I take it you mean pull a sickie, as being sick genuinely requires no consideration, you either are sick or not sick!

Depend on the condition of a person if he/she is able to tolerate the body discomfort and continue with their work till the end of the day and hopefully they recover the next day. I think this relates to responsibility but it is very unhealthy to continue in this way as we need to continue re-energise our body and mind to prepare for the next workday.

Regards

Yes, Roger, but in the end you get totally, er, drained (as has happened to me a few times in the past). As we all know, hospitals are not the healthiest of environments.

But, here's a question? Does the biomed (who after all, is as likely as most to roam around throughout the hospital departments) develop a stronger resistance (than, say, the "average man in the street") to all the many and varied "bugs" lurking around?

... and, do we pay the price in later life?

Good questions, Geoff. I don't have the answer but I believed we need to keep or stay fit (with regular exercise) and watch our diet(cut down on red meat). Remember health is fortune.

You hit the nail on the head there Roger. From my experience, the people who have most time off sick are those who tend to eat less stringent diets and generally do not exercise regularily.

That goes hand in hand with those that over work themselves as well. Because of this, the do not have time to exercise and tend to snack out a lot more. A recipe for health issues.

Everybody needs to take a step back once in a while and review there lifestyle. The sooner any issue is addressed the better.

Is food counted as a medical device?
I suppose "functional foods" are closer to drugs than devices.
Or have we strayed off topic?
Robert

Can you remind us what the original question posed was all about, Robert?

Yes, well thanks for all that. Obviously a subject which most people have an opinion on. Just to clear things up

I am a medical device trainer.
I work for the medical physics department.
I have the same qualifications requirements as the medical physics technicians. When I'm not doing this I help out in the lab...admittedly not very often!
I also attend technical training courses.

The main remit of my job is to organise and carryout training in the use of medical devices for ALL nurse - all acute and all community....initially mainly in the field of infusion devices.

Just now,I would like to find out about the different roles "we trainers" have in different areas and also the qualifications and experience they have to be able to get and do the job.

hmn
Do you train staff on how to use the medical device i.e. press this, etc. or do you also advise on the best way to utilise the device for the therapy being delivered? Also, do you discuss safety aspects and any relevant regulations with regard to devices and do you get the staff to complete a competency questionnaire and issue a certificate on completion?
The reason I ask this is that I believe that Medical Device Training is not just a role whereby we teach staff how to use said device but there are much wider aspects to the job.

the techs were ODPs..nothing to do with EBME, no link at all.

Ok hmn here goes:
QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE:
15 years ICU nursing with various specialist quals.
Teaching and assessing qual
i have attended numerous "train the trainer" courses for the various bits of kit that i now train on.
I have also used the equipment in practice on patients for years.

JD:
(bearing in mind that i only cover ICU/HDU)
This is very in depth as i mentioned earlier, it is 3 pages long, too much to go into here.
I would be very happy to chat to you and i am very interested in what you say about training nurses. Specifically how you organise this and carry it out, also as some one mentioned the competency paperwork etc.