Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHS
Natalie Jewell
Barnet
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Comment on: Living with Alzheimer's: accessing support
Thanks for sharing. It is a funny position to be a carer who is also a nurse. Inevitably you will meet professionals who think you should know all about the person you are caring for, despite the fact your own clinical area may be far removed and despite the fact the person you care for may not want you to know every last thing about them. To the person you care for you are first and foremost a friend or relative, not a nurse. If you are still working you will come across people who do not recognise the amount of emotional strain that caring can cause you, despite they themselves being in some sort of caring profession. If you join carers groups the majority of people in the groups are not professionals themselves and you find can find yourself isolated despite being surrounded by people "in the same boat". At the end of the day, nurse or not, we are only human and we struggle just as much as other carers because it is impossible to switch off and distance ourselves in the same way we can with our patients. So hats off to you - it is very challenging to be a nurse and a carer.
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Comment on: Hospital staff asked to look out for ‘gel thief’
Has there been any research on the correlation of alcohol gel theft vs. the incidence of norovirus?
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Comment on: 2011: a difficult year for nursing?
Irene have you considered that some managers were excellent nurses who were recognised as such and then were promoted beyond the shop floor? Often these nurses are the ones who lament their lack of patient contact. You don't have to lack ambition to be a good nurse either!
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Comment on: Sexual health nurses should discuss alcohol with teenagers
Unprotected sexual behaviours are deemed "risky behaviours" as is consuming large quantities of alcohol. Any school nurse will tell you that young people who drink re more likely to engage in sexual behaviours. I think not asking is more than a missed opportunity. It's downright negligent!
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Comment on: Government calls on nurses to question patient's lifestyle
This is the sort of topic that may offend some patients. I think we should have more autonomy over asking these types of questions because rapport can, at times, be difficult to establish. It depends how often you see clients too. If you see someone every fortnight it is silly to ask at every visit. If you see them annually it makes a lot more sense.
