shal

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1. Nursing School Bloopers

   shal replied to Jabber964's topic in Humor

   Here are a couple of nursing school bloopers that I know of: 1. One of the girls in my nursing class went into a patients room and said," Hello Mr Jones you are my very first shot." He blanched and the nursing instructor whipped the syringe out of he...

2. Spouses???

   shal replied to JaneyW's topic in Camp

   You think you'll be homicidal by then.....Just wait until you are mommy to 125 8 year olds with mosquito bites. I was single when I was a camp nurse. My now husband did come up to visit several times during my stint. Just a word to the wise.. Establi...

3. Is my mama having depression or dementia+

   shal replied to florry's topic in Geriatric

   It's hard telling whether you are dealing with depression or dementia with mom. Sometimes Depression causes something called pseudodementia. I would recommend a visit to your local neuropsychologist to help determine what you are dealing with. based...

4. please clarify

   shal replied to momof38160's topic in General Nursing

   Usually post mortem care is not done alone. Usually another CNA or nurse will assist you. The nurse will usually remove IV's, catheters etc. The deceased is then cleaned up and a clean gown is usually put on them. Sometimes the family will be coming ...

5. LTC Rehab RN's- Help!!!!

   shal posted a topic in Geriatric

   Just took a position of Rehab nurse at my CCRC after being out of Rehab for 3 years. The previous Rehab RN has been gone for 1 yr! In looking in the chart I was unable to locate any type of restroative assessment and the Med rec guru did not find one...

6. nurses, can you help?

   shal replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man, I have walked that mile in your shoes!!! I was going to be a stay at home mom for my baby but because of the economy and my husbands job situation, I had to go back to work to be the bread winner of the family and to get health care benefits....

7. Everyone works with a drama queen.

   shal replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

   "Our" queen has episodes of temper tantrums- stamping feet, yelling to get her way and yes she cries crocodile tears. She persistantly emotionally vomits on her coworkers. Anyone who "calls" her on this gets reported to the unit manager for, "Picki...

8. Disturbing Nursing Home Story

   shal replied to Lalage's topic in General Nursing

   In my experience working in religious non for profit homes this is NOT the norm. Of course there are so many factors that contribute to bed sores. Immobility, nutritional support, pressure relief, skin care, incontinence issues etc that even in the ...