As our last episode this side of Christmas we ran through 6 Reddit posts which piqued our interest from working on NHS Wards, obnoxious surgeons and

We take a Reddit thread offering advice to newly qualified nurses. Our resident nurse and homecare expert listens to a few pieces of 'wise' advice before offering her own pearls of wisdom.

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Ok, so single use plastic isn't exactly necessary BUT if it's the ONLY option then it certainly is.

We rely on small individual portions to avoid food waste, stimulate apetite and ensure the elderly and the vulnerable can still maintain a good level of food intake later in life.

Of course, the companies should be piling more resources into composibles, paper packaging or at the very least recycleable packaging :)

We discuss two topics on this podcast. Firsty, a nurse who is in a shared house with a difficult flatmate who has THROWN HER FOOD AWAY. We offer our thoughts. Second, we discuss how Kate found her nurse specialism following various placements as a student nurse.

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We discuss the pros and cons of working in community care.

Fat, Bossy & Lazy. Can I Leave My Father? We discussed the case of a daughter with a chequered relationship with her father who is elderly and has various other complications. As he is not grateful, helpful, is lacking in respect for himself and others and will not help himself, she is asking; can I leave my dad to fend for himself without feeling guilty? Is he my responsibility when the rest of the family have given up?

As always please feel free to get in touch with the show :) AND thank you for Reddit user Emzeedoodles for sharing your situation.

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We discuss whether an elderly man with advanced dementia will recover his walking ability afetr a fall, resulting in a broken hip.

As always, get in touch if you would like us to discuss your own questions or if you would like to be on the show :)

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We discuss the case of Catherine Hudson, a nurse working on a stroke unit an a NHS trust in Blackpool, who was found guilty of illegally sedating patients in her care. Giving medication which was not prescribed AND stealing medication from the hospital wards.

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In todays episdoe we discuss a Reddit post asking for advice managing presse sores.

So we discuss how pressure sores develop, techniques for managing them and good pressure area care and give some handy tips.

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We discuss a daughter who is concerned a woman is manipulating her mother, fears of hereditary dementia, the impact of dementia on young children, paying for care long term and more.

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