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Student nurse using phone during procedure

184 replies

MikeRafone · 25/10/2025 19:40

On a children’s ward

curtains closed and nurses is taken blood from child, student nurse is standing behind nurse but further down the bed. Student gets phone out and not sure what she is doing - she then sees me looking and quickly puts it away. The phone being out was certainly not to do with the patient

im comforting child during the blood being taken

are nurses allowed phones out whilst working and working around children?

not sure m if there are rules,

OP posts:
BoysNameHelp · 25/10/2025 19:46

Ohthedaffodils · 25/10/2025 19:44

Phone should be in her locker. Very unprofessional. I would tell the ward manager.

Student nurses don't get lockers!

smilingfanatic · 25/10/2025 19:46

Not allowed. But I'd personally have a quiet word with her myself rather than report. A lot of these student nurses are mums themselves, under pressure, not paid on placement, working 80 hour weeks and juggling childcare + poverty to get through the degree.

Or she could have been on TikTok. But to get a phone out on the ward, I'd say was something important.

Cynic17 · 25/10/2025 19:46

Unacceptable in any professional situation.

Pranksters · 25/10/2025 19:45

Absolutely not. I’m a nurse and would be pulling up any student who did this. Please tell the nurse in charge. It goes against the values and behaviours part of their assessment.

Ohthedaffodils · 25/10/2025 19:44

Phone should be in her locker. Very unprofessional. I would tell the ward manager.

MumChp · 25/10/2025 19:43

Obviously you know she did wrong.
I would let it go and concentrate on my child.

ScrewyouJonathon · 25/10/2025 19:43

The only time I get my phone out with a patient is to check the BNF app for my prescribing or to google something relevant to our conversation. I never get it out to check the weather.

Watchwatchmymysteedsteedgogofarfar · 25/10/2025 19:42

She's probably done it before and will be called up on it. I personally wouldn't take it further. Her mentor will notice.

Ihavepaidalotforthisstory · 25/10/2025 19:42

Not professional.complain to nurse in charge.