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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"agreed with op that is. we're all underpaid . im underpaid and still do my job very good. hospitals are a joke "
No they aren't. The shit they have to put up with, the amount of people they have to see, the abuse they get from patients and families, the things they have to do, working 20hr shifts, the outdated equipment they have to use.. that's what's a joke. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have had bad experiences in hospitals
I blame the politicians and administrators. The people who actually do the work are amazing
could you imagine dealing with that stress every day? Rotating shifts, d*unk people, the crying, the shit and puke, the blood. Fuck that. There are easier ways of making a living |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I have had bad experiences in hospitals
I blame the politicians and administrators. The people who actually do the work are amazing
could you imagine dealing with that stress every day? Rotating shifts, d*unk people, the crying, the shit and puke, the blood. Fuck that. There are easier ways of making a living "
Its certainly true when they say it's a calling not a choice.  |
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By *dam1995 OP Man
over a year ago
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?"
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more "
I'm sorry but I find it very hard to believe a woman was having a heart attack and they just ignored her. |
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By *dam1995 OP Man
over a year ago
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more
I'm sorry but I find it very hard to believe a woman was having a heart attack and they just ignored her. "
Its true I seen it now there are some nice people its certain ones but hospitals need better structure |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more
I'm sorry but I find it very hard to believe a woman was having a heart attack and they just ignored her.
Its true I seen it now there are some nice people its certain ones but hospitals need better structure "
That can't be true. That doctor would face criminal charges. They take the whole heart attack thing seriously  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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To see a post like this OP is a insult to people who have ever worked in a hospital...
Hospital staff are extremely overstretched and yet they do a commendable job under some tough working conditions....
Over worked, minimal resources, and have to deal day and night with all walks of life, and not once judge...
Believe me when there's a emergency situation they are very quick to act efficiently and effectively without prejudice..
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"To see a post like this OP is a insult to people who have ever worked in a hospital...
Hospital staff are extremely overstretched and yet they do a commendable job under some tough working conditions....
Over worked, minimal resources, and have to deal day and night with all walks of life, and not once judge...
Believe me when there's a emergency situation they are very quick to act efficiently and effectively without prejudice..
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you are full of crap op ive often been to that hospital and they treat there patients very well and they are over worked and underpaid for the tough job that they do . |
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more "
Hahaha... Good man op. You've given me the best laugh I've had in ages!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more "
....the doctor did 6 yrs in college studying medicine...then probably spent a few years as an intern/junior Doctor. Im sure he was better qualified than you to to judge who were the priority patients in an emergency situation. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The system is badly broken, too much admin, too many managers and not enough nurses and doctors. I spent 8 hours in casualty a few months ago. I couldn't fault the doctors or nurses, they were incredible. When I got through triage it was literally like a war zone. Something you'd see in a disaster movie, people on beds in chairs all over the place. While the doctor was stitching me up, she was saying this was actually a quiet night.
Not every diagnosis is straight forward, that's why they do follow ups. Maybe it's a bit hard to keep your head straight when you have been working 12 hours without a break. |
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By *al2001Man
over a year ago
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I spent 2 years in hospitals with a dying relative and hospitals are a disgusting joke
More than half the nurses I met should not have been nurses. More than once I saw nurses act in humanely even criminal neglect
If someone has had good experiences. In hospitals you got lucky
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke "
I spent a few hours in hospital yesterday . could not praise the doctors and nurses enough.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There are great medical personnel, mediocre medical personnel and appalling medical personnel. People make mistakes, some people shouldn't be in the job in the first place.
Surely we've heard enough in the last few decades to show that painting those who care for the sick and vulnerable as infallible saints is folly? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think the clue is in the name. It's an emergency department. For emergency situations like heart attacks or serious accidents.
That been the case the diagnosis should have written across your face as you walked in the door.
If what you have required three hospital visits and you got three different diagnosis sounds like you presented in the wrong place.
Go to your gp get examined and get sent to the appropriate specialist (if necessary as an emergency admission )
The most unfortunate never get to see a queue in an ed. That's because they are too ill and get worked on the moment they get there.
