Pippynurseuk

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  1. Checking in

    Pippynurseuk replied to XB9S's topic in United Kingdom

    I'm in community. I'm completely convinced covid was in my area back in January/February, possibly even late December. We had a huge spike in end of life patients, many of them with respiratory...

  2. Catheterisation

    Pippynurseuk replied to Riqta's topic in General Nursing

    For female catheters I was taught to hold the catheter between thumb and second finger with my index finger underneath the end of the catheter (about 2-3 cm along from the tip) Then use index finger...

  3. Ask Me If I'm Safe At Home

    Pippynurseuk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Ruby for so eloquently describing what it is like to live with a Mr Hyde. Your description is eerily similar to my experience. Every single line had me nodding and remembering. My Mr Hyde...

  4. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

    Pippynurseuk replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    I've said the same thing. I also can't understand why there is no record of a interview with the orientee in the

  5. Case Study: Why Is This Patient Smelling Music? Pt. 1

    Pippynurseuk replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    Very interesting. I have occasional synesthesia. When I put my hand under running water (waiting for the water to warm up), when the water temperature changes it clearly changes to feeling a different...

  6. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Pippynurseuk replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I've read the report and I have a question. They interviewed everyone except the orientee who was with her. She was a direct witness. Why would they have not talked to her? I suppose it wouldn't have...

  7. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Pippynurseuk replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The bit that I just cannot get my head around is that the nurse didn't actually read the label on the vial. I simply cannot imagine ever sticking a needle into a vial and drawing up medication without...

  8. Preceptorship as a newlyqualified in community

    Pippynurseuk replied to Newlyqualnurse's topic in United Kingdom

    As a previous poster stated, it's difficult to give advice as different organisations and areas vary widely in how they precept and support new starters. When I started I was given 4 weeks...

  9. StressedNewlyqualified nurse career advice

    Pippynurseuk replied to Newlyqualnurse's topic in United Kingdom

    I went straight into community and I don't think it's done me any harm. I did two community placements as a student and loved it, didn't even for a second contemplate working on the wards. If you feel...

  10. Case Study: Why Is She Having Hallucinations? The Mystery of The Dog in A Fedora

    Pippynurseuk replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    This is a bit out there....but was it anything to do with the pens and drawing on herself, absorbing something through her

  11. New Nurse can't eat lunch

    Pippynurseuk replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    We are trying to help her with her time management, but she will not listen to suggestions as she already knows everything there is to kenow about nursing! What do you think? this line here stood out...

  12. Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    Pippynurseuk replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Similarly, I recently read (from an interview by her mum) that she can now move her arms, legs, turn her head and bend at the waist. You would think that theses videos would be all over her Facebook...

  13. Your most annoying, obnoxious family member stories

    Pippynurseuk replied to JDZ344's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a family member who was quite open about the fact that she was keeping a record of every mistake that anybody made and that she was watching every move we made. She would tell us how she was...

  14. Universal Deathcare.

    Pippynurseuk replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    In the uk, the brain stem must not be functioning for brain death to be diagnosed. This is tested with the apnea test (among other things) where on 2 separate occasions the patient is removed from the...

  15. Universal Deathcare.

    Pippynurseuk replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to clarify a point. Alfie was not brain dead, he was in a persistent vegetative state. This was an important factor in the decisions made in Alfie's best interest. Alfie was having...

  16. Soon to be newly qualified nurse: community/district team or community hospital?

    Pippynurseuk replied to amberlouise's topic in United Kingdom

    I can't really give pros and cons but didn't want to read and run. My only experience was going straight into community, I knew that was what I wanted to do and had no interest in working on a ward...

  17. Charting Bloopers

    Pippynurseuk replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have seen under resuscitation status "DNAR (do not attempt resuscitation), would only like to be resuscitated if her life depends on it". I'm imagining the doctor who discussed this with the patient...

  18. Management placement - Community/district nursing

    Pippynurseuk replied to amberlouise's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi I did my management placement in community and have stayed there happily ever since. Community nursing is fab, not easy but fab. Don't worry about your competencies, you'll have ample opportunity...

  19. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    Pippynurseuk replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    I got 10 home visits, 5 of which were bilateral legs plus an urgent call to a malfunctioning vac which when I got there turned out to be working fine, hence a wasted 40 min round trip. As I sprinted...

  20. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    Pippynurseuk replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Carrying out pressure ulcer risk assessment on 90 something yr old lady in her own home. Totally with it mentally and very sweet. Offer to order her a pressure relieving cushion which she declines...

  21. Anyone here work at a hospital that uses nitrous oxide in labor?

    Pippynurseuk replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    We use this in the uk, Entenox (air and nitrous oxide), I'm guessing this is the same thing. It's our main source of pain relief during labour. I would imagine it's fairly common for family members to...

  22. Newly qualified - first band 5 (community) interview, please help!

    Pippynurseuk replied to Rosie89's topic in United Kingdom

    They're bound to ask you a couple of "tell us about a time when you......" Type of questions, think back over your placements and and have a few standout situations in mind covering situations you...

  23. Ask A Stupid Question . . . .

    Pippynurseuk replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    My dumbest moment was as a student on placement in ICU. I was carrying out mouthcare on a sedated vented patient. The patients eyes were half open. As I did mouthcare suddenly the patients eyes rolled...

  24. Are UK nurses underpaid and overworked?

    Pippynurseuk replied to Unreliable's topic in United Kingdom

    British staff nurses earn between £21000 and £28000 per year, (which I believe is around 26000 to 34000 dollars) see NHS pay scales

  25. ANTT tips

    Pippynurseuk replied to MatthewCanUK's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught to take gauze from sterile field using clean hand and then literally drop it into dirty hand so you do not touch dirty hand. Then dirty hand is used to clean wound. Clean hand goes back...