst mistake was about 18 years ago. I was working the evening shift on a chemo ward. A fairly new doctor had prescribed the chemo (100mgs cosplatin) and the pharmacy had mixed it...

  14. Car Seat Stories or information?

    PamUK replied to CMB4321's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should also include info about the pro's & cons of each of the different kinds of car seats (front facing/rear facing) And also obtaining the correct car seat for the size of the...

  15. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

    PamUK replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I received this quite some time ago & thought it was funny. But I also had some little transient thoughts that it demonstrated very well, the difference between knowledge and wisdom PS... I'm an...

  16. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    PamUK replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember about 15 years ago, this man came uo to me & said "I think you better check the mens toilets. I just heard a bumping noise" In I went & knocked on the locked door... no answer....

  17. How would you document

    PamUK replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Cancer Centre. To help with this problem, we have anterior, posterior & lateral outlines of the human body, each taking up about 1/2 of an A4 size paper. Patients can point direcly to...

  18. ER triage over phone

    PamUK replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    As you can tell, I live in the UK & we have a national system called NHS Direct. It is a telephone help-line which anyone can call for medical advice. Manned by Registerd Nurses, they have strict...

  19. Does Your Facility Have the flu shot yet?

    PamUK replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has been offering them since about 14th October. But they are not available in the community (or at least at my doctors) until sometime in November Didn't get one myself this year... felt...

  20. Do you carry your work home with you?

    PamUK replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I have just had an absolutely horrendous day. I dont work on the wards, but am responsible for writing & implementing certain clinical polices at my hospital. Today, we had auditors in. They...

  21. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

    PamUK replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Many men feel great pride in their beards & moustache (dont see it myself though) in the same way many women feel great pride in having great hair. How would you feel if your hair had been shaved...

  22. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

    PamUK replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, the daughter did overreact. Mountains & molehills come to mind her. I agree with all the opinions about loss of identity. I think the nurse should have just explained her reasons and...

  23. negative outlook on cancer

    PamUK replied to Shadelyn's topic in General Nursing

    I am a cancer nurse and it sounds to me like you you are pretty well in-tune with what is going on. I suspect that they are continuing with plans to give chemo for palliative reasons - unlikely to...

  24. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    PamUK replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    Me neither... I let the dog sleep with me, lick my face & eat off my plate. My cats run all over the work surface in the kitchen and I only object if they get to my food before I do! Have never...

  25. What do you do when a patient takes their meds at an "unusual" time?

    PamUK replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Why dont you suggest introducing "Patient Self Medication" in your hospital? It is such a huge problem when patients have been taking the same meds for years, come into hospital and we change thier...