Dragan

Eternally unsatisfied patients, families...don't get me started ha ha. I have sympathy for patients to a greater or lesser degree, but families who threaten, abuse and attempt to bully staff, possibly my biggest obstacle in providing the best care th...

What's a Hoyer?

I certainly wouldn't last in this job if I hated any group of patients, for a start. As with a lot of threads on the site, this one (although it could have been worded better), represents a genuine, relevant increasing concern for nurses, so discussi...

I didn't start the post, just commenting on it, like you are.

For the last time; I'm referring exclusively to people who are morbidly obese and not simply 'overweight' people. You've labelled me as some sort of shallow,biased ,hating, judgemental, fat-hater and completely taken out of context what I've said to ...

All I see in your response is 150lbs, but that's ok. Obviously you've had more experience on the matter. The fact that I'm working with is that most patients that I've had experience in (mostly general surgical) did not have as interesting combinatio...

I said over 150kg, not 150lbs (I'm 240!), bit of a difference, but you are right, certainly more to it then people think of.

You have made many good points and I agree with most of what you've said. AS IVE POSTED EARLIER-there is a big difference between overweight, as a lot of people are, particularly what you have pointed out adequately, and morbidly obese to a point whe...

So you're comparing for example cancer or elderly patients, situations that are out of the patients control, with obesity, a situation where the patient can, or at least could have, done something? Big difference.

Something else to complain about: every BP cuff being too small! The fact is most obese people are so because they eat too much. We can argue about medical conditions, slow metabolisms and whatever anyone likes, its not like these conditions didn't e...

'I wanna haircut JUST LIKE THAT, got it?'

'I think he just farted...'

Do it. The way I thought of it is 'if there is absolutely nothing else I achieve in life, at least I'm helping people'. If you're the main breadwinner then the money isn't ideal until you become a bit more experienced, if there are two of you doing i...

If only the NMC kept people updated, there would be much less stress and confusion. Its the poor communication which is more frustrating then the delays; if they could say 'you'll get such and such document in 3 months', whatever, rather then pulling...

Pass the buck to the duty nurse manager/after hours manager, this is the best option. I've seen good staff ask too many questions then the conflict continues when they see each other on the ward. Whatever they say, 'I hate my life and my job so I'm n...

As uncomforting as it is, I'm agreeing with the 'get used to it/it's here to stay' comments, which make it no easier. I'm also a male RN, I'm 240 pounds and 6'4 tall and -you know it-any manual handling needed within sight, I'm the first one called i...

On admission: Asking patients repeatedly if they have any medical history. They say no, they are healthy, you go through their 100 medications and notice Ramipril, Metoprolol etc. and ask 'so you've got high blood pressure'? 'Oh not since I've been t...

I've just moved from Perth to London and I certainly sensed jobs weren't easy to come by anymore. I reckon find a community job and do that until you find a hospital job you like ? Good luck hunting. I'm certainly keeping an eye on the job scene, so ...

I've been on the queue since for only two weeks now, I got the impression that it wouldn't take more then a month for the final letter to arrive, but am gearing up for a longer wait after reading some real horror stories on this site. Its beyond frus...

Very funny!

Hey guys, any updates? I'm confused a bit, is the decision letter you are referring to the one you receive telling you whether you need the ONP or a 3 month training period, or the one after the ONP? I've completed my ONP 10th of October, sent the le...