It's the guy who dosent know what's wrong with him and rocks up to ed for a diagnosis that causes the queue I'm afraid |
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By *lutaxiMan
over a year ago
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"I think the clue is in the name. It's an emergency department. For emergency situations like heart attacks or serious accidents.
That been the case the diagnosis should have written across your face as you walked in the door.
If what you have required three hospital visits and you got three different diagnosis sounds like you presented in the wrong place.
Go to your gp get examined and get sent to the appropriate specialist (if necessary as an emergency admission )
The most unfortunate never get to see a queue in an ed. That's because they are too ill and get worked on the moment they get there.
It's the guy who dosent know what's wrong with him and rocks up to ed for a diagnosis that causes the queue I'm afraid "
The above is very true lots go to ed, when it should be gp. The clue is in the name emergency department if your suddenly sick or hurt, otherwise the gp or minor injury unit is better and quicker option. |
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By *al2001Man
over a year ago
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"I think the clue is in the name. It's an emergency department. For emergency situations like heart attacks or serious accidents.
That been the case the diagnosis should have written across your face as you walked in the door.
If what you have required three hospital visits and you got three different diagnosis sounds like you presented in the wrong place.
Go to your gp get examined and get sent to the appropriate specialist (if necessary as an emergency admission )
The most unfortunate never get to see a queue in an ed. That's because they are too ill and get worked on the moment they get there.
It's the guy who dosent know what's wrong with him and rocks up to ed for a diagnosis that causes the queue I'm afraid "
Has it nothing to do with the 600 odd ppl waiting on hospital beds |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My friends daughter is recently qualified as a nurse. She works 2 night shifts at the weekend agency and gets paid €600.
Under paid? "
In a public hospital? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My friends daughter is recently qualified as a nurse. She works 2 night shifts at the weekend agency and gets paid €600.
Under paid?
In a public hospital? "
Usually agency nurses get more than a permanent nurse working for the HSE however yesterday it announced that all 4th year nurses will have permanent positions with the HSE if they wish...
Young girls want agency work because they are better paid...
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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"My friends daughter is recently qualified as a nurse. She works 2 night shifts at the weekend agency and gets paid €600.
Under paid?
In a public hospital? "
There are many sick corners in our Health system and I think this is certainly one of them.
The hospitals are understaffed (not enough nurses on fixed contracts) to keep the hospitals functioning they have to hire additional nurses over those 'agencies' who charge accordingly being aware of the desperate situation |
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By (user no longer on site)
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There is also a massive bleed, to private hospitals which can afford to pay better wages and give permenant contracts. The Neo-liberal agenda of running down public health, to create a two tier system has gained pace. The hospital systems are bloated with management, admin and various HSE pen pushers. Who justify their jobs by writing reports on reports. I have had a fair bit of interaction with our public health system over the years. For various different health issues. I have never had a problem with any of the frontline staff. Either I'm incredibly lucky, or the doctors and nurses aren't the issue. I have had to endure long waiting times, but that was never due to lack of effort from a doctor or nurse. I have seen 3-4 admin staff sitting around chatting for upwards of an hour though. |
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"There is also a massive bleed, to private hospitals which can afford to pay better wages and give permenant contracts. The Neo-liberal agenda of running down public health, to create a two tier system has gained pace. The hospital systems are bloated with management, admin and various HSE pen pushers. Who justify their jobs by writing reports on reports. I have had a fair bit of interaction with our public health system over the years. For various different health issues. I have never had a problem with any of the frontline staff. Either I'm incredibly lucky, or the doctors and nurses aren't the issue. I have had to endure long waiting times, but that was never due to lack of effort from a doctor or nurse. I have seen 3-4 admin staff sitting around chatting for upwards of an hour though. "
Maybe they were on their lunch break?
