Phledd

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1. An LTC Nurse POV: Why does it feel like Hospital ERs are bothered with Nursing Home reside

   Phledd replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Geriatric

   I couldn't really guess what their reasoning was for sending him back so soon. Was this a one-time thing or a regular type of occurrence? Did the resident return with new cardiac orders? Maybe the doctor thought your SNF was capable of handling it? I...

2. Are we over-reacting?

   Phledd replied to RainMom's topic in Geriatric

   No, that is not an unreasonable request. Seems odd that the manager wouldn't insist on that being honored. I wonder if it could be a communication problem. Do the 2nd & 3rd shift charge nurses know about it? Maybe you could speak with the directo...

3. bullying? racism? or overreacting?

   Phledd replied to beachbum2000's topic in Relations

   No, it doesn't make a difference. And, if you're hesitant to name actual races, you could simplify by calling them 5 Star-bellied Sneetches and 2 Plain-bellied Sneetches or whatever. :) Whether this was favoritism, bullying, or an oversight, I couldn...

4. EMTs Ever Look at You Like You're Dumb?

   Phledd replied to Avill's topic in School

   When I took the EMT-B course, my instructor slipped in "dumb nurse" stories fairly often. I couldn't slide far enough down in my chair.

5. Missing narcotics

   Phledd replied to karenrn111's topic in General Nursing

   Does the pharmacy have a record of who signed for receipt of the narcotics when they were delivered? Did they not get logged into the narc book/record?

6. Excessive use of Omeprazole or Protonix

   Phledd replied to GRAB1's topic in Geriatric

   Yep, most definitely. I remember when Carafate was all the rage. And Propulsid too, though that turned out to be a bad idea....eek.

7. LTC's are a joke

   Phledd replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   Short of an uprising, probably not much.

8. Feeling defeated

   Phledd replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in Geriatric

   My approach was different than those of some supervisors, but likely not right for everyone. I always tried to maintain a friendly, outgoing demeanor with CNAs. I worked as a CNA, myself, during nursing school and saw the effectiveness of that strate...

9. Anybody you know leave the field of nursing?

   Phledd replied to Infofreak411's topic in Retired

   I left. After 23 years of working my tuckus off, I'm plum exhausted. I still miss nursing -- specifically, I miss what it used to be but not what it is now.