Thursday - March 18, 2010

A bungling nurse who hardly speaks the language and police forced into political correctness

Oh boy oh boy. What a fine mess these folks have got the public in.

England’s troubles aren’t feudalism (as one person may have suggested.? ) or the monarchy. (in decline?) Nope.
The problems are ones like this.

BUNGLING and DANGEROUS NURSE. READS LIKE A CARRY ON MOVIE.

Bungling foreign nurse can KEEP his job… despite barely any English and ‘worrying’ lack of competence

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:17 PM on 18th March 2010

A bungling Indian nurse who could barely understand English and refused to learn the language can keep his job, a tribunal ruled today.

Biju John, 38, from Cambridge, has been declared fit to work even though the chairman of the Nursing and Midwifery Council panel said he displayed a ‘worrying’ lack of competence.

The hearing had been told staff felt they were ‘carrying’ him and did not feel safe leaving patients in his care.

He had even written to the NMC insisting he could understand instructions, stating ‘I never be confused at all (sic).’

The tribunal was told the Indian nurse had a limited knowledge of basic nursing skills and did nothing when a patient was struggling to breathe.

The NMC heard John, who did not attend the hearing, should have started basic airway management as the man gasped for breath after coming round from an operation.

John was this week found guilty of seven charges relating to his lack of competency when he worked at the hospital between July 2003 and December 2004.

These include failing to complete basic skills required of a nurse, not demonstrating his English was sufficient to communicate with colleagues effectively, which gave rise to the incident with the latex gloves, and failing to take appropriate action when a patient’s oxygen levels dropped.

However, the panel ruled John could keep his job subject to a number of conditions.

NMC chair David Kyle said his lack of competence was ‘worrying’ but ‘not irremediable’.

‘Other nurses felt they were carrying him. Anaesthetists were nervous about leaving their patients in his care and adopted a practice of returning to check on their patients because they were concerned about them.

So then, how much time should be allowed to bring this guy up to speed?  How many more chances should he have to perhaps kill someone?

And then there is this bit of fluff and nonsense as well.  No, the problem isn’t a non existent order that ended long ago. It’s PC and all it stands for.

Police banned from asking for someone’s ‘Christian’ name because it might offend those of other faiths
By REBECCA CAMBER

Police officers have been banned from asking for ‘Christian’ names for fear of offending other religions.

Officers taking down a suspect’s particulars must now refer to their ‘personal’ or ‘family name’ as the word ‘Christian’ could offend Muslims, Sikhs and other faiths, according to new diversity guidelines.

They are also warned not to use terms like afternoon or evening as it could confuse people of ‘different cultural backgrounds’ about the time of day.

The 62-page ‘Faith and Culture Resource’ booklet produced by the force’s diversity support group sets out customs and practices in a number of religions and beliefs including paganism and rastafarianism.

In it, officers are told to offer to remove their shoes on entering people’s homes as some religions frown upon shoes being worn inside the home.

Other handy tips for police include wiping their feet to get rid of mud when entering a gypsy’s trailer and not to put a cup of proffered tea on the floor as this could offend their standards of cleanliness.

Another guide also warns against the phrases ‘manning the phones’, ‘layman’s terms’ and ‘the tax man’, as it ‘makes women invisible’.

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Posted by peiper     on 03/18/2010 at 02:02 PM   
Filed Under: • Daily Life • DIVERSITY BS • Politically Correct B.S. • UK •  
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