I've had experience of a couple of frontline staff who were simply in the wrong job. Having said that, most of them do an incredible job given the pressure they're under. |
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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"There is also a massive bleed, to private hospitals which can afford to pay better wages and give permenant contracts. The Neo-liberal agenda of running down public health, to create a two tier system has gained pace. The hospital systems are bloated with management, admin and various HSE pen pushers. Who justify their jobs by writing reports on reports. I have had a fair bit of interaction with our public health system over the years. For various different health issues. I have never had a problem with any of the frontline staff. Either I'm incredibly lucky, or the doctors and nurses aren't the issue. I have had to endure long waiting times, but that was never due to lack of effort from a doctor or nurse. I have seen 3-4 admin staff sitting around chatting for upwards of an hour though. "
You summed it up nicely there. May I add that loads of unnecessary red tape is increasing the front staffs workload. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have been in hospital a few times over the past 5yrs.
I must say I found 99•9% off the frontline staff to b lovely helped people. They operate under a lot off pressure.
Frontline staff are really great people. Cutbacks by Gov have made the Health Service in general a disaster. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I certainly think that it goes arse ways once you get beyond front line staff and into appointments and admin.
I really puzzle about the brain drain. We spend a fortune of public money training doctors and nurses. With doctors we then heap more money on them on post grad stuff.
And when they qualify they get on a plane to better prospects.
Surely we can tell an 18 year old that yes we will train them but they must sign up then to 3 to 5 years service in the public system after completing their training to repay the state. It's daft to be paying others when the staff we had to foresight to train decide to take a tax free jolly to dubai |
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By *al2001Man
over a year ago
kildare |
Where you really see what nurses are really made of is with full time care and terminally I'll patients who really need it
If you don't need to be spoon fed you are fine. If you can get your own drink you are fine
If you can swallow your own tablets your fine
It's the ppl who need it and can't that suffer. They can't post here tho as they are dying or dead |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Where you really see what nurses are really made of is with full time care and terminally I'll patients who really need it
If you don't need to be spoon fed you are fine. If you can get your own drink you are fine
If you can swallow your own tablets your fine
It's the ppl who need it and can't that suffer. They can't post here tho as they are dying or dead"
Alternatively, have a family member who is a medical professional and you'll find you get taken seriously. |
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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"I certainly think that it goes arse ways once you get beyond front line staff and into appointments and admin.
I really puzzle about the brain drain. We spend a fortune of public money training doctors and nurses. With doctors we then heap more money on them on post grad stuff.
And when they qualify they get on a plane to better prospects.
Surely we can tell an 18 year old that yes we will train them but they must sign up then to 3 to 5 years service in the public system after completing their training to repay the state. It's daft to be paying others when the staff we had to foresight to train decide to take a tax free jolly to dubai "
Now we're getting deep into politics! Ask the government that is in charge. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Where you really see what nurses are really made of is with full time care and terminally I'll patients who really need it
If you don't need to be spoon fed you are fine. If you can get your own drink you are fine
If you can swallow your own tablets your fine
It's the ppl who need it and can't that suffer. They can't post here tho as they are dying or dead"
The problem there is palliative care being given in the wrong environment, by the wrong people. Frontline nurses shouldn't be giving palliative care, those patients shouldn't be in hospital wards. The wards aren't setup to cater for that. Trying to carry out that sort of care alongside normal duties is impossible. There simply aren't enough nursing home or hospice places available within the system though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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For every bad story about healthcare professionals there are thousands of untold good ones. I think they do a great job. Not so much all the admin people. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"For every bad story about healthcare professionals there are thousands of untold good ones. I think they do a great job. Not so much all the admin people."
. Exactly.
The further up the line u go the less caring the staff are. |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke "
I've played with many medical people in my time and none of them cracked many jokes so I disagree that any jokes are involved  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke "
This thread makes me sad and I am astonished at the disrespect for overworked, overstretched underpaid staff who do their best in unsatisfactory conditions...... |
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I was in an a&e with a friend who broke his arm last year. They were ran off their feet. We were there for about 7 hours and not one of the doctors or nurses had a break. I was even asked to help lift two patients from the trolleys onto the beds and held a drip over some old mans head until they could find a free stand to hang it on. And eventually when things had settled down a nurse came to us with tea and biscuits as a thank you. I've have major respect for them. |
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I can wholeheartedly confirm that most nurses give the best possible care they can with the resources available. I admire my peers and colleagues and am proud of the work we do on a daily basis. Sometimes we work hours without a break, even a pee just to make sure someone else has one.
