tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617769193456682768.post4809118005311056600..comments2023-10-16T13:53:39.622+01:00Comments on At Both Ends of the Stethoscope.: Infection Control or "oh, I hadn't thought of that"FLOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915180799635537099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617769193456682768.post-75522453318419529472019-05-31T11:22:06.580+01:002019-05-31T11:22:06.580+01:00I think this is a really good article. You make t...I think this is a really good article. You make this information interesting and engaging. You give readers a lot to think about and I appreciate that kind of writing. <a href="https://stethoscopehub.com/best-stethoscope-for-emt-reviews/" rel="nofollow">best rated stethoscope for emt</a><br />Terri Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475489647904740529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617769193456682768.post-48136173127950185052011-07-15T23:58:16.872+01:002011-07-15T23:58:16.872+01:00They're not that useful, because they srip the...They're not that useful, because they srip the varnish off, which makes infection control more of an issue.<br /><br />Having posted this yesterday, there was a tub of wipes at each handwash station on the ward today, because I mentioned this stuff to one of the student nurses. I actually nearly cried, it made things so much easier =)FLOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915180799635537099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617769193456682768.post-77338388608586668482011-07-15T09:30:15.054+01:002011-07-15T09:30:15.054+01:00Hmm. An eminent PS I know always wears white coat...Hmm. An eminent PS I know always wears white coats with bulging pockets (purse, notebooks, pens etc) that come below the elbow, along with dangly jewellry and everything that contradicts the signs in the patient cubicles about how medical staff should dress!!! Oncs seem the best at hand washing - but they have better faciltities.<br /><br />Cos I'm not a medic and don't know, are the little bottles of spirigel (that M&S or Boots sell) that I have to carry around these days any use for you or your stick (apart from making her very slippery)?Robynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617769193456682768.post-75851436524315492232011-07-15T06:50:06.213+01:002011-07-15T06:50:06.213+01:00Yes. And the impetus (sp?) is very much on the ind...Yes. And the impetus (sp?) is very much on the individual to try and ask for an alternative, which still involves telling people personal information, opening yourself up to all kinds of comments, and the reaction to that varies so much by trust - some can wear long sleeves with good reason (mostly religious, others tend to get too much hassle), but they get constantly asked why.<br /><br />Self-harming as a medic makes things really hard. One of the worst issues, is that because the GMC so strenuously avoids offering any real definition of 'fitness to practice', you have to tie yourself in knots to try and figure out what someone's position is on the issue before you tell them. And noone will assume that their colleague self-harms before mouthing off about folk who come into A/E. It's not just juniors either, who can plead inexperience - it's consultants, who have worked for years, know of multiple people going on leave for 'stress' or 'breakdowns' or whatever. They just don't link things in their head - the lack of true reflection that seems to go on day-to-day is stunning(despite mandatory reflective practice in a formulaic way being part on the continuing professional development...).<br /><br />It irritates me, because countries who have stuck with the white coat have it completely right - give folk a clean one at the start of each day, or when they get soiled, and they don't get disgusting and germy - there are computer systems to stop people getting away with not returning them each day they're working. Yes, it's a barrier to a more equals-working-together style of consultation - but how many doctors provide that anyway? (What would you do if the patient disagreed? Heavens!)<br /><br />These policies come in on what is practically a whim, with no consideration for diversity. In Scotland you can wear a plain wedding band, but noone can tell me if | can wear a plain metal finger splint...FLOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915180799635537099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617769193456682768.post-64651431769794947162011-07-15T01:21:32.975+01:002011-07-15T01:21:32.975+01:00Bare below the elbow has led to more than one pers...Bare below the elbow has led to more than one person I know changing job or career because of self-harm scars, & someone else having plastic surgery. Stigma, from colleagues even more than patients, is such a huge issue, & it forces people to 'out' themselves at all times.<br /><br />It isn't as if bare below the elbow is even evidence-based policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com