redmielita

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  1. Anyone in Duluth area?

    Since you haven't gotten much for feedback, I'll offer what I saw as a patient at St. Luke's (on vacation, no less!) Nurses looked to be working well together as a team. The care I got was quality and timely which would indicate that either there wer...
  2. Hospice Thrift Store - what?!

    My parents' town has a thrift store where the proceeds go to support the work of the local hospice. I believe that such is probably the case here as well, though "hospice thrift store" is admittedly some pretty terrible phrasing.
  3. I can't smell c-diff

    I can't smell it either. I have horrible allergies so I always assumed it was that. We had a resident with comfort measures only who had it and I smelled absolutely nothing, so cleanup duties fell to me!
  4. Opinion on using the word "retarded"?

    It's an older term, but I have less problem with it being used to describe people who have intellectual/mental disabilities as opposed to being colloquially used as a derogatory term. It *was* the "correct" term for a very long time and can still be ...
  5. State Calls Floor Nurse at Home?

    I have received calls at home from State, though I knew beforehand that they would be calling and at what time, so it was not out of the blue. The particular case I am thinking of was an injury of unknown origin and they needed to know what specifica...
  6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    I work at a LTC for people with intellectual disabilities. One overnight shift, I was mopping the kitchen floor when I looked up and saw one of my coworkers, call him Jim, sitting at the kitchen table working on his documentation just like he always ...
  7. Identifying and differentiating smells

    I've noticed the individual poop smell thing too! At the group home, I can tell who needs to be changed without having to check Depends. It's a useful skill.
  8. Student nurse saves family from Ebola

    http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/health/ebola-fatu-family/ Wow.
  9. Any other nurses with poor quality fingerprints?

    I have this problem. I have been told that it often happens when hands are cold, which mine often are. I try to keep my hands warm when I know I'm going to be fingerprinted, but otherwise I've just resigned myself that it's going to take a few tries...
  10. Do you "tell" Facebook where you work?

    No no no, heck no, did I mention no, because NOPE! I've had a couple coworkers try to tag me as "Also works at Happy Trails Care Home" and I've untagged that link right quick. I want ZERO mention of where I work anywhere near FB. I don't mention work...
  11. Assessing/intervening with suicidal ideations

    I don't know how helpful this will be to your situation, but when we've had consumers with suicidal ideation at our facility, policy has been to contact guardian/family and get their input, preferably also have them speak with the consumer. We then t...
  12. What do you think of fibromyalgia?

    I have it, and I can assure you, for being a "fake" disease, it hurts awfully darn bad! That said...I find it difficult to participate in online support groups for fibro because there is just SO much complaining and not a lot of interest in what to d...
  13. Is there something wrong with me?

    I have similar problems, though I haven't ever been fired over them, because of autism spectrum issues. My solution has been to work in-home care/home health type positions where I'm one-on-one with the client or clients. It never seems to be the cli...
  14. Family members

    I was the patient, but the nurse handled it beautifully. I had been taken ill and had to go to the ER, and to make a long story short the only person available to take me was an ex-boyfriend, who upon our arrival at the ER proceeded to give a demonst...
  15. How to Dress for Psychiatric Nursing

    I've found that clothing with any kind of words/letters on it can be bad news. My work is with mentally disabled folks and not true psych, but I've had more than one consumer who would follow me around reading the words or letters on the garment out ...