mickeymouse123 replied to mickeymouse123's topic in Med-Surg
I work in a specialized home for mentally challanged, and she has down syndrome, however, I have never ran into this problem before with others with down syndrome. I am currently looking up any abnomilities in this area with down syndrome. I will try...
I tried and tried, until I ran out of catheters to insert a foley into a female client. I had no trouble finding the meatus, however the tubing would not advance very far, I could feel the tubing above her pubic bone, so I put my hand on top of the p...
mickeymouse123 replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in Disabilities
Hi again, I think shadowing the group home would be a good idea. Often you will get a "feeling" of the home when you spent an average day there. I would also find out what the staff turn over rate is - not so much with the casual staff, but the full ...
mickeymouse123 replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in Disabilities
Hi, I am an RN that manages a group home for developmentally delayed adults. I specialize in older adults that are rapidly aging. As the previous post states that a lot of the workers are under trained and under paid, which can result in a lot of fru...
I have a resident that has an ulcer on her coccyx and have tried many different dressings and techiniques to get the dressing to stick. The ulcer is right above the beginning of the butt crack and that is where it will not stick. Any advice would be ...