I was a nurse for 30+ years.

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Both hospital and community

Hi there, don't think I can post pics, buy my son has broken out in a raised rash this evening around his trunk.

Not itchy, not bothering him not Meningitis (done the glass test)

Had chicken pox... Even though the spots look like chicken pox. Could he be allergic to something.

@JadeA82

Hi there, don't think I can post pics, buy my son has broken out in a raised rash this evening around his trunk.

Not itchy, not bothering him not Meningitis (done the glass test)

Had chicken pox... Even though the spots look like chicken pox. Could he be allergic to something.

Could be any number of things.. none of care to try and diagnose...

Google pics ?

If you had been in charge of the UK's Corona response - in terms of what people should do and assuming the same fuck ups with testing availability etc - what would you have told the general public to do?

Would you recommend nursing to others ?

@ThePlantsitter

If you had been in charge of the UK's Corona response - in terms of what people should do and assuming the same fuck ups with testing availability etc - what would you have told the general public to do?

I'd have explained the principles of basic infection control more clearly in the hope that had the public understood the rational they'd have done it.

Thus negating the need for 'rules'

Have any of your experiences as a nurse led to you believe in life after death?

Did you come across many unclean patients and was there ever a time you could have thrown up because it was so bad?

@yellow055

Would you recommend nursing to others ?

Overall, no.

I loved it. I was so proud to be one. But after many years I realised it was so under paid and under valued.

The nhs is also riddled with waste. I don't believe it's under funded.

@NameChange84

Have any of your experiences as a nurse led to you believe in life after death?

No, never

@emilybrontescorsett

Did you come across many unclean patients and was there ever a time you could have thrown up because it was so bad?

Many. Some individuals I remember from my student days. Admitted it terrible states. And yes I've heaved many times. But nothing a bath, hair wash and clean clothes didn't put right. These people needed help, not judgement

What kind of nursing? i.e Orthopaedics, paediatrics etc?

Do you believe in “Compassion Fatigue”?

@EleanorOalike

What kind of nursing? i.e Orthopaedics, paediatrics etc?

Do you believe in “Compassion Fatigue”?

Mainly surgery and a lot of ITU.

No. If anything age made me more compassionate and definitely more empathetic

Did you ever get sick of mental health patients?

@JuiceyBetty

Did you ever get sick of mental health patients?

Mental health is not my area of expertise.

I am sick of hearing this that and the other is detrimental to mental health though. Imo being mighty fed up with lockdown for example is a world away from real mental illness.

Did the death ever affect you (I assume you'd of experienced some) That would put me off the most I think

@imissthesouth

Did the death ever affect you (I assume you'd of experienced some) That would put me off the most I think

Sadly I've seen more people die and more dead bodies than I can remember.

Yes. Some real tragedies that made me go home and hold my loved ones close.

At times I've self diagnosed dreadful illness in myself and my family. I think this is common... always jumping to the worst scenario.

Hi OP I'm an ITU nurse. My question - how do you deal with the delirium patients? I had a particularly bad one on a long day a few weeks ago. Ended up being tubed just after I left but I really felt mentally and physically drained come 6pm. Team were very supportive but I find those types of patients the worst. Any tips?

The pay is much better in the US, about double I think, but we're underappreciated here too.

I had to smile when the first post was "can you diagnose my child?".

😁

@toiletpaper

Hi OP I'm an ITU nurse. My question - how do you deal with the delirium patients? I had a particularly bad one on a long day a few weeks ago. Ended up being tubed just after I left but I really felt mentally and physically drained come 6pm. Team were very supportive but I find those types of patients the worst. Any tips?

Ive never worked long days but I imagine it's hard. Lots of rotation?

You said you were in ICU. I spent a few days there with a parent and it was gut wrenching, how did cope mentally with what you saw on a daily basis?

Hi, I'm a haematology nurse, I love this area and create strong bonds with my patients as some are with us for a long time. Our ultimate aim for the patients is cure, sometimes that doesn't work and they die. I can struggle with this and can't switch off at home. Colleagues are supportive but tend to say you need to keep people at arms length, which I find hard to do. Any tips for this?

@Pinkchocolate

You said you were in ICU. I spent a few days there with a parent and it was gut wrenching, how did cope mentally with what you saw on a daily basis?

A great team, very supportive, with a can do attitude.

In more recent years there's been more formal clinical supervision which imo is only any good if the supervisor is.

I also think we were trained differently... maybe it made us a bit more resilient. I'm not sure of the answer tbh...

30 years - ✊

@Handmaid2019

Hi, I'm a haematology nurse, I love this area and create strong bonds with my patients as some are with us for a long time. Our ultimate aim for the patients is cure, sometimes that doesn't work and they die. I can struggle with this and can't switch off at home. Colleagues are supportive but tend to say you need to keep people at arms length, which I find hard to do. Any tips for this?

Very difficult with long term patients. I guess professional boundaries come in to it.. good clinical supervision. Resilience is so often worn down with long shifts, being short staffed

Do you think that nursing has changed for the better or the worse over the years?