idun Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 When I was in hospital in France, it was the nurses who took blood for tests, and put lines in and gave injections. I realise that there are phlebotomists in the UK, but do UK nurses take blood tests, isn't it part of their basic training??????Does anyone know????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 At our local surgery they prefer it if you see the specialist nurse ( phlebotomist) but I've never known a nurse refer a patient to her, they get on and do it themselves at least to start with, then if you having regular blood tests you would be given appointments with her (BTW I call ours Doreen, the impaler, as she always leaves me bruised )A nurse also took blood from my husband a few weeks ago in the local A&E, and put in a canular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 RH, you made me laugh. Why should the nurse put in a hoax? Was she pulling his leg? Perhaps is was Doreen the Djoker?[:D]http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/canular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 LOL, really must concentrate..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Thankyou, I rather needed to know that they could take bloods and do take bloods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 The "blood taker" in the medical setup where I was working in England was "just" a nurse. As she was taking blood samples all day long, she was rather good at it. Doctors could do it too when the nurse was at lunch, and they were rather worse than she was...RH, I loved your "canular" [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Another Can word... can some one tell me why a sugar cube dipped in Calvados is called a 'canard'Sorry, its off topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Well I always understood that as it is like a duck dipping it's beak into the water. What I never understood was boire un canon, why a canon????? for a glass of vin rouge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Faire un canard only works if you dunk the sugar in alcohol - because if you dip a duck in water, water will just roll of its back, protected by sophisticated waterproofed feathers - whereas alcohol penetrates the thick feather coating...well, that is the story I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 And I thought it was just the 'beak bit' it was comparing to. I have a terrible tendancy to try and work things out if I'm not sure and make up some sort of logic. Here is one for you. I was in hospital and there were two of us in the room. My bed was say 2322F and the other 2322P. And I decided that the P and F were pile et face[:-))] I spent ages working that out[Www] and the real answer never crossed my mind. Still I was in hospital[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkkent Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 When I was in hospital in France, it was the nurses who took blood for tests, and put lines in and gave injections. I realise that there are phlebotomists in the UK, but do UK nurses take blood tests, isn't it part of their basic training??????Does anyone know?????Getting back to the original topicDo you think that this may have something to do with (I think) Project 2000? This determined that all nurses be graduates.I'm sure that, with their new, enhanced graduate status, many nurses think that much of the traditional, patient-centred, work of nurses is beneath them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Well no, who else would do it ? A Doctor ? That doesn't make sense, A phlebotomist every time ? That would lead to a lot of queues wouldn't it ? Or a lot of phlebotomists ....... No, I think it really is nurses job...but what do I know..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 At our local GP surgery it is always the nurses who take blood samples and a very good job they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 At our UK GP surgery, doctors or nurses take blood samples if needed there and then, otherwise there's a weekly drop-in blood clinic. Our GP is excellent at taking blood, never a bruise, and he's also the expert for cortisone jabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sueyh Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I had blood test done at the local Laboratoire, by the nurse who did it all day, every day. I came out an hour and a half later, due to volume of patients and the next day my arm was black and blue, due to said nurse being too rushed.Suey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 In U.K. our local G.P. surgery has a phlebotomist working for them. You get given an appointment to see her e.g. 09.42 and you can be in and out within minutes and no bruises. A very good service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 The blood takers working in the local lab here are excellent; I have never had as much as a bruise or more than a very small site mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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