Student humor

PRANK CALL CAUSES A NURSE TO COMMIT SUICIDE

Jacinta Saldanha, 46, A night Sister at Edward VII Hospital in London committed suicide after receiving a prank call from two DJs living in Australia pretending to be Queen Elizabeth and William's father. They elicited information from the hospital about Prince William's wife Kate who was in the hospital suffering from morning sickness.

The information and its eventual broadcast elicited a furor in the media and a backlash concerning revealing a patient's information. the media furor caused the Indian Born sister who was the most senior person at the hospital much anguish resulting in her committing suicide.

In an inquest that followed, the two DJs apologized for their insensitivity and lack for foresight.

Saldanha's family and friends were shocked by the suicide saying she was happy and jovial earlier in the day.

This goes to show the pressures health care workers go through and the need to seek counselling if things seem overwhelming

Jacintha Saldanha, 46, killed herself 3 days after she fell for a prank phone call that resulted in another nurse disclosing details of the Duchess of Cambridge's condition.

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YOU CAN'T BE AN OVERWEIGHT NURSE IN JAPAN

While in the USA a lot of facilities encourage a healthy lifestyle for their workers, some even going as far as developing programs like the 'biggest loser' accompanied by prizes and even bonuses in Japan obesity in the healthcare is not just frowned down on it's written into the rules.

In 2008, the Japanese Government decided its citizens had to slim down to reduce chances of developing diseases associated with obesity.

To enforce these rules, the Government initiated a 'maximum allowable waistline' for females and males. Those who fail these stringent rule are given a period to lose weight, failure to lose the required weight during this period they are given a dietary guidance and a period of six months to drop pound. After this probationary period they receive counseling and more guidance.

2. YOU MIGHT NOT GET PAID OVERTIME FOR OVERTIME WORK

In most States Overtime pay (Time and a half) is supposed to kick in if one works more than 8 hours a day or more than 40 hours a week, well not always so. If you are a Nurse who works 12 hr shifts your overtime does not kick in after your initial 8 hours of work. It will kick in only after you go over your 40 hours of work!

3. YOU HAVE TO WEAR UNIFORM IN WALES

You fancy the relaxed way you go to work? In Wales you wont wear your Polo t-shirt or khaki pants or those fancy scrubs with all types of designs on them, a simple badge announcing you as a nurse over casual wear wont suffice. In Wales you have to wear uniform and it is color coded.

All Uniform is standardized and falls in the following categories:

• Charge nurses wear navy blue
• Clinical Nurse specialists wear royal blue
• Staff nurses wear Postman blue
• Healthcare support wear green.
• Nursery nurses wear aqua green

4. YOU GOTTA SAY 'PLEASE'

If You are working over the weekend in a hospital in West sussex, England, you can ignore a doctor's order for blood tests if the doctor doesn't write 'please' on the requisition.

5. YOU CAN'T GET PREGNANT IN THE UAE IF YOU ARE A SINGLE NURSE

Thought it was difficult getting a date working night shifts and odd hours as a Nurse, don't dare get pregnant before marriage if you land that elusive boyfriend in the United Arab Emirates. You either have to get married to the father, jailed or deported.

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