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By *al2001Man
over a year ago
kildare |
"I can wholeheartedly confirm that most nurses give the best possible care they can with the resources available. I admire my peers and colleagues and am proud of the work we do on a daily basis. Sometimes we work hours without a break, even a pee just to make sure someone else has one.
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I can wholeheartedly confirm that some nurses commit crimes of criminal neglect from a lack of basic humanity. This is from what I have seen.
My experiences are as valid as yours except I am unbiased. You are part of the system from your post |
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By *al2001Man
over a year ago
kildare |
"Where you really see what nurses are really made of is with full time care and terminally I'll patients who really need it
If you don't need to be spoon fed you are fine. If you can get your own drink you are fine
If you can swallow your own tablets your fine
It's the ppl who need it and can't that suffer. They can't post here tho as they are dying or dead
The problem there is palliative care being given in the wrong environment, by the wrong people. Frontline nurses shouldn't be giving palliative care, those patients shouldn't be in hospital wards. The wards aren't setup to cater for that. Trying to carry out that sort of care alongside normal duties is impossible. There simply aren't enough nursing home or hospice places available within the system though. "
All patients that need help eating drinking or taking their tabs don't all need palatine care. They often just need decent basic nursing |
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By *al2001Man
over a year ago
kildare |
"Where you really see what nurses are really made of is with full time care and terminally I'll patients who really need it
If you don't need to be spoon fed you are fine. If you can get your own drink you are fine
If you can swallow your own tablets your fine
It's the ppl who need it and can't that suffer. They can't post here tho as they are dying or dead
Alternatively, have a family member who is a medical professional and you'll find you get taken seriously."
You just need family members there full time to see they get basic care. That's what we done. While the poor patients in the same wards who had nobody were left to suffer |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I don't see general criticism of front line staff here. You can see in ed how busy it is.
The reason ed gets attention is its the only part of the hospital system where public and private collide and the fact that you have private cover dosent get you an advantage.
The only other part of the system where public and private collide is general practise. There are very few complaints about gps because it's privately run by doctors.
The hse have big big plans to take control of general practise and apply their proven expertise to make shite of it as they do with hospitals |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Where you really see what nurses are really made of is with full time care and terminally I'll patients who really need it
If you don't need to be spoon fed you are fine. If you can get your own drink you are fine
If you can swallow your own tablets your fine
It's the ppl who need it and can't that suffer. They can't post here tho as they are dying or dead
Alternatively, have a family member who is a medical professional and you'll find you get taken seriously.
You just need family members there full time to see they get basic care. That's what we done. While the poor patients in the same wards who had nobody were left to suffer"
From family experience I have to agree that 'some' patients do get more hands on attention from medical staff than others. It does definately make a difference if you have a member of the family in the medical profession as you do get more attention. Im not saying it is the same everywhere mind just my experience. On 1 occasion the local doctor was called out to a seriously ill man in a lot of pain. He arrived at the patients hse at 5.40, examined the patient and then waffled for 10 mins then looked at his watch and said the on call doctor would need to be called as he was now of duty! 
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"I can wholeheartedly confirm that most nurses give the best possible care they can with the resources available. I admire my peers and colleagues and am proud of the work we do on a daily basis. Sometimes we work hours without a break, even a pee just to make sure someone else has one.
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From my experience of the treatment which my parents received when they were close to death , I agree 100 % with this posters comments .
Nurses and Doctors are on call all tbe time and dedicate their lives to looking after the sick.
It is inevitable thst a number of mistaken diagnoses will take place ..These are however very isolated occurences ..
I have tenants who were nurses and again they work extremely hard . |
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By *umpsMan
over a year ago
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Ya they are bound to get things wrong.... After all we are human, it is stressful with the amount of patients that just look.for attention., the ones that come in d*unk,
And the very serious ones that come in that are life threatening and people give out becuse they have a broken toe...
