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If y...Anne, I'm not being funny but how about:<br /><br />If you have have urgent drugs to do, or a procedure or obs ---<br />Phone rings... screw it?<br /><br />Relative tries to stop you "Sorry I'm dealing with something urgent, I'll get back to you".<br />Noone in their right mind would stop a HCP who is trying to deal with something urgent.<br /><br />Surely?<br /><br />Am I missing something here? I see drug rounds go on as normal on wards I'm on, and obs done etc etc?UCL Med Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477754380371065107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-67263389477449544502010-06-18T10:50:44.867-07:002010-06-18T10:50:44.867-07:00I love you comments about the bloody relatives and...I love you comments about the bloody relatives and the phone LOVED THEM a whole aqualot of stress has just dissolved. i hate relatives ringing. is she out of theater yet? UGH UGH UGH <br />THANKYOU ANNE xxxxxxxxxxxxxxnurse Jackie uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-46181960589848046702010-06-17T14:16:58.332-07:002010-06-17T14:16:58.332-07:00Anne and to everyone else who was kind enough to r...Anne and to everyone else who was kind enough to reply.<br /><br />Thank you for your responses and Anne, I apologise for my own rant at the end of it. Nick you were correct in that it was an unqualified pontification. It is unfortunate that relatives have no where to go when something goes wrong and this has left me pretty frustrated. I am usually level-headed and fair-minded but really feel that I need to talk about it and you have allowed me to do so. So sorry again for the rant.<br />Nevertheless, I do get the impression that the ranks close and I feel that I have to justify my own thoughts and feelings as if somehow I shouldn't have them.<br /><br />However, thanks to you I now understand the dangerous conditions you and other nurses work in. I have been doing a bit of investigating and wonder why the NMC allow it as they must be aware of it. I have also been reading about 'gagging restrictions' operated in hospitals with regards to whistle blowing. It seems that you are in a no win situation.<br /><br />I also know you are right about peoples perceptions of life on a ward are based on what they view on TV. This unfortunately is not the real world where there isn't an abundance of doctors and nurses constantly available. <br /><br />It is a pity that patients and relatives are not aware of this and I wonder how this can be remedied. It would be helpful if they could be enlisted to help change this and complain about staffing levels - but how?<br /><br />I did wonder about a blog or a forum where relatives could ask sensible question and be advised to ask about staffing levels and where to complain to. I do not mean a place where people could moan and whinge - but a place where patients, relatives, nurses and doctors could talk to each other and learn from each other. But I suppose this is a pipe dream.<br /><br />I shall continue to follow your blog and will inform my fellow students of it.<br /><br />I hope things change for you Anne and thanks for 'listening.'Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-73818612338248238822010-06-17T07:45:44.800-07:002010-06-17T07:45:44.800-07:00Thanks for the compliments Anne.I also enjoy readi...Thanks for the compliments Anne.I also enjoy reading Dr Rant :0) I also love watching Nurse Jackie. Maybe the general public need to be told that this is closer to the truth than Holby City or Greys Anatomy....Staffing levels on general wards will only get worse during the forthcoming cuts unless we stand up and do something about it. Unfortunately our so-called union will do nothing.<br />To Maria<br />I am sorry that your father died. As has already been stated, a stroke in a young patient is unusual and should be taken seriously. I cannot second guess what was going through the RNs mind at the time. Was she tired, overworked, I don't know. I think this highlights what Anne has been trying to say for a long time. Not enough senior nurses, nurses working too many shifts together, not enough senior medical backup, constant interuptions etc... leads to poor judgement. This is happening on a daily basis and on somedays the outcome might be that a patient falls over or is given the wrong medication. On another day a mistake results in a patient dying. The real villains here are the trust managers who will roast this nurse alive rather than admit that if staffing levels were better then less mistakes will happen. Every year when I attend my mandatory risk assesment updates, we are shown the same "swiss cheese" model of how complicated decision making errors occur...as a psyche student I am sure you will have seen it (or something similar) it tries to show that no matter how many ways you try to plug the gaps, as decisons become more complex the harder it is to