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Nursing Education Cartoon #1
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Best Luck in the Hospital. If There's a Retired Nurse in the Next Bed.
Jeff Danziger nurse shortage nurse shortages nursing shortage nursing shortages patient care patient-care healthcare health-care nursing strike nurse's strike nurses' strike hospital staff staff shortage staff shortages hospital administration healthcare system medical team registered nurse licensed practical nurse nursing assistant medical intern doctor physician hospital equipment medical supplies patient safety critical care emergency medicine healthcare technology healthcare innovation healthcare management nursing education medical training working conditions labor unions
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"I'm afraid there are no nurses available at the moment. . . but once we've put into place our new recruitment training and retention program there should be someone here to see you in about eight years!"
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'It's part of the NHS drive to cut costs, he's having his redundancy and 'welcome to your new post' parties at the same time.'
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'This is what we call a 'patient'...you MAY find some reference to one of them on page 435 of your manual.'
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"I came up through the ranks."
Doug Grundy come up through the ranks up through the ranks rise through the ranks rose through the ranks move up improving status glass ceiling go places rags-to-riches story personal achievement start at the bottom starting from the bottom starting at the bottom registered nurse licensed practical nurse doctors of medicine medical doctor medical doctors rn rns md mds advance advances advancing advancement
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"They're training a doctor for you."
Jeremy Banx nhs national health service doctor shortage doctor shortages nhs staffing crisis healthcare professional healthcare professionals recruitment crisis doctor doctors hospital hospitals hospital shortage hospital shortages medical education residency program medical training healthcare access health equity public health patient care medical staff healthcare staffing medical students medical school medical workforce physician shortage medical profession healthcare system healthcare staffing agency healthcare recruitment nursing staff allied health professionals healthcare crisis healthcare administration
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"When they said they were bringing in students I thought they meant MEDICAL students."
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'I liked being a registered nurse, but then I became a practical nurse. I married a millionaire.'
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"I'm afraid we don't have anyone to help you at the moment, but once our advertising and recruitment programme is finished we should have someone to see you in 8 years or so..."
Fran staffing cut staffing cuts staff shortage staff shortages staffing shortage staffing shortages customer service customer services hr human resources personnel hr manager hr managers recruitment program recruitment programme nhs national health service gp shortage nursing shortage doctor shortage staffing crisis
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'The Doctor just finished his rounds. I better go soothe the patient's psyches.'
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Lady examines book genre 'Stuff they never taught you in nursing school.'
Benita Epstein book books bookshelf bookshelves doctor doctors white coat white coats nurse nursing medical book medical books orthopedic orthopedics pediatric pediatrics inform informs informing information topic topics misinform misinformed inadequate education inadequate nursing school university college degree degrees student students reality lesson lessons life lesson life lessons unteachable on the job learn on the job continuing education professional development healthcare industry nursing practices medical education lifelong learning non-traditional education self-education self-improvement career advancement practical knowledge real-world experience critical thinking problem-solving healthcare ethics patient care healthcare policy medical research online learning healthcare technology hands-on learning
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"Yes, I suppose in a way I am a bit like a bank holiday nursing temp!"
Graham Chaffer hospitals hospital care nhs nursing health cutbacks nhs staff shortages temporary workers staff shortages inadequate staff short staffed unskilled staff bank holiday's holiday staff skeleton staff end of life care death the grim reaper staffing shortage staffing shortages budget cut budgets cuts austerity measure austerity measures
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"Panic over Jane, I've managed to find someone with a proper qualification to come and talk to Mr Morris."
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"Congratulations, counselor - it's a baby boy, with a full set of teeth."
Danny Shanahan maternity ward maternity wards doctor doctors general practitioner general practitioners medical check up medical check ups hospital hospitals doctors appointment doctors appointments doctor's appointment doctor's appointments physician physicians father fathers dad dads fatherhood fathering son sons kid kids child children childhood family families parent parents parenting parenthood teeth newborn baby babies dental dentistry baby teeth tooth fairy oral hygiene child development baby milestones teething early childhood childcare pediatrician infant health baby care baby products nursing breastfeeding newborn screening child psychology family planning prenatal care neonatal care
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"When I finish here I have to go to my second job in the nursing home and this evening I've got my waitressing shift."
