Hollybobs

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  1. The film: Vaxxed.

    Hollybobs replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    It's been a good thread. I hadn't, and probably should have, thought about the wider implications of individuals making the decision NOT to receive vaccination for themselves or their children. It's...

  2. What offends you (nursing related)?

    Hollybobs replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they should definitely change the way they work to cope with the needs of severely disabled people, I don't find that at all unreasonable. I wasn't suggesting doing it for everyone, maybe reserve...

  3. Is Handover Still Necessary?

    Hollybobs replied to willegan's topic in General Nursing

    You've sort of answered your own question there. It can be useful for a bit of peer support, for quick guidance if junior, for passing on communication from relatives/physio's/Dr's. For a heads-up or...

  4. You Just Weren't the Right Fit

    Hollybobs replied to kaylas13's topic in General Nursing

    I think, for whatever reason, they didn't think you were a good nurse . It sounds like a really crappy thing to happen and I would also be pretty hacked off. I'm sorry you were in this situation and...

  5. Their Appreciation Catches Me Off Guard

    Hollybobs replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in General Nursing

    You'll squash them in around all the "tasks"! I like your post OP, all that stuff is exactly why I enjoy my job (most of the time)

  6. What offends you (nursing related)?

    Hollybobs replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    You know you've just compared how deserving of respect the challenges of being severely disabled vs running a very busy office are? And come down in favour of the busy

  7. Do I aspirate too violently?

    Hollybobs replied to lorelei13's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh, I didn't know and have never given an IM abx injection. And never worked in LTC. With my alert and orientated patients, they've always had iv access in situ and we simply didn't get infection...

  8. Do I aspirate too violently?

    Hollybobs replied to lorelei13's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm sorry I doubted you earlier, there was previously a new member who was pretending to be a nurse but just injecting someone with steroids who sounded very similar- I answered them in good...

  9. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    Hollybobs replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    How do you make beds then? Do you use fitted

  10. Hyper self-critical. Completely normal?

    Hollybobs posted a topic in General Nursing

    If I were to give someone the honest answer to that awful interview question "what is your greatest weakness?", it would be that I am hyper self-critical. At first that probably appears to be a...

  11. Hyper self-critical. Completely normal?

    Hollybobs replied to Hollybobs's topic in General Nursing

    I would blow it if I said all of that in interview! It doesn't help me do my job- although I do compensate for it. I'd like to be rid of it. Not prone to it then,

  12. Hyper self-critical. Completely normal?

    Hollybobs replied to Hollybobs's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, you've gone right to the heart of it. I have to sort of "shove it out of the way" to do my job effectively but it is like a heavy weight. I was a bit embarrassed posting such a...

  13. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    Hollybobs replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    Did you have capes? Did you live in hospital accommodation to train? Was it AT ALL like Cherry Ames? (Sorry, I love hearing about how nursing used to be). I also apologise if these questions are...

  14. Do I aspirate too violently?

    Hollybobs replied to lorelei13's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a student or a qualified nurse btw? I don't understand why "your nurse" can't explain the answers to these questions, especially regarding "particles". And I don't understand why you'd ask...

  15. Do I aspirate too violently?

    Hollybobs replied to lorelei13's topic in General Nursing

    Daily IM's? What medication are you injecting? Also, could "maybe I am aspirating too violently" be solved by aspirating less violently? If you have to aspirate at all. The nurses above have said that...

  16. Has nursing made you negative?

    Hollybobs replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    That's lovely, I hope to get to that stage in my new specialty. I'm definitely not more negative. Less enthusiastic, less idealistic. But I probably needed some of that rubbing off. Tougher. More...

  17. Differences in US nursing vs the rest of the world

    Hollybobs replied to irishicugal's topic in General Nursing

    Mittens are considered restraints in the UK. Regardless of policies regarding deciding whether mittens are restraints, they ARE restraints. If I am wearing mittens and I want to pull out my A-line,...

  18. How do I go about asking for an extension of my orientation in the NICU?

    Hollybobs replied to journey2success's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Personally? I wouldn't say anything. I'd accept I hadn't had the world's most ideal orientation. I'd desperately try to fit in the most acute assignments possible in my last week or so. When I started...

  19. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    Hollybobs replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    If they think someone isn't dead who is then it's not a great idea to tell them whether it's mild or moderate/severe dementia. It's less that it is "pointless" and more 'cos you start them grieving as...

  20. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    Hollybobs replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I respectfully disagree. I've been on this forum for 3 months and I am already fed up of this NETY business. IME- they don't. I've just come off a shift where the senior nurses were kind,...

  21. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    Hollybobs replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    That is absolute, distilled, really great advice. I may adapt this for students/preceptees in future and will use it myself when changing

  22. How can I make an impact in healthcare?

    Hollybobs replied to mintkiss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Fix the healthcare system"? I am also idealistic and like to try to make improvements. But there is no job where that would be possible. Even with power, money and influence that would be more than a...

  23. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    Hollybobs replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    I've just googled it, the theory appears to be modified now. Rather than "pure", cruel reality orientation it seems to have led to orienting people within their surroundings. For example, things like...

  24. My thoughts. Literally. Catheter. Psych Pt. ED

    Hollybobs replied to Ronda89's topic in Emergency

    All this and more was noted but I saw no benefit in going in too hard in this case. The OP is obviously feeling confused, guilty, fragile and mixed-up, I wanted her to feel she could respond and not...

  25. Should I leave this racist town?

    Hollybobs replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Congratulations, fantastic news! Good luck! I hope you enjoy it very