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1. When has your intuition saved the day?

   momcat107 replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   my intuition is still alive and well. I have been taking care of this lady Ruth,for the last 9 months,and for the past week or so she had been declining,but slowly ( end stage cardiac) A while back I had promised her grandaughter that if I saw change...

2. Just Another Code

   momcat107 replied to interleukin's topic in General Nursing

   This is absolutely beautiful. So often we forget that the patient is/was someones wife/mother friend.....One of the nursing homes I worked at years ago,requested that a picture of the resident when they were young be placed by the bedside. To remin...

3. You Know the patient is going bad when...

   momcat107 replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

   many years ago,I was a brand new CNA,and I was doing homecare.My patient was a 90 plus yr old dying of rectal ca.On my third day there I knock on the door and the husband answers the door and says to me " I dont think Anna wants a bath today,she has ...

4. Excuses for Missing Work

   momcat107 replied to kmchugh's topic in Humor

   I was working as a CNA in a LTC facility in Phoenix AZ. I was picking up a coworker and got caught in a flash flood.When I called my supervisor I knew she didnt believe me,and wrote me up.Two days later I brought in pictures from the scene and made h...

5. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

   momcat107 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Humor

   Are you sure you dont ride along with me? I do homecare for hospice and I have come out of a home and had three cows licking my car. I have had far too many close encounter with,deer,foxes,raccoon you name it. I hit and killed a wild turkey. I have...

6. Funny Names for Nurses

   momcat107 replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

   I had an ob gyn by the name of Dr Holeman.

7. Alzheimers and cancer

   momcat107 posted a topic in Geriatric

   Hi there,I have been issued a challenging patientand I am reaching out for some tips and tricks to help this gentleman . I am a hospice home health aide,and I do home care. My newest pt is 93 yrs old , has bladder ca,and Alheimers. He is quite excita...

8. When has your intuition saved the day?

   momcat107 replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   The only thing I remember for sure was when I was 14,I was supposed to go babysitting,and for some reason I felt my gut instinct telling me to stay home,so I got one of my friends to babysit where I was supposed to.So I am upstairs reading and all o...

9. When has your intuition saved the day?

   momcat107 replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

   My intuition and experience has saved the day many a time,but is not always appreciated. I work for hospice doing home care,and so many times I have called the on call nurse,and told them something wasnt right. My nurses have now come to appreciate w...

10. Tips and Tricks that work!

    momcat107 replied to momcat107's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies! If your patient is actively dying and gets what can only be called death breath a drop or two of peppermint oil behind each ear and maybe a drop or two on the front of the hospital gown,will make things nicer for the family. S...

11. Tips and Tricks that work!

    momcat107 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a hospice home care aide and I love my work. I have many tips and tricks that I have picked up throughout the years. I would love to share what I can,and would love other folks to share theirs.:balloons: Many times a tumor will emit a ra...

12. CNA: Krappy attitude

    momcat107 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in CNA/MA

    As CNA for 25 years,last 10 with Hospice I have seen and lived through the treatment CNAs are given.If a nurse calls out sick they call an agency for staff relief. If a aide or two call out,you work short.The last unit I worked on was a 60 bed. On t...

13. Home care hospice....challeging

    momcat107 posted a topic in Hospice

    :smackingfThis week I celebrate 10 yrs working for ...hospice.:balloons:My job title is home health aide...but we are so much more.The nurses I work with are the absolute best,and always stand behind the aides.I often shoulder more than my share,beca...

14. Death stories?

    momcat107 replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice

    I need to share this one...This Saturday i was called to home for a patient in distress. I am a home hospice nurses aide...pt was 89,end stage lymphoma and was suffering from a bad case of terminal anxiety. tried ativan,seemed to make it worse.......

15. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    momcat107 replied to doctordefender's topic in Humor

    what is failure to thrive? They are using it now in old people.I always thought it was for babies. Now it is a hospice diagnosis. I got a fact sheet with this as a diagnosis....LOL ,92,lives alone,FTT,NIDDM.A/0x3.