Mecky Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Just when you thought things couldn't get much worse. http://www.metro.co.uk/news/910658-nhs-cuts-forcing-nurses-off-wards-to-clean-toilets It seems the NHS is being run down, I wonder why that might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Tracey Cooper, president of the Infection Prevention Society, said: ‘Cleaning has always been an integral part of what nurses do. Should the NHS sack some nurses so they can afford to have cleaners sat round waiting to clean something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 nurses priorities should be feeding, toileting and bathing the patients and ensuring the ward is clean. They are not overqualified for providing basic care-that is their job! I don't really know whether this is a story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Why shouldn't they clean toilets? Are they too good for it now they've all got degrees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Why shouldn't they clean toilets? Are they too good for it now they've all got degrees? Or to turn it on it's head. Would you want a cleaner to nurse you, and administer drugs....etc....?....I'm not sure I would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Nurses priorities should be ... ensuring the ward is clean. Ensuring the ward is clean and cleaning are two different things. Do you think nurses have a duty to scrub the loos? Wouldn't that job be better done by a cleaner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regatta Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ensuring the ward is clean and cleaning are two different things. Do you think nurses have a duty to scrub the loos? Wouldn't that job be better done by a cleaner? Correct! nurses nurse patients, cleaners clean bogs ect, what next cleaners nursing patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ensuring the ward is clean and cleaning are two different things. Do you think nurses have a duty to scrub the loos? Wouldn't that job be better done by a cleaner? As well as that: I'm not sure I would 'want' a nurse to 'tend' me, having just scrubbed skids off a bog!!!....clean hands or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 As well as that: I'm not sure I would 'want' a nurse to 'tend' me, having just scrubbed skids off a bog!!!....clean hands or not. If she's dealing with sick people then she's probably touching worse than that in her work. It's not the best line of thought. ---------- I apologise to male nurses aswell for using 'she' straight away. My quick gender stereotype is showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 If she's dealing with sick people then she's probably touching worse than that in her work. It's not the best line of thought. ---------- I apologise to male nurses aswell for using 'she' straight away. My quick gender stereotype is showing. Fine!...She can nurse you then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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