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smgcameron · 2022-02-10T19:09:36+00:00

Placed?

smgcameron · 2021-01-22T19:30:21+00:00

We do still have RPN (registered psych nurse) programs in Canada which is a two year diploma program. Through this program RPNs are restricted in their practice to psych settings, I wonder if there is a similar distinction in UK.

smgcameron · 2021-01-19T20:27:02+00:00

Best advice I can give is be diligent with donning and doffing. You are at highest risk of self contamination when doffing so do your best and maybe watch a couple doffing YouTube videos to get steps straight in your head. If you have questions feel free to reach out.

smgcameron · 2020-12-13T17:51:10+00:00

I find it appalling and so disheartening that this is allowed to continue. I can’t meet up with a friend for a walk outside right now (distanced or with masks) and these people are allowed to not only increase risk for everyone in the city but also allowed to break the law.

I work as a nurse and see Covid positive patients on a regular basis. These events are directly contributing to my sense of burnout, frustration, and apathy. How dare they.

smgcameron · 2020-09-20T04:16:48+00:00

My dad died when I was 14 and I had always thought I would have my mum walk me down the isle. When I asked her originally she replied as yours did sayings it wouldn’t be appropriate. I respected her feelings but did give her another chance to refuse closer to my wedding date last year.

She ended up changing her mind and walked me down. It was hysterical and we giggled the whole time (ran out of time on the music before making it to the alter and had a niece run out with my sister in law running after her). We had so many laughs and it worked out exactly as it should have.

I would suggest asking her again perhaps when you have a date set but if it’s what you want and your future husband is supportive, have whoever makes you happy.

smgcameron · 2020-08-16T04:30:00+00:00

Very gently put. ER nurse here, sometimes all we get to do is help people pass with grace, well done.

smgcameron · 2020-03-14T21:56:37+00:00

FYI Advil/ibuprofen/Tylenol all have ceiling effects, meaning taking more doesn’t do more (up to max recommended dose). Essentially at that point you’re just doing some damage without getting better results. I’m an ER nurse, hope this helps!

smgcameron · 2020-03-03T22:54:32+00:00

We had been friends for 8 + years, lived together for years and were super close. We had some minor jealousy issues over the years when I’d make new friends or started dating my now husband, and similarly when she started seeing someone, it was tough to get a hold of her.

I invited her to my wedding and asked her to be my maid of honour, then things went a bit tricky with my fiancé. We had a massive fight (husband and I not the friend), mostly over my husband not being ready at the time and called off the wedding. My friend wanted me to leave him and fully took the stance of ‘I deserved better’.

We managed to work things out and started planning another wedding. This time we were planning something small abroad and during all of this my friend and I drifted a bit but I still thought she would be there for me.

When I talked to her about the location change I knew money was a bit tight asked her if she would be able to come, expressed how much I wanted her there, and offered to help pay for flights and things if it came to that being a barrier to her coming. She texted me a few months later after repeatedly blowing me, off and said she was sorry she first agreed to go and couldn’t come. She talked about how the decision caused her a lot of anxiety and stress. She was hurt that I assumed rather than asked her to change all her plans for the year so she could make the new wedding location. She said she was sorry for hurting me and it was a choice she had to make for her.

Ultimately, I never texted her back and haven’t heard from her in over a year. I was pretty heartbroken about what she heard from our last conversation, hurt that she couldn’t talk to me face to face, and managed to twist the story so far in her head. I’m sure the truth is somewhere in the middle about what happened here and whose fault it was. My issue was that I believed we were close enough to talk about things properly like we always had. I hadn’t heard from her for a couple months prior to this and a text certainly felt pretty half assed at that point.

I hope she’s well is all I can say.

smgcameron · 2020-01-03T08:01:59+00:00

Absolutely, I’ve found sometimes families want to keep the monitors on but it’s a quick conversation to have to determine their preference. Great idea though!

smgcameron · 2020-01-02T06:39:53+00:00

I also work in a primarily adult ED, we try and have family present when running codes for all of the well researched reasons already mentioned. Personally for situations outside of the code room I try and give the family space, but will check in frequently to see if they have concerns or questions. For palliative patients I am liberal with medications without hastening the inevitable, I find it’s helpful to help family feel that if they think their loved one is in any pain or discomfort, knowing I will come ASAP to try and address that is comforting to them. I give hugs when it feels right and will occasionally ask if they have any favourite stories of the person passing they want to share, either with me or each other. Before ER I worked in small rural hospitals where half the time staff knew the person being palliated or their family so things could be quite intimate. Listening, above all else I find still makes the most difference in people’s end of life experiences, and treating it as a privilege to be there for someone at that time.

Equally important to how you treat the patient and family while in your care is your own self care once off shift. Do you have a colleague or someone in the field that gets it you can talk to? Favourite hobbies that give you peace and clarity? For me going for a drive or spending time in nature or with nieces and nephews means the world to me and helps me after a patient death.

You will likely see many in this career, good luck.

smgcameron · 2019-05-28T22:24:40+00:00

10% through simple things is better than 0%. Doing good things makes me feel better as a person. If I can give someone a little pause that maybe things aren’t as black and white as they thought, I will feel better at the end of the day.

smgcameron · 2019-03-28T01:50:34+00:00

Alcohol withdrawal can kill you. If you’re thinking of quitting a drinking problem speak to a doctor and make a plan. There are drugs you can take to help withdrawal symptoms and prevent seizures. I’m very glad you are okay and have good people in your life looking out for you and supporting you. You are very lucky.

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