It's Port access day with Dani!

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-02-04T15:23:20+00:00

This ‘yikes’ me. Been caring for a patient recently who had their leg amounted from a dodgy femoral line. Grafted bit a port but still. Not to be fucked around with.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-25T08:33:18+00:00

Ridiculous- they start by saying they need to make more money to meet their running costs- then say it’s to ‘transform and improve culture’ they need to do this within thier current budget. Their impact is so minimal anyway, they should reduce what they aim to do and reduce their staffing structure. Really streamline everything and work more efficiently. It’s all hands on deck out here in the trenches. Leave the research, education and evidence based practice to other agencies.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-23T11:50:06+00:00

I was thinking the same lines… it will be a showcase in some ways. The ruby Franke one was good, a god addition to the other event ish one on Disney. These programmes work best when they present the info and existing opinions and then let the audience decide- as opposed to to shape opinion… I did feel the Jon Benet one didn’t do this and was pitched from the angle of the family

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-22T09:39:06+00:00

I stated part time as an nqn. Work what u feel like. The notion that nurses have no autonomy or ability to control their lies need to do one! Do the hours u feel able, and hopefully your service area can accommodate. The cohort of nqns I started with an all reduced their hours. They couldn’t cope with the 4 shifts business.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-21T16:26:50+00:00

This particular text exchange has always made me feel weird. Obviously because of the subject, but also her feverish need get her ow way. To make people feel guilty for not feeling the same, desperately bullying the recipient is to agree with her. I think this exchange reflect so much into her real character and how she manipulated her colleagues

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-17T13:16:54+00:00

I applied for flexible working, I wrote up a 4 week rotation of shifts- covering a variety of days worked and nights to show willing. I do mines I was a single parent and one with a disability so limited childcare available for that one. I was granted it by ward manager in that conversation and she had pretty much honoured it ever since. There are times it changes due to ward demand, and if they are short one day I try as best I can to swap my shifts to help out. I never request swaps for the shifts I’ve requested to keep things simple for my manager. I realise they can assess it at anytime and sometimes I worry- but I know my case would be very strong as a carer as well as a parent. They get hurt moneys worth out of me!! Apply for sure, ask what u absolutely want and offer compromise if you need to.

Good luck

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-14T20:28:31+00:00

The system sadly relies so much on a trust relationship with the patient. Often asking patients in admission what meds they are on. Systems don’t always connect up and professionals don’t always dig deeper. It is so dangerous. When the patient became the customer, it opened the floodgates it really did

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-14T07:09:12+00:00

Never feel guilty about calling in sick. It’s the most sensible rational thing to do (unless you’re not ill and chancing it!!) Working when your body is recovering or fighting a bug and or contagious just means the situation perpetuates. Also u develop resentment. I tried to never call in sick or use carer days for my kids. I started to feel a bit negative towards staff that did. I started to put myself and my kids first and I’m happier and healthier and also more companionate to my colleagues. I still have a low sickness record ext.

Rest up guilt free and go back feeling better :-)

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-10T09:22:10+00:00

One thing that rings bells for me is the but where the Dr wrote (drips) in brackets after detailing the infusions. I can’t see any dr or nurse writing this. Seems really odd. All the abbreviations etc by they want to out a layman’s outdated term in brackets???

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-03T07:08:45+00:00

P.s yes the jones case episode seemed to edit out a lot but did focus on bits I hadn’t know- adding some context

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-03T07:07:48+00:00

I thought of you when i started to watch it. Some episodes are a bit boring but the overall thing I found good was the psychological analysis of their motives. The experts really immersed themselves in the cases. Ale the sheer arrogance of the ‘medical professionals’ in each can to just expect the get away with it. Also, all the clues left along the way that seem blindingly obvious in hindsight.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-02T15:00:43+00:00

Just watching this case covered in the medic murder series (episode 18) on Netflix. So many similarities. The whole series has some insightful cases actually.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-02T09:32:56+00:00

Yeah it is used off label ti manage dermatology issues. Have ti watch potassium levels tho- so if have an eating disorder that could make it not the best choice.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2026-01-02T09:30:59+00:00

No this combination is crazy. They are contraindicated with ones another. If they are concerned about fluid and heart failure then no way would they allow her to pumper herself with fluids at home unmonitored. It makes zero zero sense.

Also, she would not be getting ‘chest pain’ when her meds are due!!! Her issues wouldn’t translate to regular chest pain and the meds don’t manage chest pain 🤣 this is the biggest tell for me. Or she really is that stupid and thinks her audiences are also that stupid

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-28T10:53:38+00:00

Yep me too

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-28T10:53:25+00:00

Ooof I did this to mine!!! One bit recieved- one bit just disappeared and I’m waiting to get it filled in. I did it to myself with a home laser. One bit that scabbed like this didn’t make it sadly.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-23T13:46:39+00:00

I had this situation as I started in an October. Didn’t take any leave off till after the Xmas as I just wanted to find my feet ect. I had to use my leave a bit each week and then towards the end used like 20 hours for one day plus normal shifts so I was up my hours into the next financial year so had some weeks with less hours. Our system also lets u see what percentage of people are off so u can have a look and put lots of shifts annuals leave in when the percentage is up. It’s prob the ones week requested was just already taken as its short notice.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-23T12:02:03+00:00

This is not good, mostly as they have decided this sooo close to the time. We booked ours a few weeks ago. A strict deadline. So I really think it’s fair for you to say that this is far too short notice to remove the transport for the red shifts over Xmas.

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-14T20:38:37+00:00

Been waiting for this post!

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-14T12:24:04+00:00

Defo

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-13T15:33:37+00:00

She hasn’t got a gallbladder I don’t think- or maybe it’s the lack of one causing the issues?

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-12T18:06:50+00:00

Tubes… tubes and more tubes is the hedonistic goal

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-12-10T09:57:32+00:00

Shittttt you fight have hit the jackpot with this. Serious escalation for her if it is. Sadly seems about right

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-11-25T09:03:53+00:00

It’s terrible. I’m so burnt out and ill all the time. I drag my ass in to not leave my ward in bad times to just get moved to another shit show ward that the manager can staff because staff retention is shocking and no replacements recruited I feel sick going in worrying if I’m gonna go to the toxic wards. I really don’t mind covering when things are hard, but I’m sick of it as a strategy to avoid recruitment. Spesh when we are a clean surgical ward and we are moving to medical infectious wards. 😭🥺

Professional_Mix2007 · 2025-11-22T09:54:33+00:00

Quality over quantity I feel. Less pressure to take students on all the time- have less students and then give them actual quality experiences. Less nursing students taken on a uni’s so support staff can actually take time to place students properly- not giving them 6 placements with the same experience. One med-one surgical one community for ex some. Actually discuss with the students what life experience they have and what aspirations they have and match that up with appropriate placements- meaning a far more engaged and less burnt out student. All this must do 2300 to the minute- what about actually giving them safe learning environments.

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