| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 21:31 - Nov 27 with 500 views | BlueBadger |
Several thousand times THAT. Actual tears in the eyes reading that. As most of you know, I had a three month 'slight return' to ITU this year and it nearly broke me. My magnificent friends and colleagues are still going, somehow.
One of my consultants once put a rather arrogant trainee in his place with the following words:'
'these people know their patients inside out. They can quote you observations, bloods, family history, height, weight and know exactly how many mms of urine per kilo of their body weight they're passing every hour off the tops of their heads. On top of that, they're juggling multiple toxic chemicals that are sustaining their patient's life.If some of these drug infusions they're running runs out and they don't replace them in timely fashion their patient *will* die. They can quite often get someone oxygenating properly just by sitting them up properly in the time it takes you to get your intubation trolley ready. So, if one of them asks you to prescribe something, you stop being billy big boll0cks and prescribe the f*cking thing'.
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| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 21:56 - Nov 27 with 450 views | DebsyAngel |
Such a heartbreaking read. I would love to send this to a few of my friends on Facebook who incredibly still think this whole thing is a hoax, despite knowing that a mutual friend of ours has lost his previously fit and healthy mother to the virus. I have so much respect for that nurse and every single other one of them and the NHS staff. |  | | |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 21:58 - Nov 27 with 440 views | BlueBadger |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 21:56 - Nov 27 by DebsyAngel |
Such a heartbreaking read. I would love to send this to a few of my friends on Facebook who incredibly still think this whole thing is a hoax, despite knowing that a mutual friend of ours has lost his previously fit and healthy mother to the virus. I have so much respect for that nurse and every single other one of them and the NHS staff. |
I wouldn't bother with me, I'm a terrible t0sser. | |
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| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:01 - Nov 27 with 444 views | factual_blue |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 21:58 - Nov 27 by BlueBadger |
I wouldn't bother with me, I'm a terrible t0sser. |
I'd have thought you would have perfected that skill by now. |  |
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| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:10 - Nov 27 with 426 views | factual_blue |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 21:31 - Nov 27 by BlueBadger |
Several thousand times THAT. Actual tears in the eyes reading that. As most of you know, I had a three month 'slight return' to ITU this year and it nearly broke me. My magnificent friends and colleagues are still going, somehow.
One of my consultants once put a rather arrogant trainee in his place with the following words:'
'these people know their patients inside out. They can quote you observations, bloods, family history, height, weight and know exactly how many mms of urine per kilo of their body weight they're passing every hour off the tops of their heads. On top of that, they're juggling multiple toxic chemicals that are sustaining their patient's life.If some of these drug infusions they're running runs out and they don't replace them in timely fashion their patient *will* die. They can quite often get someone oxygenating properly just by sitting them up properly in the time it takes you to get your intubation trolley ready. So, if one of them asks you to prescribe something, you stop being billy big boll0cks and prescribe the f*cking thing'.
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Whilst not seeking to disparage the Nursing Times, had you written that open letter, would the NT have published your picture? | |
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| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:12 - Nov 27 with 420 views | BlueBadger |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:10 - Nov 27 by factual_blue |
Whilst not seeking to disparage the Nursing Times, had you written that open letter, would the NT have published your picture? |
if I'd have insisted on it being taken in my 2000/01 season shirt and nothing else, sure. | |
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| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:13 - Nov 27 with 416 views | factual_blue |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:12 - Nov 27 by BlueBadger |
if I'd have insisted on it being taken in my 2000/01 season shirt and nothing else, sure. |
You're a fan of what I heard described last week as 'Winnie The Poohing'? | |
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| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:15 - Nov 27 with 410 views | BlueBadger |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:13 - Nov 27 by factual_blue |
You're a fan of what I heard described last week as 'Winnie The Poohing'? |
Is that a posh term for crapping in the woods? | |
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| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:19 - Nov 27 with 403 views | factual_blue |
| Coronavirus on the front line story, worth a read on 22:15 - Nov 27 by BlueBadger |
Is that a posh term for crapping in the woods? |
Wearing just a shirt...
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