And they are waiting to long.. |
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The rest of wealthy Europe laughs at the standard of care provided by the government of our country via the nhs.
This is no disrespect to the dedicated hard working nhs staff who work incredibly hard with long hour and on low pay!
In communist Russia in the past if you worked hard you got accommodation in a concrete tower block. If you were really good after a few years you could get a travants car!-you had no choice that what you were given end of, you could not buy yourself a nice house or a bmw, the state decided what you could have. In other words you cannot rely on your government to provide any quality service to you because it will get strangled by the state become top heavy and the service it was set up to provide will go down hill resulting in low pay long hours and minimum service. Look at your pension 67 years old before you retire on pittance. Look at indeed anything the state provides or runs its pretty bad compared to other countries!
The nhs has become such a massive organisation that no politician would ever be brave enough to tackle the problem- all they say is lets throw more money at it and that will solve the problem-it helps but it never will, but the monster sucks it up and then wants more
Time for a change! There are better ways! But don't hold your breath ! |
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Amazing how some people can gather such detailed information regarding our health system, just by walking into a hospital every now and then! Budding detectives!
All I'm getting here is secondhand talking points and misspelling of the word 'palliative' |
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"The system is badly broken, too much admin, too many managers and not enough nurses and doctors. I spent 8 hours in casualty a few months ago. I couldn't fault the doctors or nurses, they were incredible. When I got through triage it was literally like a war zone. Something you'd see in a disaster movie, people on beds in chairs all over the place. While the doctor was stitching me up, she was saying this was actually a quiet night.
Not every diagnosis is straight forward, that's why they do follow ups. Maybe it's a bit hard to keep your head straight when you have been working 12 hours without a break. "
I'm hospital admin, won't be inviting you into my office for some fun after that comment  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My friends daughter is recently qualified as a nurse. She works 2 night shifts at the weekend agency and gets paid €600.
Under paid? "
Agency nurses are on a higher rate than nurses working in a hospital. Plus its night duty at the weekend so there is extra pay for that |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I spent 2 years in hospitals with a dying relative and hospitals are a disgusting joke
More than half the nurses I met should not have been nurses. More than once I saw nurses act in humanely even criminal neglect
If someone has had good experiences. In hospitals you got lucky
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Im curious to know in what way the nurses acted "in humanely" and "criminal neglect"? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Over the last few years some of my family have been regularly admitted to hospital... some with health insurance, some without.. I honestly couldn't say enough good things about all hospital staff or praise their work highly enough...
I have no idea of pay rates but hours worked are long and from what I've seen stressful..
Can it be improved....yes..
But can't everything?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke "
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick  |
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick "
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?"
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital |
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"Hospital are severely overstretched with overworked and unpaid staff. They aren't a joke."
Fully agree with this. Most who complain ( not everyone) have not experienced hospitals anywhere else. Until you've spent time in hospitals in places like Africa, India and a few others I can add then few have little idea how good our hospitals actually are.
I remember hearing a lady complaining because she was airlifted by helicopter across 4 counties to give birth and she complained after giving birth to a healthy baby and her being in good health too that it was too far for family to visit. Perspective often seems to be lost when we have so much and expect it all too.
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital "
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By *ommando4Man
over a year ago
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I have a lot of respect for the diligent and hard working staff in Irish hospitals. As someone who works in the pharmaceutical industry in aseptic processing in and out of clean rooms all day what gets me is the poor management and lack of enforcement of hand hygiene in hospitals. Was recently in a high tech hospital where in the operating theatre technicians were surfing their mobile phines before touching patients. Normal keyboards in the nurses station (probably full of infectious bacteria) with nurses typing without washing their hands and then changing patients dressings. If this was seen in industry most pharma companies wold have been closed down by now. |
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The blame solely rests on society's inability to stand up and demand change. We're all happy to passively gurn about it when we need it but once we don't, we couldn't give two sh*ts. |
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital
Don't mind them... I'd say you'd make a lovely patient! "
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital "
Haha you've obvisoulsy never worked in an ED if you think everyone there is there for a good reason! |
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital
Don't mind them... I'd say you'd make a lovely patient! ....I attend Dundrum as an out patient. ... "
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital
Don't mind them... I'd say you'd make a lovely patient! ....I attend Dundrum as an out patient. ... "
That's a good option, or those on call GPs, like DubDoc, CareDoc etc.
