Not to mention they hold us 911 coverage units over regularly “for just one last transfer call that will be really quick.” When there are plenty of transfer only units posted at hospitals doing nothing at the beginning of their shifts. It also tanks our levels and leaves a lot of the city uncovered for emergency calls.

The thing is everytime you complain about something like people taking breaks, it’s not that you gain something from It, you just make life worse for other people. How about minding your own damn business?

Seems like common sense that people doing a high-stress job that requires a lot of good judgement on matters of life and death should be able to eat and piss when they need to

That really sucks, I can’t imagine what anyone would actually gain by not allowing first responders to have breaks, but it seems ultimately unsafe and unfair, as well as unnecessary. It reminds me of when we had something similar in 2014, when certain trusts in the UK banned NHS staff from drinking hot beverages in any visible areas in case people thought they were slacking. Spokespeople at the time said that  “Clearly this activity has given the wrong impression to staff and the public that clinic staff are not working as hard as they might be.”, “Members of the public are frustrated by long waiting times during clinics and for appointments and are inflamed by seeing members of staff enjoying hot and cold drinks at the reception desks.”  and “Our priority must be to ensure that we are not compromising our high standards by presenting a poor impression to the public and staff who visit our departments.” But the thing is, people drink something on the go precisely because/when they are too busy to eat or take proper breaks. And it’s not always possible to drink fluids in a  space which isn’t exposed to patients; not every GP practice or ward has work spaces where staff can work out of sight of patients. And whilst there’s usually some kind of staff room somewhere, if you’re too busy to take a break then having a quick coffee at your desk whilst you type or between patients can make your life a lot less horrific. I feel that if a trust has lots of staff drinking hot drinks on the go in front of patients, that’s the symptom and not the problem; ensure adequate staffing levels so people can take breaks, and ensure there are plenty of spaces close by to their work environments that are out of sight of patients that they can take a break in or grab a quick drink in, and they won’t be drinking in front of patients. But I honestly don’t see why patients should be offended by a cup of tea on someone’s desk or at a reception desk, and I think that attitude arises from a misunderstanding of why people are drinking beverages in front of patients. Most people understand that staff are busy, and in reality having a quick coffee whilst you keep working is the literal opposite of lazing around at work; if you are seeing someone at a workstation, and they don’t even leave it to drink their beverage (which in all honesty is probably growing cold whilst they are working), it’s only construed as lazy if you inherently see inbibing fluid as a lazy activity, or believe that people at work should be working literally 100% of the time with no breaks. And although I try to avoid eating or drinking within eyesight of patients as much as possible; I avoid the hospital canteen wherever possible, to avoid running into them, lest spending my break catching up on news on my phone be misconstrued as ‘doctors being lazy’, I don’t believe encouraging this line of thinking is inherently correct. By bowing to these kinds of complaints rather than addressing the fact that the real issues are understaffing, delays in services or staff not being able to take adequate breaks, we’re encouraging the view that having a drink or taking a break is inherently lazy, and something that should be done with utter secrecy. Like it’s a weird secret. When, really, patients and visitors should be able to understand that staff are entitled to drink something or take a break. And that although things should be kept as professional as possible (and treating patients comes first), hytrating yourself shouldn’t be seen as inherently unprofessional.

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An elementary or middle school student shouldn’t have to know how to stop the bleeding of a classmate or themselves. Think of what else they could be learning if this wasn’t needed. They take funding for arts, music and after school programs and pay teachers so little, but this will become required curriculum.

So they shouldn't know what to do in case of a emergency? Stop The Bleed is not just for gun shot wounds you learn CPR/AED and Stop The Bleed at least in the classes I've helped teach. This is a community class taught by First Responders and other medical staff. All ages are allowed to attend. Everyone goes through a power point and then gets hands on training on how to properly do chest compressions on adult-child-infant, use a AED, wound packing, use of different kinds of tourniquets. Everyone should at least attend one Stop The Bleed class because you never know when you might find someone who accidentally stabbed/cut themselves on something or someone next to you goes into cardiac arrest. At least you have some knowledge of what to do during these kinds of emergencies.

So tiny! My best friend from nursing school is a NICU nurse and I have so much respect for those in that specialty.

My nicu let me keep mine from my son, it’s soooo tiny! I can’t believe it ever fit him!

Omg what a cute idea! I should start giving them to families too!

I was a NICU baby and I have mine buried somewhere!

It’s a shame when you change your blog name tumblr doesn’t redirect you. 🙄

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