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Not a doctor, no - but still a lot more educated than a CNA! I have spent years trying to please CNA's by being the nurse that mucks in with them, so they wouldn't talk about me - only to be the nurse left finishing my own duties after all the others...

I have been in this position, and got really upset too, in your position. In the end it was obvious to me that there was a long line in people covering their own backs. In the end my case did not end up with disciplinary action as it had been shown...

I know how hard it is, when you own up to a mistake. The department are responsible for looking into these errors to identify the problem and find a solution. As you have said that other nurses have made mistakes around coumadin, then there is an o...

I am really divided on this one. On one hand I do think that the OP could/should have either gone to library or googled, When I was training a large chunk of what we learnt was exactly how to research properly. Nursing is a never ending education,...

That's a fair point. You certainly have got me thinking. I have in the past, when it was how the couple worked, provided a loving wife with all the requirements to enable her to do the care herself. WHat I meant though was in the instance where fa...

Unfortunately I was taught to flick an erection when I was studying in 1990! I actually thought the trainer was joking and never took it on board. In response to a comment that some patients state their wives will take care of that part of things, ...

Unfortunately, we humans are essentially animals, and as such, basically sniff out vulnerability such as yours. I sometimes think it frightens other humans who are living fragile lives and that triggers them to reject you. You will find that it is ...

Sorry to hear this but it does seem typical. I have worked for an agency and now on the hospital bank of nurses. I work mainly in the A&E Departments. A drug error was made by six staff before it was noticed. We were following the wrong pathw...

Ha ha, just finished my 14 hours on A&E and know exactly what you are talking about! Nice to see someone from UK posting too as some things are a little different to the USA, but most are the same!

Ha ha, when I think about why I became a nurse all those years ago!! My boyfriend was always eyeing nurses up, one reason. I wanted him to notice me. Thankfully I am not with him now. The other reason being that I had a job as a waitress and decid...

I had a similarly shocking psychiatric placement about 15 years ago. I arrived, certain that I would love the world of psychiatry and eager to learn more about the talking cure, etc.. and how life situations had led to these vulnerable breakdowns. ...

I have been working as an agency nurse in the UK for many years on and off. I have worked in the A&E Dept in one hospital mainly and had thought I had a good reputation there. I did have some years off for health and family reasons and when I g...

Thank you so much for the supportive replies. I have learnt so much from this experience. At the moment I am just happy to have moved on, and start a permanent position at a more local hospital in two weeks time. In the meantime I am working as an...

Not sticks related, but related all the same. I had a phobia about lifts prior to nursing school. I couldn't go in one, chose stairs every time but once I realised that I would have to transfer patients around in lifts would be involved and just go...

There does seem to be an inconsistency between agencies and how professionally they are run. I joined my agency 13 years ago as a newly qualified RN. I have occasionally worked full time with them, or when permanently employed, stayed on the books ...

Actually, everything happens for a reason as they say! It has spurred me forwards in applying for some permanent positions, and enrolling for my teaching qualification. These things I always said I was going to do, but for some reason wasn't gettin...

Wow! I have learnt two new things just reading this thread! The spacer information was new to me, and also the elevated vital signs can be enough to keep the O2 saturation at 100%. This place is great!!! By the way, I agree with others, having worked...

On the first instance, when I was confronted, I did ask for a test, three times but the sister refused, saying it wasn't necessary. I was in shock but I agree, I should have absolutely insisted. The second time, I wasn't aware that this accusation ...

I have worked mainly as an agency nurse, for family and health reasons. I have a genetic condition that causes blood clots, and I have suffered three DVTs and one PE. Of course, at the time this made me unreliable and I decided that rather than acc...

Where I work, they don't let the bank staff work nights until they have a good amount of experience! That is because of the smaller amount of staff available when people get ill. You actually have to have a stronger background because you are genera...

I remember when I was a student and I went to work for an agency as an auxiliary to earn some extra money. I was sent to a nursing home and I remember crying all the way home at the way those poor people were treated. There was no unusual abuse or ...

Yes, to dip your toe in the water you could try and register with Protocol National. I have done a bit of work for them, as long as you are in the process of getting a teaching qualification then you can work as an assessor/tutor. I did some work t...

I worked today in A & E and it was a really lovely, sunny day. Strangely, the department wasn't nearly as busy as it is on the miserable rainy days. Just more proof that people obviously had better things to do today than come and get those 'em...

Hi, I am in the UK, and my dear husband had to close down his factory last year as it was too expensive to continue making audio visual equipment here in UK as opposed to importations from China. Our local Tesco sold the tv stands cheaper than he co...

Just got an interview for Thursday. I'm not running away, just really angry with the way the Agency have handled this. According to those on high - ie UKCC - I should still be working so I am so angry that my career is in the hands of this office m...