BendyEm

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  1. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    BendyEm posted a topic in Critical Care

    I'll start by saying I'm UK based, as I've noticed most here are US based. I've been working in my Crit Care area for nearly 6months. We have consistent issues with getting medical cover, and, due to...

  2. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    BendyEm replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    Easily that bad, staffing-wise. We get on

  3. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    BendyEm replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    AICU have 24hr medical cover, as we (MHDU) are meant to have. But the doctors we have are also covering at least 3 other wards, and again, aren't necessarily art/central line trained. Because,...

  4. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    BendyEm replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    Glad it's not just me then! I feel much safer using the NGs here, with them being checked with x-ray. But I'd still like to be able to site them myself rather than rely on patchy medical cover. Having...

  5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    BendyEm replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I've had to be one of 'those patients' against my will a few times throughout my training. Halfway through my training I'd started getting dizzy/passing out and eventually got diagnosed with POTs. In...