cindyjean

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1. For those who have lost loved ones...

   cindyjean posted a topic in Geriatric

   it is spring here in illinois, and with it come many memories of a happy childhood and later memories as well...as i look out into my yard and see flowers emerging. . as the first peonies poke their heads from the ground ,i think of my grandma well...

2. Physically attacked on the job?

   cindyjean replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

   I was wondering just how far a charge nurse can allow this to go? I have a patient with severe dementia that has slugged three of our aids pretty well...one had xrays done but thankfully no serious injury..I asked the DON why this client wasn't in an...

3. anyone quit after orientation? an new grads thinking of leaving nursing

   cindyjean replied to celle507's topic in New Nurse

   I know what you are feeling. My first job was in 1969 in Texas...I was given one week orientation and then placed in charge 3-11 of a 60 bed pediatric unit. I was terrified..as back then there was no PCIU and all accidents etc..came to our floor for ...

4. Charting Bloopers

   cindyjean replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   I still laugh at this one...( a patient with restless leg syndrome) a student wrote "sleeps with jerks" ha ha ha!!!!! also saw charted on notes one time years ago... " HWB ( hot water bottle) turned on low." ....

5. Losing your skills in LTC

   cindyjean replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric

   I guess what I was trying to state is...that where I now work, I can utilize all I have learned over the past 30 years. I have always liked "problem solving" and finding solutions for the residents best care ...would rather be out on the wings than ...

6. How do they post DNR in the patients rooms at your LTC

   cindyjean replied to dinkymouse's topic in Geriatric

   Due to the fact that patients get moved to new rooms( and errors are made in getting everything moved) , & plus they are not always in their rooms...we use nothing to indicate code status that is visible in the patient room ..or on the outside ...

7. Losing your skills in LTC

   cindyjean replied to Cubby's topic in Geriatric

   I found that I have gained skills in LTC. At the hospital( where i worked 25 years) , we had a respiratory dept...at the home..I am the resp therapist at night doing as many as 15 treatments at times ( and there is much to know about this ), I am th...

8. New to LTC. Any tips for me?

   cindyjean replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric

   this is good advice and i will adda little more if you don't mind.. 1)make sure your diabetics get their hs snacks ..also make sure am and pm insulin is given on time and they get their meal right away as well..many times kitchen helpers get busy and...

9. are they serious ?

   cindyjean replied to nursebabygurl's topic in Geriatric

   Our DON said she got in trouble by the state for scheduling herself as part of the staff once at another home..she is not to be working on the floor in place of another nurse that should have been there. she is great about helping with the orders a...

10. Falls and incident reports in LTC

    cindyjean replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric

    Yes..always . Unfortunately, ours is a 6 page form even an investigative officer would groan out load about..but it is an absolute necessity to be done.. No matter how long it takes nor how small the incident is. As a busy nurse I just cringe if a ...

11. are they serious ?

    cindyjean replied to nursebabygurl's topic in Geriatric

    Yes..our home uses the mobility alarms, tag alarms and wanderguard alarms. ( they signal if patient going out the front door. ) they do work well though and we find ourseves out in the parking lot quit a bit each week going after someone! as far as s...