Clive Goddard house of commons houses of parliament mp mps mp scandal second job second jobs minimum wage poverty wages cleaner cleaners cleaning waitressing multiple jobs zero hours contracts second job scandal second job controversy political corruption political scandal uk politics sleaze sleazy unemployment job opportunities employment rates economic situation financial situation low income financially unstable working-class minimum wage increase labor rights working conditions working families underemployment double shift healthcare industry elderly care hospitality industry service industry blue-collar worker benefits
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'Give you a few tongue depressors and you're good for the afternoon.'
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"Guess what face I'm making now."
Ken Krimstein surgery surgeries surgical mask surgical masks operating room operating rooms operation operations o/r scrub scrubs medical equipment pull a face pulls a face pulling a face operating room operating rooms nurse nursing medical procedure healthcare patient care physician doctor anesthesiology anesthesia surgical tools sterile environment diagnostic imaging vital signs medical specialty medical field facial expressions humor silliness facial contortions facial grimaces guessing game funniness playful
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"Hop? Jig? Dance? You're a dancer? Sounds like? Prancer? Cancer? Cancer! I got cancer!"
John O'Brien charade charades playing charades diagnosis diagnoses cancer oncology oncologist oncologists sounds like clue clues rhyme rhymes rhyming doctor doctors physician physicians cancer cancers guess guesses guessing guessing game guessing games bad news bearer of bad news bearers of bad news health condition medical diagnosis cancer screening cancer awareness cancer support group cancer treatment chemotherapy radiation therapy cancer research cancer prevention life-changing news coping with illness communication patient care oncology nursing
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'I'm not feeling well. Whatever you do, don't let me treat myself.'
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"I'm sorry, the doctor no longer makes diagnoses."
Mike Twohy diagnoses diagnosis diagnostic diagnostics doctor doctors physician physicians patient patients healthcare health care health-care health problem health problems nurse medical diagnosis medical malpractice malpractice lawsuit malpractice lawsuits medical ethics medical standards medical professionalism physician-patient relationship healthcare system medical treatment clinical knowledge medical education healthcare management medicolegal issues healthcare infrastructure healthcare policies healthcare regulations healthcare technology healthcare innovations medical industry public health
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"Hey, I've operated on this guy before—there are my initials."
Frank Cotham operation operations operating operating room operating rooms medical procedure medical procedures sign signs signing signature signatures autograph autographs autographing malpractice medical malpractice lawsuit lawsuits calling card calling cards surgeon surgeons doctor doctors physician physicians uncaring hospital hospitals hospitalized medical ethics patient safety medical records surgical tools anesthesia informed consent postoperative care medical charting surgical technique preoperative evaluation hospital administration nursing staff healthcare system healthcare policy healthcare reform medical education medical training medical certification
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"Doctor, have you any advice to offer a young man who would love to be a physician but whose crowded schedule simply doesn't permit time for medical school?"
Robert Weber doctor doctors study studies studying studied lazy laziness lethargic spare time free time student students hard work hardworking hard worker hard workers medical school medicine physician physicians bourgeois bourgeois people bourgeois person alternative careers in healthcare healthcare management healthcare administration medical assistant nurse nursing online medical education self-paced medical education vocational schools trade schools time management prioritization work-life balance career counseling
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"They're to remind me to change your bandages."
Ken Benner nurse healthcare health care health-care nursing patient patients patient care patient-care hospital hospitals hospital treatment hospital treatments bandage bandages body cast body casts post it post its note notes post-it post-its reminder reminders forgetful forgetfulness absent minded absent mindedness
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"Furthermore I would like to point out it is strongly forbidden to take selfies in this hospital."
Carré nurse patient care patient-care selfie selfies mobile mobiles cell cells cellphone cellphones nursing ban bans rule rules hospital hospitals patient patients healthcare health care health-care hospital rule hospital rules broken bone broken bones bandage bandages self portrait self portraits self-portrait self-portraits
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Way too General Practitioner
Harry Bliss gp general practitioner general practitioners doctor doctors family doctor family doctors general generalist bedside manner bedside manners bad bedside manner medical exam medical exams medical examination medical examinations doctors surgery doctors office knowledgeable unknowledgeable lack of knowledge healthcare primary healthcare healthcare provider medical professional patient care healthcare services medical check-up diagnosis treatment plan medical history patient-doctor relationship medical ethics medical errors medical negligence doctor-patient communication medical education medical training medical competence medical expertise medical knowledge medical literacy
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"I've a patient who needs a 'chat'...have you got anyone who's completed the 'verbal communications with patients in a lighthearted, supportive but not disempowering manner' course?"
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"It says I have to 'deliver a caring service commensurate with the resources allocated in policy protocols issued int eh patient care package'...nothing about taking you to the toilet."
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