Martin Hogan

I don’t feel I particularly did this person enough justice.

 Clearly very effected and disturbed by there experience.

I gave a lot of support, but was difficult to capture all the interview. Trying to stick to the point and get the main message across. But clearly a lot more to unpack.

For clarity the chief nurse expressed concern on resuscitation guidelines in terms of staff safety. Staff were very vulnerable and at risk with lack of appriopriate PPE. Concern was raised for his staff being put at risk, though understanding the necessity.

What have been your key take away bits from this, I wonder. Interesting to hear

. Such an interesting discussion. I was saddened but truely understood why so many of my interviewees wishes to stay anonymous.

Interested to hear you the readers  thoughts, 

I couldn’t agree with this article more.

ive burnt out so much it’s light a fire for me to leave nursing! I look above at the leaders , most have never worked on the shop floor, but they have a masters. So that makes them clinically sound.

everyone I speak to feels broke and done.

its very sad to hear such a dynamic nurse say this. But I feel exactly the same! Who do you discuss this with? Where do you go from here?

difficult time. Needed to be said though. 

Thanks for your comment and compassion.

I have seen some amazing things from patients, who have made there own PPE. An 8year old girl making plastic visors from staff. Knitting groups making masks. I think from the patient side this has been brilliant.

if this was to happen again. I think a local government set up coordinating groups (which I believe there are in some parts of the country) could help, this also as you expressed gives people some helpful purpose.

That’s brilliant. Is it still successful?

Such an important discussion in this time.

yes we are trying our best to preserve life.

end of life care is now more than ever important to protect, how and when we go about this.

your thoughts for discussion would be appreciated for learning purposes.

Thank you.yes all valied points you make there. I have found since feeding back to matrons and  people in charge that they have been responsive on the most part. The hardest bit is that they inform me we can’t change people’s personalities. Which of course I am aware of. But this i regarding professionalism and safety so a standard of practise should be meant.  I have highlighted to the managers that when staff sign my form,it states they have to sign they have inducted me, for this shift I would not let it be signed and have raised concerns that have been listened to by my agency. Who have been wonderful. I think these experiences shouldn’t put people off agency but i understand why it does.

perhaps bank nursing is the way forward to obtain safer environment. Sort of home grown staff, who are Fimiliar with trust etc.

Thank you. Yes it scared me too.

I did feedback to my agency who were very supportive and like you advised me to get in contact with matron and guardian. Which I did. However this was in my own/unpaid time. ( which I think would put a lot of agency nurses off doing so)

patients I think are at risk with transient staff. Though the wards are only in need of transient staff if staff shortages. These staff shortages are due to retention, unpleasant work environment, national shortages of nurses. Lack of development.

so potentially rentention and staff happiness  is also a very important part of safety

i look forward to hearing your thoughts of my blog and would be very interested to here other people’s experience, with locuming and agency work. What works well/ not so well?

Very brave and realistic article.

i often feel the same. I think this is the way forward though to be honest. Being brave and saying it how it is.

i do the same more so with one particular Doctor who I know when he sees me, he will start rolling out instructions and questions. When I’m busy or have too many acute responsibilities in all honestly I looks the other way when I see him, as he does exactly the same with me too.