several different thoughts are being expressed that i feel the need to address and elaborate on. in doing so i will refrain from including any parties web/blog name in my following diatribe. the nurse has provided a much more accurate account of...
earle58 Well earle58 I will give you that I am new to this board.....I had a 4th year Medical student tell me about it. But lets get a little info straight. I worked as a nurse "LVN" from 92 till 97 full time in the hospital (med surg/neuro/ortho/...
i have quotes from the following earle58 and debbiemig in my reply "to be specific, i had a resident that was admitted over the weekend i was off, who had difficulty swallowing. we spoke and he agreed to try a pureed diet. i ordered it, he ate ...
In reading the above conversation I have to disagree that the LPN was within rights to change the PT's diet. I will not go into the differential of neurological causes of dysphagia. Provided that was what the pt had. Lets not even consider things lik...