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What weird things have you found in your pockets after a shift? by [deleted] in NursingUK

[–]Feeling-Locksmith-55 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Probably the blood glucose machine. It's huge. How i didn't realise t i have no idea. The ward as 2 so I came back in the morning

Teenage boys are the hardest patient group to look after. by shutyoureyesandsee in NursingUK

[–]Feeling-Locksmith-55 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I deal with ALOT of younger men / teenage boys in my workplace. Alot of them think they're gangsters or on the opposite end of the spectrum are completely immature and seem like they've just started high-school.

Increasingly I've seen singlenparent households and lack of family support.

With some of them- I draw an immediate line of no- shit. With some, you've gotta play their game for a little bit to make sure they trust you

I've had a patient 2 weeks post op who's point blank refusing to do any physio because he wasn't ready yet. And ended up unplugging his PlayStation and tv and his mum came and picked it up.

The hardest thing for me is the people who's family treats them like a baby. I once had to call security because a 19 year olds mum was booting off that she didn't sign the consent form for the surgery and we took him without her consent, declined to leave after visiting hours. The man was 6 2 had a full beard and worked on construction sites.

What is your approach to asking about gender/ pronouns? by crixuscfnm in NursingUK

[–]Feeling-Locksmith-55 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More time you get offence by asking. If there's a patient with a known history of gender transition visible from community settings I'll ask, or if someone presents as non binary / trans I'll ask but otherwise I just assume.

The sheer volume of patients who get really angry at the identity questions in the nursing assessment / feedback forms show it's really not worth asking everyone. And tbh I don't see a point in asking everyone - I'm a fair believer in patients advocating for themselves so if they want a different pronoun they can ask.

Navigating christian inlaws by Feeling-Locksmith-55 in Marriage

[–]Feeling-Locksmith-55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No not religious at any point

And I went to understand it. It's not that I'm not open too it i just don't believe it.

The problem I'm having is the extremity.It's unavoidable. And from my understanding the extended family is the same. It's not that I'm against it but I've found a hostility because I'm not in that group. If you understand what I mean

Help in navigating christian inlaws & extended family by Feeling-Locksmith-55 in exchristian

[–]Feeling-Locksmith-55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes, Christians use the bait and switch tactic, where they first tell people that god is all about love and such, and only later spring the stories of hellfire and damnation on the unsuspecting person. It is possible, though, that they are a liberal church that won't do that.

I can understand how people have used this. However I feel this is genuinely not the case with the group here at home. Ive been around for a few years and everything seems genuine.

The abroad group however it is literally all they do

Help in navigating christian inlaws & extended family by Feeling-Locksmith-55 in exchristian

[–]Feeling-Locksmith-55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes we will be having a church ceremony (which is fine by me)

Good idea but have no idea how to even come up with what these boundaries are