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Originally Posted by Kizzy
Nurses do not run the NHS, nor do they prescribe or have the authority to place DNR in patients notes.
Your fixation is misplaced on who is at fault, that's the truth.
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That is totally correct, they also cannot just give out painkillers either without the permission of a Doctor. If a Nurse is asked for painkillers but they haven't been cleared by a Doctor,then until the Nursing staff manage to reach the Doctor they are unable to bring them.
I agree things like that need speeded up but overall in the whole NHS,I would still support the Nursing staff, there will be bad staff, no one doubts that,I would state though that in my opinion the vast majority of Nursing staff do and try to do their care and jobs to as near excellence as they can.
Clearly some Hospitals and nusrsing staff have fallen well short of the care they should be giving,such as at Stafford and that needs to be dealt with and heads should roll definitely.