I think a major problem here is people their non-emergency medial conditions, should be treated as urgent by all staff. The guy claimed himself all he wanted was some pain relief, really no need to avail of an ED for this!
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital
Don't mind them... I'd say you'd make a lovely patient! ....I attend Dundrum as an out patient. ...
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital
Don't mind them... I'd say you'd make a lovely patient! ....I attend Dundrum as an out patient. ...
That like St Davnets?.....big time. ... "
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital
Don't mind them... I'd say you'd make a lovely patient! ....I attend Dundrum as an out patient. ...
That like St Davnets?.....big time. ...
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By *s ParisWoman
over a year ago
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Not to sure where some people got the idea from that the public purse pays for nurses and doctors training? not quiet right on that one I put myself through 6yrs of medical school training I paid for each term by myself supplied everything I needed myself never once asked for anything.and I worked 2 jobs Nurses are overworked and there are not enough on duty to meet proper patient care but we do work our fingers to the bone working sometimes 10 days straight of 12hr shift's we have to deal with some very sick patients and yes the sicker ones do take precedence which is understandable I haven't heard anyone mention about the danger nurses are often in with patients that are out of control in the E.D I myself have been attacked numerous times over the years by patients that are d*unk and violent and I still continued on with my working day 2 occasions I had to be stitched up and then back to work. people here made valid points hospitals are stretched to the limit not enough resources are in place due to cut backs but please don't Slag off those of us that work long hours in order to make a difference in our patients lives and help them on the road to recovery we do a very hard job in very difficult working conditions and much as we would like we cannot save the life of every person that comes through our doors |
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By *s2b3cMan
over a year ago
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke "
You're right they are a joke, in fact, let's shut them all down so they don't annoy us anymore. |
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wise up! seriously? a joke?! where would you be with out a hospital if you had a serious illness? or if you broke a bone? i could go on here but i shouldn't have to! OP you clearly have no idea about the situation staff in hospitals are in! its just pure ignorant of you to say such a thing! |
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"Was in a hospital 4 times in 3 weeks and got diagnosed with the wrong thing hospitals are a joke
total joke I landed in the A@E with back pain a few years back..i was crippled with pain..they left me on a trolley for 6 hours and gave me a few paracetamol ffs..what I needed was some serious pain relief..what pissed me off more was the arseholes coming in and out with a flipchart asking me my name and other details..5 times it happened..on the 5th time I roared at them for something for the pain and that I gave my details 5 phucking times already so don't ask again..I mean you wouldnt want to be sick like really sick
What exactly was the emergency? You had a sore back! Could you not have gone to your GP?
herniated disc..i couldn't even walk it was that bad..I take it you've never experienced anything like this or else you wouldn't be so ignorant..anybody who goes to an ae goes there for good reason..my gp was closed..only place I could go was hospital
Don't mind them... I'd say you'd make a lovely patient! ....I attend Dundrum as an out patient. ...
That's a good option, or those on call GPs, like DubDoc, CareDoc etc.
I think a major problem here is people their non-emergency medial conditions, should be treated as urgent by all staff. The guy claimed himself all he wanted was some pain relief, really no need to avail of an ED for this!
