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We use a system called GRASP... t's great & I know it is available in the States (at a cost of course) Hope you find the link helpful http://www.graspinc.com/

Gosh... this thread really isn't focussing on the patients needs. I would have a fit if a nurse WOKE ME UP at 6am to give me bloody tablets! The routine of the floor/ward really needs to reorganise itself to the needs of the patient (including a dece...

I think it's becasue too many ppl want to increase their amount of postings so just put in their twopence worth!!! Even if it is irrelevant, inappropriate... whatever I've just been taken to 153 postings

IF you gave meds prepared by someone and this is standard pratice endorsed by the facility through policy & procedures, would there not be some sort of vicarious liabiltiy? For an act to be considered (vicarious liabilty) within the course of emp...

I got £200 in gift vouchers when I had been there for 20 years, which was nice. Bought myself a good espresso/capuccino coffee maker. The worst, and we get them every Christmas, is a small, cheap, flimsy diary. We all throw them out immediately.

Home, even if there is no-one to look after me!

How about a nice minimalist "Thank You Card". Why do you feel the need to give someone a gift for doing their job?

I put together a Math calculator in Excel and it is now on the hospitals intranet for nurses to use if they are unsure. If anyone is interested, I am more than willing to share. Only thing is, the UK is entirely metric. I remember when I worked in th...

If they need turning, they are put on pressure beds to minimise the impact on the nurses backs. I dont work on the wards any more... got into the quality side of things... but will find out what nurses do exactly & let you know. Glad to hear you ...

Its about time you all had a "No lifting" policy. Its a disgrace the way some patients expect a nurse, even if they are similar weights, to lift them. We never lift patients. Have all sorts of devices to get them out of bed & up and about, but ne...

We have volunteers at my hospital but they are not allowed to do work that a paid member of staff should be doing. So they can't feed patients or help in any way with patient care and they cant do paperwork or admin duties... our unions would have a ...

I have never heard of aspirating for subq injections either & I have worked in quite a few hospitals in the UK and the USA. However, if it is your hospital's policy, then I guess you have to follow it for two main reasons: a) you wont place your...

Can deal with vomit in any shape, form or smell. Its sputum I cant deal with EVER!

Someone PLEASE... put me out of my misery... how did the show end? Is the baby OK? Forget that... just read Asoldierswife05 posting in full. Big sigh of relief!

All the CNS nurses at my trust got band 7 and their manager an 8b.

My Trust has been foundation for about a year now. At a grass roots level, I cant see any difference but I think they (being the Board) have much more financial freedom. The Trust has to have a membership made up from patients & the public - any...

I had it in 2002 and have never looked back. They predicted I would still need glasses for reading, but that was an age related thing that they couldn't do anything about! I just wanted to be able to see socially, so I took the plunge. Dunno what my ...

If you work in the NHS (or even if you dont), you really need to involve to your nurse manager about lifting and your occupational health nurse about your diabetes. Your nurse manager needs to stop you and your colleagues lifting manually. I'm sure t...

In my hospital, they were introduced about 10 years ago, but have been around much longer than that. Have you thought about requesting this information directly from individual hospitals under Freedom of Information (FOI) Ask specificly if the hospit...

I wont surprise you that I am in Quality Managment then!!! I love it too. Helping clinical staff to overcome the problems that impact on the bigger picture is great.

Is it routine practice at any time to expect nurses to return to work 8 hours after doing 2 twelve hour shifts?

What a luxury! Dont know if our computer bods are dumb or what, but they cannot stop spam for some unknown reason. I hate it. Everyone working in the NHS, including bedside nurses, can have an email address if they want one, which is great for commun...

Nutrition is also high on the list. Very often food is put by the patient and no-one comes to help them cut or chop the food or even feed! The next idiot comes along & takes the tray away, thinking that the patient doesn't want it. Or at mealtime...

First consult your hospitals policy for obtaining written consent, if that is not helpful, ask risk management or get advice from you union, professional or regulatory body. They must surely provide you with this level of support. Although I live in ...

I was in a similar situation many years ago. Although I had worked in LTC for a few years, I took this job working night shift in, what I thought was, a great facility. It was awful. We started getting the residents up at 4 am. We had to have them al...