AndiMac81

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1. Alzheimer's Lesson?

   AndiMac81 replied to NewNurse08022016's topic in Geriatric

   Oh, and something we've implemented for a few residents that aren't quite that far into the dementia stages, are simple note books. In those note books, we keep on their bed side tables, we write down exactly what has happened that day. Example: 7am...

2. Alzheimer's Lesson?

   AndiMac81 replied to NewNurse08022016's topic in Geriatric

   There's a million things you can try, and a million things that won't work for one, but always do the trick for the next one. Welcome to memory care. í ½í¸ I never tell a resident their loved one's gone. As someone stated, it's all going to depend o...

3. The "How was your day" question

   AndiMac81 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry you have to deal with this. I try to remain aware of my male co-workers and keep myself aware to how I treat them.

4. The "How was your day" question

   AndiMac81 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

   This depends on my mood and who's asking. If it's my husband, good day, bad day. If I'm feeling froggy, "I changed a really neat wound dressing with this really is color of green in it, buy it has just a touch of yellow too. And then I only got peed ...

5. I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

   AndiMac81 replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

   If you have degrees, your possibilities in the nursing field is next to limitless. There's a million things you can do with degrees. Have you considered teaching? School nursing? Home health? Hospice? Management positions? Office positions that requi...

6. On call pay

   AndiMac81 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just curious, as I couldn't find any recent on call posts. We are put on call, scheduled, one weekend a month, and work the floor one weekend a month, in a skilled long term facility. We get no on call pay until we actually step inside the building, ...