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  1. Not having a clue

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is why I ended up in the emergency room. And as much as I found a big trauma exciting to get involved in with the team, it was the minor injuries side I liked the most, as it was so...

  2. Not having a clue

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I discovered that the patients get severe mouth ulcers, one of the many side effects of the treatments, and the cocaine mouthwash works the best. It was the first time I had come across it in...

  3. fetching the doctor's tea

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Only about 30-40 shifts ever during my 4yrs in London. It's amazing where you find yourself when temping. Wait till I tell you about the time I spent in a bone marrow unit - I can't even remember what...

  4. fetching the doctor's tea

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Probably only about 30-40 shifts in my life. When you're agency nursing, you go everywhere. Wait till I share what happened the few shifts I worked in the bone marrow transplant unit - you know, the...

  5. fetching the doctor's tea

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    yes, your are quite right, it doesn't make sense, there should be a 'not' before the 'there' my

  6. fetching the doctor's tea

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    It was a random, meaningless anecdote, just sharing an

  7. I'm a sexless nurse

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I guess I'm sexist, and probably racist too, because I don't like

  8. fetching the doctor's tea

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    happened either 98 or 99. No idea which british paper, but it also made the news in new Zealand. Don't believe, that's fine, but why on earth would I make something like this up? What is going on...

  9. Any thoughts of USA infant mortality rate

    nursingaround1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was reading an article that ranked USA 169th in infant mortality rates, and was surprised that America is far behind other developed nations. I'd like to hear some thoughts on this from American...

  10. Night nurse paralysis anyone?

    nursingaround1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I was temping, last time about 10yrs ago in London, I mainly worked nights because of the money, but I had a shocking sleep pattern - 2 nights work, 1 off, then 1 on again. It was because you...

  11. Night nurse paralysis anyone?

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    wow, i'm so sorry you have something so bad like this. My problem only happened during an 8 month spell when I was working night shift, but at completely different/irregular times. I never had it as...

  12. Corporate healthcare,TPP and screwing New Zealand

    nursingaround1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Read this, it explains why healthcare is more expensive in some places, and also why corporations are telling governments what to do - to make more money of course. Gay Keating: TPP aims at health...

  13. Any thoughts of USA infant mortality rate

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Well I'm glad to hear you're not defensive, and that's the problem with the written word, it can be taken many different ways. But I'm certainly not trying to be controversial - and I did ask for...

  14. Any thoughts of USA infant mortality rate

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know, that's why I'm asking. I have no idea how any country defines it. I understand if this subject makes people defensive, but I'm only

  15. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

    nursingaround1 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He's not your boss, and you're not subject to his whims. Even is he were your boss, he cannot speak to you like that. It depends on whether or not you want to let this drop, but you could put a...

  16. Your worst nightmare

    nursingaround1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was tempted to call this story the 'no name story' so as to avoid being accused of misleading or creating 'click-bait.' But this time, I actually think what I'm about to tell you, has to be your...

  17. A normal story, with no 'sex'

    nursingaround1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so let me set the scene and see what you think. 10yrs ago myself and 2 american nurses start at the same time at the same boarding school, with no school experience, just ED. We had no one to show...

  18. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This happened in a new hospital halfway between london and bristol, in about 2004. I had got tired of all the agency work in A&E in London, so signed up for a 3 month contract in a general...

  19. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    If you can't see the potential risk, then you're blind blind blind, and a danger danger

  20. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you keep on going on about a 'deep sleep'. She was seen by a neurological team, who said she was unconscious - so surely that sort of decides it. But to those who say I'm wrong, I just asked my...

  21. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny, but I've ran this story past my colleagues back home in NZ, and they said they would have put her somewhere where she could be observed. So who is

  22. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    There is a medical reason to observe her airway. And I did say she'd had tests and been seen by the various teams of doctors - hence it sorta made sense she'd been unconscious for a while. I'm not...

  23. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    As I said right at the start, the doctors could not find a

  24. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    She's had 3 teams of doctors look at her: the surgical team who she was admitted under, the medical team and the neurological team - and they said she was unconscious. If a neurologist says someone is...

  25. Was I right, wrong, or am I going crazy

    nursingaround1 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    She's had 3 teams of doctors look at her: the surgical team who she was admitted under, the medical team and the neurological team - and they said she was unconscious. If a neurologist says someone is...