avoid errors...info overload if you like. At some point human error will always win out...so you have to decide when trying to plug the gaps becomes futile. Unfortunately in the NHS this happened a long time ago as the costs of safely staffing the wards became too high. This is what you need to be getting mad about...vulnerable people are suffering every day in the NHS due to lack of skilled nursing care. Unless something radical happens by the time we are in our 80s it will be safer to stay at home and hope that be admitted to a UK hospital.Dino-nursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032700219601293612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-9457136311059977772010-06-17T02:06:18.640-07:002010-06-17T02:06:18.640-07:00Maria,
What happened to your Dad in hospital that...Maria,<br /><br />What happened to your Dad in hospital that day is truly saddening, and I am sorry that you have had to experience this. As said before by one of the commenter’s on JDs site, the outcome may not have been any different had his named nurse listened to your concerns, but your anguish, sense of helplessness and hurt maybe have been a little less intense. <br /><br />As Nurse Anne has stated, a young man showing signs of a stroke should be a priority for any nurse, regardless to what else they are in the middle of - whether this be legally required documentation/computer work, feeding an elderly patient, fetching a commode, mixing IVs or even giving complex medications. <br /><br />(Although please also be aware, that unless all hell breaks loose making the situation evident to all, the patient who’s commode was abandoned to enable the nurse to attend to this emergency, would no doubt have relatives left believing that the nurse did not care about toileting needs).<br /> <br />Nobody here, least of all Anne, has defended the actions of your Dads named nurse. This nurse made an error of judgement, for whatever reason, and she will have to answer to that, professionally, morally and emotionally. She was not on the ball that day, and has created additional grief for you at this difficult time. As a relative of a hospitalised family member myself, I would feel exactly the same anger and hurt as you do. I would feel let down, and I would feel bitter, and I would fight for full investigation and consequence.<br /><br />Unfortunately, none of this changes the observations that Nurse Anne makes here on this blog, about relatives. A&E Charge Nurse mentioned something about nurses becoming defensive with relatives, and sadly it is true. Relatives on the whole can often be extremely challenging and demanding. I believe that it is the fault of the media, such as the Daily Mail etc. Headlines scream about lazy, uncaring nurses all of the time, and relatives (amid their fears and concerns) seemingly hold this in mind the minute they are thrown into the stressful experience of having a relative in hospital.<br /><br />Nurse Anne verbalises on her blog what many nurses experience in day to day life on the wards. A blog is a place to vent frustrations, which is what Anne does, and although not all relatives behave this way, high proportions do. I have always been astounded at how challenging and aggressive some relatives can be, the minute they walk through the door. As I said before, this is likely based on fear, as I’m sure these normally respectable people wouldn’t speak to Tesco staff in this manner.<br /><br />Anne very clearly has her patients’ best interests at heart and I suspect that, had Nurse Anne been your Dads named nurse that day; she would have been there, on the ball, assessing the situation and dealing with it, despite the concerns of other abandoned patients and relatives. The anger and frustration that she blogs about is not directed towards relatives like you, with genuine need who behave in a reasonable manner, but rather those that behave aggressively, thoughtlessly and selfishly. This is all too common, and cannot be denied, sugar coated or excused.<br /><br />I wish you comfort in your grief Maria, and I hope your investigation into this sad event brings you answers, closure and some peace.<br /><br />uknurseuknursenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-79629839969358423512010-06-16T16:00:03.181-07:002010-06-16T16:00:03.181-07:00Thanks Nick.
I worry about my responses and posts...Thanks Nick.<br /><br />I worry about my responses and posts. My grammar and typing are appalling. There are many of us fighting over the computer in this house. I need to make haste. And haste makes waste.<br /><br />I am starting to understand why management isn't more direct with the public. They simply do not understand the situation and cannot handle the truth.Nurse Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400048448105519082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-20025234703623817062010-06-16T15:49:15.895-07:002010-06-16T15:49:15.895-07:00Hello Anne.
