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gentlegiver ASN, LPN, RN

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About gentlegiver

gentlegiver is a ASN, LPN, RN and specializes in Geriatrics.


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  1. Can someone please tell me what would make people harm the patients placed in thier care?? I keep reading about Nurses and CNAs and other staff abusing, neglecting and even killing thier charges. I don't understand why they feel the need to do this...
  2. Dead bodies?

    I consider it an honor to do post-mortum care. It's the last job I can preform for my pt and thier families. That said, while doing the care I talk to them and sing to myself (usually Amazing Grace). I once had a 98yr old lady pass. When I called ...
  3. CPR for the frail and obese

    As a new Nurse I had a 400lb pt choke on lunch. I couldn't get my arms around the pt so one of the CNA's and I joined hands and circled the pt and that did the job. It was cumbersom but it worked!!
  4. Respectfully I disagree and have to say I fail to see how you formed your opinion. I work LTC, I watch my staff give care to thier patients just as they would give care to thier family members. We provide a safe place for those who cannot care for ...
  5. Time Compliance for Medication

    I work LTC, anywhere fron 25 to 30 pts. We have an 2 hr window, (you have from 3PM until 5PM to pass meds) try getting report from 3 to 3:20 then finding and giving meds to all your patients who are wandering around, gone down to PT, LOA with family...
  6. Don't Know What I've Got Myself Into

    When I worked agency, I was requested by one of the LTC in the area. They wanted me because I worked there often and they had a new Nurse to orient and the DON didn't trust the staff to train them correctly. They also called me in to re-educate ...
  7. Ever had a patient or family members fire you?

    I've been fired from Dementia pts, left the room and came back 2 minutes later to have them tell me all about the "horrible Nurse" who was in earlier and how glad they were that I was taking care of them cause I was thier favorite Nurse!
  8. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Here in where I live, we had rain and wind, but no power outages. I did have a tree fall in the road that blocked me in, it wasn't cleared out until this morning. A few small branches fell in the yard. And my orchard didn't lose as much fruit as I...
  9. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Well, I've done all I can to prepare for the storm. Everything that can be blown around is now in the garage. My generator is charged, gassed (I'll pick up another 10 gallons on my way to work) and hooked up to the electrical system (just have to fli...
  10. Apparently he wants a Nurse he can complain about, or you possibly didn't behave in a manner he wanted, like: flirting or joking. Sometimes you can't win no matter what you do. However here are some tips to please him; 1. disappear from the floor...
  11. DOH showed today while I was out playing.

    Dumb question, but, what is a DoH??
  12. How do you know when a patient needs stitches?

    Look closesly at the wound, if it looks deep, wont stop bleeding, send them out. You can tell a "normal" wound from a"stichable" wound from the depth. If you look and can see that it is so deep it has gone thru all the skin layers then it needs sti...
  13. Hot coffee or tea & MRSA?

    This is rather interesting, all I can say is "Thanks Memere'" she hooked me on hot tea when I was 5 years old. She believed it was a cure-all! http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20110711/can-hot-coffee-or-tea-cut-mrsa-risk
  14. doctors using to ER to adment ?

    The word you are looking for is "admitted", google & spell check are not always reliable.
  15. My daughter had to have an emergency hospital stay, the social worker went up to her room and helped her fill out the paperwork for Charity care. She was approved and they paid for her entire hospital stay. Thank God there are people out there that...