But then again, it's always an emergency for some people!! "
You don't know what you're talking about ..only 23 you've a lot to learn.. if you ever burst a disc in your spine come back to me and tell me it'll be ok and its not an emergency..the pain is unbelievable.. it's only when I got an injection into the back that the pain relieved somewhat but even at that the pain was still there and I was high as a kite.. even the strongest of opiates wouldn't take that kind of pain away |
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"Not to sure where some people got the idea from that the public purse pays for nurses and doctors training? not quiet right on that one I put myself through 6yrs of medical school training I paid for each term by myself supplied everything I needed myself never once asked for anything.and I worked 2 jobs Nurses are overworked and there are not enough on duty to meet proper patient care but we do work our fingers to the bone working sometimes 10 days straight of 12hr shift's we have to deal with some very sick patients and yes the sicker ones do take precedence which is understandable I haven't heard anyone mention about the danger nurses are often in with patients that are out of control in the E.D I myself have been attacked numerous times over the years by patients that are d*unk and violent and I still continued on with my working day 2 occasions I had to be stitched up and then back to work. people here made valid points hospitals are stretched to the limit not enough resources are in place due to cut backs but please don't Slag off those of us that work long hours in order to make a difference in our patients lives and help them on the road to recovery we do a very hard job in very difficult working conditions and much as we would like we cannot save the life of every person that comes through our doors"
Well said!
We're hearing of 2 or 3 incidences here where things didn't go as they should. No-one mentions all the success stories.
Hundreds of people are treated successfully, daily in hospitals around the country |
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"Not to sure where some people got the idea from that the public purse pays for nurses and doctors training? not quiet right on that one I put myself through 6yrs of medical school training I paid for each term by myself supplied everything I needed myself never once asked for anything.and I worked 2 jobs Nurses are overworked and there are not enough on duty to meet proper patient care but we do work our fingers to the bone working sometimes 10 days straight of 12hr shift's we have to deal with some very sick patients and yes the sicker ones do take precedence which is understandable I haven't heard anyone mention about the danger nurses are often in with patients that are out of control in the E.D I myself have been attacked numerous times over the years by patients that are d*unk and violent and I still continued on with my working day 2 occasions I had to be stitched up and then back to work. people here made valid points hospitals are stretched to the limit not enough resources are in place due to cut backs but please don't Slag off those of us that work long hours in order to make a difference in our patients lives and help them on the road to recovery we do a very hard job in very difficult working conditions and much as we would like we cannot save the life of every person that comes through our doors
Well said!
We're hearing of 2 or 3 incidences here where things didn't go as they should. No-one mentions all the success stories.
Hundreds of people are treated successfully, daily in hospitals around the country"
The BBC say...for every 5 complaints they get there are around 200 positive but the positives rarely get sent.
People are far more likely to complain than affirm. They don't see that affirming does anything where as complaining is supposed to. |
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You don't know what you're talking about ..only 23 you've a lot to learn.. if you ever burst a disc in your spine come back to me and tell me it'll be ok and its not an emergency..the pain is unbelievable.. it's only when I got an injection into the back that the pain relieved somewhat but even at that the pain was still there and I was high as a kite.. even the strongest of opiates wouldn't take that kind of pain away "
Haha yeah good man, I've a lot to learn about things like this. Those seven years must have been filled with medical education!
If I ever get a herniated disc, I will attend my GP, because whilst it can be quite painful, I would no it is not an emergency!
But anyway you no best. You seem a lovely chap, not even being able to stand someone asking your name a few times! |
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more "
Bullshit...
Patients are triaged, assessed and according to ews join the queue. Not everything is as it seems to irate patients in the waiting room. Some people reckon that they should be seen before others even though they can be in complaining of a 6 week old injury.. cardiac arrest is taken straight to resuscitation room.. NO patient having a heart attack is "not important".. it's a tough environment with abuse from scumbags a daily occurrence. Then there are the "drug seekers" to deal with.
Nobody wants to spend days on a trolly in the ED but making crap up is just that... crap |
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You don't know what you're talking about ..only 23 you've a lot to learn.. if you ever burst a disc in your spine come back to me and tell me it'll be ok and its not an emergency..the pain is unbelievable.. it's only when I got an injection into the back that the pain relieved somewhat but even at that the pain was still there and I was high as a kite.. even the strongest of opiates wouldn't take that kind of pain away
Haha yeah good man, I've a lot to learn about things like this. Those seven years must have been filled with medical education!
If I ever get a herniated disc, I will attend my GP, because whilst it can be quite painful, I would no it is not an emergency!
