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1. Taking Kids to the Job is it OK?

   dotter replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric

   My daughter used to go with me in the summers when school was out. We did have permission from the administration tho. She helped the activities director some and just enjoyed visiting with the residents. They enjoyed her too. I still have some p...

2. Can I give frank unsolicited advice?

   dotter replied to Todd SPN's topic in Geriatric

   There is a patient like this in every home I've worked in. You can't please them, they are demanding of everyone's time and they just want to keep someone in the room with them all the time. I think it's just the kind of person they are. I have a...

3. Made to Falsify Documentation :(

   dotter replied to shel_wny's topic in Geriatric

   Some things are just plain hard to handle. I've been working in a facility for about 4 yrs. It's very close to where I live and I'm just trying to ride it out for 3 more yrs until I can retire. We have certain vital signs that are to be taken eve...

4. Med not available

   dotter replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric

   TBLPN, I'm glad that you understand the problem. I really don't think some people understand. For one, when a patient is admitted they choose to use either the main pharmacy or one of their own chosing. If they choose their own pharmacy their fami...

5. Med not available

   dotter replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric

   nurseduck, I don't know where you are but in the areas I've lived in 2 different states all the nursing homes use the big pharmacies and they only deliver once a day and if you get a new order on saturday you don't usually get the med until monday. ...

6. Med not available

   dotter replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric

   Nursepenny, things are very different in hospitals than in nursing homes. A 62 bed home is not going to have a stocked pharmacy like in a hospital. Earle, I think you might have misunderstood the situation. I'm there from 7pm til 7 am only on sat an...

7. Med not available

   dotter replied to dotter's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a nursing home and yes we do have a back up pharmacy, emergency box, etc. As far as I know no one in this home uses the back up pharmacy. I don't know why. This is a small home 62 beds and seldom full. Ladies you just don't know the hal...

8. Med not available

   dotter posted a topic in Geriatric

   I work 7p to 7a every weekend. Almost every week there is some patient whose med is not on the med cart. Possibly because the med was not ordered or the pharmacy didn't send it for some reason. We are told not to chart "med out of stock" or "temp ...