I'm dual-qualified as a doctor an...Hello Anne.<br /><br />I'm dual-qualified as a doctor and a psychologist (medical degree + graduate conversion diploma in psychology), and thought it worth saying that I neither "wonder [nor] worry about your responses"; they are pretty much spot on.<br /><br />Personally, I worry much more about (a) passive-aggression and (b) unqualified pontification than either of the above.<br /><br />Carry on the good work...!nmg20https://www.blogger.com/profile/01222824886969156241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-47447264861106388412010-06-16T14:41:41.144-07:002010-06-16T14:41:41.144-07:00Just found these links for you over at DR. Rant...Just found these links for you over at DR. Rant's. He was once a king of GP bloggers. Now this is poisonous. And funny too.<br /><br />http://www.drrant.net/2008/01/sick-as-mrsa-negative-trout.html<br /><br />http://www.drrant.net/2007/10/bbc-have-your-say-again-fuckwit.html<br /><br />http://www.drrant.net/2008/02/reply-to-national-audit-office.htmlNurse Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400048448105519082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-75482136636694247552010-06-16T14:24:27.441-07:002010-06-16T14:24:27.441-07:00Show me where I slagged Nurses off for not being u...Show me where I slagged Nurses off for not being university trained?Nurse Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400048448105519082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-61585946334541821322010-06-16T14:23:08.627-07:002010-06-16T14:23:08.627-07:00Some HCA's are the best thing since sliced bre...Some HCA's are the best thing since sliced bread.<br /><br />And others should be lit on fire.Nurse Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400048448105519082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-13691075824195279052010-06-16T14:22:40.231-07:002010-06-16T14:22:40.231-07:00Maria,
It was that anonymous guy who always tells...Maria,<br /><br />It was that anonymous guy who always tells JD that doctors are greedy and over paid that sent him over the edge. JD agreed with my posts. The same commentator tortured NHS blog doc and Dr. Rant. If you want poison read Dr. Rant. He got me into blogging.<br /><br />I am not being venomous I am being blunt. Someone needs to tell the public like it is because at this point there unrealistic expectations are getting out of control.<br /><br />Relatives are supposed to ask questions. I have said that many times already. It's how they go about it that troubles me. It is how they throw tantrums when the nurse tells them that she can't speak to them right away that bothers me.<br /><br />Look at some of the comments from nurses on this blog. If I am exagerating so are a lot of us.<br /><br />I am truly sorry about your dad and cannot defent the actions of his nurse. But just because no one was around that day and the nurse wasn't really busy doesn't mean that we don't have a massive problem with interruptions. We do and it threatens patient safety. NExt post will explain it more clearly.<br /><br />Dino or UKnurse can you give me a hand here?<br /><br />Maria, did you read A&E charge nurse's response to you on JD's site.<br /><br />I am being blunt and refusing to sugar coat a horrific situation. Your percieve this as "venom" and are focusing on that negativity rather than listening to the actual message.Nurse Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400048448105519082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277229251527832949.post-2175201981914735952010-06-16T10:58:11.915-07:002010-06-16T10:58:11.915-07:00Hello Anne.
I am anonymous from Jobbing Doctors s...Hello Anne.<br /><br />I am anonymous from Jobbing Doctors site whose dad died. Please be assured that I do no think the nurse 'killed' my dad as I know the stroke did. I made the complaint because if she had checked dad over at least I could have been there when he died and not at home thinking everything was alright. As I said she was not directly in the middle of things but just making entries on the computer which I realised was part of her job. There was not countless other relatives demanding of her attention and in fact there was none.<br /><br />I do agree with you regarding Dinonurse and I also think that A&E nurse should write a blog too as they are both very rational and do not seem to over-exagerate in the sense that they do not become venomous.<br /><br />I am returning to Uni next Monday and using my spare time off - compassionate leave so to speak - in looking at blogs.I have spent a lot of time on yours and have read back for months of your posts. I can understand your frustration and anger Anne and I do really feel for you, but I get the impression that you over-exagerate to prove a point. Perhaps you don't and if that is so I am sorry.<br /><br />It seems that you hate relatives and I would ask you to see things from my point of view. I had a right to ask about dad but it seems to me that you think relatives have no right to ask questions at all. How are we supposed to know what you deem as <br />important? The average 'Joe public' is not aware of staffing levels on a ward and there is no reason why they should be unless they read blogs like yours. How are we supposed to differentiate between nurses and HCA's when we do not know (and why should we) until our relative goes into hospital? And even then we don't know. We see people in uniform and consider that they are nurses. Unless someone is unwell, I think that no-one (and why would they) would consider nurse/HCA ratio's in hospitals. I certainly didn't. I was just there visiting my dad.<br /><br />As said I have read back onyour posts for months. It seems that you hate everyone! Relatives especially and I do realise that there are some arseholes out there! But most of us are not. We just need to know! Do you really think it is realistic to expect relatives not to ask about the well-being of their loved one? I really do think you have exagerated in this latest post about every Tom, Dick and Harry phoning up about Joe Bloggs! You must exist in a different world from me Anne as nobody gives a shit anymore about anyone unless they are closely related.<br /><br />Moving on, you slag HCA's off in one post and in the next they are the best thing since sliced bread.You slag other nurses off if they are not University trained and I would ask how did the NHS survive until you came on board?<br /><br />I am a psychology student and I wonder and worry about your responses. You react -depending on the circumstances with either initial compassion or disgust. You then make various add-ons as if to rationilise or change your initial statement. I worry about this Anne as it is an an open admisssion that you doubt yourself.<br />I do realise that you operate under great duress and I feel for you -but I wonder if you are losing it.<br /><br />I find it sad that Jobbing Doctor as decided to take a break -perhaps for good and wonder whether it was due to the fact that you (for a while)filled his calm posts with your particular brand of venom.<br /><br />MariaMarianoreply@blogger.com