Post by Wavey75 on Sept 16, 2014 11:54:07 GMT
Hi Mypineappledream,
I liked reading that you also feel the same way about babies and the lack of interest, that’s reinforcing my views that I’m not broken, just not interested and that’s ok to be that way.
I joint the conversation when I can, when it’s about buying a load of crap that’s just not needed yet, I would prefer to just put that money to one side, then when the baby actually arrives, order it online and get it sent next day delivery, which would probably be free based on the sheer volume that would make up the order, instead of buying it all in bits, cluttering up space and then having to move it all with your furniture and stuff, madness. She hasn’t bought anything because it’s in the sale or a lower price temporarily, it’s like she’s buying the latest accessories for her Malibu Stacey dream house (Simpsons reference lol). In other words, it’s the latest dolly or toy for her and it looks to me like she hasn’t really thought that this is not just for Christmas, but for the rest of her life.
Hi DKL,
As you know I’m just about to finish my 7th part time year doing my degree (and I’m planning to repeat a couple of those years as I now get extra exam time and it will beef up my projected 2:2 up to a 2:1 or a 1st) and I have found a great place for advice on what careers to undertake, nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx this place is great, so much information there to suit all situations, it’s a huge depository of information, which is specific to the UK.
As far as the whole nursing career for her goes, I am leaving it alone for her to come to me, no more offering to anyone from me anymore, it’s not appreciated and interpreted as being forceful or aggressive. I love Nurse Jackie by the way, but I thought that was about a nurse struggling with addiction, set in a New York ER. I don’t see how this translates to the UK as the US have a very different system when it comes to healthcare. However, I recently experienced the A&E department where I attended with my wife who was in such pain from 48 hours plus of vomiting and diarrhoea. She was emotionally breaking down and crying because the place was very busy on a Friday night about 5:30pm and even when our GP had advised us that she would fax a letter to the medical team so we wouldn’t have to wait, we still did, although after a few visits to the window kiosk from myself we waited less than 20 minutes for a triage nurse.
We were sent round to a cubical, where a trainee nurse came around to place her cannula for fluids as she was very dehydrated, but then we waited 2 hours for a doctor who examined her for 5 minutes and then sent someone round with pain killers. Another 2 hours later she was moved up to a ward.
In this experience I felt that the nurses we encountered were blunt and not very professional, but then I know that my local hospital have been severely under pressure with many cutbacks and layoffs throughout the NHS trust and it shows, lots.
I feel so bad for saying this about Nurses, I know it’s not their fault. Imagine your job was so demoralising and everyday you were beaten down by your seniors telling you how to do every little thing and that you have to account for every minute of the day or you don’t get paid, which doesn’t included the time you spend writing this bloody reports justifying your job and your time, which is another full time job in itself! I’d have told them to stick the job up there arses on day 3!
I liked reading that you also feel the same way about babies and the lack of interest, that’s reinforcing my views that I’m not broken, just not interested and that’s ok to be that way.
I joint the conversation when I can, when it’s about buying a load of crap that’s just not needed yet, I would prefer to just put that money to one side, then when the baby actually arrives, order it online and get it sent next day delivery, which would probably be free based on the sheer volume that would make up the order, instead of buying it all in bits, cluttering up space and then having to move it all with your furniture and stuff, madness. She hasn’t bought anything because it’s in the sale or a lower price temporarily, it’s like she’s buying the latest accessories for her Malibu Stacey dream house (Simpsons reference lol). In other words, it’s the latest dolly or toy for her and it looks to me like she hasn’t really thought that this is not just for Christmas, but for the rest of her life.
Hi DKL,
As you know I’m just about to finish my 7th part time year doing my degree (and I’m planning to repeat a couple of those years as I now get extra exam time and it will beef up my projected 2:2 up to a 2:1 or a 1st) and I have found a great place for advice on what careers to undertake, nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx this place is great, so much information there to suit all situations, it’s a huge depository of information, which is specific to the UK.
As far as the whole nursing career for her goes, I am leaving it alone for her to come to me, no more offering to anyone from me anymore, it’s not appreciated and interpreted as being forceful or aggressive. I love Nurse Jackie by the way, but I thought that was about a nurse struggling with addiction, set in a New York ER. I don’t see how this translates to the UK as the US have a very different system when it comes to healthcare. However, I recently experienced the A&E department where I attended with my wife who was in such pain from 48 hours plus of vomiting and diarrhoea. She was emotionally breaking down and crying because the place was very busy on a Friday night about 5:30pm and even when our GP had advised us that she would fax a letter to the medical team so we wouldn’t have to wait, we still did, although after a few visits to the window kiosk from myself we waited less than 20 minutes for a triage nurse.
We were sent round to a cubical, where a trainee nurse came around to place her cannula for fluids as she was very dehydrated, but then we waited 2 hours for a doctor who examined her for 5 minutes and then sent someone round with pain killers. Another 2 hours later she was moved up to a ward.
In this experience I felt that the nurses we encountered were blunt and not very professional, but then I know that my local hospital have been severely under pressure with many cutbacks and layoffs throughout the NHS trust and it shows, lots.
I feel so bad for saying this about Nurses, I know it’s not their fault. Imagine your job was so demoralising and everyday you were beaten down by your seniors telling you how to do every little thing and that you have to account for every minute of the day or you don’t get paid, which doesn’t included the time you spend writing this bloody reports justifying your job and your time, which is another full time job in itself! I’d have told them to stick the job up there arses on day 3!