judyd119

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1. Please Help!...

   judyd119 replied to Hooligan's topic in General Nursing

   I've always said it takes a special kind of nurse to work in ped's and long term care. I have been in long-term care for 10 years and love it! (I started as a CNA) But I can't imagine working in pediatrics. Did med-surg for a year when I first go...

2. hospice in LTC?

   judyd119 replied to tinkertoys's topic in Geriatric

   At my facility we do not advocate for Hospice. That's not to say we don't have an occasional hospice patient, but we don't solicit hospice care. I am a DON and I, as well as our administrator feel that in LTC hospice is a waste. Think about it--wh...

3. incontinence

   judyd119 replied to dekatn's topic in Geriatric

   I am a Director of Nursing myself in a SNF. In my opinion this is nonsense. Is your DON new? First of all, it is nearly impossible for an 11-7 shift to do this because of the limited # of staff available. But most importantly it is unfair to the ...

4. Vital signs? How often do you take them on your LTC unit?

   judyd119 replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric

   We take a full set of vital signs on admission, prn and monthly. If they are on Medicare part A, we take them q shift until they are discharged from Part A. We take Temps q shift on everyone on an antibiotic and BP's q week on everyone that has HTN...