jaelpn

jaelpn LPN

Skilled geriatric nursing care

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About jaelpn

jaelpn has 16 years experience as a LPN and specializes in Skilled geriatric nursing care.


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  1. A Voice of Reason

    The ever-changing doubt of medical decisions to best suit our healthcare needs When COVID first began, we thought we had a handle on being able to get over this little setback in healthcare. The uncertainty felt vaguely like an outbreak of a nor...
  2. The resilience of our spirit has been shaken from it's sanctuary. What once was, is now ever changed. A silent tear escapes even the most hardened spirit, Wondering, hoping, lingering onto a promise. Our masks are hiding our frowns, our smiles, our u...
  3. I have a resident that was a big golfer back in his day. One night, as I knocked on the bathroom door and entered, he was sleeping in his wheelchair. I gently woke him up and assisted him to the bathroom. As I was washing him up, he said, "Wow, I ...
  4. allnurses YouTube Contest - Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card

    Subscribed!
  5. "One of my patients really gave me a hard time today. I just needed to blow off some steam and let the wind blow through my hair. You don't think our son will mind, do you?"
  6. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    One evening I was shooting the breeze with one of my residents. We were just talking and laughing and having a good old time. Then she said, "Stop, stop, you're gonna make me wet my depends!"
  7. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    I have a 95 year old resident that often falls asleep in the bathroom. When I knocked, he didn't answer. I entered and gently woke him up. He was a little dazed. I assisted with his pericare and helped him into his pjs. He looked at me strangely...
  8. That First Year

    "I survived that first year." I believe those words were what I whispered quietly as I finished my first year of being a Nurse. ...and also being a first time mother. It seems to go hand-in-hand. You can prepare, study, read other's experience...
  9. March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Doctor, I notice your nose is a little longer today. Did you tell another patient, "This shouldn't hurt?"
  10. No problem Brian, I completely understand- after my evening tonight, I am pretty sure I dropped my marbles
  11. This was a great contest this time around- thanks to all that voted. I know my buddy Joe would be proud :) I enjoyed reading all the articles. Has anyone received anything in their paypal account yet?
  12. My buddy Joe

    The first time I met Joe, I suddenly felt like I was in the presence of my own father who had passed away a few months prior. His stature, the way his blue eyes could tell a story... it was like God giving me this second chance to find some closure a...
  13. Did I deserve this?

    It is unfair- it's a very gray area. I thought that this is WAY out of scope for one CNA to screen another CNA. I am going to talk to the administrator tomorrow to clear the air. I would like a written policy handbook and an actual what to do when...
  14. Did I deserve this?

    Last week the financial/business manager instructed me and a few CNA's ("teamleaders") that with any employee incidents, they have to be urine drug screened before they can go see the doctor for workman's comp. I work in an assisted living (I am ...
  15. 6th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    "When they say it feels like a full-moon night, they weren't kidding! No wonder they tossed their stethoscope up here!"