But anyway you no best. You seem a lovely chap, not even being able to stand someone asking your name a few times! "
If you ever have a hernaited disc you won't even be able to walk to the doctor or even to your car...you'll be crippled on the spot and will need to call an ambulance or somebody with a stretcher to carry you away..those 7 years of medicine obviously taught you fuck all about lumbago..perhaps you might want to revise your notes..if somebody kept asking you the same question when you're in extreme pain do you think you'd be so understanding |
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"Not to sure where some people got the idea from that the public purse pays for nurses and doctors training? not quiet right on that one I put myself through 6yrs of medical school training I paid for each term by myself supplied everything I needed myself never once asked for anything.and I worked 2 jobs Nurses are overworked and there are not enough on duty to meet proper patient care but we do work our fingers to the bone working sometimes 10 days straight of 12hr shift's we have to deal with some very sick patients and yes the sicker ones do take precedence which is understandable I haven't heard anyone mention about the danger nurses are often in with patients that are out of control in the E.D I myself have been attacked numerous times over the years by patients that are d*unk and violent and I still continued on with my working day 2 occasions I had to be stitched up and then back to work. people here made valid points hospitals are stretched to the limit not enough resources are in place due to cut backs but please don't Slag off those of us that work long hours in order to make a difference in our patients lives and help them on the road to recovery we do a very hard job in very difficult working conditions and much as we would like we cannot save the life of every person that comes through our doors
Well said!
We're hearing of 2 or 3 incidences here where things didn't go as they should. No-one mentions all the success stories.
Hundreds of people are treated successfully, daily in hospitals around the country
The BBC say...for every 5 complaints they get there are around 200 positive but the positives rarely get sent.
People are far more likely to complain than affirm. They don't see that affirming does anything where as complaining is supposed to."
Some people just like to complain. And some people like to complain in case they can make a few bob out of it.
I'd never seen those stats from the BBC - I'd guess they were actually higher in favour of those that were happy
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"I agree but this hospital is a joke dont care about patients
Why don't they care about patients? What did they do to
give you that opinion?
Well when I was in there I women was havin a heart attack and doctors literally said she aint important put her in waiting room and 2 people that had heart attacks there beds wer takin and lots more
Bullshit...
Patients are triaged, assessed and according to ews join the queue. Not everything is as it seems to irate patients in the waiting room. Some people reckon that they should be seen before others even though they can be in complaining of a 6 week old injury.. cardiac arrest is taken straight to resuscitation room.. NO patient having a heart attack is "not important".. it's a tough environment with abuse from scumbags a daily occurrence. Then there are the "drug seekers" to deal with.
Nobody wants to spend days on a trolly in the ED but making crap up is just that... crap"
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You don't know what you're talking about ..only 23 you've a lot to learn.. if you ever burst a disc in your spine come back to me and tell me it'll be ok and its not an emergency..the pain is unbelievable.. it's only when I got an injection into the back that the pain relieved somewhat but even at that the pain was still there and I was high as a kite.. even the strongest of opiates wouldn't take that kind of pain away
Haha yeah good man, I've a lot to learn about things like this. Those seven years must have been filled with medical education!
If I ever get a herniated disc, I will attend my GP, because whilst it can be quite painful, I would no it is not an emergency!
But anyway you no best. You seem a lovely chap, not even being able to stand someone asking your name a few times!
If you ever have a hernaited disc you won't even be able to walk to the doctor or even to your car...you'll be crippled on the spot and will need to call an ambulance or somebody with a stretcher to carry you away..those 7 years of medicine obviously taught you fuck all about lumbago..perhaps you might want to revise your notes..if somebody kept asking you the same question when you're in extreme pain do you think you'd be so understanding "
Firstly go back and read my last post because you've got the meaning wrong!
And lastly, the reason they repeatedly ask you your name and date of birth, is not so they can remember to write you a pretty card for your birthday next year! It's so they giving the right patient the right medication, or even talking to the right patient. Believe it or not your are not the only precious flower in the hospital!
Any way good luck! Don't know why I am evening talking to some who is a self professed, Big thicko, nominative determinism at work??? |
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