Cobweb

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1. My fellow gimpos

   Cobweb posted a topic in Disabilities

   I have an incoming problem. I have a half-time position, a desk job, which probably will soon be going to full-time. That's a pretty big load for me. There's no possibility of working at home or getting help. I have lupus. I'm a year post-cancer...

2. Is a fall occurrence of "zero" possible?

   Cobweb replied to nursidosis's topic in General Nursing

   I can't even achieve a fall rate of zero on myself ;p I used to get pulled to psych a lot and they had patients 1:1 fall all the time. I myself saw a big guy tear up a steel bedframe, shred 4-point leather restraints, escape 5 aides, and fall on t...

3. I'm old school--nursing home questions

   Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

   A friend of mine recently had to put her mom in the nursing home. Now, a couple of things she told me had me raising my eyebrows. She said they weren't allowed to bring her mom's own wheelchair in--that the facility required her to use the facility...

4. Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

   Cobweb replied to calivianya's topic in Safety

   No, I flatly refused the patient, as they would have had an unsafe environment, and casually reminded them that state was coming pretty soon and did they want patients to be telling stuff like that to the inspectors?

5. Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

   Cobweb replied to calivianya's topic in Safety

   We ran out of beds once. We had open rooms, just no beds to put in them. I had one electric bed shoved out in the hall and the unnamed management person was yelling at me, "Why don't you use that one?" "Because it caught on fire when the patient r...

6. Why are culturally stereotypical behaviors so tolerated?

   Cobweb replied to mclennan's topic in Professionalism

   We have a lot of ingrained behaviors, though, that we don't really think about. For instance, in one facility, when they banned the housekeepers and laundry people from speaking Spanish in front of patients, I banned people from speaking English in ...

7. Best Experience you've had as an LPN

   Cobweb replied to FutureLPNty's topic in LPN/LVN

   One time I was transferring an elderly gentleman to his wheelchair. He would go where you steered him, but didn't speak, or look you in the eye, or register people in any way. I had been taking care of him for over a month, and never saw one sign o...

8. I need some advice about being a patient!

   Cobweb replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, guys, I didn't even know you could ask for an OT consult. And thanks for the tip about the wipes; I've never used them and the last thing I am gonna need is a stopped-up toilet, hehe :)

9. Depressed about life choices

   Cobweb replied to Dwilder's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have a good answer for you, but I can tell you what one friend of mine did. She studied the whole program ahead of time. She devoured nursing books like I read trashy romances. Then, when she did go to school, she already knew most of the ...

10. Shaken up by reaction to a patient

    Cobweb replied to jenfro's topic in General Nursing

    Think of it this way--if everybody who was horrified by what happened to this family was not able to take care of the little girl, what would happen to her? She'd be surrounded by people who didn't give a damn. It is perfectly normal to have those ...

11. I need some advice about being a patient!

    Cobweb posted a topic in General Nursing

    That's right, I'm gonna be on the other side of the bedpan ;p I am gonna have a pretty big operation next week, and am I worried about chemo? Nah. What about radiation? No. What about blood clots or dying? Newp. The thing that has me in a stew ...

12. What is My Family Thinking?

    Cobweb replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric

    Speaking as a disabled person (and I'm not even a spinal cord patient), I wonder if they have considered how hideously uncomfortable it could be for your relative. If it is like the campground here, there's no hot water to bathe her with. She may h...

13. Funny - Tech Broken, Use "Old School" Sphygmomanometer

    Cobweb replied to MidLifeChg2Nursing's topic in CNA/MA

    I just wanted to mention a couple of things that I don't think have been thrown in yet. Some people have little dinky arms and some people have great big arms--they won't measure well on "Nurse Nancy," even with the special cuffs. People who have ...

14. My 8-month report

    Cobweb posted a topic in Disabilities

    Dear Allnurses: I will recap as briefly as a gabby old lady can :) I have to thank all of you for your support, through posts and private messages. Last year I lifted weights and didn't really feel like it was helping me. My son suggested I try w...

15. Diagnosed with lupus can i still be a nurse?

    Cobweb replied to livvie32's topic in Disabilities

    I've been diagnosed with lupus almost 25 years. I love nursing, but you do have to take care of yourself. Nurses tend to be pretty co-dependent, and you need to know right away that YOUR issues come before your employers. You need to eat right, ta...