oilinmylamp

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1. How does your hospice facility utilize LPN's or don't they?

   oilinmylamp replied to kstec's topic in Hospice

   The LPN's are assigned personal care for patients where the family cannot adequately manage baths,showers etc. We adjust the number of days per week the LPN goes in , for any particular patient, depending on the need. The RN visits once a week for pa...

2. Major careplan = dinosaur???

   oilinmylamp replied to Windbag's topic in Educators

   I think care plans as you just described them are definitely a dinosaur.However I do believe simple problem statements with attending goals and interventyions are useful. We ask our students to do thes simple care plans each clinical day. It helps th...

3. New clinical instructor......need suggestions!

   oilinmylamp replied to Annanjoeysmom's topic in Educators

   I agree that letting them explain something interesting from the day is good.A lot of times they just need to vent some of their student frustations as well. Helping them with care plans and other paper work is sometimes helpful.Give them lots of enc...

4. Louisville, Ky hospitals

   oilinmylamp replied to tmpearso's topic in General Nursing

   I think you should seriously consider med-surg as a new grad.Don't expect to go directly into a specialty until you have done some med-surg floor work.

5. Rhode Island tragedy

   oilinmylamp replied to DebsZoo's topic in General Nursing

   This brought back memories of a nightclub fire near Cincinnati OH when I was a student nurse in Cincinnati,1977.164 deaths.The club was out of code.Lots of lawsuits folowed.The club was never rebuilt.A fellow nursing student went to the scene. She wa...